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If you’re a junior in spearfishing then you are no doubt looking up to some of the bigger players in the sport, like Cameron Kirkconnell, and wondering ‘how can I benefit from doing this sport I love, more than taking home a few fish?’. Claiming Australian Junior Records is a fantastic start!Adreno receives many sponsorship...
Competitor Category No. Species % Place Ben Thompson S 4 100.0 1 Adam Smith V 4 78.22 2 Dan Keating S 3 62.58 3 Luke Randell S 2 46.76 4 Tim McDonald S 2 43.91 5 Guy Wood S 2 43.65 6 Casey Harrison S 2 40.19 7 Sean Saville S 2 39.24 8 Tony...
On January 7, 2012 in Belgrade, Branko Petrovic did a 12 min and 11 sec breath hold – a new world record at nearly a quarter of an hour! Petrovic increased amazingly on the previous time of 10 minutes and 23 seconds achieved at Submania Cup in Zagreb, November 2011.Petrovic hopes that this achievement “will...
All spearos and divers in northern Australia are asked to look out for this type of ray this summer (picture by John Thorsborne): the porcupine or thornback ray, or the ‘Urogymnus asperrimus’ in its Latin name. You can even win major prizes if you spot one, take a photo of it and report it! Why...
Queensland fisheries last week revoked the law that required recreational fishers (and spearo’s) to cut the pectoral fin off their fish.The reasoning behing the law was to prevent illegal marketing of coral reef fin fish and Spanish mackerel, however, it was found that the requirement did not help to prevent the illegal marketing. As a...
We have chosen some truly great prizes for the Adreno BIG 5 spearfishing competition that is underway. Let’s look into those prizes a bit more, so you know what you are going for!We already wrote about the Rob Allen Sparid Railgun before and will cover the Beuchat wetsuit later, but here’s some info about the...
THIS BLOG IS POSTED BY THE 'SARAH SHARK' TEAM: Hey guys! To raise further awareness for Sharks and to show 'Episode 2: Great White - The Infamous Shark' movie to as many people as we possibly could we are running 'Shark Events'. We'll be coming to Adreno Spearfishing Supplies in Brisbane next week! Our first...
If you haven’t purchased your spearfishing set up for this summer yet, or if you are after a real bargain, definitely come to our X-mas sale in November.The sale starts this Saturday, the 5th of November, from 9am so make sure you get here early because stock will go fast!We are marking down the some...
Just two weeks to go until the Queensland State Titles!When: 12th and 13th November - backup dates of 19th and 20th NovemberWhere: Sunshine Coast, QueenslandCost: $50 entry (down from $280!) plus fuelPrizes: Many great, quality prizes to be won  The Queensland State Titles is the highest level of competition diving for a Queenslander, second...
Most kilos overall – Andrew Sprenger with 17kg overall         Ov erall Scoresheet:This scoresheet will be updated as new entries are accepted. Scoring: 300 points per species; 10 points per kilo.  Kingfish Cobia Wahoo Spanish Jewfish Tota 1. Andrew Sprenger 11kg 410 points 6kg 360 points 770 points 2. Brendan Chan 12kg 420 points 420 points 3. Jamie...