Australia to the World Spearfishing Championships Syros 2016 

Cheers Dario!

Sorry that got out of hand

Thanks Indir, I hope to film the Euro Africa champs in Denmark this year too 👌

Austin May cheers, feel free to share to others who may enjoy it also.

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Cheers Jeremy.

Cheers Peter!

Thanks Gonzalo, I appreciate the feedback 🙏🏻

Some very talented divers in Europe that’s for sure. There are a handful of guys in Australia I know fishing up to 55m on a semi regular basis.

Daniel Mann wow wasn't aware of anyone pushing those depths in Aus. Chasing red emperor or large mouth I'm guessing.

One such 55m dive was a 5kg Maori cod from a wreck in NSW and another plus 50m was for a Queensland record pearl perch. Lots of big reds taken between 40 and 50m also. Big large mouth can be found in shallower water if you know where to look.

Daniel Mann great stuff man you got any names of those divers?? I don't follow the Aussie seen much since the sdm magazine stopped and went to the net

They've all been featured on my channel here before but none of them make their own videos so a bit hard to follow. SDM was a great publication, been nearly 4 years since it stopped.

Cheers Alex, much appreciated feedback, thank you.

Alex Hill You must get to know the real God Jesus Christ. I have a small message about God for you.Do you believe in God,? In the last day Jesus would resurrect everyone who ever lived including the good and the bad, and the good would go to heaven while the bad would perish and be tormented in Hell for all eternity, there is no reincarnating into another species, that is a lie, you only have this life to get right with God. today I want to share with you the Gospel of God Jesus Christ who is the only God who came in the flesh and lived among us about 2000 years ago and he was crucified and died for our sins, all men have sinned against God and hence we live in a world full of trouble because the first people named Adam and Eve ate from the tree which God commanded them not to eat from, hence because of their disobedience, Adam and Even were cast out of Paradise. But God in his love and mercy made a way for us to get back into this paradise so that we can once again live with him for eternity in paradise where we never grow old or die and where there is no pain or suffering for all eternity. Today you can take the first step in this journey by believing in God Jesus Christ and accepting him as God(as he was not just a good teacher) and by repenting of your sins. In the last day Jesus would resurrect everyone who ever lived including the good and the bad and the good would go to heaven while the bad would perish and be tormented in Hell for all eternity, there is no reincarnating into another species, that is a lie, you only have this life to get right with God. Therefore we must repent of our sins today and realize that we are not Gods, neither are we divine, only God is divine. Jesus is God and he taught us how to live when he came to Earth , there are 2 destinations either Heaven or Eternal hell fire, those believe in Jesus Christ and who live according to Jesus Christ would go to Heaven but those wicked people who reject him and choose their own paths would be cast into the lake of fire where they shall be tormented for all eternity, this is just the reality, nonetheless it is not fear that cause me to live for God but rather it is my love for him in that he is a merciful and loving God. Focus on the things of God instead of the things of this world as the things of this world are only temporary but the things of God are eternal. If you would like to know more about this I encourage you to study the ESV and KJV Bible as there is vital knowledge that you must have in there as it explains Gods plan for Humanity and what we must do to please him. Do not delay, tomorrow is not promised.Jesus bless you

@@perryfroze what has to do with the video, you dumb! Jesus was a good spearfisher but would cheats multiplying the fishes he got. And he didn't need a boat, he would walk on water😂😂😂

I have no team to film this year, Australia and UK both not attending.

Daniel Mann well that's depressing

Deepest I’ve gone is 35m but that was shooting a fish not just up and down. I have mates that I’ve seen shoot fish in over 50m free diving though.

It's been overfished for centuries. Regulations of course but still the fish are very smart. I went to Italy last month and currently making a video about the spearfishing there.

Regulations, right. During the month of May, spear fishing is not allowed but commercial fishing is allowed, including trawlers. Simply put the Greek waters are overfished all year round and the fish population doesn’t have the time to replenish. If you factor in the non indigenous fish that have invaded from the Suez Canal (like the Lagocephalus sceleratus) that have no predators in our waters, soon enough we will be talking about whole species going extinct.

Too right mate. Cant wait to hit the waters in opotiki next week!

Some of the best in the world. Of course Gospic was once the champion.

I didn’t attend. Australian Underwater Federation decided to open the entry to anyone interested 3 weeks before the competition - not helpful.

@@DanielMann lol, cant hold my breath for sh#t but I do have a passport....maybe they should recruit guys like Adam Stern Jarrad Oxley etc (Youngbloods)

Good for you

Thanks Bob. Not so much crap diving just very challenging on the depth and different. Lots of fish in the deep and it’s a way of life for med divers. Much different to Australian and NZ diving.

I believe everyone was okay in the end albeit some divers recovery took longer than others.

roger konopasek really depends where you are fishing man

If there are no fish so they are just trying to shoot anything. Nature needs a rest

Depends on where you live. Some places don't really have abundant sea life.

