05-10-2005, 11:51 AM
There are thousands of spots along the victorian coastline where you can dive for abalone, anywhere where there is a rocky coastline there will be abalone, it just depends how far you want to travel. I am not prepared to give you my personal favorite spots, hopefully you'll understand. Any of the ocean beaches (outside Port Philip Bay) are prone to heavy seas, so don't get the idea you can dive whenever you want, but if you pick your day wisely you should be able to dive in safety at the two spots you mentioned, or pretty much any other spot. The further you travel (eg/ Lorne area), the bigger and more abundant the abs will be, but with the new regulations that's probably not so much of an issue any more, you should be able to pick up five pretty much anywhere.
As for the $30 speargun - personally I would steer clear of it. That is an extremely cheap price, for a good reason I think. Have you done much snorkelling before? If not I would concentrate on practising your diving, breath hold before investing in a gun. It is tempting to jump straight in and buy all the gear, but you'll be much better prepared to spear fish if all your snorkelling skills are up to scratch first.
As for the $30 speargun - personally I would steer clear of it. That is an extremely cheap price, for a good reason I think. Have you done much snorkelling before? If not I would concentrate on practising your diving, breath hold before investing in a gun. It is tempting to jump straight in and buy all the gear, but you'll be much better prepared to spear fish if all your snorkelling skills are up to scratch first.