About 6 months ago I decided that my passion for spearfishing and the ocean was becoming more than just a hobby. I was working week on week off out at the mines and no matter how much I dived on my breaks either in Cairns or Overseas it was never enough. I found myself getting majorly depressed on my week out at work especially when you are working in 45 degree heat loading explosives for 12 hours a day. The money was good but I just...

Last week I ventured to the other side of the country, the beautiful Exmouth of WA, to compete in the 2011 Australian Spearfishing Championships. The competition attracted some the top competitive divers from each State and as always I learned lots, laughed plenty and had an absolute blast. However, the actual competition heats proved extremely challenging and the three days were by far the toughest diving I have ever done. 5.1kg Steephead...

I opened my email last Monday, after a weekend of cold and dirty water with not much fish, to a few pictures from my friend John Hurlstone that reminded me of a time, before winter, when we could go out for a day and come back with an awesome haul of quality fish! A few nice reef species including a blunthead parrot and coronation trout The spearfishing in SE Qld has been fairly quiet lately. So much so that when talking to some...

You read about the Bundaberg Skindivers Competition on on Thursday, now you can check out the first video filmed with my new Contour – enjoy! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

It has been a busy couple of months with competitions! The Curtis Coast Skindivers Club (C.C.S.C) held a very successful interclub competition in August. Attended by 37 divers from various clubs on the East Coast, the 1770 competition went off without a hitch and was a great success for both divers and sponsoring businesses, including Adreno. It was a fantastic opportunity for spearos from various clubs to meet, compete and share a few...

With a day off to spend in the blue office, Andrew and I headed for the top end of Moreton in near perfect conditions. We were greeted at the first dive spot with 40m vis. Diving a small patch of reef in 22m,we noticed a small school of Cobia following some black rays heading reef. Andrew and I chased after them, determined to catch up. Andrew took the first dive, but having not rested from the chase he soon returned without having let off...