b"For spearfishing success, you Feature need to better your breath holds and become more comfortable underwater.B ut how do you take yourHaving spent a lot of time teachingbreathing apparatus or scuba. spearfishing to the nextpeople to freedive and spearfish,Instead, the freediver uses long level?I have discussedI can honestly say that learningspecialized freediving fins, a slim in previous articles thatto pull the trigger and hunt fishline mask, snorkel, and weight spearfishing takes timeis only half the puzzle. The otherbelt to gracefully descend into and patience. Learninghalf is being able to get down tothe depths on their own steam. fishs behaviour andwhere the fish are and stay downFreediving is a mental game, it is habits, where theylong enough to put a spear in one.physically and mentally one of the hunt, where they rest, what waterAnd this is where perfecting the artmost demanding pastimes however temperature they like, or what tidalof freediving comes in. If you canit is the best way to spearfish and in flow and sea conditions are favoured. become a proficient freediver youGodzone it is seen as the only fair All of this can be learnt by spendingwill become a better spearo, its asway to take fish with a speargun.time in the water. simple as that. Freediving allows you to get closer Knowing this information is fineto marine life without the noise, but if you can't hold your breath forFREEDIVING bubbles, and bulk of scuba gear, a decent amount of time then youFreediving is a form of divingmuch like a hunter stalks a deer, won't be getting any fish, and this iswhere the diver uses their breatha freediver slowly and quietly will where beginners really plateau andto descend and ascend. This isdescend to the depths in search of begin to struggle. done without the assistance oftheir next target.42FISHING IN GODZONE MAGAZINE"