Hi Alexander - this is pretty common for where I spearfish - the range seems to be about 5m to 8m and maybe up to 12m on the deeper parts but most of the fish are inthe shallows.
I find that hanging onto kelp helps. I find a spot that would be good for aspetto and look for a frond of kelp in the right place and then dive for that. I hold it and although I am bouyant I do not drift up (ankle weights help but recently I have found that the legs will sink slowly if you are completely relaxed). So from this position I can stay in aspetto and when I come up I just release the kelp and depending on depth (maybe 2m to 5m to 8m) I float up at a different rate.
Like I say the fishing really ranges here from maybe 1m in the shallows to 8m. So in a 2 hour dive you need to weight for many different depths. One guy I go with (Fabio) uses a 'schenelino' (sp?) or lead backplate. He finds that most of the fish for him are in the 1m to 5m range with alot of aspetto at 2m. For this kind of shallow hunting the weight is off the hips and more balanced on the back. I keep meaning to make one but have found my kelp method to work well.
I would feel uncomfortable sinking like a stone when the diving came to 8m or so. He seems to cope but has been diving like this for 15 years or so - I am a beginner so take it more carefully.
Hope that helps - Ed
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