Journey

Spearfishing with Chi – ‘Sustainable, selective’

Get in touch with a local spearfishing club or shop. Go and have a chat in person, or email or give them a call.

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Get in touch with a local spearfishing club or shop. Go and have a chat in person, or email or give them a call.

Milestones

Habits

Challenges

Resources

1

Learning local rules and regulations – Utilising online resources and/or information provided by local regulations and licensing. Resources that will help: Local fisheries information sources.
2

Freediving basics – Getting comfortable by being in the water, getting used to the process of equalization and efficient swimming. Resources that will help: A high quality mask and fin.
3

Spearfishing basics – Familiarize and utilize spearfishing equipment and safety protocols, find a buddy to spearfish with. Resources that will help: Wetsuit, speargun, weightbelt, gloves and booties, long bladed fins, speargun & rig.
4

Spear your first fish! Setting yourself a goal and practicing your aim to take your first fish and eating it afterwards
5

Advanced spearfishing – Setting yourself goals to capture more elusive and larger fish

Safety First

Spearfishing is an inherently dangerous sport. Holding your breath for extended periods of time while exerting a lot of energy can be physically and mentally exhausting. Add a powerful speargun and you have a dangerous mix without taking precautions and approaching the sport in the right way.
Learning

Diving underwater, on a single breath, to hunt an animal that has evolved over millions of years to avoid predators -- it's a tough sport and a steep learning curve.
Access to spearfishing spots

Depending on where you live, it may be difficult to get to a suitable spearfishing spot. Even if you're close to the water, depending on local regulations you may not be legally allowed to spearfish there.
Equipment

You'll likely need to invest in some gear to get started, and some of the gear isn't cheap.
Time

Once you've built a love for the sport you'll want to do it every day. Finding the time becomes a challenge, particularly when you have many friends and family that don't participate in the sport.