Spearfishing

[SuPrBuGmAn]

I disagree with both of you. Powerheads can provide a certain level of security.

Against Russian spies, sure.

Against a fish? You probably shouldn't be in the water hunting if you can't compose yourself enough to deal with a big, dumb, fish.

 

[JPENDERGRAST]

 

[mike_s]

in the past I've seen Dive Locker in PCB offer an intro to spearfishing class (or more like a sales clinic). anyone know if they still do this?

 

[Hank49]

If you can't fish without the use of powerheads, you shouldn't be in the water. I can't think of a bigger waste.

Would you get into blue water with lots of big tuna around? With no power head? I guess I might. But there are some big sharks hanging around.

 

[Hetland]

Against Russian spies, sure.

Against a fish? You probably shouldn't be in the water hunting if you can't compose yourself enough to deal with a big, dumb, fish.

I don't know how dumb they (the fish) are, but I don't feel a power head is necessary either (if I was in the open ocean with longimanus I might think otherwise) Literally every shark I have ever swam towards has swam away from me. Finding the will to swim towards a 200+ pounder isn't always easy though.

When was the last time any of you guys heard about a Gulf diver or spearfisher being bitten by a shark? They're after free meals, not after a fight.

 

[walke121]

Against Russian spies, sure.

Against a fish? You probably shouldn't be in the water hunting if you can't compose yourself enough to deal with a big, dumb, fish.

A big, dumb fish
That is a pretty close minded statement about an organism that has been evolving to become an apex predator for the past 500 million years.

As for spearfishermen being attacked I know there was a spearfisherman attacked near Santa Cruz a few weeks ago and I read there was a man killed in Australia last month too. Due to the low numbers of spearfishermen I think it would be hard to get some good data on the correlation between spearfishing and attacks.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Would you get into blue water with lots of big tuna around? With no power head? I guess I might. But there are some big sharks hanging around.

Definately

A big, dumb fish
That is a pretty close minded statement about an organism that has been evolving to become an apex predator for the past 500 million years.

Is it? Sure they are evolved, to be the apex predator in an environment we aren't part of... Evolution and intelligence are by no means interchangable, get over it.

As for spearfishermen being attacked I know there was a spearfisherman attacked near Santa Cruz a few weeks ago and I read there was a man killed in Australia last month too. Due to the low numbers of spearfishermen I think it would be hard to get some good data on the correlation between spearfishing and attacks.

Links? Herese?

I just don't hear about it, and spearfisherman are prevelant around any coastline.

 

[CW2008]

Like Mike said, does anybody in PC area give spearfish classes?

 

[dumpsterDiver]

Against Russian spies, sure.

Against a fish? You probably shouldn't be in the water hunting if you can't compose yourself enough to deal with a big, dumb, fish.

I'm not too worried about a single fish, but when they get in a pack and get aggressive and I am solo, I sometimes like to have a plan B.

 

[Hetland]

Like Mike said, does anybody in PC area give spearfish classes?

These guys will put on a class if you can get enough people to sign up. You can also use their pool to try out some guns
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