PHOTO REMOVED AS PER ARTIST REQUEST. This is art. I give credit where it is due and this is a creative interpretation of what can happen in a parallel universe where pigs can fly and purple unicorns frolic under gumdrop trees. It is a happy place and I’m glad that someone has put it out there and made people think a bit. However, I am embarrassed at the number of people who take this as a photo, of a live hogfish, striking a white...

Sebastian blesses us with Video of his snapper hot spot. I was lucky enough to actually dive this spot last time I was down there and it was pretty awesome even in the bad vis. This time of year, the Snappers are thick and it is worth the trip to Punta Mita just to hunt them. The first time I was in PM I saw what remains the biggest Cubera I’ve seen anywhere in the world. It was our first day of diving, me, Mark Healey and GR Tarr. I...

Figure since I’ve received this picture no less than 30 times now that I have to post it on Spearblog. Its been man-porning its way around Facebook for a few months and I still haven’t heard the story behind it but its really damn funny either way. This goes to show you don’t shoot unless you know what you are shooting at. You uncock your gun before you get into the boat. You hand your gun in to the bot butt first You...

If you haven’t already been down there, Punta Mita Expeditions has it dialed for Snappers, giant Tunas and everything in between. The best Spearfishing Charter I’ve seen in the world. Proof below just in from Sebastian Melani. Click on the banner to the right to book your trip today! World Record Colorado Snapper Sebastian Melani Colorado Snapper Punta Mita Mexico Hola Cam, check the photo of this Colorado Snapper I shot...

Well it is a fish that looks similar to a Bermuda Chub in the USA and this one speared by Ryan Baker in Australia is a first for spearfishermen. A wise man once told me, if they are endangered, it must mean they taste good. So, how did he taste is my question? From Ryan: I caught this luderick on Sunday at Swansea NSW My Luderick has been confirmed as a Xanthic Luderick by the Australian Museum and NSW Fisheries. It is the most northerly...

“Great Ending to a Rough Beginning” Sharreiff keeps his reports coming with some of the Keys kids this weekend. Watch over the next couple days there is more to come: AJ and Sharreiff Mark Steele Slaughter (May 4 – 6) It’s good to see so many people on the water after a rainy start to grouper season. While the viz inshore was a little milky and a tad bit murky, the viz at the reef was clear for the most part and on Sunday was as...

5/2/12 25-knot winds… Who cares? Woke up early this morning ready to kill some more fish with my friends James Simcic, Tyler Roussin and our out-of-town friend Mark, who hasn’t speared out of the Keys much. Checked Sombrero lighthouse conditions online in the morning and saw it was blowing 23-26 knots and decided to go out anyway. We were stoked to get out there and shoot some more fish after yesterday. Got the boat loaded up with gear,...

Just got a text in from one of my commercial diving buddies: “Saw a White Shark and a Tiger today, and had a Bull and a Sandbar come inr… The White was amazing….” Cameron: ‘Whaaaaaaaat!?!?! Where?’ “18miles due east of Mayport Jetties.” C: Fark. How big? “12-15ft, only 2nd one I have ever been that close to. They are so wide!” C: Holyshit “I dropped right down on it,...

Letters From Sharreiff L.F.S. First Day of Grouper Season’ Bad weather and rough seas was NOT the way Grouper Season was supposed to start! Most people weren’t even thinking about hitting the water this day, hell I only found a few including my self lol ! Staying more near shore off of Big Pine Key decided to try my luck finding a Grouper at the coral heads off of Little Palm. It was raining, the water was murky but once you...

First off, all the divers I’ve met in the Keys over the years or dove with have been some of the most generous and knowledgeable I’ve met. Rick Gage, Steve Rodgers, Bob Elkins, Jessica Snook, Norman (Rooftop Cafe), Rush Maltz, Johnny B, Jeremy Foell, James and countless other dedicated Spearos young and old who inspire me. When I was a kid, I felt like a poser visiting the Keys for my two weeks of the year but in that time my...

The latest from Sharreiff our man in the FL Keys… Shot my biggest Hog on my 23rd birthday couldn't have asked for a more clear day out at little palm Hot Damn Cam Kirk I have been SLLLLLLLAAAAYYYINNNNNNGGGG ….please if you have a minute go to my photo album called “Fish” and see what I have been up too..all this done with my 17 ft Hewes dude I push it to the reef in 3 – 5 like a boss..let’s just say...

