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We all seen it, felt it, experienced it in one of our dive…

This is an advice to all spearo who are visiting Bali. Please listen to local people advice and never underestimate their knowledge and experience. There were few fatal accident in past, even with the most senior spearos. Here is small example of the danger around Bali.  Dive save guys..

Nusa Penida, 8.5.2014

Since my first trip to Nusa Penida, I know what people really mean when they talk about crystal clear water. As a former diver I’ve already seen clear water in the Red Sea, on the West Coast of Australia, in the Andaman Sea and even on one or two occasions in the South of Bali.    […]

Today Matteo sunset dive at Lombok

Wave is flat, current was mild just before sunset. But as soon as the current started to get stronger the action started, two visitor arrived GT and Dogtooth Tuna. Spearfishing GT Spearfishing Dogtooth Tuna  

Friendly Dugong welcome Matteo in bukit

Friendly Dugong greeted Matteo while he was spearfishing in Bukit area Bali Indonesia.  With its long lifespan of 70 years or more, and slow rate of reproduction, the dugong is especially vulnerable to extinction. Dugong are stil hunted and the meat are sold for a very cheap price in the local market in Bali. Follow This    […]

Fish with many names

I am a bit worried and disgusted by the popularity of the usage of Escalor aka Butterfish, Oilfish, white tuna , Ikan Setan and many other names. Why the local fisherman call it “Ikan Setan” is because of the Keriorrhoea affect it has on the person who consumes the fish.Escolar’s diet contains food high in    […]

The Month of the Giant Barramundi in Bali

From December till June the estuaries are flooded due to heavy rain. All the female Barramundi are out to spawn. Guess who has been busy setting new record of Bali. Ofcourse, Kretek lungs or eenk aka fish-finder landed 4 giants barramundi. Range from 15-20kg. Enjoy the pictures.. 20 kg Sexy Barramundi last weekend 2 weeks    […]

Spearfishing Trip in the wilderness of East Java Jungle

Nothing is better then ending the year 2013 with good friends and the surroundings of an untouched wilderness East Java. We were planning to go to an island located on the southern part of Java but was force to take refuged in the protected bay due to big swell, strong wind and current of Indian    […]

Spearfishing at the last refuge of the Java Tiger Day 3

We decided to explore a different bay; one of the spot is called “Shark Island” in Javanese. We all wereexcited about this new place and hoped to see some good healthy reef.  We started trolling and changed our lure to a Rapala; we hoped to have better luck than the first day. Thenatural landscape was gorgeous, formed by a lot of different rock shapes, seamounts, and small little islands. We could also see how dense and untouched some parts of the forest were.  The water was rough and the current    […]