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03-02-2015, 02:35 PM | #1 |
Alejandro
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indo-pacific trip may 23-30
I will be traveling to Singapore during may and will have the week of May 23-30 free to travel anywhere around the area to spearfish. (Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines etc). I can grab a flight to anyone of these places during that week. I have inquired with Indonesia spearfishing charters and I would love to go with them and maybe even do a liveaboard but I need a buddy to find prices that meet the budget. If anyone in any of these countries will like to meet up, or has some advice to offer I would appreciate it. I am open to anything from day trips to liveaboards to any local that I can dive with me.
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03-02-2015, 07:22 PM | #2 |
Pacific Spearo
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
Look up current regulations about bringing spearguns into country. Couple years back the only thing you could do is transient through. They have strict regs there
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03-02-2015, 07:25 PM | #3 |
Alejandro
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
Thanks yeah, I have been advised to not bring spearguns into Singapore, so I wont. Ill be bringing all the rest of my gear minus the guns and plan to rent a gun or purchase one.
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03-03-2015, 02:54 AM | #4 |
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
I went through Singapore 2 years ago with spear gun made arrangement with airlines to leave spear gun at airport with airlines and picked it up on way out of county. They gave me a tag and put spear gun in luggage storage showed customs tag when I went to leave they let me go in and retrieve gun then headed to check in counter. The customs people where actually quite helpful.
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03-03-2015, 08:15 AM | #5 | ||
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
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03-05-2015, 05:26 AM | #6 |
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
I made no prior arrangements but expected trouble having been warned about Singapore. I approached the customs with the spear gun and asked if I could leave it with them at the airport knowing I could not bring it into to the country because I did not have the proper paper work. They advised me to leave it with the airline I was going to exiting the country with. I had no exit ticket to another country just the round trip back to U.S. So I went to the lost luggage counter of the airline I thought I would be using to go to Indonesia on and they took it and gave me the tag to show when I came to retrieve it. I only stayed 4 days in Singapore and it took less than half an hour at the airport.
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03-05-2015, 11:21 AM | #7 |
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
I ran into Cameron K the other day in the Supermarket and he said that Indonesia had just changed regs to forbid bringing Spearguns into the country.
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03-05-2015, 12:20 PM | #8 |
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03-05-2015, 11:50 PM | #9 |
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
Get in touch with Dre. 081 23811414 once you are in country. Balispearfishing.com Tell him Big Kleng sent you.
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03-05-2015, 11:58 PM | #10 |
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
Thanks, i already got in contact with them. They will be able to rent me the guns. I told them you reccomended me. Thanks a lot for the advice Jon
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03-05-2015, 11:59 PM | #11 |
Alejandro
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
Let me know if you have any 165 midhandles for when i come back. Im ready for one
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03-06-2015, 12:28 AM | #12 | |
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
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Is spearfishing still legal there? |
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03-06-2015, 06:09 AM | #13 |
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
Only bringing a speargun is banned.
You may still spear there, buying or renting a gun locally. That's what I was told by the local guide. But it would be helpful to see the regulation papers... Long Live Andre! |
03-06-2015, 08:09 AM | #14 |
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03-06-2015, 07:27 PM | #15 |
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Re: indo-pacific trip may 23-30
The Indonesian customs will take your spearguns on arrival and hold them and when you leave the country they will give them back.
Its still legal to spearfish in Indonesia. |
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