Dolphins and Gannets plus Spearfishing Yellowtail Port Elizabeth

Eugene van Wyngaard send me this clip he made of diving at PE over the last week - lot's of action when the sards are near.

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Saturday Spearing - Pic

Took my kids out to sea on saturday even little Griffin who refused to be left at home. Fishing was slow but some small ones came in and even my daughter caught one or two little ones.
Seasickness did no plaue us despite teh swell - I gace them Excellent & expensive seasick tabs (All lies on my side - they were salt tab placebos).
Zeph was not enjoying the fishing and even wanted in in 10 m but I refused and we dropped off sister and little bother and headed off to the slipway where he got a moonie and a butterfish and discovered the "delights" of diving with a floatline - tangles etc.

Later we tried the North wall at the harbour where he saw a massive galjoen, missed many mullet and missed a damba. Next focus in his training is on sitting still on the bottom to await the arrival of the fish.

I got nothing! Yet each fish Zeph takes means more than me getting my own - even if they are... not quite easy to fillet.
One the way home dolphins surrounded the boat just off Hobie and I jumped in to join them while the Zeph and his mate watched them streaming on by.

We ended off with a quick knee-boarding session as the sun set.

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Perhaps one needs invisible spearguns - Latham

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Zephyr breaks the No Fish Barrier

As a spearo dad I often longed for the day my kids would take their first fish. We tried quite often but no success - either no fish or missing the target of spooky water.
Yesteday was a great option for me to go seek out a good fish or two on my spots - clean and calm. I dropped my own goals and took Zeph along for a shore dive.
We kitted up and got into the warm 20 deg water and headed to shark rock (which name I never spoke in case of spooking a learner spearo). Got near and Zeph sped off after a black tail and missed. Next I saw him go off after another fish and he shouted with joy that he got it - spined a small butterfish. Good marksmanship!
Next he took few more shots and missed giving me the opportunity to free the spear from the redbait. I dragged up a pygama shark by the tail for him to look at - he liked that.
Next he set off after black tail and caranteen and missed.
He learned the behavior of musselcracker when a small one hightailed it passed us. On Bird Rock he got a decent blacktail and another butterfish bigger than the first and he even managed to catch a crayfish.
He also learned how strong surge can be and how sneaky blacktail can be when using a crack under the surge for protection. An hour and twenty min later the sun set and we swam back in.
I forsee many shoreentries in the near future!
Tonight we eat the catch!

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