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    Hi Spearos,


    I'm in Tucson Arizona. I did some hunting on scuba 15 to 20 years ago when I lived in Seattle Washington, but have not done much since then. I've been doing a lot of competitive freediving the last 3 or 4 years, and I was the US National dynamic champion up until about a month ago. Lately, I've started to get interested in hunting again. I'm thinking it would be nice to try some freshwater for a change, as I'm a big fan of trout. Seems like there are many lakes and rivers in the West that could be fun to try, but I don't know much about the rules yet except that there are many places that don't allow spearing. So, I'll be looking for information on how to find out what the spear friendly states are.


    Cheers,
    Revan

    Welcome. Very nice to have you.


    Please dive with people who know the waters you will be diving. Freshwater has many risks and with michael's recent passing, they have been brought to the front of my mind


    I also LOVE trout. Like sweet little salmon

    i like to spear fish

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    Welcome. Very nice to have you.


    Please dive with people who know the waters you will be diving. Freshwater has many risks and with michael's recent passing, they have been brought to the front of my mind


    I also LOVE trout. Like sweet little salmon


    I'm a big advocate on learning from others so that I don't have to learn lessons the hard way. When I started scuba diving, I spent hours reading incident reports on how others had managed to kill themselves. As a pro freediver, I am very aware of the risks associated with breath-hold diving. However, I recognize that many new distractions, and other factors will exist when hunting.


    If the information is available to read incident reports for spearfishing accidents, I'd be appreciative to know how to find them.

    I'd say that is the correct mind set.


    Google is the best way. Here, other spearfishing forums, diving forums


    Even more than that, as I assumed you have unreal diving abilities, is the knowledge of where the strainers are and where the false eddies are and such.


    Above all, be safe and have fun. Spearing is the greatest thing you can do. . .

    i like to spear fish

    Welcome. Utah has some spearing friendly spots, if you don't mind a road trip.

    "Whiskey don't make liars, it just makes fools. So, I didn't mean to say it, but I meant what I said."
    -James McMurtry

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