reading through the DPI fishing regs....
can't find out if it's legal or not to spearfish around piers?
I've seen a view YouTube vids with some people spearing with both guns and slings under piers and a couple of people commenting on how it is illegal in VIC to have a spear gun or hawaiian sling with-in 30m of any Jetty/Pier.
True or False?ossk wrote:
As someone else mentioned in this thread, carrying a knife is essential for spear fishing, but its illegal to actually carry said knife on shore. A fisheries officer wouldn't necessarily pull you up on it but a police officer might.
On the topic of police officers and diving knives;
make sure the knife is not concealed at all. As long as the knife is kept in the boot of your car, strapped to your leg clearly visible and you travel straight from the car to the water you're fine.