Hello All.
Just gone through the SOUTHERN FREEDIVERS SPEARFISHING COMPETITION RULES – CLUB SERIES
http://southernfreedivers.org.au/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4045 Which I believe will also be the rules that are going to be governing the state titles.
Document does not state any rule for any scouting or shooting fish the day before a comp.
As for diving the Saturday, those who do dive it, it will be at their own risk as the comp committee has already indicated the adverse weather conditions. There is nothing official preventing anyone from doing this. You do it at your own risk against safety warnings from the comp committee.
As for insinuating cheating and ethical issues, thats open for personal opinion and should be done in a closed forum ie. Private Message
Which leads me to request that if ANYONE has any concerns, do it via PM and not in an open forum.
I personally don't want this to detract from a Great Weekend Cape Conran will be.
Good luck and safe diving to all competitors!!!
Peace.
Nigz