The Art of Lube – Secrets to Put On Your Wetsuit
Roman Castro+..I made it extra lubby this time. 7am in the Pacific Ocean with no land in sight - besides making me chuckle, Matt's comment gave me an idea for this post. We were at our first dive site and it was the most dreaded time. Time to take off my warm clothes and put on my...
Spearfishing Ambush
Roman Castro+Spearfishing Techniques: Ambush The ambush is in my opinion one of the most noble and hardest to master spearfishing techniques... Ambush Spearfishing Technique The idea is to glide silently along the bottom structure using the environment to conceal the approach and...
Spearfishing Spear
Roman Castro+Spearfishing Spears First of all Happy New Year! Here is another post for the new guys. Today we are going to go over the parts of a spearfishing spear. Not counting length, there are three basic options when it come to selecting a spear for your speargun. This post...
Float Line for Spearfishing
Roman Castro+What is a float line? This post is for the new guys that have shot a few fish and are getting the hang of it. Now that you will be targeting bigger fish you are going to need a float line for spearfishing So what the heck is a float line? It is a line made out of...
First Spiny Lobster of the Season
Roman Castro+Legal California Spiny Lobster Looking and Looking and Looking I went out with a couple of dive buddies tonight and finally I came across a legal lobster that I was quick enough to grab. I saw a smaller lobster creeping around. I went down to check it out and as I...
Lobster Diving 101 for Spearos
Roman Castro+Lobster Diving 101 - What you need before you hit the water Lobster Diving 101 Series Intro With Spiny Lobster season right around the corner in So Cal I have put together a quick series aimed at spearos looking at their first season. In this installment we will go...
Back to Basics – Spearfishing with a Polespear
Roman Castro+Polespear Spearfishing WANT TO BE A BETTER SPEARO? Put down the speargun and pickup a polespear. Some of the old timers will tell you to use a polespear when you first get started in spearfishing. This is great advice not only for beginners but for experienced spear...
Speargun Rebuild
Roman Castro+Repairing A Used Speargun ANOTHER SPEARGUN? - Yes, my other gun is an Aimrite 120 and that is just too long for halibut and hole hunting. I had a 32" A.B Biller that was in my Jeep when it was stolen and that was my go to gun for holes and halis. My goals: I didn't...
Bubble Rings in Bora Bora
Roman Castro+Make Air Rings Underwater HOW I LEARNED TO BLOW AIR RINGS - During our honeymoon in Bora Bora we booked the full day package with Bora Bora Lagoonarium. Brothers Joseph and Bob took us snorkeling all over Bora Bora and then to their family's motu (island). After lunch...
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This is where it all started. Resources for new spearos trying to learn this amazing sportTHE SPEAR Podcast
THE SPEAR is the Podcast where spearos share stories, insights, and tips to help YOU on YOUR Spearfishing JourneySPEARFISHING SCHOOL - New? START HERE
SPEARFISHING SCHOOL – A Primer for Beginners. It is the resource I wish I had when I was starting out. It is dedicated to answering the questions most beginners have.