tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40093382439050787202011-04-21T14:24:36.962-07:00spearohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14739571403343022076noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009338243905078720.post-18340114128996837352009-05-11T01:05:00.000-07:002009-05-11T01:05:38.554-07:00Found time for <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2PTJFN_-oo4/SgfcUezMw_I/AAAAAAAAAII/U2wIcV7lUD0/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2PTJFN_-oo4/SgfcUezMw_I/AAAAAAAAAII/U2wIcV7lUD0/s320/photo.jpg" border="0" /></a> a quick dive on sunday morning. Took the boat out to a favourite South Coast spot, and despite the easterly and reports of plankton, found clear water on one of my favourite spots. After a few dives to locate the structure,I was lying next to a sandpatch downtide in 17m, when I saw 3 large shapes come over the top of the reef on the limit of visibility. They moved slowly towards me, and the nearest one presented a perfect shot. Didn't quite stone it, but nearly. I could see the spear was not fully through on the other side, and when I grabbed the fish to push it through, realised that it was bigger, and farther away than I though.<br />14.2lb, my biggest pollack yet, home made fish and chips for tea, perfect<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009338243905078720-1834011412899683735?l=spearouk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>spearohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14739571403343022076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009338243905078720.post-86544089866313603652009-04-19T09:33:00.000-07:002009-04-19T11:56:13.488-07:00Dived South coast yesterday. The water has warmed up to 10c, but the plankton seems to have started blooming.<div>Dived a wreck in about 60ft,had a couple of nice pollack of 5lb and 7lb, and missed getting a shot on a nice bass. Second spot of the day produced a small black bream, then on the 3rd and final spot I got a 1.5lb red mullet.</div><div>Things were definately looking a lot livelier than a couple of weeks ago, summer is coming!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009338243905078720-8654408986631360365?l=spearouk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>spearohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14739571403343022076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009338243905078720.post-3522083732155898592009-04-05T10:50:00.000-07:002009-04-19T11:57:01.802-07:00Went out on the South Coast on a mates boat on Saturday. Water is still cold (7-8c), but clear, 40ft viz in places.<div>Lots of small pollack, but nothing worth shooting. I was lying in the kelp, enjoying the scenery when I suddenly realised there was a big blue head looking at me from 2 feet away, also down in the kelp. Very slowly I brought the gun down, and shot the bass as it moved closer and went side on. A good solid shot just behind the head, and it was soon on the float.</div><div>Carried on diving for a bit, but my heart wasn't really in it so I headed back to the boat. There was a bit of swearing from my companions as I hauled the fish aboard. It went 9.39lb. </div><div>I think this is the earliest I have ever shot a decent bass, heres hoping its a sign of a good season to come</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009338243905078720-352208373215589859?l=spearouk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>spearohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14739571403343022076noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009338243905078720.post-17099604972200377712009-03-17T07:52:00.000-07:002009-03-17T14:02:00.545-07:00First post on the new Spearo UK blog.<div>The plan is to put up regular viz and conditions reports, with the odd tip and story thrown in<br /><div>Fantastic weather for the last few days has really made it feel like summer is on the way. I was out on the boat yesterday, and it felt like July, until I rolled into the water; 5m viz, but 9c and no fish apart from a solitary plaice I just had for tea</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4009338243905078720-1709960497220037771?l=spearouk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>spearohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14739571403343022076noreply@blogger.com0