Catch and release (warning terminal dumbness content)
How not to catch and release a baby Great White Shark…
Cool deal…
Josh from Neptonic Systems (which is one of my first go to places for spear gear) dropped me a line and mentioned that they were having a little sale this weekend… Any $20.00 order this Thursday, Friday and Saturday will come with a free Neptonic Systems T-shirt and $25.00 off any pelagic floatline (which is …
Getting started with spearfishing… ongoing
While most newbies to spearfishing get seduced by the spear side of the equation, the first thing to sort out before you even think of guns and suchlike is your freediving gear… Which is not to say you can’t get by with those old fins and mask that you have laying around the boat but …
Getting started with spearfishing…
Easily the most eco-friendly way of putting fish on the dinner table is spearfishing… Sadly, spearfishing has many adversaries who have spread a lot of propaganda that makes far too many people believe just the opposite. As a result, there is both a certain social stigma as well as far too many anti-spearfishing laws. The …
Just the thing… Spearo Backpack
One of the big hassles for both fishing and spearfishing gear on a boat is keeping it all contained and manageable… Over the years I have spent a lot of time searching for a cunning method of keeping my spearfishing gear together and this one looks like just the thing! Precision Dive Products with …
More on fishing line…
Eagle Claw has recently come out with a new 100% biodegradable fishing line called Bioline… Which is very good news! Not so good news, is that for the moment it is only available up to 12 pound test. That said, we now have an alternative for all of our light fishing needs and hopefully, in …
Scary fact…
Did you know that it takes modern fishing line over six hundred years to break down? That is seriously scary and I’d have guessed a couple of years at most the way plastics are affected by UV and suchlike… Something to think about when disposing of fishing line and leaders!
The perfect trolling set up…
Over the years I have trolled lures and suchlike behind various boats for thousands of miles and one thing I have learned is that sometimes you catch fish… Sometimes you don’t! With this rig, to be truthful, you mostly catch fish… Really! What is so cool about it is that it is cheap to put …
A new This is Fly…
Seriously awesome new format and interface… A must read and listen!