fishtragic
28-11-2016, 11:54 AM
Hi all,
Not much spearfishing chat around here but here's some free advice learned the hard way.
DO NOT DIVE AT RIB REEF IN MACKEREL SEASON!!!
We did a couple of fishing trips around Rib Reef off Lucinda in Oct. and it looked pretty good for a spearing trip so when my mate Mick from up that way was available we headed out to give it a go. Water was average but ten mackerel boats working the area so a good chance the macks were about.(d'ya think)
My mate and his son were first in while I set the boat up on anchor. Mick stuck his head up within 5m of the boat to tell us that six macks just swam under us with a large bull shark up their clacker, then within another 30 seconds I hear a scream through a snorkel and looked up to see mick thrashing around and a similar scene to Mick Fanning fighting his White off. A very large, very aggro bull shark swam straight up to mick didn't even circle, came at him mouth wide open for a bite.:o Mick being an ex pro spearo and pearl diver, and having dealt with many shark situations over the years, reacted quickly and shoved his gun in the sharks face, which was enough to chase it off thank christ. The mongrels got six new puncture marks to think about next time he wants to bite a diver. Talking to another mate who owns one of the mackerel boats later, he told us that they have anything up to 100 bulls and tigers in the lagoon every night when they're filleting. No wonder we couldn't boat a whole red. Wish I'd spoken to him earlier. Out of there for a safer reef. Southerners in the tropics eh!
Not much spearfishing chat around here but here's some free advice learned the hard way.
DO NOT DIVE AT RIB REEF IN MACKEREL SEASON!!!
We did a couple of fishing trips around Rib Reef off Lucinda in Oct. and it looked pretty good for a spearing trip so when my mate Mick from up that way was available we headed out to give it a go. Water was average but ten mackerel boats working the area so a good chance the macks were about.(d'ya think)
My mate and his son were first in while I set the boat up on anchor. Mick stuck his head up within 5m of the boat to tell us that six macks just swam under us with a large bull shark up their clacker, then within another 30 seconds I hear a scream through a snorkel and looked up to see mick thrashing around and a similar scene to Mick Fanning fighting his White off. A very large, very aggro bull shark swam straight up to mick didn't even circle, came at him mouth wide open for a bite.:o Mick being an ex pro spearo and pearl diver, and having dealt with many shark situations over the years, reacted quickly and shoved his gun in the sharks face, which was enough to chase it off thank christ. The mongrels got six new puncture marks to think about next time he wants to bite a diver. Talking to another mate who owns one of the mackerel boats later, he told us that they have anything up to 100 bulls and tigers in the lagoon every night when they're filleting. No wonder we couldn't boat a whole red. Wish I'd spoken to him earlier. Out of there for a safer reef. Southerners in the tropics eh!