Thread: How to go straight down...without looking down?
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Old June 1st, 2006
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Re: How to go straight down...without looking down?
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Originally Posted by Bill McIntyre
Jim,

I'm not sure whether your goal is pure freediving or eventually getting into spearfishing. Just in case its the latter, I'd like to offer a bit of heresy.

In Southern California spearfishing for white sea bass in a kelp bed I'm typically only diving to a neutral depth of 20 feet, and I see a lot of fish by looking ahead of me on the way down. In fact, I usually don't even try to go straight down, but angle a bit forward to make it easier to get my head back enough to see. If I were not looking where I was going, I'd spook a lot of fish that I never saw.
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My goal is initially to enjoy the ocean while developing better and better skills. Eventually I may get into fishing (I do like to eat fish) but whether or not I'm fishing, I want to enjoy seeing the fish. I can see how at 20' deep it isn't as critical to go straight down.

Bill,

Thanks for the responses. I really appreciate your input from a local perspective.

Jim
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