Thanks for the water temp....brrrrr!
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I have a personal opinion about spearguns and scuba (I don't like that particular combo), and the comments in this thread have already explained why. It's a safety thing. Which is why I only dive with buddies who use a pole spear and avoid those who use spearguns.Spear fishing with scuba equipment is my problem, reminds me of a certain dentist, you know stacking the odds so much in your favor that there's no challenge, skill or discipline.
I have a personal opinion about spearguns and scuba............I have no problem with shooting a bird on the ground...........Anything else is plain and unadulterated snobbery.
Yes. I said so, didn't I?So you shoot birds on the ground?
It's very much illegal, so: no. I don't. Besides, driving around on country roads trying to fix an animal in the headlights isn't hunting. Tracking, learning the animal's behavior and trying to get close enough for a clean and safe kill is.Do you use a headlight to shine deer or rabbits too? It might be illegal, but you are much more likely to get a kill that way.
Spearfishing is the DIR of fishing techniques... low bycatch, low impact to environment.
I am curious what you saw that would prompt comments about a "balanced rig"?
I have a personal opinion about spearguns and scuba (I don't like that particular combo), and the comments in this thread have already explained why. It's a safety thing. Which is why I only dive with buddies who use a pole spear and avoid those who use spearguns.
But "stacking the odds"? Huh? What about scalloping? Or picking crabs or - if legal - lobsters? How do you make that "sporting"?
This "sporting" attitude to killing stuff that you're going to take home to eat is - IMNSHO - crap. When you're in a situation to make the kill, you should make every effort possible to ensure that you're actually going to kill, not just maim. When I hunt grouse, I have no problem with shooting a bird on the ground. It's a safer shot and less likely to lead to a wounded animal getting away to die slowly and painfully. If you're going to kill something to eat it, the only concern should be whether the harvest is sustainable, not endangering the species and is unlikely to lead to unnecessary suffering. Anything else is plain and unadulterated snobbery.
you guys still kicking this dead dog...