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Originally Posted by GaraTreter
spearfishing with scuba gear? how lame is that!?  |
Don't start with that attitude here. This is not the place. Go argue elsewhere if you like fighting- this is a friendly forum if you haven't noticed.
Welcome Shadowdiver. Good advice already given so far... if you're convinced about using SCUBA then make sure you follow all the safety protocols that go with that sport, then also the safety protocols around carrying a speargun.
We need to know where you're hunting to give advice about what fish to shoot etc. If you mean where ON the fish to shoot, generally it's in the middle of the fish right behind the gillplate if possible. Make sure you have good shots so that you're not wounding fish that get off the spear because of bad aim etc. It'll happen a bit, but your aim and knowledge of the way fish move will improve quickly.
As for 'hiding', well you are blowing bubbles and making a racket, so you won't be hiding at all. There are fish that are stupid enough to hang around with all that noise or even be attracted to it, so you should still be getting fish. There are lots of SCUBA spearos that are honourable and ethical.
I'm a freediver so of course I'd promote the amazing feeling it is to stalk fish that are skittish, to learn their ways underwater, and still get myself some dinner! One of the advantages of freediving that the anti-scuba guys forget is that we are silent, so consider that to.
