Any monkey can spearfish

The long dry spell continues and we have erratic weather and water conditions of late. There was an opportunity to dive on Sunday, but transport arrangements prevented me from heading to Algoa Bay. It would not be fair or pleasant to have returned the demo-vehicle that I had for the weekend with a fishy smell, nor with the odd damp seawater spot.

I planned a late evening dive for Tuesday evening, but the bay had white horses and had been whipped up by the strong east. The best bet looks like this weekend, but Thursday (public holiday) would seem to present little opportunity for spearfishing. It would possibly be better spent amassing family credits for the time when the water is right and every day is dive day.

I picked up this picture on the net a while back. It proves that any monkey can get fish.

My aims and objectives are species and quality driven, while diving safely and maximising my enjoyment. We all make basic mistakes - jumping off the boat into the sea and getting ready to make a first dive and realising that the weightbelt is still on the boat - I have done this twice. Hopefully it will not happen again.

Safe diving.