Thread: Weight for 3 mil suit??
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Old November 6th, 2007
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Re: Weight for 3 mil suit??
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Originally Posted by EricO View Post
I didn't seem to find anything specifically on how much weight to use. Maybe I just missed it or I just don't understand what I'm reading. Thank you though!

Eric
For spearfishing you want to weigh yourself so at the depth that you are hunting you are negative and that you are negative enough that when you dive you don't disturb the surface of the water or that you have to fight getting down causing vibrations in the water and scaring the fish. Basically you are overweight diving when compared to freediving standards. Say for 7 meters I am almost in sink mode right after my duck dive. For anything shallower I want to sink right away. For deeper diving you take a little weight off but the same principles apply just that you have to do a couple kicks to get you down to your negative point. Play around with it. Start in the shallows then work your way into deeper water when you are ready for it. You will also become a better spearfisherman by not trying to just go for depth of spearfishing but learning good techniques in the shallows.
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