Oh trust me I know its a "controversal" topic among the "diving community" but I have never been the type to not ask about something, or state something because its PC to do or not to do something. In the great words of the greatest Hockey coach to ever live, Freddy "The Fog" Shero...
If you don't want to be criticized, say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing...
With that said the whole reason I am asking is to find out (and maybe open a can of worms) where I should be looking to do this type of fishing and where I can find other individuals who are involved in it as well. With 36 plus views and a whopping 2 ppl actually commenting it tells me that there are either alot of people who dont want people knowing they are speros lol... Or there are alot of people who dont have anything positive to add and politely are respecting the fact that I amchosing to try this and are respectfully keeping the negative comments to themselves (THANK YOU).
Obviously I am not looking to go spear fishing off cove 2 or any other park or popular dive site that we all enjoy diving weekly or even daily here in our area, that would just be a dick move on anyone part, plus I wouldnt eat anything that lives in the more populated ares and city, toxic 2 headed babies for sure lol. And I am not looking to go spear abunch of fish and leave em on the beach for the joy of just killing for fun, that is also a dick move.
Occassionally I like to head out with friends, do some fishing, crabbing or what have you, and catch enough to eat, cook it right there on the spot and enjoy some buttery crab, or great fish with some cold suds and shoot the shit. Im not looking to catch more than I can eat that day, so if I have the choice of spearing that cod I saw at EUP (THIS GUY WAS HUGE, WISH I HAD A CAM) that was as big as my couch or spearing a cod that is as big as my arm. Im gonna go with the arm sized fella cuz I cant eat a couch sized cod in one sitting lol...
At this point I have found some very informational post from Greatful Diver regarding spear fishing in some old post on some boards other then this one. But those were from 2007 and umm... I am looking for something a little fresher. <--- no pun intended
Anyhow PM me if you dont want to be public, I can keep a secret. I just want to know where some nice hot spots are to get some good catch, who I can go with or invite, and when a good time to do so is where the fish are plenty and the beers are pouring. Honestly the quicker I can get my catch dinner, get to the grill and pour some beers while shooting the shit with my buddies the better the fishing trip was for me.
renoun wrote:The synopsis is that there may be more spear fishing going on that people discuss online because it tends to be somewhat controversial in the diving community. As a practical matter the regulations aren't particularly friendly for spear fishing, the Ling Cod season is typically about three weeks, there are many places where it wouldn't be healthy to eat bottom fish on a regular basis, you can't take rockfish except on the coast and western straits, one's shore diving options are very limited, and you usually need a boat to get to the places were it would be appropriate to harvest Cabazon which is the most appealing fish that is usually open. There are also opportunities for divers to legally take crab and scallops which can be appetizing.
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