freediving spearfishing

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Anon07/25/24, 22:56No.2758167

I posted a thread about this about a month ago and people seemed to think paying for a course "to learn how to hold your breath" was a great joke. I think a course is a good idea because: -I was able to dive to 100 feet on day 2; on my own it would probably have taken me months to get that deep, if ever -They teach you about all the different disciplines and techniques; it's an older and more organized sport than you'd think -if you have a cert then you can go to many beautiful places around the world and dive no questions asked -having experienced people train you in breath holding is very valuable, although I suppose you could learn the same techniques on youtube I don't think it matters what course you do because most places will accept equivalent certs from other schools.Your instructor should provide all gear for the course; that way you can get an idea of what you want to buy for yourself. If you do want to buy gear, splurge on a nice quality low-volume mask and a snorkel with a purge valve. You can wear any old wetsuit while you're a newbie. >7mm open cell wetsuit I use a 5mm open cell suit to dive in Colorado where water temps are around 50-55 degrees. My hands and face get very cold, but otherwise my body is warm and I am comfortable.

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Anon07/26/24, 00:30No.2758195

The ocean scares the shit out of me so I can't participate in any of this stuff. My parents showed me all the Jaws movies when I was single-digits years old so yeah nah.Pickerel, POV diver swallowed whole in Jaws 3 traumatized me

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Anon07/26/24, 16:21No.2758371

I asked in the equipment thread but this place seems appropriate too, since you people swimI want to get one of these underwater masks with an air tank, but I was just wondering what your guys's experiences are with it? how long do you usually last underwater on what volume tank? I see aliexpress (lol) is also selling smaller scuba kits, just a 2L tank and face mask connected to it, what about those?everything swimming/water equipment related is a clusterfuck of everyone shilling different things and there is zero sense to be made. I just want to dive closer to the bottom of the sea and see stuff.

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Anon07/26/24, 18:19No.2758392

shortstory,,, ,done.

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Anon07/29/24, 04:21No.2759304

Just came face to face with a 14 foot Mako....it charged me head on and I missed my shot with the speary.Drew my knife and stabbed it to death. Took a chunk out of my shoulder. Getting surgery now.

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Anon07/29/24, 11:37No.2759380

How the fuck do people die from rip currents? Literally don't do anything to not die. Chances are if you are so unfit that you get exhausted easily, you are also fat enough to float without effort.

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Anon07/30/24, 19:22No.2759832

any specific recommendations for masks or snorkels? or just ''one that fits well''

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Anon08/01/24, 19:48No.2760438

Does learning free diving help make you better scuba diver overall? I'm considering ditching scuba becuase it's a such a pita to haul gear.

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Anon08/03/24, 05:49No.2760903

>the water

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Anon08/06/24, 18:13No.2761951

>>>/wsg/5642557 Has it happened to you?

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Anon08/07/24, 05:29No.2762188

Not gonna read every post because I'm a lazy fuck. But I'm pretty keen on freediving and often give it a go, as I live by the sea and swim almost every day in it. I'm looking for some basic tips and methods in increasing the time of holding my breath. I can easily do 20-30 seconds these days and have also managed to dive down to around 15 meters. But I find the deeper I go the less time I'm able to hold my breath. It's a lot easier when I'm diving in a lesser depth. Is this due to pressure, also?

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Anon08/07/24, 09:37No.2762220

Bros my ears hurt real bad when I dive more than 5m. What do I do to mitigate?

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Anon08/07/24, 20:57No.2762367

What kind of fins have you guys tried? Plastic, fiberglass, carbon fiber? Angled or flat? I am wondering how significant the performance difference is between plastic and the other two. I have fairly rocky beaches near me, and I really don't want to damage or break expensive fins. I am not doing competitions or anything like that, where I need the maximum output.

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Anon08/07/24, 22:25No.2762393

I knew some beach bum in Hawaii that spear fished with an elastic band, no scuba or anything. Snorkel and just holding his breath, got food this way.

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Anon08/09/24, 19:31No.2763012

Do you guys carry anything for safety if separated when coast diving? As in, if you get swept away by an unexpected current. Do you always tie yourself to a buoy? Carry a beacon or anything?

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Anon08/15/24, 18:36No.2764694

I decided I should get a certification, and recently had a first session with a freediving instructor, covering theory/safety. I didn't learn almost a single thing that I hadn't already known, but I guess that was to be expected. I felt bad for the people in my class that didn't already know how to Frenzel equalize, because the technique explanations given didn't seem useful.The one thing that stuck out to me was that, while the lungs obviously compress while diving, the mouth apparently doesn't compress, or perhaps not nearly as much. I've never paid attention to that before. What is the explanation for that? I've tried to look up information about it a few times, but haven't found anything addressing it.