Bad viz couldn't see the tip of the gun ....F'in BEAST I am the ONLY BLACK MAN DOING THIS !!!!!Response to Sharrieff, aka the “Sheriff” Vincent. I do not underestimate your desire and ability to become the next big thing in spearfishing and it would be good to show the skinny little kids down there in the Keys some inspiration. This is one sport where size does not matter and you are pretty fit compared to some of the...

A while back I received a note on Youtube from a guy named Sharreiff out of the FLorida Keys who I’d had heard about from some of the other “Keys Kids” that live down there. He was more stoked on spearing than anyone I’ve heard from in a while and since we’ve exchanged a few emails back and forth and he is as funny as he is inspirational. Over the next couple weeks Sharreiff is going to report about diving in...

What is the coolest part of this video? Is it the shot of half a dozen slob cobia fattened up to perfection in a fish tank that we all wish was in our backyard? Is it the awesomeness of seeing 1000 mini cobia that you know will grow into 20 lb’ers in only a few years and then triple their size in another few after that? Is it the realization that Cobia and Remoras are mimicking each other so for their own protection and their similar...

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Kimi’s story: For whatever reason, after my very first drift I got this feeling that I wasn’t going to land a fish on this trip. I felt surprisingly fine with that and decided to make myself the official shark-poker instead, figuring the best thing I could do was help keep everyone safe and their catches in one piece. But then this beauty swam up to me and before I knew it, I had an opportunity of a lifetime. I dropped down,...

The title says it all. I’m glad this guy doesn’t spear fish the same spots I do. Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

Kimi Wahoo 84 lbs New World Record Spearfishing If you haven’t heard of Kimi Werner yet, then you have been living in a cave somewhere in the mediterranean hunting pinfish and have been missing out on one of the best representatives of our sport. While she has had some memorable achievements, she shrugs them off and smiles knowing that every day in the water is a special one and seeing her friends first fish or giving a hug to one of...

This week along with Riffe Team members Mark Healey and Keith Love, Kimi Werner put her skills to work in the bluewater and managed to land a pending world record Wahoo that we would all be proud to have on our personal best list. Kimi Werner World Record Wahoo The previous world record was 65lbs and despite Julie Riffe having shot a fish in the 80 lb class a few years ago that was denied on a technicality, the record has stood for many...

Five years ago you didn’t hear much about this technique and we kept it quiet letting people think that spearing fish off the Sharks would surely get you eaten. Well… it may be more true than we thought as there have been at least 2 people bitten in the past couple years by big Bull Sharks doing this same thing. This time of year, Rays, Sharks, Turtles and any other big animal in the water holds cobia, you just have to be man...

I’m guessing this is a pirated copy of what is mean tot be in the IMAX theaters? I started watching this not realizing it is the full movie. Any old videos or history on Freediving is interesting, it covers the same rivalries and is the same story line but we still are drawn to it. The story is a bit out of date as well, the records have all been smashed since then with Herbert hitting the 700′ mark and pushing ever deeper. ...

We are lucky to live in a day where the internet is as good as the printed mag but there will never be a replacement for having a well printed and put together magazine in your hands. Deep Worldwide always has top articles and big fish pics as well as how to from around the world and is run by one of the coolest guys on in the business, Dimitris Kollias from Greece. They also include some great video on their website and DVD with most...

Good little video to show one technique on how to defog your mask. I’ve never done it this way but sounds like it works. How do you do yours? Whenever I get a new mask, I use toothpaste and wipe it on the inside of the lens of a new mask and then wash it back off with warm fresh water and never have any issues with my masks. For my face, a Riffe Naida and a Mantis LV (low volume) are my top choice. Whats your technique for preparing...

As luck would have it, great success can come when sharks are around and unfortunately large numbers of LARGE Bull sharks and other species are prevalent around the world right now and while it means a healthy fishery it also shows that there needs to be some way of keeping their numbers in check. This same technique of diving amongst BullSharks for Cobia ended badly in West Palm beach a few years ago when a diver was bitten badly on the...

