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Spearfishing

Basic Spearfishing Course

Spearfishing in the Philippines
(left and middle: the first ever catch of former students that got instructed by Wolfgang - right: Herbert Nitsch with a 25kg GT)

Instructs competent and comfortable freedivers in the art of spearfishing with focus on safety, selectivity, and environmental and local aspects. Instruction will cover a wide range of aspects that all put together will contribute to a safe and successful spearfishing experience.

Prerequisites

  • 20m Constant weight
  • 2:30 minutes static (swimming pool) or 1:30 divetime for 20m dives
  • Good health and fitness (stronger current on day 3)
  • Minimum 19 years of age with guardian permission

Equipment required

Wetsuit, mask, snorkel, fins, timing device/freediving computer, gloves and knife.
Rubber weight belt and weights provided for free.
Check out our Webshop and ask for speargun sale/rental
You will also need a speargun. You can bring your own, or travel light and rent one of our spearguns (let us know ahead)

Format

Basic Spearfishing is held over 3-days, 8-hrs / day
2 classroom sessions
1 pool sessions
3 open water sessions (1 without gun, 1 reef fishing, 1 pelagic day)

Price US$445.00 (only 3 places per date available)

and includes the following:
  • Personalized instructions
  • 1 instructor/assistant : max 3 student divers ratio (in-water)
  • Basic Spearfishing Student Manual
  • 1 Pool, 3 Classroom sessions
  • 3 Open Water instructions (1 without spear-gun)
  • Hands on experience with spearfishing equipment
  • Rental of 1 VHF radio per buddy team
  • Rubber weightbelt+weights
  • All boat fees (Day 1-3)
  • All transportation to and from the dive site/boat starting place
  • Fish preparation (not included drinks, side dishes)
Excludes: spear-gun rental; buoy rental, dive equipment rental

Payment Terms:
a 300US$ PayPal Down payment is required to secure a spot

Date

2012, May 15-18 if fully booked there will be another course May 29 - June 1

Schedule

DAY 1 - Training day

9:00am - 11:00am: Classroom

Introduction & Registration

Geographical Orientation

Local Marine Environment

Rules and Regulations

Dangerous Marine Life  + Brief First Aid Info's

Shallow water blackout

20 freediving safety rules

buddy system

rescue procedures for freediving

Types of Hunting

Fish ID and Behavior

Ethics, Conservation and public relations

11:00 Small lunch (not included in the price)
12:00 Transfer to the divesite
1 pm Boat ride to one of the best dive spots (snapper, grouper, big resident school of jacks)
2pm-4pm “No kill” - spearfishing training

Training of aspeto “waiting” technique to get closer to fish

Body language and streamlining

Descending and ascending without spooking away fish

4:30-5:30 Giant Trevally watching (if available)

Swim in a fishpond full of massive Giant Trevally and/or Milkfish

8pm-10pm Static apnea in a natural hot spring

DAY 2 - Reef Hunting

9:00 - 10:30 Classroom

Hunting Ethics

Spearfishing Equipment

Spearfishing Safety

Aiming principles

Equipment setup and spear-gun testing on stationary targets

Aiming and Shot Placement training

12:30 Small lunch
13:15 Transfer to dive site
14:00 - 17:30 Reef Hunting

Applying all learned skills under close supervision

Changing buddy teams

19:00 Fish Dinner

usually between DAY 2 and DAY 3 will be one day rest

DAY 3 - Pelagic Day

Detailed briefing the night before or early in the morning
Whole day spearfishing trip to offshore structures

6-8 hours fishing trip (4-6 hours in the water!) to one of the best spots for big pelagics in the Philippines

Starting time depends on tide table (early 5-6am start possible)

⅓ of the catch of the day will be donated to locals and/or the boatman

19:00 Dinner

Dinner with friends after Spearfishing
(All fish caught are eaten, and if it is a big catch we invite our hosts and friends)

Additional Info's

  • Already experienced spear fishers can join, but have to follow the whole 3 days to ensure all are properly educated and briefed for all activities.
  • Breaking rules, aggressive, non cooperative or “Rambo” behaviour will not be tolerated and divers will be expelled after 1 warning.

What makes this Activity special?

  • Catch your own dinner in the most ecological way
  • High safety concerns
  • Intense education to ensure safety, environmental compliance and success
  • Spearfishing is the highest art of freediving - you have to understand and learn about the marine environment or you wont be successful
 

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