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Spearo books?
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Just quickly read the book. I personally do not think it is that great, it is very short and very basic. But I also found it quite misleading (I got the impression rock tips were the only tips worth using). I personally think there are a lot better books out there (the spearfishermans handbook etc) for beginners, that are longer and more informative with regards on hunting techniques, a wider variation and better idea of guns as well the habitats of fish.
This is just my 2p worth, and I hope I have not offended anyone/author with my comments, however this is my opinion of the book
This is just my 2p worth, and I hope I have not offended anyone/author with my comments, however this is my opinion of the book
Wow, that was a v. quick read!
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One review says it is 100 pages, the other says only 13 pages
The cover looks like a slide from PowerPoint presentation.
By the way, what's the Terry Maas book like? I saw it listed for $33 last week, which I think is less than it used to be. Or is it the shipping that makes it expensive here? Oh, yes, that must be it, still pricey here in the UK:
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One review says it is 100 pages, the other says only 13 pages
The cover looks like a slide from PowerPoint presentation.By the way, what's the Terry Maas book like? I saw it listed for $33 last week, which I think is less than it used to be. Or is it the shipping that makes it expensive here? Oh, yes, that must be it, still pricey here in the UK:
Bluewater Hunting & Free Diving: Amazon.co.uk: Terry Maas: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514oTekF2AL.@@AMEPARAM@@514oTekF2AL[/ame]
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I just finished this book and i can not recommend it enough i is simple and concise with some great info on safety, kit, technique and ethics. well worth a read if your a spearo starting out in the UK.
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I too have recently read this
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I found it pretty well written, quite informal and relaxed, though I feel it didn't really cover anything in any particular depth. The book is essentially in two parts, first is just general freediving including a quick history, technique, equipment and safety. The second part is about foraging and diving for food, again equipment, safety, technique etc and descriptions of fish, shellfish, seaweed etc.
I primarily bought this book as it was sold as describing hunting technique, however, this was very thin e.g. the section on the location and technique for bass was 8 lines long and the bass section was the most comprehensive.
I'd say this is a good book for someone trying spearfishing for the first time with no freediving experience , however, I don't think there's anything in it for for someone with more than one season of spearing experience.
[ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Underwater-foraging-instructional-sustainable-spearfishing/dp/1484904591"]Underwater foraging - Freediving for food: An instructional guide to freediving, sustainable marine foraging and spearfishing: Amazon.co.uk: Ian Donald: Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kRo4-NfHL.@@AMEPARAM@@51kRo4-NfHL[/ame]
I found it pretty well written, quite informal and relaxed, though I feel it didn't really cover anything in any particular depth. The book is essentially in two parts, first is just general freediving including a quick history, technique, equipment and safety. The second part is about foraging and diving for food, again equipment, safety, technique etc and descriptions of fish, shellfish, seaweed etc.
I primarily bought this book as it was sold as describing hunting technique, however, this was very thin e.g. the section on the location and technique for bass was 8 lines long and the bass section was the most comprehensive.
I'd say this is a good book for someone trying spearfishing for the first time with no freediving experience , however, I don't think there's anything in it for for someone with more than one season of spearing experience.
I just saw the above post, coincidentally I just discovered the same book on Amazon, "Underwater foraging - Freediving for food: An instructional guide to freediving, sustainable marine foraging and spearfishing"
I've only seen the Amazon "Look Inside" preview but it looks quite promising/interesting to me. Lots of nice modern colour images & background, quite a lot of detail on breathing, which might be useful. I think I might get this one. Perhaps I could leave it on the coffee table for my son to "discover"
I've only seen the Amazon "Look Inside" preview but it looks quite promising/interesting to me. Lots of nice modern colour images & background, quite a lot of detail on breathing, which might be useful. I think I might get this one. Perhaps I could leave it on the coffee table for my son to "discover"