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Spearfishing
Spearfishing
The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.
- RestfulPhysical
- IndoorsOutdoors
- SolitarySocial
- PracticalCreative
- InstinctiveTechnical
- Hands-offHands-on
- RelaxedCompetitive
- CautiousDaring
- Quick winsPatient
- PrivatePerformer
- MinimalistCollector
- Just do itStudious
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- ObjectsLiving things
Freediving and hunting fish with a speargun or pole spear. Breath-hold training and diving with a buddy come first.
This weekendTime to first win
A few hoursA session
Mostly outdoorsWhere
Step 1: Check the law and take a freediving course.
Is it you?
What you need
4 thingsThe honest floor, taking the cheapest option in each$353
How we make money: if you buy through one of these we take a small cut, and the price is the same either way. The cheapest option that works is always listed first.
The path
13 questsASetting up3 things to sort, in any order$219
BThen the quests
- Freedive down and equalise your ears
- Hold a static breath-hold past a minute
- Do a rescue drill with a dive buddy
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Guides
Browse all guidesWhat to buy3
Long Blade Freediving Fins (2026): Stiffness Is Matched to Your Legs, Not Your AmbitionLong blades are not about speed. A long blade moves a large volume of water per kick, so you cover distance at a slow, unhurried cadence instead of a fast one, and on a breath-hold the thing you are conserving is oxygen. A stiff blade you cannot load properly burns more of it than a soft blade you can.Best Spearfishing Mask (2026): Low Volume Is the Whole PointOn a breath-hold dive every bit of air you own is in your lungs, and a mask takes some of it away from you. The deeper you go the harder the mask squeezes onto your face, and the only way to relieve it is to blow air out of your nose into the mask. A smaller mask asks for less of that air.Best Spearfishing Wetsuit (2026): Open Cell Seals to Skin and Hates FingernailsA spearfishing wetsuit is not a surfing wetsuit in camouflage. The good ones are open cell, meaning the inside is raw neoprene that seals directly against your skin with no lining at all. That makes them far warmer and considerably more fragile, and it means you cannot get into one without lubricant.
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