| Spearfishing is a form of hunting used by divers | | | | water spearfishing. |
| to catch fish all over the world. The hunter has | | | | Spearfishing Tips and Techniques |
| the ability to choose which fish he/she would like | | | | You will need to learn some of the skills that will |
| to take without harming other marine life. The | | | | help you with the actual hunting of the fish. Some |
| advantage spearfishing has over regular fishing is | | | | important techniques include stalking, shooting and |
| that you don't have to worry about dealing with | | | | retrieving the fish as well as some tips to help |
| any undersized or unwanted fish species. | | | | your game such as improving your breath hold. |
| A lot of conventional fisherman get the idea that | | | | Spearguns |
| spearfishing is a shady or cheat's way of catching | | | | To go spearfishing you will require a speargun. It |
| fish and frown upon it. In fact a lot of people | | | | may be a rubber-powered or a pneumatic gun, so |
| think that by jumping into the water with a | | | | understanding what the different spearguns have |
| speargun you can catch as many fish as you like! | | | | to offer will help you decide which one will be best |
| It's certainly not that easy, but at the same time | | | | for you. Then there is the maintenance side to |
| it isn't necessarily hard either. It usually just takes | | | | spearguns which will keep your spearguns |
| a bit of experience and knowledge to bring home | | | | performing well for longer. |
| fish on a regular basis. There are dangers involved | | | | Clothing / Equipment |
| with spearfishing like the chance of drowning due | | | | When you go spearfishing you will have quite a bit |
| to the amount of time spent underwater or the | | | | of gear to take. The equipment will include |
| unlikely chance of a shark attack. However, if you | | | | wetsuits, fins, gloves, dive knives, masks and |
| receive some training and learn some of the | | | | snorkels, etc. The more you know about the |
| basics of spearfishing, those risks can be | | | | different pieces of equipment, the easier it will be |
| minimised. | | | | to select the right stuff. It's never fun finding out |
| Some of the spearfishing information and skills | | | | you have spent your paycheque on something |
| you need to learn are: | | | | useless! |
| Spearfishing Spots | | | | Anybody can have a go at spearfishing. It is not |
| The different underwater locations around the | | | | an age or gender based sport and it provides an |
| world that you can spear fish in. Reefs are the | | | | unforgettable experience of what the underwater |
| most common destination for spearo's as they | | | | world is like. And of course there is the sense of |
| offer a really diverse array of fish species. There | | | | satisfaction you get when you catch your own |
| are also the creeks and estuaries as well as blue | | | | food. |