Some fish don't grow any larger than 500 grams so....

Fishing small fish is far more environmentally sustainable, honestly.

No, not worth the risk of getting stuck there. Not to mention the extortionate cost.

I was just the reserve diver but mainly wanted to go to film. If you are a decent diver in Australia and have the funds more than likely you can jump on the team. Comes down to cash but living in Europe makes it cheap for me to head there.

Unfortunately I don’t think I will be going, I have no home teams (UK or Australia) going to no one to film.

I am Tunisian so I am participating but yeah I think so far around 25 countries registered.

We may have met in Syros? Tunisia did pretty good last time I recall. Super friendly guys as well!

Thanks man it wasn't me but you probably have met our Team. I can tell that you guys are super friendly too just from watching videos. I have started scouting in north of Tunisia but I don't think it will be deeper than Syros.

Still diving at 82 - Stanley you legend! I agree that safety standards and awareness must have vastly improved. At the same time diving has become more technical for these deep spearos and the risk also increases. When did you first start diving?

Scuba 1960 shooting goliath (shallow) and warsaw (deep) grouper with SS cable and rope riding rigs - free diving 1975 till now. An addiction that has slowed down because no buddies left near my area and too old to run the boat, clean up in the heat etc, wife fell on the pier so no more boats for us. Charters here are $$$$$$ We went to Bahamas last June Green Turtle Cay after I dove with editor of Spearing mag (Will Powers) Will return this year and hope to improve using a sling. Still beautiful reef there and lots of fish and sharks. Have a new pacemaker that has improved my performance can now go up and back in the pool under water. As you know, spear fishing is an addiction. Sadly it has become so popular everyone wants to get into the business. Tried to retire in Panama, lasted 9 months. Spearing there sucks. Gulf of Mexico rigs hold more fish than most can imagine. The best place left is Port Fouchon La. But, often poor vis and ripping current.

BTW the Riffe's are a great family. I met Jay in 61 in Corpus Christi and the girls much later at Cayman. Now use Rob Allen 2 band Tuna gun - great gun.

And I forgot this was in Croatia so it was maybe different with the other countries but dad would get some nice fish at those depths and one thing is if you want to fish go deep.

100% metres mate. These are the best in the world. Seen many people spearfishing at 50m+.

The bi fin world record is ~105m

Unfortunately Australia isn’t sending a team to Portugal nor team GBR. I’d love to go film the event but I can’t seem to get in contact with anyone there.

Keep trying Daniel, Portugal is awesome but indeed, people are a bit slow :-) Who exactly are you trying to get in touch with?.

I don’t know anyone on the committee but I have emailed CMAS a few times with no response. If you know the head organiser I’d love to get in touch and look at going there to make a film.

Try e-mail: secretaria@fpas.pt - or +351 967 360 599 mobile or +351 211 910 868 fixed line weekdays 10AM-5PM CET.

Cheers Neo!

To test a divers ability of course.

Correct, still some great British divers like the legendary Peter Crawford.

He had a big day diving over 50m!

St. Mark I also saw how Sideris looked at the man, it is clear that he greeted him courtesy but he was the champion was a trap

They certainly do, just requires a lot of skill and very deep diving.

Yes indeed the one and only de Mola :-)

Yeah there have been studies that show that fish here recognize spearguns and bolt immediately. You have to adapt and use more sophisticated tactics than just swimming up to the fish like you do in the rest of the world. I reccomend watching some Greek or Italian youtubers to better get the feel of it

Unfortunately I had nothing to do with organising the Australian team so please don't be upset with me. The Australian team was picked from results at Australian National championships so unless you competed in those you wouldn't be eligible for the team. You would have been great for local knowledge and scouting/coaching with the team no doubt.

Its true . Fish in Greece suffered a lot for a lot of reasons like overfishing and the threat of the tropical (and venomus for humans) fish coming from the indian ocean ,which have no natural enemies in the Mediterranean sea

Hi!

The Australian team were born in Australia, Germany, Italy & South Africa actually.

Yeah sadly there isn't enough control on commercial fishing

@@notairsoft119 there's actually a LOT of control but it ends up as cronyism with "big players" always taking the lion's share. That's what strict regulations always bring about.

@@C_R_O_M________ no there isn't, atleast not in Greece, you have tons of fuckers running around with fucking dynamite and destroy the ecosystem

USA did pretty good in this competition! Great divers in the team.

What did they take?

They have British citizenship.

World Championships were never meant to be easy. Was excellent to witness the calibre of divers.

I was wondering the same thing.. If it was over fished or just not a "good" area. But i can see a point in having the world champion ship held in a place where its gonna be extremly hard to catch anyfish.

Similar to going to Australia for a historical / cultural trip...

And it was raped some more

hahahah great comp weighing parrot fish. out of anywhere in the world why would you ever go to the med???