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Matt do you still have the paperwork from the comp? Would love to look over it and try to figure out who has my weight belt.
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The truck you decribed is Levi's dad's.
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Could not have thought of a worst place to dive then Kaikoura during a competition. I went almost as far as possible in the other direction to a pleasant bay in the outer sounds. Was barren of fish life, only saw a couple of Gurnards but was nice place to explore away from the crowds.  Really need a boat to do the outer sounds justice. 



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Militaris, did you shoot the gurnard?
Why would Kaikoura be no good? I heard it was a pretty choice place to dive
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First one I saw I thought it was dead, so I swam down to have a closer look and it swam away. Second one was cruising out of range.  Made a few kina berley piles to see if I could attract any in but only spotties and a wrasse were interested in them.   Next time I visit I might plant a proper 1kg burley or two and check on them every so often.

Kaikoura is a great place to dive (maybe to great for its own good), but it is normally very busy. Just thought it would be a bit chaotic with the added pressure of the competition.

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Hell Mili you don't even know you're alive!  I shore-dived two days in glorious conditions one of them in a comp without bumping into a single other spearo in the water and I didn't see a single float on what I'd consider prime ground ie the rocky points.  You should come and dive Ti Point or the ChicksSmile
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kaiks is a very special place. Amazing numbers of fish, a couple of top eaters. More crays then you can poke a stick at and reasonable viz a lot of the time.

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^ that guy Besty's talking ****, don't go there, the vis is crap, no fish really, waste of fuel in my opinion.
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I agree with Teezer, definitely not worth the trip, god awful place, wonder what all the fuss is about really LOL

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I hear that if you want abundent kaimoana and crystal clear waters, Little akaloa is really the place to try?
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Any word on your belt RJ?

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Yeah, dive in the heathcote river if you want pristine clear water! Looking forward to this weekend, looks like the north side of banks peninsula the only place to go.. south side looks ugly according to marine weather..... any words of wisdom?
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For those that train with Canterbury Spearfishing Club - No Spearo pool training this coming Thursday night at QE2 (04/03/10) due to a swim comp.
 
For those that read this and dont know about the CSFC (losely a club) - there is a small group of spearo's who do some training on a Thursday night at 8pm - PM me and i will pass on contact details and more info.  
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Originally posted by Wetfish Wetfish wrote:

Yeah, dive in the heathcote river if you want pristine clear water! Looking forward to this weekend, looks like the north side of banks peninsula the only place to go.. south side looks ugly according to marine weather..... any words of wisdom?
I'll take your advice Wetfish. If the Heathcote is anything less than pristine I'll head to the North-side of the Peninsula but that's not looking the best either. If I head to the bach I'll let everyone know, all welcome to drop by for some brews and a bbq.
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mmmm brews and bbq, what more could ya want
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Visibility and fish

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fd3s and I will be heading up to cruddy old Kaiks Sat morning to go waste our time searching for something shootable Wink, so if anyone fancies joining us there's a spot in the motor.  6.30 start, meeting at the Supa Centa or thereabouts on main north rd.  Shout out here or PM me.
 
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or i can take the van if there a few of us lol.
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I know ****e, but i been watching taylorssurf all week n been flat-as a flat chested woman!... i'm heading that way tomorrow morning, [only cos i ain't got any other options really]. Suppose to turn later today but it a south-westerly so could be ok.... i'll take the camera and post some shots next week....hopefully will be me with a string of moki and butterfish! Good Luck everyone - go hard.
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