My friend treebilly talked me into free diving and spearfishing and im addicted to say the least going on my second year of freediving and love it. Welcome
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IMO, I would check out this VERY GOOD "other great "bang-for-your-buck" guns" option first
PLUS---this is a LOCAL SHOP for you with personal service from a nice guy with lots of spearing experience.
hope this helps
I think im going to get this gun for my fisrt gun -
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Them are cool pics I would love to dive a shipwreck
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So it looks like I post the pics and treebilly dose the write ups lol. So one that here is another great pic of treebilly and a lingcod and tiger rockfish enjoy.
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U guys should start an Alaska spearin reports thread instead of postin to this one
I will talk to treebilly aboot it a lol we are going tomorrow so I will see what he thinks I just wanted to update my status with how improving. -
Treebilly and I dove again today and we both shot some fish I finally thought I had shoot a fish biger then him but no his was a little bit bigger than my fish but I will.lol
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the best way I know to stay down longer, hear a boat vrooming right over head. :thumbsup2:
on a serious note though, a couple of things always get me from performing by best.
1. fighting current. Whenever you're actively moving you're engaging many more muscles than you think. Hard to oxygenate fatigued legs, always keeps your heart pumping faster too.
2. Hydration. I always underestimate how much this matters. I honestly will be out diving for 4-6 hours and sometimes never even take a sip of fresh water. (I usually drink 1-2L the night/morning b4, but still) . Staying hydrated is VERY important. I always dive much better when I'm properly hydrated. make sure you bring some fresh water out with you every time you go. heres a small rundown on why.
Hydration - European Hydration Institute European Hydration Institute
just a small excerpt "Heart:
Fluids are important for healthy heart function and the correct regulation of water balance is essential to keep blood pressure within the healthy range. Dehydration decreases cardiac output which may lead to increases in heart rate and a fall in blood pressure. The circulatory system delivers a constant supply of oxygen to the brain, muscles and to all other tissues."boom. dehydration = raised heart rate = greater oxygen consumption = less bottom time.
Form : as was mentioned before. Keep your head tucked, trust me you're not gonna bunk it on the bottom, use your peripherals to gauge depth. When i extend my head to see the bottom i inadvertently arch my back. Thats a lot of unnecessary energy exertion. plus having your head tucked allows for much easier equalization. blowing as hard as possible to equalize destroys oxygen reserves.
We have lots of boats were why have been diving and its really close to a boat launch so we see a lot of boats. I have been bringing water with me my leg haven't been getting tiered. After reading all the tips from all of you guys im finding myself 100 time more relaxed and hitting deeper and longer then I have AND ITS AWESOME!!! So I want to thank you all it has helped me so much. -
You can do anything if you can make yourself stop thinking of the white gorilla
Is that my dad lol -
Sounds crazy but sometimes when on bottom i sing some song that is relaxing in my head to extend my dive time. Anything to distract you from being uncomfortable and to calm jumpy nerves.
Thats a good idea. I watched a video yesterday with a guy making this noise with his mouth and I thought that I would try it and to my surprise it worked the fish would swim up and that helped keep my mind off any uncomfortable feelings.[emoji4] -
I passed up so many rockfish today I was just really happy with my diving today that I just watched them swim. I did get to watch treebilly shot a fish for the first time and that was AWESOME.
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Today treebilly and I went out and I have ro thank all of you guys I did so much better today and stayed calm and did my deepest dive I hit 30' and loved every minute of it
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sdeisen and nishthefish thank you for the info my dive buddy treebilly is very knowledgeable about most everything free diving related. I feel I definitely need to work on my technique more you guys have helped me thanks
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Im surprised that no one else has tips or helpful input I love reading every thing I can on tbe subject I have read a lot of threads on here all helpful im glad treebilly told me to get the app
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It comes with time. You go diving again and again and nothing happens and you eventually get tired of worrying and start relaxing. That's the only way I know. But I heard said that if you take a freediving course, it will immediately give you the confidence to dive 60ft+. And once you're fully immersed in the zen of freediving (and by this I mean diving for no other purpose than diving) you can even ride orcas as well as other interesting marine animals.
Dan thanks for the info I dont want to see or ride a killer whale ever lol I just want to get better so my dive buddy treebilly dont have to feel like he is diving alone and to shoot a ling thats my goal.[emoji4] -
If you have an urge to breath then surface, don't force yourself. You should feel relaxed and not have an immediate need to breath. If that's not the case then you're pushing yourself beyond what you're ready for.
It's mostly ok down there until a big shark or in your case an Orca bites a leg off
Lol thats just it Dan im not pushing myself thats why I want to be calm I can hold my breath for over a minute out of the water so why cant I do the same under the water? I feel like its me not being able to fully relax before a dive and orcas are so much bigger than I have ever imagined they eat everything and anything that they think they can. -
Im still trying to tell myself that this new world under the water is ok and to stay calm when I get to the bottom the urge to breathe is still very strong its hard to not think about it.
