Blackbriar 8,568 Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 A mate of mine has just done all his PADI courses and tests. Only now does he realise that he hasn't got anyone to go out with ! Keeps trying to get me to take it up........ Apart from the fact that nobody really needs to see me in closed-fitting outfits, if I was meant to breathe underwater, I'd have gills ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,032 Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 A mate of mine has just done all his PADI courses and tests. Only now does he realise that he hasn't got anyone to go out with ! Keeps trying to get me to take it up........ Apart from the fact that nobody really needs to see me in closed-fitting outfits, if I was meant to breathe underwater, I'd have gills ! Get him to phone dogman, he's padi qualified. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,822 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 It's easy to do in spain mate. You buy the gear and license from decathalon Not sure about bighty rules mind. Ive done it snorkling and all I'll say is practice breathing and oxygenating your blood before I put pics on the fishing section years ago mush,freediving spearfishermen I watched on Gib,camo divesuits and really good spearguns,i saw quite a few of them the summer I lived on the rock,they were normally after octopus and mullet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,392 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 It's easy to do in spain mate. You buy the gear and license from decathalon Not sure about bighty rules mind. Ive done it snorkling and all I'll say is practice breathing and oxygenating your blood before I put pics on the fishing section years ago mush,freediving spearfishermen I watched on Gib,camo divesuits and really good spearguns,i saw quite a few of them the summer I lived on the rock,they were normally after octopus and mullet. There is allsorts to go at in the waters around Spain. I have been told the north coast is the best, due to the cold Atlantic currents bringing lots of nutrient rich water up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,822 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I fished the med often when i had a boat,didnt really get much but down near javea one week we were in the middle of a huge school of migrating tuna,saw a pod of whales once,a few turtles,loads of sunfish etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,210 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Drop Snifferboy on here a pm... He's done a lot of spear fishing, knows his stuff... and is a decent bloke... (don't tell him I said that though.. lol) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Drop Snifferboy on here a pm... He's done a lot of spear fishing, knows his stuff... and is a decent bloke... (don't tell him I said that though.. lol) Even though he owns shivering whippety fukcing things lol ........... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silversnake 1,099 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I love snorkelling and spearfishing. I have never tried scuba diving but I imagine that would be cool too. I have speared octopus, cuttlefish, whiting,bream and some different sorts of rock fish that I don't know what they were. Once I saw a school of snapper and try as I might I couldn't hit the fast ba$tards!I only have ever used an elastic driven hand spear which is the most basic spear you can get but it is loads of fun when there is plenty of fish about. I have also collected abalone, lobsters,sea snails, sea urchin and many other creatures I didn't know and threw back in the sea. I would recommend anybody give it a go. I can swim reasonably well and the better you can swim will only help but you don't have to be an excellent swimmer as you can float around a lot but flippers are a must. I have to say though, the fear of sharks is very real, I saw some dolphins once while swimming, which I initially thought was a huge shark (dolphins are much bigger than I thought when they swim right past you) and I panicked badly, the adrenalin rush drained my energy badly and as I was quite a long way from shore I very nearly didn't make it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,210 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) Drop Snifferboy on here a pm... He's done a lot of spear fishing, knows his stuff... and is a decent bloke... (don't tell him I said that though.. lol) Even though he owns shivering whippety fukcing things lol ...........We were out for a mooch last night together, 3 shivery whippety things, 2 "proper" lurchers, a terrier...... and the sausage dog..... f**k we look gay lol Edited March 28, 2017 by NEWKID Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Lol ... is the homo coming to the fishing comp this year ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,210 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Lol ... is the homo coming to the fishing comp this year ....... Yeah think so, he's round mine today so I'll ask him later.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,392 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) I love snorkelling and spearfishing. I have never tried scuba diving but I imagine that would be cool too. I have speared octopus, cuttlefish, whiting,bream and some different sorts of rock fish that I don't know what they were. Once I saw a school of snapper and try as I might I couldn't hit the fast ba$tards!I only have ever used an elastic driven hand spear which is the most basic spear you can get but it is loads of fun when there is plenty of fish about. I have also collected abalone, lobsters,sea snails, sea urchin and many other creatures I didn't know and threw back in the sea. I would recommend anybody give it a go. I can swim reasonably well and the better you can swim will only help but you don't have to be an excellent swimmer as you can float around a lot but flippers are a must. I have to say though, the fear of sharks is very real, I saw some dolphins once while swimming, which I initially thought was a huge shark (dolphins are much bigger than I thought when they swim right past you) and I panicked badly, the adrenalin rush drained my energy badly and as I was quite a long way from shore I very nearly didn't make it. Something similar happened to me (not the dolphins). I was up north of Barcelona, basically the far North East of Spain. The water currents in this area are strong and notoriously cold for the Med. Swimming along with my flippers, snorkel but no wetsuit. The water was about 3m deep maybe a little more and cold but not deathly. I would have been roughly about 50-60m from the shore when I moved out to the edge of the rocks where the sea floor drops maybe a further 7-8m, instantly the water temp plummeted so quickly it felt like jumping into meltwater. My body reacted - Adrenalin, slight panic etc. By the time I had reached the shore I was completely spent I had to drag myself from the water like a paraplegic. Truly though I was going to die that day. Another panic one was on one of the main beaches in the city. I swam out to a man made rock dump (beach protection) and when I got to the open water side of it, a huge current shoved me into the rocks which were covered in those spiny urchin type things, fuuck me that hurt and that was a limpy swim back and walk up the beach with a shed load of feckin spines in my leg :laugh: Edited March 28, 2017 by mushroom 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 He moral of these stories is keep out of the fukcing sea ... we ain't fish lol ...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,210 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 He moral of these stories is keep out of the fukcing sea ... we ain't fish lol ...... Can drink like one though lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 He moral of these stories is keep out of the fukcing sea ... we ain't fish lol ...... Can drink like one though lol Lol ...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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