r/Spearfishing

I’m looking at getting a new gun. My two choices I’ve narrowed it down to currently are the JBl woody serious or the Riffe mahogany competitor series. What are your guys’ thoughts? They look very similar, the prices are relatively similar, and the availabilities are both open. Thank you for all insight!

I recently got into spearfishing. I don’t know anyone that is into it so I’m kind of just figuring it out myself but have been to some spots that are seemingly decent(Croatia and Sardinia) but never have much luck so it is definitely a me problem.

Where to spearfish?-
Since it is only my 4th time doing it in total I have just been going off the beach. I am comfortable going about .5 mile out with my buoy and can comfortably go down to about 40ft(my current spotter is literally half my size so I haven’t felt comfortable enough to really test my limits yet). However, I can never find many fish even when I look for structures and have never even seen an octopus. Any recommendations on maps that show topography or something so I know what to look for when I travel to different spots? Or maybe I should be looking for something for something else to find the good spots?

Gear?-
-I currently have a Hawaiian sling, I think this is my largest limiting factor second to not knowing where to go. I like it as a beginner spear but it’s only about 3 feet long so I don’t get much distance or speed out of it. Any recs?
-Also, I have a seemingly nice pair of Salvmar goggles but the anti-fog has already worn off even though I wash them with fresh water and keep them out of the sun after use. The nose piece of the goggles also fill up with water immediately every time. I also notice that when I get down to about 35-40 feet water slowly leaks in and I immediately can’t see anything.
-Got a cheap dive knife on Amazon, rusted after two uses. Any reccs?

How worried do I need to be about sharks? I grew up in a cornfield lol.

Even some good YouTube videos would be helpful.

Thank you!!

I watch Keywest Waterman (Aaron Young) and a few of Big Water Guy??

Looking for more solid content.

Hi, i am currently using cressi calibro low volume mask with 88 cm3 of mesured volume. I am diving up to 20m and with this mask im not needed to equalise mask at all. The thing i dont like is field of vision in up direction. I really hate when im lying on the bottom and i have to raise my head to much for my likings to see in front and maybe slightly above the bottom surface.

Recently in shop i tried c4 skyline which is framless, single lens mask, but with medium volume intended for snorkeling and shallow water spearfishing as manufacturer says on their website, probably around of 150+ cm3 of internal volume, but i really like field of view, and especially up view is incomparable with vision on my cressi callibro.

The question is, for more experience divers with this, will this higher volume mask will be significantly different/harder for dives up to 20m. What can i expect if i go dive to 20m with higher volume mask, how much mask equalisation will be needed. I dont wont to spend 60€ just to find out this c4 skyline is not for 20m dives.

Thank you!

What carbon fins / stiffness are you guys using. I'm 5'10 175 been using Cressis for 5 years in florida reef. Looking for something that lightens the leg burn on 4-5 hour dives + overall efficiency. I talked to 3 local shops all recommended different stiffness. From always go soft if you're under 240lb, to m/s, to trust me go mediums. Any advice? was looking at Alchemy S but open to whatever

Has anyone here ever encountered the same problem i have?

I have a gopro hero 10 and I always have these weird cracking sounds every time my gopto goes underwater, with or with out a case. I had this problem for a while but never gave it too much attention, thinking its normal, but recently I found out that its not.

I recorded a video last week and posted it recently and you can clearly hear the problem.

Can anyone here help me with why its happening?

Thanks

Hey there, I'm going to Da Nang in Vietnam. I have my advanced scuba cert but want to do spearfishing. I need a freediving cert right? Seems when i google "spearfishing" i dont see anything. My plan is to do it in Da Nang or in Krabi, Thailand and get my freediving cert, then just use word of mouth to find where i can do spearfishing, since it seems theres not a bunch of schools for it like scuba. Any advice? Da Nang and Krabi are my two spots i really want to be, but if yall have any reccomendations on other spots in SEA like philippines let me know please as I've always wanted to spearfish, thanks!

I have a deep water fishing boat and have been freshwater/saltwater fishing for my entire life, but I am interested in learning how to spearfish to be able to go off the coast to do it. Any tips or advice on how to go about spearfishing as a beginner? Also any good beginner/friendly gear recommendations?

I've been wanting to get into spearfishing but I'm not the best swimmer out there. I signed up for a private pool and have been practicing for a while now. I can comfortably float on my back and belly, and can swim up to 150m without struggling. My main struggle is treading water right now. I get tired pretty quickly (can not tread for longer than a minute) and that's been putting me off from spearfishing.

I have looked into snorkeling/free diving courses but they're in very high demand in my area (to the point its recommended to book a year in advance) and the prices aren't friendly at all ($500 for an entry level course).

I'd really like to know what more do I need before I'm actually ready as this is something I've been wanting to do for a while now and I'm really hoping to at least experience it once before the year ends.

South Florida free dive spearo here. Looking to the community for reviews on both versions of the gun. Let me know your experiences and thoughts. Looking at a 90. Mostly hunting snapper in 30’ and shallower water. Thanks

Hello everyone,

I'm buying my first gun and first I was thinking of getting a closed head gun, but everyone started to tell me to choose an open head one because it gives me better aim. What do you guys think? I was looking into pathos guns, if you guys want to give recommendations.

Thank you