Anybody here do it? Ive wanted to try it for a long time now but have never gotten around to it. Looks interesting. A lil different then the usual rod 'n reel.

Somethin-Fishey

Yes, Yes, Yes

http://www.charlestondiving.com

LOTS of pictures. Some of those (NOT me) spear in 180ft

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jyasaki

Well, there's spearfishing, and there's spearfishing.

I, personally, take a few rockfish, a few lingcod, a few cabezon, and a few halibut per year (on scuba.) I rarely do any free-dive spearfishing (water is not real conducive to that kind of activity around here, though there are those who at least try.)

I know a lot of people who do blue-water free-dive spearfishing, for white sea bass, yellowtail, and the occasional tuna (among others, I suppose); most of these trips are further south, either off the SoCal coast or further south.

If you're talking about free-diving, it's quite an art. Not something you can just just sort of decide to do one morning, and be done by lunchtime.

jky

CTFreeDiver

Capt,

I have been freedive (no tanks) spear fishing for quite a few years out of Rhode Island. From a very young age I wanted to see what was happening at the end of my line when rod and reeling. I progressed very slowly until I met some like minded people that had much more experience than I. Now its a darn addiction and I work to support my habit.

The biggest danger of diving Long Island is the boaters that think they know absolutely everything in their little boats. Your dive flag will be promptly treated as a target and you will be hounded for scaring away all "MY" fish, even though you were at your fishing spot first.

The sights you will see far out weigh any troubles you may run into. The average Long Island fisherman doesn't quite understand that when I say I saw a ton's of Striped Bass that I actually mean I saw well over 2000 pounds of Striped Bass.

It's a trip! Contact your local freedive spear fishing shop on LI or PM me for more info.

CT

cgrand

go to spearboard.com and surf around
spearfishing the rigs along the LA coast has been popular ever since SCUBA equipment was invented

Freedive-spearfishing always looked interesting. Anybody ever try it out at the canyons up here off NY? I'll admit though, Im a little skepitcal about jumping into that water THAT far offshore.

dwg2116

I have seen things out there that make me very much want to stay in the boat.

I have done it, but it really creeps me out to think what might be either

1. Two hundred feet down, looking up for a meal, or
2. right under the boat, ready to nail the first thing that moves.

I feel the same way. When your out at the canyon, u never know whats lurking below you