Tip of the day,

[scottwilson]

Always check the mono line ( if you use) that loops thru you spear shaft, it only takes a couple of seconds but can mean the difference between a good and bad dive.

[Spiderman]

Feeling cold?

Find a diver with holes in his socks and keep close behind him.

[Pastor]

Keep some of those empty loony juice cider plastic bottles and fill them with some expanding foam. Then every so often spend 20 minutes shooting at one of these bass sized targets. As a good friend once said to me "your chances of landing that fish will increase enormously if you can actually hit it".

[Spaniard]

Mmmmmm loony juice..........

[jimy286]

Spend more time on the surface breathing up...even if you are on surface for 2min and bottom for 1min then you will have longer bottom time longer dive time as wont get fatige and alot less chance of blacking out.

Heres an expensive one but take a course with deeper blue and go in the sett tank.

this one is free....dnt crap in your wet suit even if you cut holes in your socks!

[Pastor]

Originally Posted by jimy286

Heres an expensive one but take a course with deeper blue and go in the sett tank.

What, they have fish in there!!

[devondave]

Despite what we tell our better halves the biggest danger spearos face is not man eating sharks or giant killer octopus or even jet skiers ( may the fleas of a thousand camels infest their nether regions ) . You are most likely to hurt yourself slipping on that slimey green weed exposed on rocks at low tide , the worst thing to be wearing is neoprene socks ( with or without holes for leaking piss , yuk , who's idea was that ? ) . I wear a pair of lightweight sandals going into and out of the water , then just clip them to my float , Cressi made a nice pair that float with lots of grip on the soles , sadly they don't make them anymore .

[scottwilson]

Originally Posted by devondave

Despite what we tell our better halves the biggest danger spearos face is not man eating sharks or giant killer octopus or even jet skiers ( may the fleas of a thousand camels infest their nether regions ) . You are most likely to hurt yourself slipping on that slimey green weed exposed on rocks at low tide , the worst thing to be wearing is neoprene socks ( with or without holes for leaking piss , yuk , who's idea was that ? ) . I wear a pair of lightweight sandals going into and out of the water , then just clip them to my float , Cressi made a nice pair that float with lots of grip on the soles , sadly they don't make them anymore .

Sainsburys do a pair for a fiver and they look sturdier then my £15 typhoons


My tip for the Day

Take magic seaweeds wind directions with a pinch of salt as they sometimes forget which is west and which is east Surf Reports, Surf Forecasts and Surfing Photos

[ickledevil]

Haha lol, thats true damn confusing wind!
I use a pair of scuba booties with hard soles, bargin from a car boot, cut the ankles off and split the top of foot section slightly. Work a treat on rocks and can go on my float without getting ruined. All for a pricely 50p.
Tip no. two.. really really really make sure you have got the tides right if diving around portland.

Tip no. three.. Dont know about jetskis, but speed boats and water skis really hurt and ruin your suit when they go over you.

[devondave]

Snip the gills of just killed fish and let them bleed out in the water , makes them taste better ! ( true ) .

[ickledevil]

Yeah that does work, stringing through the gills has a similar effect.

[ickledevil]

Tip for today.. If diving with other spearo's dont follow them, either lead the group or spread over a wide area, you might see a fish following someone else but much better chance of getting one if they havn't spooked it first.

[donnachad]

Put some foam pipe insulation on the hanger you use for your suit. It stops the shoulders from creasing.

[devondave]

Keep a toothbrush just for cleaning the gut cavities of fish , it gets all the bits of blood and gunk off . ( After diving near Brighton today my tip was gonna be emigrate , but a nice bottle of wine has chilled me out so I'll stay ! ).

[James T]

My favourite tip I got off a guy in the BSA was a way to rig your stringer safely. Basically he used an old bit of gun rubber about 2 inches long which he strapped to one side of one of his H weights with cable ties. Then he put the pointy end of his stringer into this. With his line attached to one of the H weight on the other end of his belt. Let me know if you want pics.

The problem I always had before was finding somewhere to stick the sharp point of the stringer without either damaging the belt or stabbing myself