Spearfishing 101

Keeping the Boat Organized and Safe on Dive Trips It does not matter how big of a boat you have, dive trips always turn it into a mess of gear all over the deck. There is no way around it,...

Basic First Aid for Stings, Bites, and Burns Divers have a tendency to bump into different things that over millennia have built up defenses to those trying to touch or harm them. Many of these things sting, bite, or give similar...

The Spearfishing Tax Man: Sharks, Big Fish, Eels, Seals, and Dolphins Humans have been taxed by marine life from the second we first started harvesting fish. For those unfamiliar with the term, “getting taxed” refers to when a large predatory creature fights you for...

Pole Spears and Hawaiian Slings If you're going to the Bahamas, or just looking for a more challenging way to hunt, then you should do some research into pole spears and hawaiian slings.  A Pole Spear is a long spear that can be...

Throw Flashers: How to Use Them and How They Help Land Fish A throw flasher is a simple, inexpensive, and easy method of attracting fish. The biggest benefit to throw flashers over other methods of fish attraction is that they...

Mentoring New Freedivers - Why It's Important to Bring New People Into The Sport Freediving and spearfishing are rapidly growing in popularity all over the world. The simplicity of holding your breath and harvesting your own food is an easily...

Bluewater Spearfishing Gear Breakdown - Spear Tip To Float  Bluewater spearfishing gear can be a complicated, especially to a novice spearfisherman. In this blog, we will attempt to explain all the equipment in an approachable way from the tip of...

The first thing you should consider in learning anything as important as proper weighting is to take a freediving course from a qualified instructor. This article does not in any way, shape, or form replace in-person training. The article is simply...

Choosing the proper freediving fins can seem like a daunting task at first: they’re expensive and long, they’re made of materials with different pros and cons, and even within a given material there are different “stiffnesses”, whatever that means. In...