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Spearfishing Pre-Season Checklist: Things you need to do!

Spearfishing Pre-Season Checklist: Things you need to do!

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Pre-season checklist! With the long winter now loosening its grip, the fish are starting to move back into shallower waters. And we’re all eager to get back to our favourite spots and catch some fish. But let’s not get too ahead of ourselves, just yet! That diving gear has likely been sat around unused and unmoved for a few months. So before we rush into the water and realise that somethings wrong, let’s go over a basic pre-season checklist to…

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BSA Event Calendar 2021

BSA Event Calendar 2021

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The UK Spearfishing Competition season is upon us! Usually this starts a couple of months earlier, but lets face it, 2021 isn’t a typical year… That’s not to say every event on the calendar is of a competitive nature. Over the last few years, the BSA has added social dives to the calendar to encourage new Spearos to come along and learn from some of the most experienced in the country! So without further adieu, see below for this years…

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Winter Spearfishing: What’s The Best Thing You Can Do?

Winter Spearfishing: What’s The Best Thing You Can Do?

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Winter Spearfishing. Is it really a thing here in the UK? The days are shorter and the mornings are colder. Winter is here, and as it brings with it the colder weather, it also drives most of the fish out into deeper and warmer waters. As well as this, Spearfishing in the UK in general takes a hit during the Winter months due to the ‘Catch and Release’ instruction on recreational Bass fishing (01 December – 29 February). The guidance…

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How to Perform the Perfect Spearfishing Duck Dive

How to Perform the Perfect Spearfishing Duck Dive

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Performing a perfect, well executed Duck Dive is something often overlooked by novice and experienced Spearos alike. Most people just want to get into the water and catch fish, and won’t think too much about technique and performance. However, this mind set fails to recognise that actual dive itself can have a big impact on the number of fish you’ll see once you hit the bottom. In this article we’re going to look at how to Duck Dive correctly, and…

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7 Easy Tips That Will Improve Your Spearfishing Technique

7 Easy Tips That Will Improve Your Spearfishing Technique

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Improving your Spearfishing Technique: We’re all looking for quick and easy ways to improve our Diving and Hunting technique so that we can catch more, and bigger fish. As you become more of an experienced Spearo, the scope of ways to improve your technique grows smaller and smaller. But alas, there are always new things to learn! For new Spearo’s struggling to land their first fish, some of the techniques on this list could be the difference. So if that’s…

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The Best Spearfishing Fins For You? Carbon vs Plastic

The Best Spearfishing Fins For You? Carbon vs Plastic

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Your choice of fins for Spearfishing is likely going to be based on cost. At least, at first. When you’re starting a new sport or hobby you just want equipment that’s reliable to get you hooked. And when it comes to starting out Spearfishing, your fins need to be just that. A reliable piece of equipment. It’s really only when you’re more experienced when you’re going to question the efficiency of your fins. And that, is the basis of this…

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UK Minimum Size Limits

UK Minimum Size Limits

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Why Do We Have Size Limits? Here in the UK, we have Minimum Size Limits applied to the fish you can take from our oceans (just like everywhere else in the world really). This means that whilst participating in recreational fishing (Angling and Spearfishing for non commercial purposes), you must only take fish at, or above the specified length or weight. Applying size limits to fish enables fisheries to protect the reproduction of species. Also, it helps to ensure they’re…

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Types of Speargun

Types of Speargun

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As I’m sure you’re now aware, there’s a lot more to Spearguns than first meets the eye. You’ll be shopping around looking for the perfect Speargun when something weird and wonderful catches your eye. In this article we’re going to look at the types of Speargun, focusing on the 3 most commonly used. These are: Banded Spearguns, Pneumatic Spearguns, Roller Spearguns. Although Roller Spearguns technically come under the Banded category, you’ll soon see why I’ve chosen to single them out…

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Where To Buy Spearfishing Equipment

Where To Buy Spearfishing Equipment

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Once you get the idea of wanting to start Spearfishing, one of the first things you’ll wonder is ‘where am i going to buy Spearfishing Equipment from?’ Well, this is a question with loads of answers to, but knowing who you can trust with your money is another thing entirely. I have seen circumstances where people have paid for gear to never have to show up. So to avoid anyone making that same mistake, I’ve listed all of the best…

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Spearfishing Floats, Buoys and Boards

Spearfishing Floats, Buoys and Boards

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As you become more of an avid Spearo and meet up with other divers, or just browse online for new equipment – you’ll notice that Spearfishing floats come in all shapes and sizes. Whether it be a simple Torpedo Float, body board, a more circular buoy type body with a flag in the middle, they are all designed for the same purpose. To keep you safe. To ensure that the surface world can see you whilst you’re in the water….

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