Mozambican World Records
African Blue Water
Mozambique Spearfishing Madness
By Emiliano Finocchi
White Blotched Grouper
The Story:
Rob Allen and Jeremy Williams came down from Durban to film with us the African Spearfishing Diaries Vol3, and luckily we had 5 amazing days.
On our second day we first went to test Jeremias Reef to see if there was clean enough waters to film. It resulted in a good decision. Extreme visibility and good fish. But the visibility is not always an asset; fish manage to see better and keep a constant distance. Therefore we had to dive a little deeper, around 30m for a decent “agachon”.
Berret, the cameraman, was filming Jeremy while I had spotted a black shadow from the surface. I decided not to wait for Barret and head myself to the bottom. In the meanwhile the shadow disappeared, and I thought I had lost it; so I decided to lay down and wait for it to come back.
07 January 2010
Diver: Benjamin Iglesias Vaquero
After a few seconds laying at more than 30m there she is, an amazing White-Blotched Grouper. She didn’t let me get near her, so I’ve waited as I could, stretched my right arm, aimed at her, peddle a couple of times fast and shot. Perfect landing, dead instantly. I came from the bottom with her in my hand.
On the boat, everyone was amazed on the size, no one had never saw a White-Blotched of such dimension. A possible world record.
At the end of the day we went to our default weighting place: SABOR A MAR. The only place in town where we know they have certified scales. The Grouper weighed 12,52 Kg.
Scientific Name: Epinephelus multinotatus
Weight: 12.52 kg, 27.6 lbs
Location: Jeremias Reef, Mozambique
Link: Grouper, White Blotched
Emiliano Finocchi © 2010