Safely Spearfishing and Landing White Seabass

I received an email from John Carpenter today. John is an experienced spearfisherman from the Long Beach Neptunes. I met him at the San Diego Freedivers Blue Water Meet last year where he took 3rd place with a White Seabass. John and the Neptunes are spreading the...

The Art of Lube – Secrets to Put On Your Wetsuit

..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...

How To Lose Your Speargun – A Cautionary Tale

Sorry I have not posted in a while. We just got a new home so moving and settling in has kept me out of the water. Let me tell you about the last time I was in the water.. Sunday October 13th 2013 The day started out great. I met Matt at the boat ramp and the...

Polespear Shore Dive with New Friends

Polespear Shore Dive Session Last week I went on a fun shore dive with two new San Diego Freedivers members Greg and Scott. We went over some basic signals and got in the water. We took out the polespears because it is the best way to learn and I like the challenge....

Paddy Hopping with San Diego Freedivers

The Fish Are Here Once again, we were out searching the Pacific Ocean for Dorado and Yellowtail. The fishing has been good lately so it was busy out there. Usually we can go for miles and not see any boats. We bumped into other San Diego Freedivers members and I took...

Spearfishing Dorado Off San Diego

Dorado – Mahi Mahi – Dolphin We got reports from a fellow San Diego Freediver. Austin was out on Saturday and shot a giant Dorado. I got the call Saturday for a Sunday trip and I was in. Matt and I were on the “Little Whaler” and out of San...