This was a true incident. Having nearly lost my Band speargun to the depth,s, I thought I,d tie a 1 Mtr long lanyard to it,& to myself, (onto my life jacket).this was O.k,it worked well,then one day,(I dont know why) I changed the tie point to my rist,around my glove.So,there I am,looking for a decent fish,when, I see one! it,s at about 4 Mtrs depth.I swim down to it,it,s a big one,about 3kg, I realy want it,it see,s me & dives further down,into some rock,s. I,m getting short on breath,I,ve been under about 30s, depth,6 Mtrs,I know I,ll have to surface very soon,but just a little more time, please!. I,ve nearly got him,I fire,....missed!.... but,...the spear has wedged itself in a rock,I can,t pull it out,it just wont move,I give it one last desperate yank,but nothing,I,ve stayed down too long,I need air!,I start for the top,I can see the surface,I,m gasping,just a Mtr or so more,then,absolute panick!!,I,m tied to the gun,the gun is tied to the spear, the spear is stuck fast in a rock!.I cant get to the surface,I know I have about 10 seconds to get free,I think about getting my knife & cutting myself free,but I know,if I cant do it in the next 5 seconds,I,m DEAD!,what if I stumble?,if I drop it?, I give one last almighty pull, & yes, I,m free!.The spear did not give way,it was the GLOVE, it came straight off of my hand. DO NOT EVER TIE YOUR GUN TO YOUR SELF!.......... Geoff.
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