Spearfishing

Important Spearfishing Tips

To thirds of the earth is covered in water. To experience freediving and spearfishing is a challenge like no other. To become one with the ocean and enjoy what it offers is a fantastic experience. But with any extreme sport there are always guidelines that should be followed.

 

• Never freedive or spearfish alone
• Before diving make a complete dive plan with your dive buddy and estimate sea conditions
• Always be correctly weighted
• Never freedive or spearfish without adequate rigging, float lines or flags
• Never hyperventilate
• Never dive when tired or cold
• Always be well hydrated and have eaten food.
• Know yourself and your limits
• Never freedive or spearfish after a scuba dive
• Don’t carry fish on your body
• If possible always dive with a buddy 
• Only dive in conditions where you feel comfortable and can be self reliant
• Always rinse your gear and look for wear and tear
• Check local conservation rules
• Do not consume alcohol before freediving or spearfishing
• Don’t dive when suffering from a cold
• Always seek local knowledge when diving somewhere new
• Never load a speargun out of the water
• Never point a speargun at any one

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