I have gorwn up on the water fishing and am looking to get scuba certified and begin spear fishing…where do I begin? I am in law school so the cheapest route would be great. I am guessing i need to get scuba certified first, then find suba gear and a spear gun. Any information would be great! thanks
Get to a shop and take the cert class. My recomendation is lowcountyscuba in Mt. Pleasant. Victor is a great guy and will get you set up. Don’t buy any gear other than mask, fins, and snorkel. Those are needed for the class. The other gear you can get once you realize it’s what you want to continue doing.
And one big piece of advice is to dive a good bit before you take a speargun down with you. Spearfishing adds a whole new level to diving. Get comfortable diving a while before taking on fish. Fish will wrap you up and cause all kinds of problems from time to time. You need a cool head and to be comfortable diving before you spearfish.
That’s good sound advice.
Build your skills and comfort level before you enter the gun into the equation.