My winter results...

[greendiver]

Some pics after a cold winter spearing in Gibraltar...

The Horse mackerels were both speared in a single shot...it was murcy and green, I thought it was a bonito..unfortunately it was not ..but I was happy with the surprise...

The summer is coming...can not wait!!!

Greets!!!

[spaghetti]

Congratz, not bad for a dutchman ;-)

[greendiver]

Originally Posted by spaghetti

Congratz, not bad for a dutchman ;-)

[mundial]

great catch
the Lobina one of my favorite fish , it is also tasty
nice winter time
Eyal

[greendiver]

Originally Posted by mundial

great catch
the Lobina one of my favorite fish , it is also tasty
nice winter time
Eyal

Yep!! very tasty, you got them in Israel aswell?

[Old Man Dave]

Nice fish. Well done. Any details; depth, gun used, technique etc. I'm one of those who likes to hear the full story.
Dave

[mundial]

yes we are
between janu-april
in what depth did you speared them?

[greendiver]

Originally Posted by Old Man Dave

Nice fish. Well done. Any details; depth, gun used, technique etc. I'm one of those who likes to hear the full story.
Dave

Hey Dave, here it comes... I used to go spearfishing during the summers in the Costa Brava, did not have a clue...you know yellow scuba fins , a gun and chasing around the rocks with practically no results..

One and a half year ago I moved to this place in Spain, next to Gibraltar ( I live a 1 minute walk from the boarder).
As you probably know this is a great place to fish, met some people, bought some gear etc..well I have been spearing every other day since..

This winter, I started to do do some deeper an longer espetto´s, and better prepared, and...the results are there.
I have not been able to make any big catches, my biggest catch was a small bonito and a few basses over 2 kg, but many...so I am improving

I use a 100cm Gabbiano with 20mm rrubbers, a bit to long for these green, murcy waters with a lot of current, I fish between 8 and 14 meters.
I like the Gabbiano, it is accurate, although it has some problems and , now the summer is coming, I will need a new gun, something a bit more powerfull.

I will have to work on using and combining more techniques, so I will be able to catch more variety,..it is funny though, doing these espettos, in march, I have caught only, basses, mackerels and a small bonito.

If I combine this a bit with acechos, I would probably catch other species aswell..

Well....still learning...

[Old Man Dave]

Thanks for the info. Makes better reading. I mean it's actually about spearo'ing unlike a lot of chat on DB at the moment.

A middle aged musician, gambling, Dutchman, living in Spain and diving in a British foreign dependency - makes the world go round.What do your friends call you, Greendiver - appart from Lucky B**stard.

Here's one of my tales from last year that you might have/probably did miss.
http://forums.deeperblue.net/showpos...2&postcount=54

Cheers

Dave

[greendiver]

Originally Posted by Old Man Dave

Thanks for the info. Makes better reading. I mean it's actually about spearo'ing unlike a lot of chat on DB at the moment.

A middle aged musician, gambling, Dutchman, living in Spain and diving in a British foreign dependency - makes the world go round.What do your friends call you, Greendiver - appart from Lucky B**stard.

Here's one of my tales from last year that you might have/probably did miss.
http://forums.deeperblue.net/showpos...2&postcount=54

Cheers

Dave

Dave!! you should be a writer, bet you teach english!!
Damn, you are the fist person that calls me middle aged , yep, I feel privileged living, spearing in Spain, but my life is a bit, to say at the least, messy......if you think this it...I drive a car with polish number plates...

Another thing.., I have watched a couple of Spearfishing dvd´s and noticed people spearing mullets, do people eat mullets up north?, Over here people leave them alone, there are millions overhere..

[takeshi]

nice going man! looks like you had some nice fish dinners over the winter months.

[Dobs]

Originally Posted by greendiver

Another thing.., I have watched a couple of Spearfishing dvd´s and noticed people spearing mullets, do people eat mullets up north?, Over here people leave them alone, there are millions overhere..

Some times they are delicious on a BBQ. It depends on the area they live in and their diet. If they feed near sewer pipes (don't know the exact term) they could taste like crap
As Memo once said: "...they all carry a piece from you!!!!!!!"

[Old Man Dave]

Greeny, I teach technology, but have got 3 English "O" Levels.

Speared a mullet today. Could have caught loads, but one for the pot was enough. They generally taste okay but as mentioned their habit of hanging around harbours, estuaries, drains and sewer pipes puts some people off.

If most people saw what pigs eat (including each others shit) then they'd never eat another pork chop.

Speared my mullet in the open sea well away from any nasties but while I wouldn't target them near sewers it doesn't bother me. They convert what they eat into firm white flesh, so I eat a few.

Mullet are often targeted in spearo competitions if the rules allow. This can lead to mass slaughter. One reason I'm no longer a comp spearo.

Spear one, try it and see what you think. It won't poison you.

Sometimes I think mullet tastes better than bass. Bass costs ten times the price of mullet. It's a bit of a fashion thing. Twenty years ago Angler fish (monk fish) were only used to bait crab pots, now they're "in fashion" and posh restaurants serve them at a huge price. A similar thing is happening with gurnards. Perhaps it will be mullet next.

One last point. We've been talking about the common thick lipped grey mullet. The smaller rarer golden grey mullet has a different feeding system. It eats worms etc and is itself a delicious fish to eat. Much better than bass or bream, well in my opinion anyway.

Cheers

Dave

[mundial]

One last point. We've been talking about the common thick lipped grey mullet. The smaller rarer golden grey mullet has a different feeding system. It eats worms etc and is itself a delicious fish to eat. Much better than bass or bream, well in my opinion anyway.

hi mate
this is the only mulat i am spearing

[Dobs]

Originally Posted by Old Man Dave

One last point. We've been talking about the common thick lipped grey mullet. The smaller rarer golden grey mullet has a different feeding system. It eats worms etc and is itself a delicious fish to eat. Much better than bass or bream, well in my opinion anyway.

It still depends on the area. Golden gray mullet is the most common in our waters and they eat the same things the other mullets eat, including excrements . But Dave is right that the fish's food is processed and if cleaned properly the meat can be vary tasty.
My favourite mullet to eat is the Мugil cephalus or Flathead mullet. It grows significantly bigger than the golden gray mullet and its meat is white and tender, but the taste depends very much on whether the fish spends time in fresh water or not.
In the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea most of the mullets migrate to warmer waters in the autumn but some remain in the rivers or lakes during the winter. The taste of these fish is very different from those caught in the sea. Their meat is sweet and soft and I don't like it.
We have another kind of mullet Mugil soiuy or So-iuy mullet, which is a little yellowish with red eyes. It reportedly grows up to 20 kilos but the biggest I've seen was 6 kilos. They taste like crap too much fat.