04-04-2008, 12:17 PM
where abouts at flinders? the bay side or open sea side? which is better?
-There are more fish ocean side, but it's a lot safer on the bay side. I would stay bay side for the time being, there are plenty of leatherjackets there. If you head to the right from the pier you should find some nice reef and sea grass.
also i am having issues with my mask fogging up, what is the easiest way to fix this?
If the mask is new you need to wash it with toothpaste first (squeeze in some toothpaste, rub it all over the glass and rubber, rinse well - you only need to do this once). Then every time before you get in the water you need to spit in your mask, rub it over the glass, rinse well and put on. This will stop most of the fogging. I don't know what is in spit that stops the fogging, but there are also some commercial products which do the same job (I just use spit though, as do most people).
will be buying a rubber propelled one instead of an air propelled one durring the week, any brands or price rangers better than others. i am looking about $150-$200. would that get me an ok one for a person starting out?
I don't like air guns. Too much can go wrong with them, and they are not as powerful as rubber guns. If you could stretch the budget to $250 you could get a 75 or 90cm Picasso Assegai - fantastic value gun for the money. You can see that the Picasso guns come in different lengths - the Assegai comes in 60, 75, 90, 100 and 110cm. I reckon a 75 or 90cm would suit you best. I would also get a pranger (6 prong) head for the spear if you are mostly spearing small-medium sized fish.
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-There are more fish ocean side, but it's a lot safer on the bay side. I would stay bay side for the time being, there are plenty of leatherjackets there. If you head to the right from the pier you should find some nice reef and sea grass.
also i am having issues with my mask fogging up, what is the easiest way to fix this?
If the mask is new you need to wash it with toothpaste first (squeeze in some toothpaste, rub it all over the glass and rubber, rinse well - you only need to do this once). Then every time before you get in the water you need to spit in your mask, rub it over the glass, rinse well and put on. This will stop most of the fogging. I don't know what is in spit that stops the fogging, but there are also some commercial products which do the same job (I just use spit though, as do most people).
will be buying a rubber propelled one instead of an air propelled one durring the week, any brands or price rangers better than others. i am looking about $150-$200. would that get me an ok one for a person starting out?
I don't like air guns. Too much can go wrong with them, and they are not as powerful as rubber guns. If you could stretch the budget to $250 you could get a 75 or 90cm Picasso Assegai - fantastic value gun for the money. You can see that the Picasso guns come in different lengths - the Assegai comes in 60, 75, 90, 100 and 110cm. I reckon a 75 or 90cm would suit you best. I would also get a pranger (6 prong) head for the spear if you are mostly spearing small-medium sized fish.
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