This video was shot while we were with www.freedivefiji.com this past year and I know you are not getting tired of seeing big fish so please bear with me as we watch what Monster Energy put together on Mark Healey. There are some really cool shots of getting the gear ready and the boat that we used down there as well as some of the bottom we were working. Amazing place. The vid of Healey and the Bull Sharks is all time. This was on...

Don’t Need Snow to Ski from Underwater Ally Productions on Vimeo. Michael Takach has been shooting some incredible fish in the past two years and thank goodness he has been filming it too. Recently he has been onto some of the monsters of the deep and this footage is of one of the best experiences you can have as a Spearo. The ski trip. This is enviable. When was the last time you were towed by a fish? I think mine was a 70 lb wahoo...

More excellence from the guys at OneFish. This is a pretty masterful look at Mohammed’s spearfishing abilities. When you watch video of a good spearo it can come across as being boring because it looks too easy. The guys at Onefish have done some inspirational editing and made this look real incredible. I’ve not watched it for the third time today…. Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the...

Sorry Spearblog has been on the fritz for the past week and we are trying to work it out. I apologize if you’ve been redirected to a Porn site! For those of you still with me, here’s some spearfishing porn that will get you going. Yep this is about awesome. Stand by for the sickest set of sickle fins you’ve ever seen on a giant Yellowfin that I want to shoot right now! When would you pull the trigger? Recommend on...

Giant Mu. photo/death by Mark Healey Heals is a great competitor on or beneath the water and I envy his ability to think “outside the box”. Whether it is camera angles, dive locations, flasher tactics, or where we can score beer at 1 in the morning in a clapboard mexican town, he is always leading the charge and setting the bar high. It only stands to reason that he has some great tricks up his sleeve, I’ve dove with him,...

Riffe Pole Spear Diaries from Underwater Ally Productions on Vimeo. This is hands down the coolest and most diverse pole spearing video I’ve ever seen. This guy Michael Takach from Australia just finished doing an around the world tour of all the best dive spots and concentrated his efforts in Central America. Now, back in Oz, he has put together some of the videos from his trips and used his mad skills to shoot even more fish at...

Just when you thought it was safe to let your Wahoo tire themselves out and then pull them in… The best part of this video, is the commentary. Unbelievable. If you dubbed it over it probably couldn’t be much better. Can’t wait to hear the remix of this. Huge Mako skyrocketing though. Pretty badass. I think I would have been stopping the boat and reversing down on the fish as soon as he was smashed the first time...

I myself get confused with all the different ones out on the market right now. This video shows you all the best on the market and what the video will actually look like. Well done and put together vid. Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

I’m missing the Miami boat show this weekend and have heard the rumors about it after seeing them last year. Now they have them on the back of a few Intrepid boats and when you can do 65mph with a single engine in a 29ft boat and have all that extra room in the back it is something to get excited about. Around the world they laugh at Americans because of the bigger is better attitude… too bad. Its monstrous. It looks like...

If you know how to make them that way it is. In this case, it looks like a case of first drift dumb which I’m always happy to find. The first drift, if you are already down under the surface, the first time you see wahoo they usually come right up to you. This guy does a great job swimming right up to both of these fish and putting great shots in them. This spot is off Cairns a hundred miles out or so I believe. Its a seamount the...

This is the picture that we are talking about I can't do the original quote justice that started it all so go to the Spearblog Facebook page and have a ball with it. Ok so now its your chance to return the favor to the uninformed. I’m all for saving the oceans but what really annoys me is when people speak about things they don’t know about. I am at fault as everyone one is on occasion but am always quick to call myself out even...

Seeing a school of more than a hundred GT, Ulua, Giant Trevally, Iggy, Ignoblis, is not unheard of when you travel to some of the farther reaches of the South Pacific. I Hawaii, especially the North Shore, it reassuring to see this many big quality fish still so close to the tourist packed and reef raided stretches of coast that show the most respect to these fish throughout the world. This is a dream spot. These guys are diving deep on...

You’ve hunted Hogfish. You’ve eaten them. You’ve dreamed about a more perfect fish for Spearo’s but not been able to conjure up something that could be cooler looking or replace the symbol of Florida and Bahamas Spearfishing. This video by Nolan Sadorf is a tribute to the Gulf Coasts most notorious and beloved target. The Hog Snapper. Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments...

