Best piece of advice?

[SAFishShooter]

My father gave me this bit for when you are fishing. Never turn your back on the sea. Always keep an eye on it.

My bit bet of diving advice would be to take a buddy with that swims slower than you.

Cheers Reinier

 

[^Milan^]

Dont freedive down to Scuba Divers who are likely to grab ur leg and hold u down

 

[holymackerel]

Dive as much as you can.

 

[scott]

In a race, the turtle will win.

 

[FreeFloat]

To paraphrase:

"Nothing in diving ever happens fast"

Sort of a reminder to slow down and relax. (I tend to be a bit hyper)

 

[icarus pacific]

Originally posted by FreeFloat
To paraphrase: "Nothing in diving ever happens fast"

...except the cascade of foulups following the initial foulup. That happens real fast.

 

[FreeFloat]

OKay then, how about this gem to me from the same person:

"[FreeFloat], don't ever stop diving."

 

[erasmuspaxi]

Do not pack as a safety diver. In all diciplines: Always have three divers in the water if possible.

 

[Memo]

-- dont pull the trigger, squeeze it gently.
-- best shot is the closest one

 

[Greg]

Some useful (if a little obvious) advice i received for hunting:

Don't be lazy on descent: if you can, get right down to the fish's level to give you the biggest target to shoot at.

Look straight ahead thru your mask to minimise light refraction.

Patience! Take your time to line up a shot and for the fish to present the biggest (ie side on) target.

If a shot looks dodgy (ie tail on or too far away) and you're out of breath, surface and redive rather that take the Hail Mary shot: you MAY spook a fish going up and coming back down. But you almost ALWAYS spook a fish shooting and missing.

There are a lot more fish hiding in caves and overhangs than in the open.

 

[LioKai]

I turned in my hooks and line for a video camera and housing a few years ago, but the quote is just as powerful. It is today's quote from the 'Little Zen Calender'.

"Many men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after"
Henry David Thoreau

 

[Poida]

There are two rules in life.
Rule 1. Never tell anyone everything you know.
Rule 2.

 

[Skindiver]

Mono

Buy a mono.

Skin.

 

[cop]

This is newbie's big "Hi!" to everybody

"Respect it and it does not hurt you"

and

"Two rules in life;

1. Never take stress for little things
2. Every thing is little thing"

 

[mishu1984]

relax...loosen-up...its not good to be so uptight when you cant stick a greasy BB up your arse

 

[mishu1984]

relax...loosen-up...its not good to be so uptight when you cant stick a greasy BB up your arse

 

[bunkerspoon]

"If it smells like tuna, you should have been there soona...If it smells like cologne, you better leave it alone."

Oh you meant freediving advice,

Never dive alone.
Seriously, you don't want to be that guy little lucy and joey find dead and bloated on the beach while they build there sand castles.