"New" to Spearfishing

jon109 · August 16, 2007, 19:52:14 CET

Hi there, I?ve been a member in this forum for two week now and I really like this forum! What I really like is that everyone is open and the pros helping us beginners.

I used to go fishing and spearfishing a few years ago but now I am back again. I tried fishing (coast casting) but I didn?t have luck yet! However I enjoy mostly spearfishing! This weekend I am going to Gozo and hopefully I will get some fish from there

Will show you my catch if I get any!!

So wish me luck ? will post something later on next week?

kempy · August 16, 2007, 19:59:11 CET

goodluck if you get some thing nice try put the pics on the site

jon109 · August 16, 2007, 20:02:38 CET

tnx

yeah really looking forward to it!! will let you know how it goes

Simon G · August 18, 2007, 10:13:55 CET

hi jon109
good luck for the gozo trip one of the best places in gozo is ramla l hamra lots of sargi and a few other big fish around.

kempy · August 18, 2007, 15:54:38 CET

simon did you find out the name of that wierd looking fish that you caught?

jon109 · August 23, 2007, 04:39:01 CET

hey there am back from gozo! nice island with great seas!! i went spearfishing as much as i could! attached you can see some pictures of my catches!! not bad for a start eyyy??

hope u'll like the pics!!

busumark · August 23, 2007, 13:01:50 CET

nice fish well done

kempy · August 23, 2007, 15:50:36 CET

well done looks like you had a great time

jon109 · August 24, 2007, 02:51:35 CET

tnx

yeah i had a great time there in gozo! the only thing that makes me sad is that i was planning for a "swim" in ramla bay but however it was cancelled and now am reading that ramla bay is great for white sea bream (sargi). will go next time for sure! my next "swim" will be somewhere in malta!!

don't know when yet!

Simon G · August 24, 2007, 18:33:18 CET

the strange fish i caught was a cornetfish you can look it up on fishbase.org

Aab131 · August 25, 2007, 16:00:00 CET

Hi Jon, keep it up a very nice catch, even more when u are still beginning.

Goodluck for the next time.

jon109 · August 26, 2007, 02:02:57 CET

cheers dre'... ejja ha mmorru nistaghdu wahda ta issa!! meta trid ajdli u mmorru wahda nergaw nipruvaw!

jon109 · August 31, 2007, 01:06:50 CET

today i went spearfishing again after a week without spearfishing!! and guess what?!? i caught the biggest fish i ever caught in my life in spearfishing! i caught a monster awrata!! 2.89kg and 23 inches long!! amazing ... can anyone state his record (in weight) for awrat?

here are 2 photos for you to enjoy!!

am so happy!!!

EmicMalta · August 31, 2007, 09:33:36 CET

Nice Bream jon, for the Maltese waters, it's a nice one.

The biggest I had caught was of 4.5kg but if I remember SimonG had caught bigger. I hear ed that they had being caught around Malta from around 2 weeks. Willing to find some of them because it's nice to improve technique with them.

Edward

Simon G · August 31, 2007, 14:28:08 CET

yes edward my awrata was just over 5kg as soon as i find the pic i will post it
at the moment my fingers are itching for tuna i saw some pass by today a bit far away from me but i will try again