• Welcome to the DeeperBlue.com Forums, the largest online community dedicated to Freediving, Scuba Diving and Spearfishing. To gain full access to the DeeperBlue.com Forums you must register for a free account. As a registered member you will be able to:

    • Join over 44,280+ fellow diving enthusiasts from around the world on this forum
    • Participate in and browse from over 516,210+ posts.
    • Communicate privately with other divers from around the world.
    • Post your own photos or view from 7,441+ user submitted images.
    • All this and much more...

    You can gain access to all this absolutely free when you register for an account, so sign up today!

Tip of the day,

Thread Status: Hello , There was no answer in this thread for more than 60 days.
It can take a long time to get an up-to-date response or contact with relevant users.

ickledevil

take a breath and relax..
Apr 26, 2001
629
90
0
44
Heres my tip for today, hope everyone can find it in their heart to add some more!

When spearing Bass, especially spooky ones, attach a squidie (plastic squid shaped lure) to the front of your gun. (I attach mine at the front line attachment point.) A nice bright contrasting colour is best.. even better with a bit of glitter on it. While it wont attract bass, it will cause a few of them to stop for a closer look, or come a little closer than usual to check it out. Giving you an extra second to get the shot off..

Joe
 
As im feeling generous today I'll throw in a second one,

After mullet? But having difficulty getting them to come close enough or slow down enough to get a shot off? Take a slice of bread with you and mush it up in the water, Mullet love bread!

Joe
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mr. X
I carry a small pair of line cutting shears ( Beaver do a pair for £7-£8 ) on my float , when gutting/descaling spikey fish like Bass or bream in the water snip off the spines/spikes first , no more spiked fingers :) .
 
Oooo like that one.. hate spiked fingers... alternative to cutting a hole in your socks is just to walk down to Church Ope in them... guaranteed holes! lol
 
Heres my tip for today, hope everyone can find it in their heart to add some more!

When spearing Bass, especially spooky ones, attach a squidie (plastic squid shaped lure) to the front of your gun. (I attach mine at the front line attachment point.) A nice bright contrasting colour is best.. even better with a bit of glitter on it. While it wont attract bass, it will cause a few of them to stop for a closer look, or come a little closer than usual to check it out. Giving you an extra second to get the shot off..

Joe

My tip is if you do that, dont let anyone see you walking down the beach.
 
Lol.. and I thought all the funny looks were because of my camo wetsuit!
 
Keep you knife/knives razor sharp, clean them well after each dive and keep them sharp. It might save your life one day. Make sure the straps haven't perished.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mr. X
Keep you knife/knives razor sharp, clean them well after each dive and keep them sharp. It might save your life one day. Make sure the straps haven't perished.

Far to serious... whats wrong with you?
 
Less serious then...
If you get run over by an idiot in a speed boat be sure to find him at the slip and punch his lights out. (Mind you be prepared to be charged, stupid legal system!)
 
I carry a small pair of line cutting shears ( Beaver do a pair for £7-£8 ) on my float , when gutting/descaling spikey fish like Bass or bream in the water snip off the spines/spikes first , no more spiked fingers :) .
Good for cutting a hole in your socks too (to let the piss drain out). Watch out for your toes though.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mr. X and Spaniard
Never fart in a wet suit, it'll get get trapped in your socks and the only way out is through your hood!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Spaniard
Great tips guys.... cant wait for ickledevils tip for tomorrow... I wonder if he can give a tip a day?
 
Here's another......Don't go to Guernsey and be seduced by the pretty lights in the Foxfish den and then try and go spearing the next morning and wonder why you can barely load your gun, let alone aim it at anything........rofl
 
Yes but another tip would be - come into Foxfishes den & enjoy the pretty lights?
 
Oh Ok then...........that'll be one less trophy i'll have a chance of winning then...rofl
 
DeeperBlue.com - The Worlds Largest Community Dedicated To Freediving, Scuba Diving and Spearfishing

ABOUT US

ISSN 1469-865X | Copyright © 1996 - 2024 deeperblue.net limited.

DeeperBlue.com is the World's Largest Community dedicated to Freediving, Scuba Diving, Ocean Advocacy and Diving Travel.

We've been dedicated to bringing you the freshest news, features and discussions from around the underwater world since 1996.

ADVERT