This is why when you shoot Dogtooth you get used to having Sharks there, all the time, and losing a lot of them which is really sad if you don’t know what you are doing or have everything fall into place perfectly. Sometimes it is unavoidable and those that are hunting in places covered in sharks like these Silver Fringe are just asking to get all their fish stolen. Dogtooth love swimming with them too so it only makes matters...

http://savespearfishinginthecoralsea.webs.com/actnow.htm Save Spearfishing in the Coral Sea. We are in danger of losing a massive 1,000,000sq km area in one of the greatest fishing and diving areas of the world. Do what you can to help prevent this and missing out on an incredible fishery forever. Sign the petition now and save our spearfishing future. Cameron Kirkconnell Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe...

Pics tell… of a thousand sharks and a few fish. Some days you wonder what the hell you are doing out there in the blue and if it will even be possible if and when the fish do come. With all this talk of saving the sharks, whoever the hell thinks they are extinct has obviously not spent that much time in the ocean in the past five years. These pics are the closest I can bring you to the experience of hunting wahoo in the bluewater...

Nothing quite like the feeling of that first run from a big Wahoo Just got back from a last minute trip, sorry for not posting in a while but…. it was all worth it. More to come Cameron Kirkconnell Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser...

Even if you can’t make one of these meetings, if you are a diver/fisherman on the East Coast of the USA and want to protect your resource from the imminent closures that are being pushed upon us by the SAFMC (South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council), read the below and either attend one of the meetings or send an (intelligent) email...

Stacey and Ali and I think there is a speargun in there somewhere Yesterdays meeting went well and Tony Grogan from Spearboard was there to document and offer some words of encouragement to the attendees as well for the Treasure Coast Skin Divers. �Check out all the pics and write up on Spearboard.com �click Cameron Kirkconnell Pics for the story and pics Went well, met some great guys and some beautiful girls. I think the Treasure Coast...

Erin Magee taught me how to Freedive Safely and expand my limits at a PFI class I had the pleasure of meeting Erin at my PFI class last month and after some encouragement she has started her own blog to share her experience and knowledge on Freediving with the rest of us. I have been following it and look forward to getting better at Freediving while watching her personal quest to push her own limits and help train more divers like you and...

photos courtesy of Bloody Decks Outdoors click for BD Outdoors Story I’ve been telling you to click on the Punta Mita Expeditions banner to the right… If you listened then likely you have been keeping your mouth shut and enjoying trips filled with 200+lb Yellowfin, Wahoo, Sailfish and Marlin not to mention the best Pargo diving in Central America all on the same day. If you haven’t been, then you are missing out on the...

Mark Healey on the Cover of Hawaii Skin Diver this month. Picture by Cameron Kirkconnell Beautiful Women and big Fish in exotic places... I love my life. While this isn’t my first cover, this is probably the one I am most proud of. I’ve learned a lot about photography from DJ Struntz and I guess everyone gets lucky sometimes and this day it worked out and we got some incredible shots. Mark is a great subject and always has the...

Get your paws on some lobsters this season but leave these alone, they are spoken for. Here’s your chance to enlighten me and correct me if I’m wrong. I’m heading to Southern California tomorrow and need to get “legal” so that I can go lobster diving with some friends. I’ve done some prep work and simplified the Lobster Regulations to help you and me but ask the advice of you local experts to make sure...

A bit of video from the Cameron Kirkconnell segment on the OneFish DVD. For the amount of action that is in this clip I should have talked a hell of a lot more excitedly! This was a pretty awesome couple of days that are in this video and I’m working on doing another couple videos so time to get out there and do some more diving so it equals this one! If you want to see the full DVD, click here: SPEARODVD.com Recommend on Facebook...

John Dornellas just posted this one of his dive with Ft. Pierce diver Fred. Both these guys will be at the Treasure Coast Skin Divers party in Fort Pierce on the 28th of January and we will have video and pictures from all the guys to share and motivate everyone. The meeting/party is open to everyone and is going to be held anuary 28th (SATURDAY) 2:30PM @ “Cobb’s Landing” in Fort Pierce – 200 N. Indian River Dr. at...

