27/02/2006: "SPEAR FISHING NEWS ......postcard from Darwin"

Last weekend in Darwin the underwater visibility was brilliant. Rick Trippe (pictured in the twin pictures with the catch of jewies) emails:

I swam back to the boat and tethered the first Jewie. Matt just lost a snapper and I said “shoot them later, you will spook the jewies”

Paul lost a big one which snapped his cord losing the spear in him. As luck had it I found the spear an hour later, minus the Jew. Paul is still crying. Matt speared three, his best tally yet.

When the dust settled we had six Jews in the boat and up-anchored and went to the Bottle Washer. Short time later Matt swam back to the boat the 25 pound silver dream and again his best so far.

Matt swam into the ribs of the wreck again losing another. Three badly spent spears later he up- anchored and went to the Demoned with Paul diving down and hitting his head on the sand before he could see it. Visibility one foot – YUCK!

Back home matt did a fine job of filleting and cleaning the fish with his collection of knives

Next day (don’t let a neap tide pass you by) I jumped in out the front of my place.

Speared a mangrove jack and three other reef fish. Dropped my rig near a cave and swam several meters away.

Speared another fish and came back to put it on the rig and some rat bag had stolen two of the fish and put a big half crescent bite into the other two.

Dinner the last few nights, fresh jewie, olive oil, garlic, ginger, cracked pepper, dash of rock salt and just a tad under done.

SUPER YUM!!! What are the poor people eating? Jewfish!!!!

Cheers,
Rick

27/02/2006: "SPEAR FISHING NEWS ......postcard from Darwin"

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