So California Glacd/pcc Dive Competions

[Bañados]

Rene Rojas as the competitive chairman representing the Greater Los Angeles
Council of Diving
has sent me this important information for the upcoming Spearfishing
Competitions.

Rene Rojas Wrote:

> Dear competitors:
>
> I have the pleasure of inviting you to participate in the 2004 Competitive
> Season for GLACD.
> I mentioned to some of you earlier that I was thinking seriously of trying
> to make our competitive system from an individual system into a buddy team
> one in which two divers dive together with the main feature of having no
> more than one diver UW at a time to improve the safety of the divers.
> There
> has been long discussions on the pro and the cons of the system but so far
> nobody has come up with a working solution. For now we may want to just
> dive as a buddy team in a volunteer way still counting the individual
> points.
> In the past there has been talks of reducing the number of dives from 4 to
> just 3. For different reasons we will have just 3 dives scheduled this
> season. If there is consensus that we should have the 4th dive it will be
> easy to just schedule one more dive.
>
> Dive schedule:
>
> Date Event
> Site
>
> Sept. 19 GLACD first dive Point Dume
> *Sept. 25 Charlie Sturgill Pole Spear Meet Palos verdes area
> *Oct. 9 Pacific Coast Championship Cambria
> Oct. 16 GLACD second dive Reef Point
> Nov 20 GLACD third dive Leo Carrillo
>
> Total number of fish allowed is 15, one fish per especie. Minim, size for
> Calico Bass is 14 in. and 18 in for sheephead. every thing else is 12 in,
> unless especified diff. by F&G regulations.
> The meets are kayak/paddle board based, start at 8:30 am with half an hour
> travel time. Diving start at 9;00 am and ends at 2:00 pm with another 1/2
> an hour traveling time. Competitors shoulb be In front of the stagging
> area
> at 2:30 pm.
> Entry fee is $10.00 per meet.
> The Nationals next year are going to take place inland. The place is Table
> Rock Lake, Missouri.
> The World Championship is taking place this year in Iquique, Chile. The
> Team is already preparing to spent four weeks scouting and training in
> Iquique, to be ready for the event. Nov 10 to 14.
>
> Dive well, dive safe.
>
> Rene L. Rojas
> Competitive Chairman
>
> * This are not GLACD dives but we strongly recommend participation.


Erik Bañados
Huntington Beach, California
fathomier@socal.rr.com

[Erik Sun]

sweeeeeeet.

p.s. how do you become a fathomier? just curious.

EZE

[tommy7]

Please don't!

Tommy7

[PV_Spearo]

Y not Tommy boy???

U dont like our kind?

Hehe

[tommy7]

"please don't" had to do with the competition not the group. I for one dislike the whole 3 fish per species type competitions, especially when it is in my backyard. I enjoy seeing a bunch of reef type fish when I'm out searching for WSB and I wouldn't be upset if you want to take a 25# sheepshead, that I see from time to time, ( if you want it for yourself for food ).
15 fish per diver is a heck of alot of fish.......why??? so you can win a pair of booties
Hey I have an idea, why not have it in P.V. ? Just kidding, I wouldn't wish it on anyones local reef.
Tommy

[PV_Spearo]

"Total number of fish allowed is 15, one fish per species"

[tommy7]

how many projected divers?

how much "culling" and upgrading goes on?

whats the number of divers who have succomed to swb while competing?

these are all reasons that alot of spearfishers oppose these kind of "perch for points" competitions.

why not 1 fish per diver that is eaten at the fish fry afterwards?

Pv_ Spearo, my attitude is not personal toward you or your club, but it does bother me that this comp is being held in my backyard for fish that you and your club will probably not even eat (i know you donate them to some shelter ;( but that is not the same as taking them for food for yourself and family.
Tommy7

[Headlands]

tommy can i have permission to dive in your backyard? =D

[tommy7]

Headlands,
as long as you eat what you take and don't take more than you need do we have a deal?

[PV_Spearo]

Hey tommy,

I invite you to come dive with us this sunday at point Dume.

I'm sure you will be surprised at what a great group of guys we dive with and how much comraderie is shared between the divers.

We have a great time challenging ourselves and sharpening up on our hunting skills while diving the eliminations.

These competitions make you a 10 times better diver, because of the demands they put on you. We always dive with a partner and there has never been a swb in a GLACD elimination dive.

Ever since I started diving competitions, I have become a completely better diver. I have meet so many fun guys to dive with and have learned so much from them.

Competition Diving is not about shooting more fish than another diver, Its about challenging youreslf and making yourself a better diver. The limits are set up so we dont do a significant damage to the reef, and the
1 fish per species make a real challenge for a 15 fish meet.

Any one who wants to come is welcome to check out what competition is really about. We will be at Point dume this Sunday at 8 AM.

Hope to see you guys there,

Brandon

[tommy7]

Brandon,
Thank you but no.
Dive Safe, Tommy