Pretty awesome video nonetheless. A Big Mako on the surface is an impressive sight and one this size would have no problem grinding that 300lb Marlin. Gotta respect, and fear, something that has no issues chowing down on a stainless propellor, not once, but twice to prove his point. He’s hungry. Here’s another case of initial mistaken identity: and another one of comparable size coming after another marlin… Either way it...

That is one giant Jewfish! I need photoshop so my fish look this big Kob, Jewfish, White Seabass, Redfish, Red Drum, Black Drum, Totuava, whatever you call them in your ocean they are big, delicious, throat drumming, jewel in their noggin havin, monster fish. If you can find them, you can usually get a spear in them and then they go nuts and you have a great fight on your hands. While I don’t understand how South Africa and Australia...

Just got invited by the Treasure Coast Skin Divers to be the Guest Speaker for their inaugural Meeting on the 28th of January in Fort Pierce. Having dove down there off and on since I was a kid it will be cool to hang out with all the guys and girls from there and the chance to bring them together and help them kick of a good club from the start is a real honor. We are still looking at a venue, the bar they had planned on was too small...

(click here) DEEP ONLINE MAGAZINE AND SUBSCRIPTION If you all are looking for a good Magazine to feed your spearfishing addiction check out DEEP Worldwide. I shy away from most European magazines as they are usually in a language I can’t understand and talking about shooting pinfish in 130ft of water. Deep however is well rounded and covers diving throughout he worlds oceans and the guy who runs the mag Dimitrius Kolias is a really...

A short vid with some good footage from this past month in Tampa out with the Spearing Magazine Boat, John D. and Chuck D and some random dudes that resemble Steve Bennet? Enjoy! Glad someone else is stoked on my pole spear. That thing is a laser! Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

This was one of the prettiest days I’ve had on the East Coast in the past few years.�Nolan Sadorf took the pic. I had swum to the front of the spot and shot two nice Mutton Snappers you can see on my belt and made a dive to show the guys where the secret spot was for the Mangrove Snappers. Dove down and snuck around the corner, bait parted and this guy took a shot with the 110 in the head before he could even react. Its amazing diving...

100lbs…. MahiMahi Dolphin Dorado… 2000lbs? Doubt it Cameron 119lb Wahoo Ok where are the pictures?!!? So far I’ve only heard the rumor and I’m hoping that someone can produce some pics to lay this to rest. The 100lb Mahi Mahi…(Dolphin) click for Spearblog article and other “100lb...

Hugo escapes shark attack Crime and Court News | goldcoast.com.au | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia REPORTS a mysterious waterman survived an encounter with a large shark off Duranbah Beach yesterday have spread like wildfire through the Coast’s surfing community. Pretty interesting story, apparently shore diving in Dbah is rife with dangers including big damn sharks! How the shark got a hold of his weightbelt (unless he had fish...

I missed this a few weeks ago but its still cool nonetheless. Having dove with Kelsea a few times she is a great diver and hunter both on land and in the water. If you ever get a chance to sit down with her she has come wild stories and is always keen for an adventure. Check out the video below and here is the link to the NEWS ARTICLE Spearfishing growing in Hampton Roads: fox43tv.com Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about...

Happy New Year! Time to clean house and get rid of some photos. I simply have too many. Back in the good ol’ days when cameras used film and before the soul of photography was highjacked by Photoshop and the digital age, you took only a few photos and you made them count when you did. Sadly, the art of single photo has been tarnished a bit but not lost. I myself have fallen, or should I say climbed, onto the digital bandwagon and...

The first Diver I met when I went to Australia was Simon Latta. I was in the little town of Crescent Head surfing and we were having lunch at a little Pizza place that had some spearfishing Magazines on the table. They were some of the first mags I’d seen and I had no idea Spearfishing was so popular around the world. The owner of the Pizza place came running in, dirty and looking like he had just come out of a furnace and a bit...

Having just gone down to Punta Mita with our friends at Puntamitaexpeditions.com I can only look a this video from another group and wish I was back there. To book your trip today click on their link on the right. Sebastian Melani runs one of the best operations for spearfishing in the world and there is no better place to shoot a Yellowfin tuna and other bluewater fish all the while staying in style. Check this out Recommend on Facebook...

Boring I know but we are all looking for that edge that will get us closer to our optimum performance when we are back in the water. At the end of a long day of work, today I did some statics to wind down. I want you to start trying the same and figure out where your body is and see if in the coming weeks we can see some improvement. Here’s what I did: Two minutes of breathing up, slowing my heartrate and relaxing. You can use a...

