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Spanish Fever. By James Sakker.

Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) are one of my favourite fish to spear both for their fighting and eating qualities. The sight of your gun screaming off into the blue behind a large Spaniard never fails to excite especially if you’ve spent a long time waiting patiently for that large striped torpedo to slide into view.

The Snapper King. By Don Ammon.

What would be the chances of spearing and landing 2 pink snapper, at about 10kgs each, in the one shot? What are the chances of landing 4 such fish in the same day? In Perth metropolitan waters the answer would be “extremely unlikely” and if someone told you this, you would think they were taking illicit substances, that is, unless that person was the Snapper King.

Downhill from here. By Nathan Hunt & Spear and Dive Crew.

After 4 weeks of non-stop rain and drizzle, the weather looked to be clearing for a few days. Thursday afternoon the wheels were put into motion, Monday we were going spearing.

Reds & Pearls. By James Sakker.

What is it about spearing big Snapper? I love to hunt them as they are usually incredibly wary, magnificently coloured and not overly abundant. I like to sneak up on them without using burley and get the drop on them. The look in a Snappers eye when they realize that you have got the drop on them is priceless.

Double Page Poster.

Our poster for this issue was supplied by our front cover photographer for this issue, Brett Vercoe from Coffs Harbour, NSW. The image shows the Australian record blue marlin of 78 kilos. This fish is the first and only blue marlin speared in Australia up-to-date. Congratulations Brett on a magnificent underwater image and a spectacular fish!