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March 14th, 2008
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Dear Friends
It took me 3 years to discover this site.....Isnt that funny? Better late than never i suppose.... I am so delighted to know that there are people out there, in this country that share the same interest with me. Moved to Ireland 3 years ago from Greece. Some difference ha.....? I live in Killarney in Kerry for the last 3 years as i said. Nice places around here but i havent discovered the underwater beauty of the area yet. Too cold for me i suppose....  I have been out there a few times after bass and mullets,nothing more Brought all my equipment from greece when i first came here. Overweight of course at the airport and you should have seen the face of the guy at the checking desk when i told him that i will be spearfishing in.....Ireland!!!!! The guy was a spearo himself and he didnt charge me overweight......God bless him. I would be looking forward to meet up with some of you in the future. I have noticed that some lads are close enough to me. Unfortunally i dont know much about the fish habits and types of the area,but i am getting there. Could anyone tell me if the triggerfish is edible...? I hit one last year which nearly took away half of my finger,but i didnt know what to do with it. I wont hit another one till i find out.........  At the moment i have a 90cm Apache speargun with different shafts and rubbers and a 7mm wetsuit taylor made. Got a Kayak last year and i used it in the.......LAKE hahaha!!!! Its not my fault lads,I am still waiting for the Indian summer..... Thats all folks for now.Looking forward hearing from you soon Regards Nik 
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March 14th, 2008
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Hi Nik, welcome to db the guys on this thread are a friendly bunch & will definitely help you out.
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#63
March 15th, 2008
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hey nick and johnny.
johny i'm not exactly sure who's near you, but there are people there spearing definitely. nick, welcome ! can be dificult enough to find info on irish spearing and all that. the guernsey lads had a great discussion on the eatting qualities of the triggers, which i think they rated very highly. i'm sure its easily findable by searching the guernsey thread (think that's where it was). sunfish is in west cork somewhere, and also yak dives.
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#64
March 17th, 2008
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Hello Nik and Johnny, welcome to DB. Myself and a mate went to the Sheeps head yesterday, 8 degrees, between 1-2 metres vis, no fishies at all. Still it was nice to be in the sea, first time since october. Conditions can only improve.
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March 17th, 2008
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Hello guys any spearo arround Galway and info about this area???
Thinking to get there in a month time to start the season as Dublin water looks to never be clear the all year. Went yesterday to pick up clams in dublin as get frustrated to not dive or rod fishing, do you know if they're good too eat (Not poison,?) Looking for a buddy to fish in galway and wexmouth area as they're the closest one from dublin. Cheers Togo Send me a pm in case of.
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#66
March 17th, 2008
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Sunfish, this should come in handy, I can only get it to work some of the time.
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March 17th, 2008
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brave man!! 8 degrees is fairly cold. going to wait for the good weather. wed sounds promising so hopefully will get out for a bit then.
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March 17th, 2008
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Hey Lads
Thanks for ur info and ur coments. Abusing, i found the info about triggerfish,thanks very much. I ll be after them this summer since there were loads around last year Any recipe for cooking them??? Hey Johny, i might give u a buzz this summer since cork is near to me, if thats ok? Can only dive on weekends and the next one is awfull "again". I will have to wait. See u soon Nik
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March 17th, 2008
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hey dudes!
got out today at a bay near clifden. mainly to forrage for shellfish, as i didn't expect any fish. scoped out the area on google earth first, so i knew exactly what to expect. large shallow bay sandy bottom. got in at 20 to 1 making repeat dives, in about 6 metres. picked up some clams, and one welk. there were a lot of welks, but only took one to try as a tester. so i'm open to recipes if i could get them before tomorrow evening. was in for just over an hour. elios 5mm suit kept me toasty warm, and didn't feel cold in the slightest. viz was around 6metres. great to see it. got stopped at a garda checkpoint just outside clifden. had the speargun on the backseat. was thinking that this would be interesting as i puled up to the garda. but he didn't even notice the gun ( was a bit dissapointed) and he waved me on after checking tax and insurance. felt great to get out. here's to a successful season. cooked the clams with a little white wine and soy sauce and garlic. and they were good, if a bit salty. perhaps eave out the soy sauce next time. good on you guys for getting out too. cold is no excuse! elios all the way! i've been well impressed with my suit, and its warming abilities. will try and get photo's up tomorrow, have to resize them.
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March 18th, 2008
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Nik, if you notice, in this topic last summer, two more greeks appear to have been spearfishing in Ireland lately! We enjoyed diving there, met Fearguss (fcallagy), an excelent diver and great guy- and his brother, so we are looking forward to come back, perhaps next year! It is true that conditions are very different from the Med, but after 2 or 3 dives you start to get used to it and get some nice fish too (pollack and wrasse in the North-north west, we did not go south to see any bass or mulet). Aspetto (karteri) is the best way to get a decent sized fish and you can always look under the rocks for crabs and lobster. Enjoy your stay in this beautiful country and the discussions in this forum as well!! Vassilis Ladias
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March 18th, 2008
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man i want to be spearing there i need more places to spear maybe get out of the state or country and try other places
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March 19th, 2008
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March 20th, 2008
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if you want shellfish to eat head away to the coast away from harbours and estuaries. 
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March 20th, 2008
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Thanks Stone shot I've ate them and they were ok but I do agree that it will be better to avoid harbour and estuaries.
Cheers will try razor clams this week-end do you have any way to pull them out ??? cheers Togo
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