Have any of you all seen this one? Supposedly this one was “found” in the past couple of days. I am guessing that like most wrecks and secret spots they have just not been shared with the world and instead remain untouched and little honey holes for Divers in the know. click here for Airplane Wreck Off Jupiter Video and Story Have any of you all seen this wreck before off Jupiter Florida? Who gets the spoiler alert for...

Happy holidays to everyone the world round. I wish you clear water and big fish. This is what I want for my present. A big, shallow, slow moving Dogtooth Tuna. I never get tired of seeing these fish! Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

w Just got the report from my buddy Justin Cote who along with some spearing and surfing buddies just did a really enviable trip down the coast from San Diego to the islands and some of the best waves and pinnacles on their way to Mexico. I did my best to at least get invited but alas I surf like a three legged donkey and therefor am not very photo worthy. They crushed it though and there will be a spread in the upcoming Transworld Surf....

Yep, the title pretty much says it all. I just love the wetsuits. Badass Thon sur Thon, chasse sous-marine from chasse-sous-marine.com on Vimeo. Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser...

Mutton Snapper The East Coast of Florida still has fish and you don’t have to run all the way to the Bahamas to get good Muttons which is a relief. From Stuart to the Florida Keys is a great stretch of reef that holds some awesome fish and this time of year the bait is all time. Its winter time so these same spots are covered up with boats flying kites and live baiting so beware of hooks, props, and angry line fisherman who are...

Just found this one at the Quiksilver store and at first glance thought it was a pic I had taken. Very cool design of Mark Healey heading for the surface. Really similar to one of my favorite pics I took this year in Fiji with www.freedivefiji.com of, yep you guessed it, Mark Healey. Cool shirt, we need more freediving ones like this. CKSick T shirt from Quiksilver Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the...

The first two days really opened my eyes to the physiology (what is happening within your body) and breathing techniques to reach my full potential. Most important for everyone in the class, and this should be for all of us in the world, was the safety aspect. First off, I don’t suggest anyone ever push themselves in diving especially when you are alone. You need to know what is going on with your body and if and when you or your...

Grant Hogan can dive with no fins twice as deep as you have ever been. What he says is worth listening to. Ashley Futral and Grant Hogan, two of our PFI teachers for the weekend refining our technique individually This past week I had the pleasure of joining some good friends and meeting some new ones as well at the Perfomance Freediving Class in Miami Florida. If you...

Need shafts? So do I. Need inexpensive ones in huuuuuuge quantities? Be there this weekend and get some Brandon Wahlers and Jay Riffe. Jay wil be there to help you get the gear you need and talk shop as well Just got this email from Riffe in California. They are having a massive sale to make room for all the new gear we have coming in for the 2012 season and are damn near giving away (70% off!) hundreds of shafts, wetsuits, Camo suits,...

Paulo with a nice Almaco Jack Hello! My name is Paulo Afonso Melo Vieira and I am a �seaholic�! I�ll talk a bit about my addiction. Azores: a Portuguese archipelago of 9 volcanic islands located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Yep I am a native of these islands! More precisely of Pico island. A volcano that rises 2351m above the Sea (highest point of Portugal), home to about 15.000 inhabitants. I live in a small but proud town planted...

So I realize that a lot of our diving friends are Brazilian, Portuguese and scattered across the world are expats from those countries that fala portuguese. While mine is not the best, I have some great friends who dive the world who can best tell their story in their native language and want to share it with you here. Tomorrow there are more pics and the English version. For now, touch up on your foreign languages or just gaze longingly...

This video never gets old. There is so much about this that is so cool and it just goes to show, if there is enough chum, or bait in this case, none of the predators that are around will notice you. Whether it is sharks, Tunas, Whales, Dolphins, Marlin, or birds they are all so focused on getting their free meal they will rarely pay you any mind and if ever you luck upon a baitball and there are fish on it you had better be on your A game...

Brian Conley lives in Mexico on one of the better surf breaks south of Puerta Vallarta but doesn’t miss the chance to get offshore when the weather allows. I’ve watched his videos and seen his pics over the years and he has taken barrel riding in big surf to another level innovating camera angles and step off techniques to get deeper in the barrel and maximize each session and the footage you can get from it. I respect what he...