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Anon09/01/24, 14:58No.2770491

is a 3mm wetsuit good enough to extend my season freediving in east coast rivers? I've never owned one but I can stand decently cold temps and want to stay in longer and later in the fall (~50-55 being minimum temp for me to stay in longer than a dip, with difficulty)

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Anon09/11/24, 03:23No.2774026

bubble,,,

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Anon09/12/24, 00:04No.2774393

Anyone here have a blackout before? Or see someone have one? I wonder how common they are outside of depth competitions.

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Anon09/20/24, 05:12No.2777024

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Anon09/25/24, 12:43No.2778419

I've been diving in the Mediterranean the last couple of days as a complete beginner, and I always wind up with tiny cuts or bruises from the slightest contact with surfaces. Do I need to git gud, or should I invest in webbed gloves that double as minor protection?

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Anon10/07/24, 02:24No.2780901

tattoed,,,in theknee., ,,watchout for those urchins., ,,,thicksuit helps,,,helps.

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Anon10/07/24, 20:22No.2781040

bediediving,,,solo,,north of LahinaMaui, ,,,innereefull of redfishs,,socool!,sunset BLUE!, ,,why the wall going sofast?,notice im in the outflow channel topensea?!SHEET!, ,,,just holding,,notadvancing?, ,,have to adjust pitch on blades manualy to go fasterush!,finger gets cliped by blades,,,,now bleedingin Shark feed zone!, ,,,justiny bit advancing with batteries already low,,sssslowly make it back into innereef!, ,,,,,WEW!,thanks Jesus.

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Anon10/13/24, 02:04No.2782216

Sounds interesting. Go for it!

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Anon10/24/24, 18:50No.2784780

100yardsnakecrawl from chair,,,1 footat atime., ,,single pocket for both legs madeit easy to get suited., used topunder arms crossing HOT sand., ,,,lift hipush,,shuffle topand toss mask ahead,,,very amusing to beachys., ,,,geto watersedge,,STRUGGLE getting into top, had attached hoodand extra long skirt so sitting wason double thick., ,,,turtle into murky water,,,floatall day, if i hauledout kids would Mob me, moms" ohh he's so good with kids.", ,,,,mostdays would see less then 3 fish,,,,butheres always the chance to beaton shark/squid/stingray/crab...... ,,suit fullofsand,,goodtimes.

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Anon10/24/24, 20:04No.2784785

I gave it a try in Australia spear fishing is way to hard for me I can't hold my breath that long now if I was allowed use a scuba tank another story

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Anon10/25/24, 08:21No.2784870

What're the best diving/snorkeling mask or even swimming goggles? Is pic related a meme or practical in any way?

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Anon11/04/24, 17:06No.2786529

how long can you hold your breath?

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Anon11/04/24, 23:07No.2786597

does anyone here hunts European Seabass?

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Anon11/08/24, 04:43No.2786996

Looking for dive buddies! Bay Area CA

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Anon11/14/24, 17:45No.2787931

do you guys eat the fish you spear?

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Anon12/08/24, 20:41No.2792973

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Anon12/21/24, 03:14No.2795476

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Anon01/02/25, 04:16No.2797840

dreamdives,,,still yummyearslater., ,,i havent even Seen the ocean ina decade,buthe memory of my littlefriendstill warms my heart., ,or those flash incounters with,,,,? ,,,onalong sandy reef edge,,,sunseting,,see Fast moving shiney shape 12 feets long (thats 4 yards foryou euros),,swoopingin andout contours,,FAST!, ,,,trippppy shapeshifting,,long/FAT/flat,,cant figure itout so just defaulto chiiiiicken!, back into slot in rocks,,'thankyou no urchins!, ,,,???willbe onme ina second? WHATISIT!? keeps morphing like a chinese droneshow~ ,,,,,brace asit pass's, ,14 teen baracuda,,in tightattack formation?,or was that Coward formation as they passed me?,wayfast shifty,,,,,someone was abouto get anassriping!

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Anon01/22/25, 20:38No.2801721

>first time putting on an open-cell wetsuit >harrowing experienceWhat do you guys use for wetsuit lube?I just got pic related, hoping to get some crayfish (rock lobster) this weekend

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Anon02/01/25, 18:09No.2803715

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Anon02/15/25, 03:46No.2806361

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Anon02/15/25, 14:48No.2806412

>go in ocean >dieyou are insane and stupid if you spend time in a body of water full of man eating sharks simple as

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Anon02/27/25, 22:37No.2808960

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Anon03/12/25, 15:30No.2810748

I only had time to get started with freediving at the end of last year, and then it got too cold to go. I'm really excited to get back into it soon. Spearfishing sounds awesome.

