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Old 13 May 2013, 13:29   #21
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I can recall a story a few years ago about an inflatable found drifting round Weymouth area I think? A charterboat skipper decided to take it in tow coz no-one on board.
Dragged the diver from beneath who was hanging on to the bowline doing a drift dive & using the inflatable as an SMB! (surface marker buoy) No 'A' flag up either.
Caused the diver to have a bend, diver tried sueing the skipper, but lost the case! Ha-ha
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Besides using a visible flag on boat when snorkelling and/or spearfishing it's good to count with a proper colored floating device big enough to be seen at some distance by other passing boaters. Must be secured to your belly by a line. Never charge or keep charged any type of spearfishing gun inside sib, could be fired accidentaly puncturing your tubes or worst case scenario, killing someone aboard.

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I've spearfished around old Harry before and never found it that good, however head down to the other end where Swanage Bay meets that part of coastline and either fish round there or into Swanage bay and your on better ground.

The other place to consider is Durlston Bay which has some nice ground although I haven't fished there for some time.
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Besides using a visible flag on boat when snorkelling and/or spearfishing it's good to count with a proper colored floating device big enough to be seen at some distance by other passing boaters. Must be secured to your belly by a line. Never charge or keep charged any type of spearfishing gun inside sib, could be fired accidentaly puncturing your tubes or worst case scenario, killing someone aboard.

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Good advice...
I've done a Fair Bit of Spear Fishing,(and have watched quite a few others over the years)... in and around Lyme Bay.. Then it was'nt so Busy as it is now!...and have Witnessed a FEW Near Misses in the Water and... the Boat
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Good advice...
I've done a Fair Bit of Spear Fishing,(and have watched quite a few others over the years)... in and around Lyme Bay.. Then it was'nt so Busy as it is now!...and have Witnessed a FEW Near Misses in the Water and... the Boat
Yep.

What's this 'No boat' then? Just because it's black doesn't mean we haven't noticed you
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Never charge or keep charged any type of spearfishing gun inside sib, could be fired accidentaly puncturing your tubes or worst case scenario, killing someone aboard.
Gun should not come out of the water armed, let alone into the boat.

I also keep a cork on the sharp end when in the boat and get very precious over people treading on it or dumping kit on it as not to bend the spear. More relevant to rubberband guns, than comp. air.
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[QUOTE=Maximus;537287 have Witnessed a FEW Near Misses in the Water and... the Boat[/QUOTE]

Really?
I've been spearfishing for years, not had an incident or witnessed one touch wood.
You must've been fishing with some right gunslingin' Rambo types.
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Yep.

What's this 'No boat' then? Just because it's black doesn't mean we haven't noticed you
... And Here's me thinking I was in Stealth Mode!
Will get round to it.
Anyway.. when we gonna see you Going Ballistic!???
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Not long, have a look at the latest rebuild pic
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Gun should not come out of the water armed, let alone into the boat.

I also keep a cork on the sharp end when in the boat and get very precious over people treading on it or dumping kit on it as not to bend the spear. More relevant to rubberband guns, than comp. air.
Mollers is Right.

Google "Speargun accident"

Lotta headshots there...
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Google "Speargun accident"

Lotta headshots there...
Most of those are Maxi's mates!
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Most of those are Maxi's mates!
Potentially.

Now, if they'd been shot in the back we'd know who to question....
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[QUOTE=willk;537312]Mollers is Right.

Steady you must be loosing it
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Potentially.

Now, if they'd been shot in the back we'd know who to question....
Tut..Tut......and if they'd been Knee Capped???
Pretty straight Shooter Here Wilko... Unlike some
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Quick.
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Tut..Tut......and if they'd been Knee Capped???
Pretty straight Shooter Here Wilko... Unlike some
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I reckon ...... I don't know!
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Tut..Tut......and if they'd been Knee Capped???
Pretty straight Shooter Here Wilko... Unlike some
...Give it Time
Yer an Eejit Maximus - it's not your cap, no matter how badly you want to wear it.

I'm not a fan of kneecapping - too crude. I prefer to let my victims shoot themselves. In the foot, generally...

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Yer an Eejit Maximus - it's not your cap, no matter how badly you want to wear it.
Oh go on, let him.
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