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Free Diving => Apnea - Spearfishing => Topic started by: Seahunter on December 04, 2007, 14:48:37 CET

Title: Seabass
Post by: Seahunter on December 04, 2007, 14:48:37 CET
Hi, i`m new to this interesting forum, just discovered it a few days ago. 
I` ve been spearfishing for the last 5 years in our seas.  I used to go to sea only in summer, but from last year I`ve been going in the other seasons as well.
I have a question about sea bass and maybe some one can help me...

When is the best time to encounter seabass in the maltese waters??
Also, where do you try to hunt these fish?

I have never encountered these fish except for one of about 100gr (too small) in September...

Thanks in advance to any help.
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: EmicMalta on December 05, 2007, 09:15:49 CET
Hi,

Wellcome in this forum. The sea bass normally can be seen in winter seasons. It likes cold waters so hope that the temperature goes down so we will have some nice shoots. Yes they do come much bigger, as for example i shoot on 1 over 8kg, but its a bit rare to meet them in summer. The best areas are with the ports areas. 2 weeks ago, I meet one of above 1kg but didn't shoot cos was surrounded by 3-4kg mullets and instead I've shoot on 1 of them. (the reason is cos I prefare fight with a 4kg monster mullet instead of having a sea bass and it's a fish that i don't like)
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Seahunter on December 06, 2007, 13:57:37 CET
Thanks Emicmalta for your quick reply and for the welcome.

If I understood well, this means that the seabass may be found in the same places where we normally encounter mullets.
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: EmicMalta on December 06, 2007, 17:35:22 CET
Yes your right, But always look at his stomach so that doesn`t smells bad. Cos somtimes it tends to go in ports and you know what you can find in our ports  :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Seahunter on December 06, 2007, 19:04:34 CET
Yepp, you`re right. Thanks for the advice
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: kempy on December 06, 2007, 21:19:56 CET
hoping for a good hunt of bass this year last year with the reel rob i managed to catch 33 kilos of see bass in just 3 hrs of fishing will try find the pic for you later.
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Robert on December 07, 2007, 10:25:17 CET
 :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Seahunter on December 09, 2007, 13:43:40 CET
Quote from: kempy on December 06, 2007, 21:19:56 CET
hoping for a good hunt of bass this year last year with the reel rob i managed to catch 33 kilos of see bass in just 3 hrs of fishing will try find the pic for you later.

In Malta? 
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: EmicMalta on December 09, 2007, 13:57:44 CET
ye, if you know a good place you can do miricles in it  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: kempy on December 09, 2007, 17:36:05 CET
yes here in malta it was right down here in the south we had a crazy time last year at one point my friend caught a 1 kg awrata and a 2 kg seabass at the same time took him like 20 mins to bring them in
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Seahunter on December 12, 2007, 14:54:45 CET
Wow :o :o :o

That`s great!!  It`s a realy good catch Kempy!

I` wish someday I`ll encounter some nice specimens but up till now I`never had any luck!! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Aab131 on December 12, 2007, 18:28:39 CET
Sorry for saying this stupid question but can someone tell me what a seabass name in maltese is since I can't understand on which type of fish you are talking about?
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Robert on December 12, 2007, 18:41:16 CET
spnotta - Dicentrarchus labrax
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Aab131 on December 12, 2007, 18:42:29 CET
thanks Robert. Quick reply
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Seahunter on January 07, 2008, 09:45:08 CET
Anyone gone for some spearfishing lately?  The sea conditions weren`t very nice :( :(
I went last Saturday and Sunday, but in one place there was a lot of current, altough I went in the North, and in the other place the sea was like milk, 0 visibility, I think its due to the previous rain ??? ???
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: EmicMalta on January 07, 2008, 10:06:26 CET
in these days the weather was too bad for us. Last time Iwenteas on friday, but didn'twent for seabass. Still few seabass had been seen. We went on a shellow reef and got these saragi and another 5kg oct not in this pic. Really a hard dive due to currentand no visibility. Also we meet a diver caming againt us, so the fish was already scaired :(
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Seahunter on January 07, 2008, 14:35:20 CET
Still a nice catch Emic!  Well done!
Title: Re: Seabass
Post by: Simon G on January 26, 2008, 17:30:07 CET
me ed and robert had a good day out about a three months ago and even last week
i am always forgetting to take photos if you need a good day out you can contact me on 9989 4006 sms me as my mob is off or on silent most times