Just as a normal or common approach. It’s when your brain starts flexing its nerves about a certain temptation or desire. Spear fishing is exactly the temptation that makes your head start to go round in circles. Basically you are a person who has a connection with the ocean, the blue water, waves & the sound of this wonderful natural gift in our lives. If you want to discover, try, or learn about it; I believe that you might have some valuable information about Spear fishing in this post. Information that will help you start this from a different view. You may be someone who is completely new to this & just seeking something to break your usual routine. However; allow me to let you know that this is an addictive one. Once you’re in you will never back off. If you are into other kinds of fishing related to the rod & reel, you will definitely experience something that should let you know about the environment that you are tapping on.
Fishing in general is a great hobby, sport or even profession. It provides you with so many details of skills that you might even never notice until you start using then in action. Spear fishing is even more complicated & interesting in addition to its attractive nature.
We all see those tourists & travelers around the globe who seek the fantastic scenery of the reefs. Scuba divers & even snorkelers enjoy being part of that & they would plan their entire year to make several dives around the world while enjoying the many advantages of traveling. You will be eager to gain more experience within Spear fishing, more in touch with this world & what it carries from ecological treasures to hypnotizing scenery.
It’s all about how you perceive this sport & how knowledgeable will you become about your impact on this echo system. Your passion about getting into the water will lead you to develop a stable behavior about the fish & animals that kept this system alive, & will still keep it for many years. I would simply say that spear fishing is not about hunting any fish that swims by or making chaos in a well preserved environment, it’s all about the ultimate climax of bonding with this echo system, to feel the ocean inside your head & body. Finally enjoying what it has to offer you & to be completely satisfied & content whatever you got as an offering from Mother Nature.
This is where the thin line exists. It’s just a thin line that separates both ethical & non ethical hunters “Spear fisher men”. That completely explains the complicated definition of Spear fishing around the world. It all revolves around its legibility or not & about its abuse or misuse.
Environmental Tip:
APNEA “Free diving” spear fishing has minor impact on the echo system. Statistics show that spear fishing consumes less than 0.3% of the overall fish population, while sport anglers consume 6%. Commercial fisheries consume 94%.
The Warning
To be completely transparent & honest with anyone who is interested in Spear fishing; I have to mention a direct & to the point warning. It should go to all who are still exploring this wonderful sport, all beginners or freshman hunters. It is quite important to understand the basic warnings & dangers of Spear fishing. Many of freshman hunters or beginners will have a quick flashback of the Movie “JAWS” but their minds will be completely misleading them if they do so.
Spear Fishing is an extreme & very dangerous sport. Performing this sport will expose you to possibilities of death or the highest risk of injury, shallow water blackouts, drowning, choking, and pressure impact on human body, tangling, poisoning, and irritations. Other accidents that may be caused during spear fishing will include speed boat collisions, provoked & non provoked shark or any other aggressive fish/animal attacks, and many other risks/causes that might lead to permanent injury or death.
Yes it’s pretty intimidating; there are many dangers out there in the ocean. It is not necessarily the “JAWS” nightmare that visits you the first or the most. There are many other risks that rather tend to be unnoticeable & may cause severe impacts. Shark attacks are the least; line tangles, Spear gun accidents, speed boat accidents, blackouts & lung rupture supersede your nightmare.
You have to indulge in your conscious the fact that safety is the sole & prime factor that you have to ensure every time you go for a hunt out there. That is even if you go hunting in 2 m deep water. You should allow the warnings & safety to sink in your mind first before performing this beautiful yet risky act.
The safety is not only about you as an individual; it’s about team work as well. Most of us might be fully aware that when we go into the water we should go in teams, not individuals. Each team member must have and stick to his/her own task list & plan. Safety should be a mandatory item stamped on every hunters head. Some of us take massive risks; they know what their capabilities are however; risks are never recommended even if you are the world champion in free diving or world record spear fisher.
You need to be ready physically, mentally & financially as well. Safety is not cheap I assure you; however it’s mandatory. You should not go risk your life before setting all your safety measures neatly.
To be physically prepared; you need to simply understand about your physical status. Where do you stand & what are your strengths & weaknesses? You can always jump to Preparing yourself first of this blog to go through all preliminary preparations & simple training techniques for common spear fishing. This part will be continuously updated so you might need to visit it every now & then for any updates.
Mentally is a whole different dimension. It includes several transcending techniques that will help you gradually improve your performance even if you are the crappiest diver on Earth. Touching base with your mental side is very important in any day to day activity that you perform, not only for Spear fishing. Transcending helps you broaden your mind & get in touch with your core energies, capabilities & improve your senses. By proper transcending & mental training you will be able to improve your physical performance by far from what you are right now. Not many of us give much time for this important medium & not many of us will accordingly excel or enjoy Spear fishing as it should be. Again, you can always jump to Preparing yourself first to read different techniques of the regular preparations for spear fishing.
Now we will stumble upon the scary part; yes scary but is a necessity. We may all agree that buying a cheap line will break faster & easier than the expensive one. It is safety, and when it comes to safety there are no compromises. You will learn how to buy your best fit gear, best specialized products that will ensure your comfort & safety when you are in the water. Finally, as you gain more confidence & experience you will be able to define easily your needs from diverse & numerous products. You will be sharing many discussions or forums on the internet about your addiction; just try to reach a satisfactory level of acceptance when buying your gear and setting the priorities which will be best for your performance, safety & pocket. This part will be featured here My Spearfishing gear guide
As more posts are being created on this blog at “Getting Started” I would recommend that you start researching & reading some valuable books or papers about this great sport. You can actually start with the history & go on up to date with all the modern developments that happened to Spear fishing. Here are some interesting links that you can visit & make use of.
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