spear fishing?

[THE DARKHORSE]

Originally Posted by bluesquids

First thing you should focus on is a proper freedive suit. They are completely different than a surf or scuba suit. You feel like you are wearing nothing and you are more warm and comfortable than you could imagine.
You need to be very comfortable so you can keep your heart rate down(breath hold) and stay in the water for long periods of time. You're looking at around $300 or more for one.

You get cold very quick being completely under water and don't forget the icy thermoclines.

I've taken newbies out several times ...they'd say "Oh...I have a real good 5mm surf suit" and after one hour they are hating life shivering uncontrollably...you can't concentrate and stalk fish like that.

Don't think you're gonna be blasting wsb and yt right away unless you can swim down to 60 feet and cut them out of the kelp and the 7gills are becoming more and more of a problem in LJ. Stick to reef fish and halibut and lobster in the winter for awhile. For which a polespear or small gun is fine. If you catch the addiction, you'll soon have weapons of all sizes.

ps- don't forget that bass are now 14" and they look bigger underwater so a 15" almost looks like a monster.

As far as advice goes and considering getting into the sport---^^^^ this right here. The man knows what he's talking about.

For me, I was 100% positive that I wasn't going in the pole-spear direction. Although, that's great advice for someone who's still gauging their level of interest. At least there's a minimal investment if you change your mind. Which is a plus.

Spearfishing's fall-out ratio is probably ten times that of kayak fishing (which is fairly high itself). At least that's been my observation. Guys spend a couple thousand dollars just to realize it's not for them. All the time for that matter---which is something easily capitalized upon if you're willing to buy used gear.

Used gear, in my opinion, is the way to go if you're getting into spearfishing. Hell, it's pretty much the way to go for anything. Buy top brand gear for pennies on the dollar---what else is there to explain? If it looks new and works like new, go for it!

I also knew that I wanted a gun capable of taking down large fish (trophy Yellowtail, White Sea Bass and Halibut). With my budget I knew that I could only afford one quality gun. For me, it really made sense, to buy a gun that I could easily sell for what I originally paid. And that would really be my best advice to anyone considering the sport. Beyond, of course, diving safe. That's what I did and have no regrets.

Originally Posted by bus kid

F@CKING EPIC!

but come on did we expect anything less.


At least you can now sleep at night! I will be down in LJ hopefully in a few weeks to grace you with my presence!

I'll leave the light on for you, bus kid---shot this puppy a few days ago.


The thought of you getting dragged 95' down into the bulll-kelp (attached to this thing) would be a sight!