Tip of the day,

[Old Man Dave]

Originally Posted by Pastor

Never fart in a wet suit, it'll get get trapped in your socks and the only way out is through your hood!

Like this? http://forums.deeperblue.net/697344-post1052.html

Dave

[Spaniard]

Here's another......Don't go to Guernsey and be seduced by the pretty lights in the Foxfish den and then try and go spearing the next morning and wonder why you can barely load your gun, let alone aim it at anything........

[foxfish]

Yes but another tip would be - come into Foxfishes den & enjoy the pretty lights?

[Spaniard]

Oh Ok then...........that'll be one less trophy i'll have a chance of winning then...

[ickledevil]

Originally Posted by foxfish

Great tips guys.... cant wait for ickledevils tip for tomorrow... I wonder if he can give a tip a day?

Well think i'll manage tomorrow.. although might have trouble after that...

[Old Man Dave]

Well as the fat woman said to the fat man "Thanks for the tip" .

Dave

[KWM]

Originally Posted by Pastor

Never fart in a wet suit, it'll get get trapped in your socks and the only way out is through your hood!

Not if you have already cut little holes in your socks.

kev

[ickledevil]

Ok tip for today, if your night diving dont make a single sound. Even your fins cavitating on the surface will scare bass off.

[devondave]

One for the forgetful or like me just plain stupid . Make & keep a list of everything you need & use to go spearfishing , i mean everything , all the kit , guns , float etc but also stuff like towels , change for parking , spare car key for diving , fish box ect etc, i have shave written on mine ( so mask won't leak ). Just anything you can think of , then go though it before leaving the house , saves me many wasted hours/journeys so then .

[Spiderman]

Don't unload your gun until there is hardly enough water to swim in.
It's amazing how many fish seem to wait in the shallows near the barren bit of beach where you are about to get out just so that they can laugh at you.

[tribs]

Devondave and Spiderman

Like the good lord you speaketh the truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tribs

[Mr. X]

Originally Posted by KWM

Not if you have already cut little holes in your socks.

Brilliant!

Originally Posted by devondave

One for the forgetful or like me just plain stupid . Make & keep a list of everything you need & use to go spearfishing , i mean everything , all the kit , guns , float etc but also stuff like towels , change for parking , spare car key for diving , fish box ect etc, i have shave written on mine ( so mask won't leak ). Just anything you can think of , then go though it before leaving the house , saves me many wasted hours/journeys so then .

I used to make lists for multi-day climbing trips but these days I tend to use a visualization technique (quite the thing in climbing c. late 1980's). Before I lock the backdoor I quickly imagine myself in spearing gear & work down head-to-toe checking that I have each item of gear packed. It really does help but it's not perfect (e.g. you need drinking water, trunks, a towel & wetsuit lube as well as your wetsuit, gloves, weight belt, etc.). Routine & keeping it simple helps (esp. if its early & you're tired): I keep most of my hardware in a single large box & all my wetsuit stuff in a single large bag & add towel & trunks to that. My angling gear fits in a single small bag.

Things most often forgotten: frozen bait (for fishing/crab pot/chum), ice packs, ice box, wetsuit lube, flask, trunks, towel, drinking water.

Things most paranoid about forgetting: speargun, hat (on cold days), weight belt & gloves (so interesting to hear several forum members don't use gloves).

[apneaboy]

heres a tip.

never eat yellow snow.... especially when your buddies have holes in their socks :-)

[ickledevil]

Haha, laughed my ass off.
Heres a tip for tomorrow as im going out, when doing your breath up exhale for twice as long as you inhale.
Joe

[devondave]

Mr x , i visualize my self being a stone lighter before climbing , it doesn't help i'm still crap . Will be in the Frankenjura being humilated by the local kids next week . Anyway a tip most people might know already, if hunting Bass don't shoot the first Mullet that comes along , you may spook the shy Bass waiting in the wings . Bit of a gamble though it could be the only fish all day , which makes this tip rubbish .