Hey everyone, firstly wanted to thank everyone for all the great info on this site. I've been lurking for awhile and used alot of information on this site to purchase my gear.
I'm new to freediving, but was spearfishing with scuba while I lived in the Dominican Republic. I tried to get into it when I moved back to Vancouver, but 10 years ago spearfishing seemed to be frowned upon locally. Between that and the Drysuit/weight belts, I just didn't enjoy it as much as in the tropics. But I have a group of friends who are all interested in pursuing it here and between that, freediving and converting back to wetsuits, it's way more enjoyable again.
Also picked up my first pole spear, and have decided to leave the speargun at home for awhile... wish me luck!