r/Spearfishing

Chumming about 300 yards off the westside in about 65ft. Taking blind drops since the water was so murky. Bagged 5 ukus and weke ula before calling it quits

Had ourselves a day shooting these snappers with my 2 good friends in 50ft of water west of Tampa. We were blessed with almost top to bottom visibility and slid on home before the storms rolled in. Just too much fun & so delicious! See you out there sometime in June? DM me to come freediving & spearfish with us. My instagram: danyar_diving

I've just received my black reef vandal r bluewater spear and it was worth the wait. It lives up to the reputation. This spear feels absolutely insane and is nothing short of a work of art. Cannot wait to put it to use

Got these form a garage sale for pretty cheap. Owner claims that he kept them in an airtight container and I took one out and they seem good as new. Are they worth using?

Hi, I have been using these Cressi wishbones as shown in the picture, but when I load my speargun, they slide out after a few seconds. I have used two different types of constrictor knots—one learned from Daniel Mann and the other from Rob Allen. For tightening, I used 2mm braided nylon rope, and I tightened it as strongly as possible. What is the problem?

Hello!

I recently acquired an old and beat up Riffe Competitor from 99’, and I am looking to restore it to its former glory. The trigger mechanism seems to work well, so I was thinning if replacing the old bands and trying it out. If I don’t like it I’ll do the full restoration and disassemble. If I go down that route, what should I replace and what should I keep? Any special tools I should grab? Any tips and tricks? I appreciate any advice in advance

Hey all,

I'm the founder of FreeDive Ultra, a freediving-first app for the Apple Watch Ultra. Built it because every option on the watch was a scuba app with freediving bolted on, and as a spearo and freediver I wanted something proper for us. Slick, minimalist, feature-rich. Posting an honest first look, and I want this community to help shape what comes next.

Who I am

Ocean lover, AIDA 2/3, spearo. Used Oceanic+ on the Apple Watch Ultra for years. Building this with a few testers and a local freediving school.

Why I built it

I love my Apple Watch Ultra and use it for everything. But every freediving option on it left something on the table. I researched all the main ones before building:

• Oceanic+ is great if you also scuba dive. As a freediver-only it always felt like a scuba app with freediving stuck on the side.
• Garmin Descent Mk3i, Garmin Fenix 8, Suunto Ocean, ATMOS Mission 3, Oceanic F10 V3, Omer, or even an older Suunto D3. All proper dive computers, but none of them are an app for the Apple Watch Ultra. As a spearo and freediver, I didn't want to keep relying on alternatives. I wanted a proper freediving and spearfishing app for the watch I already wear while also ensuring it has features that the long-established dive watches also have.
• STAmina Apnea Trainer and Freediving Apnea Trainer are great dry breath-hold trainers on the App Store. Both are on my radar for inspiration when I add training to FreeDive Ultra.

I've spent a lot of time studying what each does well, taking the best features and making sure FreeDive Ultra either has them or will. The main thing none of these do that I built into FreeDive Ultra: dropping a GPS pin mid-session by turning the Digital Crown. No touchscreen needed, completely new on the Apple Watch Ultra.

Save a location video demo

On top of that, two smaller things that are icing on the cake:

• Configurable inactivity timeout up to 60 minutes, so your session ends when you decide it does, not when the watch guesses.
• Crown sensitivity tuning. Already improved once from water testing, next step is making it user-configurable.

What it does in v1

Free tier (a working dive watch at no cost):

• Watch: real-time depth, dive time, surface recovery
• iPhone: session history
• iPhone: UDDF import (bring your history from other dive watches)
• iPhone: demo dives (so you can explore Pro features before deciding)
• iCloud backup

Pro adds:

• Watch: Session Overview, Descent & Ascent Speed, Compass
• Watch: 7 haptic alarms (depth, dive time, surface interval, sequential depth, min temp, session time, low battery)
• Watch: route tracking
• Watch: GPS pin saving via the Digital Crown. The one I'm proudest of. Turn the crown mid-session to mark a spot. Useful for saving favourite dive sites, anywhere you want to find again, freediving or spearfishing. No touchscreen needed.
• Watch: stealth mode (dims display + suppresses haptics underwater)
• iPhone: full session detail, individual dive profiles, route maps, saved locations, photos, conditions, ratings, notes
• iPhone: UDDF export
• HealthKit sync (dives show in Apple Fitness with HR and calories)

Zero-touch underwater throughout.

You can see all of these running on the website. Interactive watch and iPhone previews so you can explore the actual screens properly before you download.

Honest state of play

v1, but battle-tested and already quite feature-rich. Multiple 6+ hour sessions with 150+ dives in them, around 10% battery per hour, a full charge does 7-8 hours comfortably depending on configuration. Zero crashes across any of them. It's the only thing on my wrist when I dive now.

One thing to call out up front: depth is capped at 6m for now. I'm actively engaging with Apple on the full 40m entitlement. Every other feature works identically at any depth, and for shore spearos most time is in that range anyway, but I want it for deeper dives too and I'm working on it.

What I'd build next

Core focus stays on making the dive computer and iPhone companion the best they can be. That's already pretty mature in v1, and that's where the bar has to keep being highest. On top of that, here's what's on the roadmap (and where I'd love community input on priorities):

• Configurable Crown sensitivity
• More health metrics
• Weather and "is today a spearfishing day" forecasting
• Water visibility predictions
• Pre-dive checklists
• Post-dive recovery and analysis
• In-app breath-hold and apnea training (O2/CO2 tables)
• Education modules

Existing dive apps feel corporate and faceless. I want this one to be community-led. Tell me what would actually make a difference.

The ask

• Honest feedback. What's good, what's missing, what could be better.
• If you want TestFlight access to help shape what comes next, DM me. Free access for anyone who actively helps develop it. (TestFlight basically lets testers use the app for free and try features before they're released on the App Store.)
• Discord linked from the website if you want to be in on the build conversation.
• Bug reports welcome, I ship fast.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/freedive-ultra/id6760556868

Website: https://freediveultra.com

5 weeks of Pro free (1 month code + 7-day intro trial stacks). One tap on iPhone:

https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6760556868&code=REDDIT2026

Discord (for roadmap chats, feedback, and support): https://freediveultra.com/support.html

TestFlight (free for anyone actively helping shape what comes next): DM me.

The more of you trying it in the next 5 weeks, the better the roadmap we can build together.

So, what would make a freediving and spearfishing app on the Apple Watch Ultra worth keeping on your wrist?

I shot a good sized perch and then unfortunately realized it was pregnant. I began letting out the babies and a giant Black Sea Bass came to say hello. Pretty good jump scare for me.

Planning a trip to Gran Canaria next month, I'm completely unfamiliar with the area and I'm looking for a dive buddy as I'll be going alone. Have a few questions also. Dm me if you're down!

DM me for details.