Blog submitted by Kane Grundy from Extreme Freedom in New Zealand Hey guys, All has been a bit slow here in the Hawkes Bay over the last few weeks we have had constant SE winds with 2m swell! Things are starting to settle down now so lets hope the end of the month is productive. Getting out of the bay has been the answer, check out our website for the latest trips done with one to White Island spearing XXXL species and killer crays!...

This little bit of video is of shooting a mangrove jack in some deeper water. When chasing Jacks i have found that eye contact along with body language is a major playing factor when trying to close distance between yourself and the fish. These fish are smart compared to say kingfish. Once eye contact is made i find that they tend to quickly create distance form the diver. I have found that when chasing jacks if i try to use peripheral...

Here is a little footage of catching a crayfish (ornate) by hand. Down in NSW it is illegal to shoot crayfish with a speargun in order to pull them from caves and cracks. Note in the short video clip that the crayfish caught clearly has eggs on it underbelly, though prior to being pulled from the crack i was unable to see any eggs. In QLD it is perfectly legal to shoot crayfish with spearguns, One could assume that when catching crayfish in...

Swimming with spotted eagle rays would be one of the more enjoyable experiences related to spearfishing and freediving. Down south we do not get the numbers of manta rays that are experienced up in and around the great barrier reef, so for NSW spotted the eagle ray will have to do. The only bad thing about swimming with these rays is that they tend to congregate around pinnacles and in areas where currents first hit islands. These areas are...

Blog provided by Kane Grundy from Extreme Freedom in New Zealand Hey guys, Our local dive club headed down to Blackhead this weekend -(Southern Hawkes Bay) We were greeted with up to 8m vis which was just awesome – as it is very hard to get more than 2m normally. Water temp was still cool at 16 degrees Celsius but that did not stop the Kingies turning up! Great mixed bag of Blue cod, Tarakihi, Moki, Kahawai, Kingfish, Paua and crays...

Here is the last of my blogs about Freediving Courses. I was fortunate enough to have Rune Hullam there to capture the whole dive on video, my first 100fter. The marker ball on the rope where I turned was at 35m however my watch only registered a dive of 33.8m. After watching this video I can see that my technique has improved a hell of a lot compared to when I first started diving and the only thing stopping me from getting deeper now is...