Spearfishing, the main techniques

Spearfishing, the main techniques

practice spearfishing it is essential to know how to master the main techniques. We are in fact talking about a sporting discipline that presents not only different approaches, but also precise strategies and movements according to the type of fishing that will be chosen.

Spearfishing techniques in apnea

The result of a perfect balance between precision, coordination, power and psychophysical balance, Spearfishing in freediving it presents different techniques. The main ones are stalking, stalking and burrowing.

Ambush fishing

Ambush is a fishing technique which is carried out while moving and which is refined over time, necessarily involving a very large and adequate water. It is mainly practiced in rough sea conditions, although it can be considered effective in any weather situation. The skill lies in choosing the spots to practice the technique, imagining of meet a fish or follow it after sighting it from the surface. Unlike other techniques, it requires many precautions and can be successfully adopted from the lowest altitudes to the deepest ones. We will therefore have the surface ambush at a depth of 0-6 meters, the ambush in the shallows at a depth of up to 15 meters and the deep ambush at a depth of over 15 meters.

Moving and not being seen by prey is anything but simple, approaching significant prey is even less so. Most of the time you shoot instinctively or from shoulder to shoulder. Unlike other techniques, stalking requires enormous energy savings and the skill lies in being able to move while burning as little as possible. There wetsuit in this case it must guarantee thermal comfort and can be neutral or camouflaged. Knowing how to move silently in the water, without sudden movements and with attention, will be the first thing to learn. The equipment is similar to that for spearfishing, but unlike this one the spearguns they must not be excessively long. The fins must favor agility and speed of movement.

Look fishing

Look fishing requires a high level of autonomy on the part of those who practice it and the ability to remain motionless on the bottom. In fact, the fisherman will have to hide, waiting for the arrival of the fish. The violation of territoriality will be the stimulus that will bring the fish closer. We have different types of fishing on the lookout. The first is I wait for you in the shallows, at a depth of up to 15 meters, we then find the deep look at a depth of 15 meters or more. Great experience, excellent physical preparation and great self-control are required. Technically, the use of more powerful than fast spearguns is preferred, however the size must be from 100 centimeters upwards, with variations in relation to the transparency of the water

Fishing in the den

Among the best known and "classic" techniques of spearfishing is hole fishing. It can be practiced by both experts and beginners. It is a type of fishing that requires great patience and a photographic memory to be able to grasp the details and thus be successful.
It is very useful to be able to distinguish the various types of den we will have: dens with a sandy bottom, dens under huge slabs, dens made up of small and large stacked boulders, dens made up of artificial square-shaped blocks or tripods. The descent and the approach to the den require refinement of the technique or the action will inevitably be compromised. This technique requires a maximum speed of action e Reaction times once the prey to be undermined has been identified. Spearguns will never be long and it is advisable to pay particular attention to the binding of the shaft which could easily get stuck. To understand this technique it would be advisable to dive with an expert buddy, in general the advice is not to give up, dedicating many days of fishing to this practice.

The rules of spearfishing

If the techniques vary, however, it is essential to follow some general rules for ensure safety and enjoyment in this sport. When diving, it is very important to know the rules of the place and the limitations imposed by the authorities. The equipment must always be adequate to avoid problems, while an essential element remains common sense which, combined with good physical and psychological preparation, will allow you to experience such a beautiful and exceptional sport as spearfishing in apnea in serenity.