One of the safest things you can do is to try keep your dead fish out of the water. If you dont have a boat or a kayak, I suggest you use an inner tube with a piece of mesh tied in the middle, over the hole, like a small hammock. You kill your fish, put them inside a strong dark canvas bag, and put the bag over the mesh in the center of the tube. Of course, tie the mouth of the bag and tie the bag to the tube, in case a wave overturns it. For the bag use a heavy canvas, to prevent that a lobster or the dorsal spines of a fish puncture the tube. The inner tube is heavier to tow than a regular buoy, but is a lot safer since you can even climb on top of it in an emergency, and because of its size it is also much more visible for boaters. You can easily attach a diving flag pole on one side, using strips of rubber cutted from another old inner tube. I made one for myself, and insted of the "hammock" in the middle I found the wheel of a small bicycle, that fitted tight in the center of the tube. I removed the spokes and inserted nylon cord thru the holes (where the spokes go). The result was something like a round tennis racket, which I tied to the tube with rubber strips. The extra flotation of the inner tube also allows you to carry other things on it, like a spare shaft, a second speargun or polespear, a bottle of water, a plastic bag with some food, another bag with a whistle and a little mirror, etc. With all those modifications that tube becomes your own unsinkable boat or kayak. Good luck.
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