It's part breath-hold meditation, part patient hunt, and almost nothing like fishing from a boat.

You float face-down, slow your heart, and learn to read fish that vanish the second you tense up, and most early dives you surface empty-handed and a little frustrated.

But the focus underwater is total, and bringing up dinner you actually stalked and took yourself carries a weight no supermarket fillet ever will. The risks, shallow-water blackout and currents, are real and demand respect.