Spearfishing/Free diving lessons in New York City area

[Dali]

Hi guys,
I'm very interested in spearfishing, are there any places to take lessons, etc. near the New York City area, (Long Island, New Jersey, or even Rhode Island - the closer to Manhattan the better, but preferably clean water and no sharks). I'm quite comfortable swimming (practically born on the sea) but I never tried going deeper than 25 feet, that would be my limit (should I consider taking some free diving lessons as well or is the 25' limit ok?). Is it a bad idea to just go buy a gun and hit the water without any previous experience? Are the spearguns and the gear complicated or pretty easy to master? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[mcmazi]

hey im kind of new with this ,kind of because i already did i lot of researches and read books and watch movies etc... so what can tell from what i know , i bought my spear gun right away ,so the prices of the guns are not getting lower so even if u get one u can store it at home and whenever u feel ready ,like i would advice u to go to the ocean before and practice than take a gun with you and hunt . u might do some reaserches as well it helps a lot trust me , and i think up to 30 to 40 you dont need to take any special courses for freediving
and two tips :: 1 ) try to make urself calm as possible once ur out in the ocean , and listin to calming music such as classic ones. 2) practice and practice ( i read that people who live by the water like ocean or lakes they got better results with freediving or spearfishing than people who lives in the city ) so once again pratice will make u master ))

 

[Mr. X]

Spearfishing in NY! Excellent. 25ft is more than enough to get started in the sea round here, probably round there too. Best way to find out is to take a swim and have a look around. Watch out for boats -- using a float & with diver-down flag will help people notice you. Post some images with a NY back drop when you catch something

 

[mishu1984]

store your gun out of the heat and sunlight.
try to get access to a pool and practice loading it and aiming. practice makes perfect, and a pool is perfect to zero in your aim.