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How to stay at bottom in shallow water?
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First try holding onto some weed or a rock with one hand. Then try closing your eyes and singing a song in your head, and drift away with your thoughts. This should help you relax, when you start relaxing your body should slowly start sinking. Do not fight this feeling or think about it too much, concentrate on the song and "dreams". This is what I do when spearfishing or practicing in a pool. Good luck and dive safe
I use 10kg of lead when fishing in very shallow water - remember, the shallower the water, the more lead you need.
It's a bit scary when you're wearing a lot of lead and you venture a little bit deeper and sink like a stone - be careful NOT to over weight yourself for the conditions you dive in. Safety first!
It's a bit scary when you're wearing a lot of lead and you venture a little bit deeper and sink like a stone - be careful NOT to over weight yourself for the conditions you dive in. Safety first!
Good point bros. I remember when I used to use about 14kg weight and forgot about it, then went diving deep. Got down to 15m within a matter of seconds but it took a lot of effort getting back up. What I started doing after that was enough weight for deep diving on my belt, then extra in a vest for shallower water.
Now I just use about 6kg wherever I go as I can hold on to things an relax in shallow water.
Now I just use about 6kg wherever I go as I can hold on to things an relax in shallow water.
If you practice a little bit of FRC/partial exhale techniques, it is a good way to work in shallow water without needing to overweight or deal with extra gear and weights. I dive in a 5mm farmer john with 14lbs, which makes me neutral on a full lung at about 10M. I rarely fish shallower than 20', but if for any reason I am exploring shallows or traversing heavy kelp which is easier to swim through below the surface, I will just exhale a bit before I dive so that I am neutral at a shallower depth.
Getting your weighting correct for the intended depth and suit thickness is crucial.
I'm neutral with 2kg in a 5mm at 14m
I'm neutral in the same suit with 8.5 lbs at 9m
I'm neutral as well with the same suit at 5m with 15 lbs.
The first config is what I use for CWT
The second for playing around in some caves, etc that we have nearby.
The third config is if I want to hang out at 5-8m to do a static and let the fish surround me (not allowed to spear here).
I'd be terrified of taking 15 lbs to -30m+
With a 5mm suit, in the first 10m your suit loses a lot of buoyancy, on top of your lungs compressing to 1/2 of their prior volume.
Test, test and test some more with 1 lb increments!
I'm neutral with 2kg in a 5mm at 14m
I'm neutral in the same suit with 8.5 lbs at 9m
I'm neutral as well with the same suit at 5m with 15 lbs.
The first config is what I use for CWT
The second for playing around in some caves, etc that we have nearby.
The third config is if I want to hang out at 5-8m to do a static and let the fish surround me (not allowed to spear here).
I'd be terrified of taking 15 lbs to -30m+
With a 5mm suit, in the first 10m your suit loses a lot of buoyancy, on top of your lungs compressing to 1/2 of their prior volume.
Test, test and test some more with 1 lb increments!