Product Description

Spearfishing and Underwater Hunting Handbook covers beginner through advanced spearfishing technique for use by scuba divers and freedivers. The comprehensive 128 page, 8 1/2" x 11" book (lay-flat binding) complements its clear technique and equipment explanations with over ninety photographs and diagrams. In addition to spearfishing, it includes sections on catching spiny lobster and on scalloping, a glossary of spearfishing terms, and a bibliography of spearfishing related articles, videos, and publications.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #127507 in Books
• Published on: 1996-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Review
Spearfishing and Underwater Hunting Handbook fills the long standing void for a general spearfishing technique, equipment, safety, and etiquette guide. -- Ditmar Biller of A.B. Biller Company, Sea Hornet Spearguns in USA

Spearfishing and Underwater Hunting Handbook is an indispensable guide for divers wishing to learn about spearfishing; those who have the basics and need a little more information; or active spearfishers that may want to know more about gear options and types of equipment. -- Florida Scuba News, June 1997

Excellent book.... -- Bob Christiansen, Santa Rosa, CA

Great book!! Even an old "Spearo" like me came across a few 'I didn't know thats.' -- Nelson Alvarez, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This book is the reason I decided to spearfish. I've just bought my equipment. Am waiting to go. Thank you. -- Mark W. Rice, Winter Springs, FL

From the Author
This book presents the best spearfishing knowledge obtained from my thirty-plus years of spearfishing into one concise source. Additionally, it provides tips and tricks from over fifteen other spearfishing champions and experts. It goes well beyond beginning spearfishing by providing advanced gear configuration and underwater hunting technique.

About the Author
Allen Patrick brings his years of experience and that of his peers into this comprehensive work on spearfishing. His background includes receiving the Norm Wymann/Poppa Taylor award for his contributions to diving, directing the St. Pete Open and Southern Open Derby spearfishing tournaments, winning various spearfishing awards, and serving as president of the Florida Skin Divers Association and the St. Petersburg Underwater Club. His credentials include PADI Scuba Instructor, USCG licensed Captain and Safety Drill Master, and Offshore Sailing Instructor. He has also written for Skin Diver Magazine, Florida Scuba News, and the FSDA Bulletin.

Customer Reviews

Great gift for someone in Hawaii
I bought this for my son in the Army in Hawaii and he loved it. He is becoming an expert in spearfishing and needed this for information - great guidebook!

Waste of time and $$$$ is there ZERO star
This book is a waste of time and $$$. The information is simplistic and VERY outdated!!!! More an advertisement for instruction than a guide. May be suitable for a Complete Novice or someone who has never speared a fish. And to top it off the author defends his use of gender specific references; but admits there excellent female divers. NOTE it is Possible to use gender neutral references!!!

I'd like my money back!!!

Comment of Review below
Obviously the book did not recieve a good rating, I have not read it. But please dont be as stupid as the person who wrote the comment below. He's wondering about buoyancy control? When free diving you wear weights, that is about the only buoyancy control, you cannot keep adjusting it like a BC vest when Scuba diving. And how about a suggestion for how many weights on your belt has too many variables. Do you dive in cold waters with a wetsuit or in warm waters with only surf shorts and t-shirt? How thick is the wetsuit you wear (3mm or 7mm)? How much do you weigh? How deep are you diving (the deeper you are the more buoyant you are)? So obviously this guy did not have one clue about free diving or spearfishing, which is fine but he cant expect to find all of the answers in one book. For the shooting range of a speargun, it is usually three times the length of the gun (i.e. if the gun is 5ft. long it will shoot approx. 15ft.) Is it better to go spearfishing during high or low tide was another complaint that was not in the book for him. Where does he live geographically? What is the tidal range in his area? I think he is looking for a book that is specifically designed to him and his geographical area and personal needs. What size fish will certain guns yeild? Give me a break. You can catch a 100lb fish with a 3ft gun if you have the right equipment and are good. You can put 400lb test line on your gun if you want but you may only be shooting 5lb fish. So if you dont have a clue about spearfishing you have to search more than one source just like writing a research paper in college.