Some video to tide you over for the day. There are so many good ones on the internet now! If you have some good ones that you think we should share, send the link to me and we will put it up on Spearblog to help make it through these trying times where we can’t get in the water! Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

Pretty cool video out of New Caledonia in SW Pacific/Coral Sea. Great Mackerel and Dogtooth footage in crystal clear water. I’m so jealous… Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

Click below for WORST FORUM THREAD OF THE WEEK Here is how you need to be wasting the next 20 minutes of your life. Check out one of the age old arguments and pissing contests between Bubble blowers and Freedivers. No one wins in these arguments except those of us who get to read them and watch from afar, once in a while offering a few big words of encouragement to enrage one side or the other for a bit of a giggle. This week’s one,...

Get to work. Stop standing around! The short list are those people you call when you are going diving. They are the ones that share the same ideals and you enjoy diving with and you can just go out and have a good time with and will help with the work load so you can enjoy it too. To become one of those 2-5 people on the Short List of some of the best boats in the world, I’ve had to learn the hard way how to be a good guest. There was...

More videos from New Caledonia and our friends Guillarme Bruneau. These guys are lucky they get to dive in such great conditions and I’m hoping to get over there one day to join them and do some bluewater diving and see how its done! Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

Hi guys. I�m an experienced spearo from KwaZulu-Natal on the East Coast of South Africa. I�m staying on Marathon Key Florida for a few days. I would desparetly like to go spearfishing in the area. Is there any advice concerning whom I could/should approach to show me around. What kind of permits do I need, are there any decent charters, or any willing boat owners around? email me at roibeer@yahoo.com Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace

There is not much to be said about it when someone passes away while diving, when it is our friends, it is tough to even get the words out and for some it is the only way to realize that we are not invincible and need to dive safer. None of us are immune to the dangers of SWB and no fish is worth your life. Tom Nicholson RIP The following story is from his dive buddy Graeme who was in the boat with him that day: The day started out like...

There are 5 openings in the Freediving class I am going to Dec 3-6 in Miami, FL. If you are interested in signing up go on the PFI website and sign up. Learn how to dive safer, deeper, and enjoy the sport more knowing you can save your friends and your own life by educating yourself in the sport of Freediving. See you all there! Click here FREEDIVING CLASS to sign up for the class and tell them you are part of the Spearblog group Dive...

click here for the FACEBOOK HATE MAIL OF THE YEAR The Pic that started it all. Legal, edible, tasty even, and highly sought after. They happen to be one of the Enviro's favorite fish to protect though because they are beautiful and friendly to divers in areas where spearfishing is banned. I think this takes the cake as the most HATE MAIL ever. This is a battle we are not going to win but as spearfisherman the world round we need to work...

For those of you that have never had the pleasure of meeting Ray Odor, he is one of the most influential Spearfisherman in Florida and specifically the West Coast Tampa Area, not to mention being an absolute legend and one of the best characters you’ll ever meet in spearfishing. For years he has supplied that same areas spearfisherman with shafts, powerheads and stringers and stories from the days of old when diving first got started...

Location: Hello everybody!! We are diving in New Caledonia. My name is Guillaume BRUNEAU and my teammate Nicolas PEREZ Last month we dived outside of lagoon of NOUMEA to spear some wahoos or other pelagic. The weather was so cool. A weak wind between 5 – 8 knots and a weak swell. So Very good conditions for us Visibility: The visibility wasn�t bad. 25-50ft= Wooohoo!!! It�s good enough for anywhere. Wetsuit this week: But when the...

If I had taken this picture it would be my crowning achievement in Spearfishing and Photography. As it is, I’m resigned to do this picture justice and I need you to help me out and come up with the best caption for this unbelievable pic. To enter you must be a Spearblog subscriber which you can do by adding your name and email in the upper right of the Spearblog page. If you aren’t subscribed then you won’t get the email...

