Posts by Alan

  • Does swimming up equal swimming horizontally?

    yea i believe they call them "negative pressure dives" they are performed with empty lungs, they do stimulate the " ohh shitt:0 mode" which is your body's mammalian dive reflex fighting to keep you alive.


    they should however be done with a spotter.
    there is alot more info on this on the internet and other freediving sites. i guess everyone uses what works for them.


    btw it has happened to me more than once that i see a big fish on my first dive, in which i have no air or reflex

  • Does swimming up equal swimming horizontally?

    good post oto. one thing i have tried and mullins also had commented about is putting your body in survival mode. on my first dive usually try to hold it a bit until i feel some contractions. this pretty much hits the switch. the shock really works. a little painful but it sets the tone for the rest of theday. i usually try to focus on relaxing and my heart rate and surface interval ventilations after that.

  • Does swimming up equal swimming horizontally?

    i think people who freedive mainly for depth still gilde most of the way down. usually they waste more air to reach maximum depth rather than wanting to get to the bottom and look around for a bit. so they might have 8 kick cycles instead of 5 before hiting the glide. the guy who does 8 instead of 5 will have less time to hunt. it will just be a touch and go.

  • Which spearfishing mask do you use?

    what do you guys think of this mask


    Aqualung technisub sphera


    I might give it a try it goes for around 50 bucks.


    * The Sphera Mask is one of the lowest volume masks on the market. This makes it the number one choice for recreational and competitive freedivers and snorkelers.
    * The skirt and nose pocket are constructed of top quality Silicone providing maximum comfort.
    * Adjustable buckle system on the strap make it easy to get on and off. The Plexisol lens makes the mask lighter than other masks.

  • Dangerous Barracudas

    I dont think much of it as the chances are really low. I usually dont target them honestly them to avoid screwing up my dive gear. I have eaten them and they are really good eating. I also like to take a few smaller ones if the chance presents itself.


    I bring this story up because as I was hearing it, I remebered pantojas story about one that flew by him inches from his face.


    It is more of a safety precaution than story.

  • Dangerous Barracudas

    the guy was diving molasses reef in 25 ft of water, his name is Richard. the cuda slit his eye and it was impossible to repair at the emergency room. he said it felt like if he got sucker punched in the eye.

  • Dangerous Barracudas

    Last time i visited Austins, i spoke with one of the guys there and he told me a story about an incident which happened last week to an scuba diving instructor.
    Apparently he was ascending on a line and was struck in the face by a barracuda at full speed. the fish went under his mask and the guy lost his right eye. He swam back to the boat ok and made it to the hospital. He said it felt like if he got punched really hard in the eye.


    The guy lost his eye and now wears a patch. I remember the day of miniseason we went to a spot of mine out of homestead with pantoja and he told me a barracuda passed by him inches from his face at full speed.
    I normally dont pay to much attention to barracudas in the water, but this is something to keep your eye open for since it cost a guy his eye.


    The guy was diving at night and it is believed his mask caught a shimmer of light which represented a fish to the cuda which charged at his face.


    At this ledge in Homestead that i normally dive there are hundreds of cudas and everytime you make a dive 2 or 3 big cudas normally follow you the whole way down and up.


    Just something to keep an EYE out for. And again i heard this from someone the exact details could be different as i didnt speak to the guy who lost his eye in person.

  • omer cayman?

    sd, look at the hammerhead evolution 110cm. perfect all around gun for less than 300$.
    you will get the loading down after a few times out. its all technique.
    if you have the money riffe c3x, or riffe euro is an all around great gun.


    Omer guns look cheaply made and brittle, they also shoot thin shaft i think 6.25mm. it is a POS.


    Mako is definetly an option. i personally dont like them. the line release does not hold more than one wrap of mono.
    my two cents.