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Anon04/03/25, 05:56No.2814016

I gave up on freediving, feeling too old now at 37 to do it. I still fish here (Hawaii) but I prefer to do it from my jet ski. havent been underwater in like a year. Kept getting sick from all the shit runoff here in Oahu waters.

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Anon04/04/25, 14:01No.2814267

Where should I be getting gear at? I had a 6ft brass pole that broke into 2 sections that I really liked but my brother borrowed and one of his friends lost it in the lake. I go on Amazon and it's all fiberglass Chinese shit now. The brass pole was much sturdier for things like catfish and poking it into the mud/rocks.

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Anon05/16/25, 05:08No.2819294

Posting here because I didn't see a Scuba thread. Just got my PADI open water cert and it was a blast. Live in florida so I'm looking forward to diving some of the springs/caverns and then later some wrecks once I get my advanced.Going to do my first post-cert dive at rainbow river next weekend. Can't wait. Don't really need it for this dive since I'm using rentals but picked up a Cressi Leonardo computer.Question: My last certification dive I was underweighted and it sucked. Couldn't stay on the bottom. My next dive is a rive drift dive and only has a max depth of 20ft. Don't want to wreck my dive by being underweighted again so i'm thinking I'm going to err towards more weight vs less. Is this generally an okay idea?

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Anon06/11/25, 00:38No.2824015

Got to do the first "diving" of the year recently. Just in a river swimming hole with some friends, ~30 feet, but I'm glad the coldest part of the year is over with.You should write and publish a short story collection. I'll be your first customer.This is hurting my brain to try and figure out.

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Anon07/12/25, 01:14No.2828737

The mare is alert

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Anon07/23/25, 19:37No.2830855

Has anyone spearfished in Michigan? The license is free for both residents and nonresidents.

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Anon09/06/25, 21:49No.2839350

>you can spend $$$$! on a watch Since I don't do scuba, I'd love a basic model that could just do depth and basic watch/clock functions. But even the simplest things I can find still cost quite a bit.

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Anon09/25/25, 02:30No.2841999

Damn, good for you. Would be hard to have a bad day diving with legs like those on display.

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Anon10/02/25, 23:48No.2843116

May you please speak normal english? Seaweed impression?

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Anon10/03/25, 01:20No.2843129

>seaweed >crab >turtle >jellyfish impressive range

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Anon10/17/25, 01:30No.2845267

>Woodywoodpecker Lynchpilled

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Anon11/02/25, 12:26No.2847521

Why is there no scuba thread? I've been obsessed with scuba, specially tech diving for the past few months. I've saved up enough to start and I was wondering if it was worth it to do my OW cert with GUE instead of PADI or SSI

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Anon11/13/25, 20:50No.2849100

Nearly drowned myself the other day with hypoxia while solo spear fishing. Might be spooked for good

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Anon11/14/25, 02:53No.2849145

I do all my spearfishing at the local bar

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Anon11/17/25, 21:10No.2849843

Curious about PB depths for folks in this thread? Mine is 29m

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Anon01/08/26, 21:44No.2856872

Anybody been to Dahab? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nojwX5ZL0qE

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Anon01/10/26, 21:30No.2857141

I did a touch and go to 70 feet today, I need to get my bottom time up.

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Anon04/09/26, 13:33No.2865742

Does anyone else feel slightly high/euphoric whilst diving? I always feel tempted to donate some protein to the proximate fish, if you catch my drift.

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Anon06/22/26, 02:03No.2872572

Where are some good places in the world to get into spearfishing? Without the need for guides or long boat rides. Buddy and I tried it once and discovered we need serious practice.

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Anon06/22/26, 22:33No.2872654

Anyone got insider info on kraken abductions. >it’s just a natural accident >no we won’t release the footage or explain why expert divers would blatantly ignore safety protocols and go into an unmarked cave system well below dive limits on a single tank.

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Anon07/05/26, 17:08No.2873860

Hello, is this sane? I'm thinking of making a DIY hookah diving rig with a chink bike pump from the Temu.

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Anon07/06/26, 12:46No.2873936

im gonna get some sweet diving footage and upload it here, stay tuned people

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Anon07/22/26, 16:55No.2875419

Been getting my scuba cert so I have a mask and snorkel now, don't have lighter fins but some friends and I are heading to Rangeley Lake in a few weeks. Is it worth freediving the lake there? Never really done it before

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Anon08/28/26, 06:22No.2878803

Spearo in the 50th state here, if any of you all have questions, i would happily answer them. My pb static time is 4:05 and my best depth is around 75ft but obviously only about 10 sec on the bottom. I have a ton to learn, and im far from being even "good" for hawaii, but i learn more every dive. And no, no one spears on scuba out here, unless you want to be clowned on or get the dogshit beaten out of you by the locals

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