Good Techniques and Practices

Did you strap on the sweet juice to recover it or did it land on top of the structure?

I know spearos sometimes get this for granted SAFETY FIRST SAFETY ALWAYS ....Always have a First Aid Kit in the Boat ready and up to date. make sure you have good stuff for burnings and remedies for jelly fish. Those can ruin the party fast. Be smart. Always get courses on first aid CPR and all. Every diver should take this in consideration because one day will be your time to help a fellow spearo. just my 2 cents.

It was sinking tip down and had at least 40 ft on me. I took a deep breath and submerged, I never stopped kicking. When I grabbed the butt I was focused only on it, as I did my U-turn to return to the surface my fins dragged in the sand. My legs were burning I swam up about 20-30 ft. Then I pulled the lever, the lever to my sailboat life vest, it inflated as designed I was over 70 ft below and it provided bouyancy to get me to the surface without swimming. I relaxed and stayed calm. 20-30 secs. later on the surface with my Daryl Wong Hybrid.

Close call, interesting story. I did something along those lines after dropping a fin in about 45ft. But I had the other fin in my hand and after I grabbed the one I dropped I had one in each hand and no fins on my feet. So on the way up I had to frog kick with no hands. It felt like I was pretty tight for air.

I am a diving noob, and I didnt know you were supposed to take the snorkel out of your mouth when diving. Noted... but why?

So you spit out the snorkel before taking your last breath on the surface before the dive?

So only use the snorkel when your scouting for the fish? Find the fish, spit out the snorkel, take your last breath, then dive... right?

You spit out the snorkel after your last breath and just before diving.

I do it because when I surface I can take a breath quicker, as soon as my mouth breaks the surface, rather than having to first blow the water out of the snorkel. When hunting shallow and diving on a fish taking the snorkel out also eliminates the bubbles noise which can spook a fish. There's also a safety reason in case of blackout but I don't remember what it is.

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I am a diving noob, and I didnt know you were supposed to take the snorkel out of your mouth when diving. Noted... but why?

So you spit out the snorkel before taking your last breath on the surface before the dive?

So only use the snorkel when your scouting for the fish? Find the fish, spit out the snorkel, take your last breath, then dive... right?

I remove the snorkel after my last breath, if you keep it in you will hear Blump.Blump...Blump when the
air in the tube escapes.

I put the snorkel back in my mouth just before I surface and release a small bubble into it, if you time it right 90 %
of the water will be cleared as you brake the surface.
Cheers, Don Paul

I remembered, if you black out with the snorkel in your mouth it will funnel water into your mouth.

very intresting thread. muuch to learn again here.
i developed my own personal diving-guidelines. just the basics, easy to remember, use it almost like a prayer
before and after the dive-day.
1. always make sure you come back alive
2.always make sure you had fun
3.if nature allows you, come back with nice fish

What about; make sure the bicycle tires have enough air?

dan- the snorkel in the mouth is dangerous because it will over come your bodies natural drowning defense which closes you throat until your terminal gasp---the snorkel opens your jaw and thus allows the water to push down your soft pallate and flood the lungs.

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dan- the snorkel in the mouth is dangerous because it will over come your bodies natural drowning defense which closes you throat until your terminal gasp---the snorkel opens your jaw and thus allows the water to push down your soft pallate and flood the lungs.

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I don't go over 90' with out a spotter I'm old.;)
Don

Never thought about the snorkel being dangerous that way, cheers for that insight :snorkle2:

:idea2: there is a great technique that i use to clear snorkel on last few feet before surface so that i break surface with a empty tube(if you insist on a tube in mouth). Simply on the last few feet before the surface tilt head back with snorkel in mouth and even a gentle hummmmm will displace the water there so when you get to surface it is clear and a clean breath can be had, slow calm breaths are important on surface right after surfacing from a deep dive as you can cause a blackout on the surface with animated movement or hyper breathing...but it is easier to not have a snorkel in

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dan- the snorkel in the mouth is dangerous because it will over come your bodies natural drowning defense which closes you throat until your terminal gasp---the snorkel opens your jaw and thus allows the water to push down your soft pallate and flood the lungs.

[edit]- just saw that you added an answer