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What is the Adreno Sydney Kingfish Cup? The Kingfish Cup is about spearing a Kingfish, over one weekend in Sydney’s prime Kingfish season, traditionally this is late October through November. Register Here Where is the Adreno Sydney Kingfish Cup held? “Greater Sydney” is the area entrants may enter. It stretches from Blacksmith's North Rock wall...
This article is written by a representative from the Monterey Catch and Cook Competition, which is a family-friendly event organized by ocean lovers to raise funds for ocean conservation while encouraging sustainable fishing practices. This event is based in Monterey Bay, California. SPEAROS HAVE A NATURAL CONSERVATION ETHIC In the age of social media, personal branding,...
Words by Mark Kallman. Predicting the future is a futile and impossible task. Threatening cyclones and muddy rivers disgorging their filthy contents made the Classic difficult this year. Add the logistics of getting your boat to Coffs and then where to launch? It was a tough weekend and will be remembered as the weekend of...
Words by Isaac 'Shrek' Daly - Noob Spearo These three tips are some of the biggest winners for improving your apnea or breath-hold performance. While they are not everything you can do by any means, they will give you a great foundation for spearfishing into the future. 1. Increase surface interval There is lots of evidence...
Words by Arian Wayne. The competition was wrapped up in perfect conditions with dead flat seas & visibility up to 25 meters. Water temp a lovely 22.5c. Seals posed a real problem once again. Safety boat controller saw a pretty large GWS on the surface. Many swum really long distances as all the zones were...
Words by Lee Dalli, President, Metropolitan Spearfishing Zone. It was a nervous wait the week before the competition with dangerous seas forecast right up to the Saturday, and so it was with trepidation that at dawn on Sunday the skies had cleared and the safety officers declared the competition was on. Fifty divers signed up for...
Words by Rhys DuncanWow, what a comp. This year the conditions were unbelievable, the complete opposite to last year with up to 20m vis and calm seas. Possibly the best conditions the competition has seen in the last 10 years.This year we had a total of 97 divers sign on, from 4 states QLD, NSW,...
A rant about how we often adapt to new innovation. Words by Noob Spearo's Isaac 'Shrek' Daly. Sometimes I watch as the latest spearfishing innovation is released and I know its only a matter of time before the soap boxes come out. A few experienced and knowledgeable spearo's get up and start their sermons about how...
We know, we know... It took us long enough to get around to announcing the 2016 Adreno Big 5 online spearfishing competition winners - but better late than never! Without further ado, we're stoked to announce the following placings for the Big 5 spearfishing competition.Trevor Ketchion First place winner overall | Game 5 category winner...
Words by Noob Spearo's Turbo.It’s now more important than ever for spearfishers to be seen doing the right thing. As society becomes increasingly environmentally conscious there is increased pressure from environmental groups to end many types of hunting and fishing. I believe that as spearfishing becomes more popular and mainstream it will be no different...