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It has been a great start to the 2013 Big 5 competition! 12 competitors are currently in the running to share in over $15,000 worth of spearfishing prizes. Tim Neilsen shows how easy it is to weigh a fish in. Here's his Pacific 5 Goatfish entryOnly one junior is currently in the competition though -...
Adreno is now taking bookings for a Tuna Expedition in Mexico, boarding November 11 and disembarking November 19 (7 days, 8 nights).You will be diving for 6 full days aboard a 30ft Catamaran targeting big Yellowfin Tuna alongside world-renowned spearo Cameron Kirkconnell. At night, you will return to your accommodation of 2 luxury villas, each...
Sceptics expected that a deep-water dive would debunk the slew of extra-terrestrial theories surrounding an unidentified object sitting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. But the Swedish expedition team that took the plunge surfaced with more questions than answers - and certainly no solution to its origins. The divers found that the object, which...
Travis Hogan with two very nice Mangrove JacksThe Estuary 5 category of the Big 5 online spearfishing competition includes Mangrove Jack, Barramundi, Threadfin Salmon OR Queenfish, Flathead, and Fingermark. You can find the entire species and competition rules list here. In this weeks ‘Species Identification’ blog, we will look at the beautiful eating, and...
The Game 5 category of the Big 5 competition includes Wahoo, Spanish Mackerel, Trevally, Dogtooth Tuna, and Other Tuna. You can find the entire species and competition rules list here. In this weeks ‘Species Identification’ blog, we will look at the majestic, tasty, and hard-to-land, Wahoo.What do Wahoo look like?The body of a Wahoo is...
Cramps can be hugely debilitating for spearfishers. Imagine coming up from a long dive only to have one of your calves cramp, resulting in severe pain that can last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or longer. This wouldn't be good! Especially when we rely largely on our legs to propel us safely...
Nick Boulgaris with his record-breaking KingyNew Zealand diver, Nick Boulgaris, last week landed the fish of a lifetime - a 49.8kg Yellowtail Kingfish, which officially breaks the previous 50-year-old record of 47kg.Professional kina diver, Nick, 27, stopped at one of his favourite spots off Whangarei to get a Kingfish to smoke for dinner. After his...
The much awaited start date for the Adreno Big 5 Spearfishing competition has come! On Friday February 1st the competiiton kicked off, just in time for some lucky spearos to start hunting down their targets over the weekend. A great first fish for the BIg 5 competition!The first fish has now been weighed in for...
The much awaited start date for the Adreno Big 5 Spearfishing competition has come! On Friday February 1st the competiiton kicked off, just in time for some lucky spearos to start hunting down their targets over the weekend.We also released the rules for the competition on Friday, which can be found here.Some notable changes from...
The Canada Cup is Australia’s longest standing spearfishing competition. With origins dating back to 1952, this years Canada Cup marks the 61st year of the competition! The Canada Cup spearfishing competition attracts competitors of all levels from as far as NZ, and notable divers including eight-time Australian spearfishing champion Ian Puckeridge, to compete for the...