ElectricZombie
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I don't spearfish, not really interested in it. I don't see why you couldn't spearfish and be DIR at the same time. Why do you hope the answer is no?dbulmer:
Dir take on speargunning
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scubasean
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dbulmer:
Seems to me that the question assumes there *is* a position.
I doubt there is one, at present.
There is only ONE thing, just one thing MORE adrenaline-pounding, heart-stoppingly, blood-vessel-pumping exciting than stalking a HUGE grouper fish at 200 feet with a powerhead while you are narced out of your mind, as your out of air buddy watches dumbstruck in awe.....
by NetDoc
I am going to enjoy look over the Atlantic tomorrow night and admiring the brilliant flame coming from the UK as you get charbroiled by all those Florida spearos come back Sunday night from their weekend of bloody fish-maiming spearchucking lobster-plucking killing orgies....believe me, I know first-hand.
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dbulmer, good you started this thread in the DIR section. Interesting to see what they might end up doing to the outrageously spontanneous seat of the pants sport of spearfishing - we might end up with a course offering "Hypoxic Spearfishing - Fundamentals II" and Holgarthian way of setting up our guns.
P.S. There actually is a right way to spearfish, and plenty who don't have a clue and are a menace to society and themselves. But that is another story.
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?p=482066#post482066
by NetDocI am going to enjoy look over the Atlantic tomorrow night and admiring the brilliant flame coming from the UK as you get charbroiled by all those Florida spearos come back Sunday night from their weekend of bloody fish-maiming spearchucking lobster-plucking killing orgies....believe me, I know first-hand.
:redbite:
dbulmer, good you started this thread in the DIR section. Interesting to see what they might end up doing to the outrageously spontanneous seat of the pants sport of spearfishing - we might end up with a course offering "Hypoxic Spearfishing - Fundamentals II" and Holgarthian way of setting up our guns.
P.S. There actually is a right way to spearfish, and plenty who don't have a clue and are a menace to society and themselves. But that is another story.
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?p=482066#post482066
DennisS
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If one guy is concentrating on stalking the fish then he isn't watching his buddy, so his buddy has to have a buddy and they both have to watch the hunter. Now if there are two hunters hmmmmmmm
salty
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DennisS:
what a load of crap.
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crispos:
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I believe that DIR and spearfishing are fundamentally incompatable.
DIR preaches, as one of their primary axioms, that you must always be aware of and available to your buddy. While the first half of that can be done while spearfishing, the second part cannot be assured.
If you shoot (poorly) a large (e.g. anything over 20lbs or so) fish, you are now attached to the mother of all scooters, and you're going for a ride if that fish so desires. No buddy swimming, and possibly not even one with a scooter, is going to be able to reasonably keep up with you and assist. If you go OOA at that instant, your buddy will be of no help.
For that reason I do not believe that you can spearfish if you wish to follow the "precise" tenets of DIR.
DIR preaches, as one of their primary axioms, that you must always be aware of and available to your buddy. While the first half of that can be done while spearfishing, the second part cannot be assured.
If you shoot (poorly) a large (e.g. anything over 20lbs or so) fish, you are now attached to the mother of all scooters, and you're going for a ride if that fish so desires. No buddy swimming, and possibly not even one with a scooter, is going to be able to reasonably keep up with you and assist. If you go OOA at that instant, your buddy will be of no help.
For that reason I do not believe that you can spearfish if you wish to follow the "precise" tenets of DIR.
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dbulmer
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Folks,
Thanks for your replies. I am sorry it might have appeared to be a troll post -it wasn't intended as such.
Actually ScubaSean hit me with the most obvious point, do they have a position?
Believe it or not,I hadn't actually considered that there might not be a position. Good one Sean.
I think some of the posters got it right in saying that I don't appreciate the thrill of the chase so to speak. This would be true. Crispos has got me sussed though -
"a PADI aware whiney diver" - I like that one !
Thanks for your replies. I am sorry it might have appeared to be a troll post -it wasn't intended as such.
Actually ScubaSean hit me with the most obvious point, do they have a position?
Believe it or not,I hadn't actually considered that there might not be a position. Good one Sean.
I think some of the posters got it right in saying that I don't appreciate the thrill of the chase so to speak. This would be true. Crispos has got me sussed though -
"a PADI aware whiney diver" - I like that one !
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My point ... if Uncle Pug's no-troll rule is to be worthwhile (and I do support it), then bashing other agencies shouldn't be allowed in here either.
Crispos should, by rights, have earned a vacation ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Crispos should, by rights, have earned a vacation ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
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