Cameron Kirkconnell with African Pompano Photo by Nolan Sadorf African Pompano So if we can it an African Pompano what do they call it in Africa? Pennant Fish Everywhere else in the world they have different names for every fish. As time goes we’ll put some pics up of some different fish and see how many different names we can come up with. In the USA, we call this an African Pompano. They are of the Jack family and are viciously...

Just got back from Hawaii as you know where I attended the HSD (Hawaii Skin Diver) Expo which was a blast visiting with everyone and seeing all the new products out there from the different companies. Clifford Cheng, although he was already, is officially one of my heroes. He puts together such incredible layouts in the magazine that even make me look good. The most recent mag that is coming out is bound to start some grumbling that I wrote...

Entry point, shore dive Maui Seriously? This does not look like the best place to get in or out. If you look really closely in the bottom picture you can see me floating a bit out side of the breaking waves to get an idea of how the conditions have been and what it has taken to make a day of it diving and be successful. (The pic is taken from a vantage point on the top of the cliff looking down about 30 feet to the water and beyond to...

Been catching a lot of flack from friends around the world mostly good natured about them all stealing back the World Record for Dogtooth Tuna.   The Record has been safe for 4 years but there are plenty of fish out there that can easily best whats out there.  I get a lot of good pics in my inbox teasing me into stressing about someone shooting a bigger Dogtooth and thought I’d share them with you. Over the next few weeks I’ll...

Just when I’m starting to think that I’ve seen it all… Last week we were doing some reef diving in the Indian Ocean on the East Coast of Africa and came across a pair of these fish.  The reef we were diving was around 65 feet and dropped quickly off to more than a few hundred.  During the time we were there we saw two of these guys and they were both around 15 lbs and very good eating.  I shot this one with my Pole...

Cameron Kirkconnell I’m so honored that you are visiting my blog and hope that the pictures and stories here will bring you closer to the feeling that we as spearfisherman, divers and fisherman enjoy in our lives. As of now we have more than 30 stories and dozens of pictures on the site as well as a good youtube following. I wanted to give you a bit of background on myself and how I started into this sport, working for Riffe, and...

Diving deep for Grouper on the East Coast of Florida is something usually reserved for Scuba divers. There are a few groups up and down the coast that have the patience and skills to spear these big bottom fish in water 75 feet and deeper and the rewards are usually worth the effort. While the Scuba guys spend all their time on the bottom and the rest in the boat doing their surface interval, we as freedivers get to spend the whole day in...

A Full Yeti is a happy Yeti We scouted a few days before the opening this year and despite gorgeous weather the visibility was terrible and we didn’t see that much in the way of fish. For the first time in as long as I can remember we shot… one fish! A .5 lb Yellowtail snapper. Weak. I had filled up my new 155qt Yeti cooler with Ice in anticipation of a typical day on our boat but ended up using none of it so we closed the...

Cameron and Brad Thornbrough. Brad and I met in Australia and have been diving together ever since. He is great with the camera and can hold his breath longer then should be humanly possible and isn't afraid to ask for 3 weeks off of work. (something most of my friends curse me for even trying to get them to do). He spends heaps of time in the Bahamas shooting 50 lb Groupers with a Hawaiian Sling from his stand up paddle board to...

119 lb Wahoo from last year. Just a few lbs short of the World Record. The visibility was about as bad as it gets. On the surface was less than a few inches. I had to put my watch against my mask to see it.A fins free ascent in the Grotto in Saipan. Another DJ Struntz Photo 11lb Lobster Freediving last month in North Carolina 11lb Langosta Freediving My second biggest Dogtooth Tuna Indonesia Big Bull Dolphin in Gulf of Mexico Dolphin...