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07-29-2010, 06:42 PM | #16 | |
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Re: Spearfishing and attitude.. From a newbie to a newbie.
Totally agree that positive mental attitude makes a big difference. Not just with spearing fish, but with safety and handling underwater misshaps as well.
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07-30-2010, 06:28 PM | #17 |
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07-30-2010, 09:08 PM | #18 |
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Re: Spearfishing and attitude.. From a newbie to a newbie.
Attitude is huge in suceeding no matter what you are doing in life. When it comes to spearfishing I'd have to say it is just as important as the gear you are using. When I dive I expect to have fun. Nine times out of ten I do. I also expect to get fish. In all honesty I probably wouldn't dive if I didn't think I was going to get something. It's easy to psych your self out and think about all the mistakes we make. I choose instead to focus on my sucesses. Once I started doing this my catch rate improved significantly. My biggest success to date is not killing myself in the ocean, everytime I make it back to land successful trip as far as I'm concerned. The worst thing we can do in my opininon is dwell on missed shots and worry about what our dive buddies are catching. The best thing is just get in the water.
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07-30-2010, 09:34 PM | #19 | |
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I just can't figure out how to relax the same as when I'm out for fun as when I'm looking for some din-din. Props to you MMAGuy for figuring that out!
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07-31-2010, 12:45 AM | #20 |
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Re: Spearfishing and attitude.. From a newbie to a newbie.
quiet is everything...i notice the vibration of my bands sometimes. I keep no metal on metal contact, except shaft and gun. Ive always been taught to appreciate nature, so i do...then i kill it
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07-31-2010, 01:46 AM | #21 |
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Re: Spearfishing and attitude.. From a newbie to a newbie.
Nope. Right mindframe and you can be loud as hell and still the fish will come. Wrong mindframe and it doesn't mater how quet and technically perfect you are, you won't see squat.
Ineresting thread I gota disagree with DBF too (no offense) when it comes to concentration. Concentration is bad. Concentration equals tension. Tension equals bigger signature to the fish. Bigger signature equals less fish comeing around. Key is to be the stock 1992 white honda accord on the freeway, to be so bland and unobtrusive as to be overlooked by boh predators and prey. An attitude of"I'm here, but no threat to anybody......", coupled with complete relaxation and, well, zennish detachment - flaoating in the moment - on the other hand... Fish just swim right up to you Atitude is everything |
07-31-2010, 02:32 AM | #22 |
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Re: Spearfishing and attitude.. From a newbie to a newbie.
Looking back over your shoulder is priceless. If you see a fish, and the fish sees you, look at something else. So will the fish! First time it worked I cracked my self up. Turned around completely, while leaving my gun pointed at the fish actually! And the fish turned around to see what I was looking at!! Granted it was a kahala, but that's just a yellowtail's big cousin...
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07-31-2010, 02:45 AM | #23 |
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Re: Spearfishing and attitude.. From a newbie to a newbie.
I hate the white honda with 4 doors. there are just too dam many of them to see the ONE!!!!!
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