Hey Kerren
The forum seems to be plenty successful and I was wondering if you are able to look at the geographical distribution of folk? Guess its just the isolation getting to me down here. I'd guess that 95% of members are North Islanders though. Its not a complaint though - if you lot have to put up with all them mad spear fisherman thats ok with me !!!
Cheers
Gordon
Hey Kerren
Its nothing kinky (leave that to the spearos), I was just wondering if you could tell generally where folk are from. I'm a bit mad keen on fishing right now which I think is pretty common from Poms like me who are used to canals, the odd pond and a sea full of umentionables. From the posts I read on this board though it seems fishing is much more popular in the North island but I don't know how that really reflects things and is maybe just to do with computer usage or something (they say down here that you lot don't work that hard and have more time to spare!). So just curious I guess as to why it looks like most folk are based in the North and if thats really true.
Cheers
Gordon
I must take issue as a keen spearo at the insinuations that we as a group are all mad. Myself , well I may be borderline and I can understand you forum folk thinking that some of us (Long John , Reid Fish and Paul Mathews) have in fact been "certified" in the past and are slowly readjusting to life in a "normal" community as part of the recent mental health reforms. The amount of time they spend holding their breaths is staggering (Reidfish has done nearly 4 minutes lying in the bottom of a swimming pool) but of course leaves it mark. In all honesty LOng John is probably in the top 5 spearfisherman in the country and he hasn't been diving for more than 3 years!! Young Paul mathews is also a top freediver and regularly hunts depths that most scuba divers do not frequent much.
Please feel free to continue to ask us any serious questions and we will do our best to give you the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Russ
not sure if it helps but some other sites have member maps where each persons location is posted.an example can be seen at fishsa.com.au
only an idea from someone outside nz.
p.s. enjoying the site now all i need is to now what fish ya talkin about
thanks if i ever get any money i will
for now i will have to settle for fishing over here,hope to get out this week and try for some snapper
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