Sonny Tanabe book signing @ Barnes & Noble Kahala Mall this Saturday (2/18) from 1pm-2pm. Meet and have your personal book copy signed by legendary spearfisherman and waterman Sonny Tanabe.

Who: Author Sonny Tanabe “The Evolution of Freediving & History of Spearfishing in Hawaii
What: Book Signing
When: Saturday, Feb. 18 @ 1pm-2pm
Where: Barnes & Noble (KAHALA MALL)
Website: www.evolutionoffreediving.com or www.fluidmediahawaii.com

Come spearfish the Blue Water and reefs of southern Baja and learn from Dennis’s vast experience

His credentials speak for themselves!
4 time mens US national champion
2 time pacific coast champion
2 time IBSRC world cup champion
Member USA mens team world championships Chile 2004
Creator of World Cup Invitational

$950 usd + tax per diver – non divers welcome!!

Clinic Includes:
5 nights accommodations in AC casitas
4 full days on pangas with Dennis and Palapas Ventana guides
Fishing license
3 meals a day
Evening chalk talks with Dennis on safety, freediving, hunting, locating fish, using the right gear, and more
In the water coaching and evaluation of your technique
T shirt
Rental equipment available

Dennis says:
“Two of the things a diver needs to be successful at Bluewater hunting are:
1) Experience and 2) Persistence
I cannot supply the persistence, but I can lend the experience I have gained
diving all over the world in pursuit of fish and fun. Having organized and
run the world cup for the last 6 yrs, I have gained a tremendous amount of
info on how, when and where to find pelagic fish. I hope to share this with
other like minded divers, and help them gain experience at a faster rate
than normal. I truly love the ocean, and being a part of it, spearfishing is
really just the icing on the cake for me”

Reserve your spot – email tim@palapasventana.com

Who: Fishers Forum Hawaii

What: Discussing options for managing the Hawaiian green sea turtle.

When: June 16, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm

Where:  Elks Club

2933 Kalakaua Ave.

Validated Parking On Site

Enjoy refreshments, informational booths, family activities and prizes from POP Fishing and Marine, Nico’s at Pier 38, Hawaii Fishing News and Others.

(Click here for event flyer)

Fantasy Spearfishing is for the Largest Fish (Team) in both the Speargun and 3-prong Division of the 2011 Gene Higa Memorial Spearfishing Tournament which will be held on May 21, 2011. Pick the team you think will win the largest fish category. Then, guess the total weight of their winning catch. That’s it! If your team wins and you are the closest to the total winning weight without going over, you win.

Click to play!

On April 23, The Hawaii Skin Diver Magazine that was chosen for Best of Show, Design, was cited for its “outstanding design throughout” by judges who had reviewed numerous editions of the magazine and said it was “beautifully done, to every last detail.” HSD also captured Pele Awards for Publication Design –Series & Accepting Advertising and Magazine Self-Promotion (Element 8 – “Inbox”)

For complete list of winners go here

Saturday, May 21, 2011
Puuiki Pavilion, Waialua, Oahu.
$50 per person (2-man teams)
Limited to first 60 Two-man Teams.
Application Deadline: May 3, 2011

NAME: Andrea Kawabata
LOCATION: South Point, Hawaii
DATE: 03.29.11
WEIGHT: 5.8
SPECIES: Kawale’a (Heller’s Barracuda)
WEAPON: 135 cm Aimrite
FROM:  Shore
STORY: I saw a school of kawalea hovering above the bottom. I made a drop and lined up for one since i know that shooting into the school doesn’t always work. With the fish on, I made for the surface and brought the fish up.

Join the Fight to Stop the Marine Life Protection Act!

Many of the best fishing spots along California’s coast are now closed to recreational fishing under the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA).KeepAmericaFishing™ and the Partnership for Sustainable Oceans (PSO) and the OC Spearos need your help to fund litigation that will reverse the decisions that created these closures – decisions that were based on a flawed and biased process. Our legal team has already made significant progress, but we need your help to ensure that the decisions to create a vast network of no fishing zones in California’s public waters are overturned.

The OC Spearos, Orange County’s spearfishing and freedive club, will be hosting the Laguna Legacy 2 tournament on May 21, 2011 at 8am.The tournament will serve as a fundraiser for the Partners for Sustainable Oceans, United Anglers, and Watermen’s Alliance who have sought litigation against the MLPA’s, which seek to close down California’s most valuable fishing grounds. Please show your support by attending, rallying around the cause and help bring awareness to the injustices we are facing as Californian fishermen of all types. Food will be available with donation and a raffle will be held to help raise funds for the litigation. This is going to be a hard battle, but with the support of California’s fishing community we can help fight to keep our precious fishing grounds open for generations to come. For more information about the tournament visit www.ocspearos.org.

OC Spearos is a spearfishing and freediving club, which educates the public on the ecologically friendly sport of spearfishing. We are committed to preserving the marine environment through public outreach and club events. We are dedicated to being law abiding and respectful citizens at all times, and to obeying all Fish and Game laws. We promote the sport of spearfishing and freediving by encouraging club participation.

Club members are also encouraged to mentor others who are new to the sport. We invite members to help one another to become more proficient and skilled in the sport. Club membership builds long lasting friendships and unforgettable memories. We keep it legal – “We eat what we take and take what we eat”. We continually push each other to dive deeper, set and achieve personal goals, and befriend young members of the spearfishing community.

Above all we are here to have fun through education and activities so that we can continue to enjoy the beauty and offerings of the ocean.

NAME: Arnel Data
FISH: Flounder
WEIGHT: 3.9
LOCATION: West Oahu
DATE: 2.23.11
FROM: Shore
WEAPON: Aimrite 100