Any spearfisherman on the forum?

[anim001]

Used to, in Chch area too. Work and children have got in the way of it recent years. Also got an unfired gun I plan to use this summer. It's a great way to get a feed.

[Va4]

Yep, got into spearfishing a couple of years ago,haven’t really shot much other than butters yet, in chc, pretty keen to get out as soon as we out of this house arrest business

[jpurdon]

Good that there is a few floating round. I am actually in Auckland all summer and not really working so plan to make some big trips up to Northland, Coromandel and East Cape. Will check back to this thread around then and could tee up a quick dive with some of ya. Ill bring the beers!

[Freezer]

Dorkus and I quite like a beer so could prob sus that out.

[Freezer]

Chuck some pics up @jpurdon of your catch/trips etc will increase your chances.
We also like baking and bacon egg pies

[stingray]

I mix n match between tanks and free diving. Here in Nelson it’s about getting good vis, kingis out off the Glen in the summer easy access and spat farms if you’ve got a boat.
Enjoy a kingi hunt , or getting a feed off butters but my heart is still set on hunting crays.

Being to Niue was fantastic warm and clear. Highly recommended!

[superdiver]

Another aucklander here been spearing for 15 odd years as well. Started diving with @Freezer when I was in my teens and known @Dorkus a long time too. Both good buggers and can vouch for their love of beer haha

[Freezer]

Another aucklander here been spearing for 15 odd years as well. Started diving with @Freezer when I was in my teens and known @Dorkus a long time too. Both good buggers and can vouch for their love of beer haha

Best years of my life.
Super diver has his name for a reason.

[superdiver]

Best years of my life.
Super diver has his name for a reason.

Stop it you big flirt

[Gkp]

Yeah mate. Queenstown based so south coast, fiordland and west coast swimming.
The majority of my spearfishing has been on great barrier island the last couple of years since we bought a place up there

[jpurdon]

Chuck some pics up @jpurdon of your catch/trips etc will increase your chances.
We also like baking and bacon egg pies

Pies and beers, hard to beat really. Bagged a good snapper when I was up for a weekend a couple months ago. Kingi in coromandel over Easter and then down in Christchurch we have heaps of crays about so got a few donkeys.

[superdiver]

Pies and beers, hard to beat really. Bagged a good snapper when I was up for a weekend a couple months ago. Kingi in coromandel over Easter and then down in Christchurch we have heaps of crays about so got a few donkeys.
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That is a very good snap for that spot. I haven't dived it in years but pulled a few out of there biggest going 15lbs or so.

[jpurdon]

Yea, obviously popular. I reckon it was because it was after the first cold snap of the winter. Matt Watson has this theory on his FB page that all the big snapper come right in shore after the first real cold snap for the season, I'm definitely going to test the theory next year

[ANOTHERHUNTER]

Pretty keen on the spearfishing , spending more time teaching the kids how to do it lately which is good fun.

[superdiver]

Pretty keen on the spearfishing , spending more time teaching the kids how to do it lately which is good fun.

Plenty of spearos in welly and you guys hsve access to some awesome coast