Whats the general opinion on night diving lads ?
A fellow Spearo classes it as akin to poaching ,as the quarry cant see you as your blinding them ,similar to lamping Deer or Rabbit,and as I don't fully agree with him ,its a very fair point.
Thoughts .........
Can be very productive, I am unsure of the 'blinding' of the fish, as they have other means of detecting danger, like the lateral line, which I believe the put to good use when detecting danger & prey. Probably not very sporting, but depends if you think of spearfishing as a sport. Some people can only get out at night, as they work during the day on shifts.
I believe the fish are less active at night or inactive depends on your point of view, meaning they are more docile. I do a bit of both, but mostly day dives during the summer, I only do a bit of night dives during the winter when the days are short & can only get out at night. The day dives are great when you have the vis & I do enjoy that, with stalking of your fish, I enjoy all the structures at night laying low in "ambush" (is that sporting?) or stalking them.
When night diving, I don't only encounter fish, but lobbies come out a bit more, your torch lights them a nice colour & not forgetting cuttlefish & squid. I encountered a massive squid late last year on southerly spot with Cesar & it was as long as my arm(body) & it was all shimmering with different colours, like the movie of the alien in the Abyss. I didn't take it, I was just transfixed by it below me.
So there is other life out there apart from the fish, that potentially I would not have seen during the day.