Here is some of the best pics of a huuuuuuuuge Dogtooth Tuna I videoed Brad Thornbrough shooting. Brad has put the video footage into the follow up to Wet Dreams which is called the Liquid Diet and will be out… soon Check out these pics from Brian Head. Amazing stuff. CK Recommend on Facebook Share via MySpace Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser

For all you spanish speaking spearos here is the report from Oscar Ponce of his recent Roosterfish he speared. You can use the google translator at the top right to translate if you don’t habla the Espanol. Todo comenz� una ma�ana tranquila en la paz BCS , en la que dos intrepidos pescadores fueron a la aventura! acompa�ados de una peque�a lancha de 14 pies . al meterme al agua me percate de la buena visibilidad que hab�a y...

The weather on both the East and West coast of Florida has been pretty terrible this month but the few breaks we had turned out to be pretty awesome! These early season cold fronts really get the fish moving around and if you can hit it just right the reward is usually pretty great. These were some of those days when everything came together just right to produce some pretty good fish. Whether it was diving the East coast for monster...

Yep I know its not the most exciting thing in the world, you can’t be out shooting giant fish and diving crazy depths everyday but this is something useful that I learned from Jay Riffe years ago and it has helped me ever since when I go to change out fin blades. Most of us upgrade to a higher performance blade of Carbon Fiber or fiberglass or some crazy strong composite (as the new Riffe ones are) and see immediate results in our...

This was an awesome day down in Fiji with Jaga on their boat checking out some of the spots they have found out on the edge of the reef. This one spot Heals found and was swimming against this river of current for an hour at a time determined to get the bigger of the Doggies that were coming through. This guy came about 30 min after he lost another good one right in his hands. Painful loss but I know he is still stoked on this...

From Paul Clarke Hey Cam you got any good remedies for a perforated ear?? i’m over being the boat driver and want to get back in the water!!! cheers mate Hey Paul, Go to a ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) Doctor and get that looked at as soon as you can and do not push it! The worst thing you can do when you have any pain in your ears, sinus, etc is dive and try to push through the pain. That stubborness can cost you being able to dive the...

Let me know what you think. This is some of the Bahamas footage from the past couple trips. As usual Brad of Headhunter Spearfishing does an amazing job putting it all together. This video is the follow up to Wet Dreams which had some great clips from around the world during our early travels with less than stellar equipment. Now that we’ve had some practice, gotten good cameras, and figured out how to be in the right spot at the...

Over the past two weeks that I have received this email from the IUSA I have been compiling emails from divers and IUSA Board Members from around the world and the amount of mud slinging and BS That has been going on has me disillusioned with the world record process to say the least and raising questions of what spearfishing means to me. I am not above reproach, what has bothered me the most about this entire Africa debacle is that the...

Brad Monster Dogtooth 240 lbsCameron Kirkconnell 245 lb Dogtooth Tuna I know you all like a good scandal and you know I do my best to keep one step ahead of the law and keep everyone happy by doing what is right but turns out, not everyone thinks the same and despite my research and planning for the past 4 years concerning the legalities of hunting in certain areas, the IUSA and IBSRC disagree with what we presented as evidence to...

Genius that I am, I somehow convinced my wife to come on our honeymoon to Punta Mita Mexico for our Honeymoon. Brazilians are all over it! We have been staying at an incredible resort arranged by Punta Mita Expeditions and the deal came with not only a 5 star place to stay, but Paddle boards, a perfect empty wave out front every morning, and a ton of tunas offshore ready for the taking! This morning we woke up at 730, paddle boarded the...

Prior to most of my bigger trips I run around crazy for a few days gathering up my gear for the week or weeks ahead. While headlamps, wetsuit thickness, and malaria pills change depending on the locale, there are always some pieces of my equipment that I am looking to improve and positively need on each trip. Before Fiji, there were two products I picked up that I have now had the chance to use not only in Fiji, but New Zealand and at home...

�There has been a lot of talk over the past couple of days about the IUSA (International Underwater Spearfishing Association) and their new list of banned species that they will not be accepting for World Records. While I know the Board has a tough job, I personally believe that when they are representing all of us around the world who have contributed to the IUSA and supported it through years, issues should be addressed in a public forum...

Cam, I’m packing surfboards in my DaKine triple. Do you normally fill your board bag with your dive gear. You must have so many important things� Should I just pack a separate dive bag and keep it all separate? Not in my board bag? I believe in lite travel but I’m stuck because that my wetsuit requires a ton of weight to sink me and I just don�t want to travel with all that weight. Do you just suck it up and bring your...