Mastering Freediving Techniques: Essential Tips for Divers
Today, let's take a journey deep into the heart of freediving. Freediving isn't just about holding your breath; it's about mastering the...
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Bret Whitman
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
Lobster Season Is Here! Are You Ready?
Diving for lobster can be a thrilling experience, but it's essential to do it right, both for your safety and to preserve this fantastic...
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Bret Whitman
- Sep 28, 2023
- 1 min
Finding Fish: Water Temperature
As I mentioned before on my podcast, animal behavior is completely dictated by the motivation of species survival. Survival requires the...
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Bret Whitman
- Aug 14, 2023
- 2 min
The Best Landlocked Training for Divers
Free diving and spearfishing can be a physically demanding activity that requires a diver to have some level of fitness and conditioning....
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Bret Whitman
- Jul 21, 2023
- 2 min
The 5 Best Rules to Shoot Bigger Fish
Rule 1: Use strong enough gear. Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. If your goal is to shoot a 100 pound grouper or a 50 pound...
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Bret Whitman
- Mar 4, 2023
- 2 min
How to Care For Your Saltwater Boat
After a day of saltwater fishing, proper care of your boat is essential to ensure that it remains in good condition and operates safely....
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Bret Whitman
- Mar 1, 2023
- 2 min
Stay in Freediving Shape While Landlocked
Freediving is a physically demanding activity that requires a high level of fitness and conditioning. It's important to maintain your...
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Bret Whitman
- Feb 27, 2023
- 2 min
How to Care For & Maintain Your Speargun
After spending a lot of money on a speargun, I would make sure to take care of it as best as possible. I tend to look at spending money...
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Bret Whitman
- Feb 27, 2023
- 1 min
Easy Steps to Extend Your Wetsuit's Life
Caring for your wetsuit properly can help extend its lifespan and keep it performing well. Here are some tips to care for your wetsuit:...
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Bret Whitman
- Feb 25, 2023
- 2 min
3 Remote Spots in Baja You Must Dive
Baja California is a long and diverse peninsula with many remote areas for spearfishing. Here are some of the most remote spearfishing...
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Bret Whitman
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
GEAR RECOMMENDATIONS: SIMPLIFIED
Here is my straight forward and simple gear suggestions for anyone looking to get into spearfishing or freediving. To start with, you...
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Bret Whitman
- May 15, 2022
- 1 min
Hunting White Seabass Tips
1. Try surface hunting for White seabass. Swim on the surface looking for fish to swim underneath you. Move slow and do not splash with...
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Bret Whitman
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
7 Tips for Safer & Effective Hunting
Diving safe can keep you alive and also increase your chances at a successful hunt. So here are my seven tips for a safe affective day...
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Bret Whitman
- Jul 17, 2021
- 3 min
How to Aim Different Types of Spearguns
There are three techniques for aiming spearguns that I have used over the years. Depending on the type of speargun or the environment you...
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Bret Whitman
- Jul 2, 2021
- 2 min
5 Ways to Dive Solo Safer
Obviously, I will start by saying that the absolute safest way to dive is with a buddy, and my preferred method as well. But for some...
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Bret Whitman
- Jun 2, 2021
- 3 min
3 Things To Consider Before Buying A Boat
1. The size of the boat is crucial. Be realistic about where you intend to take your boat. Do you plan to go 100 miles offshore? Do you...
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Bret Whitman
- Nov 7, 2020
- 2 min
How to Care For Your Catch: Lobster
So now that you have grabbed yourself a nice lobster dinner, what should you do with your lobster in between catching it and eating it?...
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Bret Whitman
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Ins & Outs of Giant Lobster
With lobster season open here in California, there’s been a lot of pictures showing some impressive catches. This sparks lots of...
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Bret Whitman
- Sep 26, 2020
- 4 min
Understanding How to Tune Your Fish Finder
Welcome to part 2 of the series on sonar and fish finders. In part 1, we learned about what sonar is and how to interpret what we are...
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Bret Whitman
- Sep 12, 2020
- 6 min
Fish finders: What the hell am I looking at?
In this blog series, I will explain how to interpret side scan and downward looking sonar to find structure and fish. This post is part 1...
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Bret Whitman
- May 25, 2020
- 6 min
Diving in Poor Visibility
Tips, tricks, and techniques to spearfish in poor visibility. There are way to make spearfishing in murky water safer and more enjoyable.
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Bret Whitman
- Apr 22, 2020
- 4 min
How to Make Your Own Floats for Spearfishing
DIY Homemade spearfishing floats. Cheap, tough, easy, and best of all, they work!
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Bret Whitman
- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
DIY Spearfishing Flashers
Flashers are a very useful tool in every diver's tool box. But did you know you can make your own flashers that are deadly effective for...
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Bret Whitman
- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
How to Make Spearfishing Targets
One hour of target practice for spearfishing can give you more insight about you and your equipment than an entire season of spearfishing.
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Bret Whitman
- Feb 18, 2020
- 17 min
A Beginners Guide to Spearfishing San Diego, California
A beginners complete guide to spearfishing California
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Bret Whitman
- Jan 13, 2020
- 2 min
10 TIPS: HOW TO GET SPONSORED SPEARFISHING
1. Gain a social media following This gives you value in the eyes of a business owner. It’s free advertising for a company to sponsor you...
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Bret Whitman
- Dec 31, 2019
- 3 min
Ear Issues Explained: Prevention & Treatment
After years of dealing with ear problems that have caused me to miss out on countless swells as well as magical days of diving on fish, I...
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Bret Whitman
- Dec 15, 2019
- 3 min
5 Ways To Stay In Shape For Diving
Those of us who live in places where things slow or completely shut down in the winter as far as fishing goes know this pattern all too...
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Bret Whitman
- Nov 17, 2019
- 1 min
Bluefin Tuna: Tips & Tactics
"It's All In The Driving!" Nick Garcia from Nitro Gun Co shares some vital information about chasing Bluefin Tuna. Nick teamed up with...
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Bret Whitman
- Nov 17, 2019
- 1 min
Bluefin Tuna: Recommended Gear
In order to consistently do shoot and land this fish, you need to have gear that's up to the challenge. Nick Garcia shares his...
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Bret Whitman
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
Step By Step Guide For Required Documents to Fish Mexico
In a nutshell, six steps are now required in order to fish the waters within 12 miles of Mexico. 1. Passport: Everyone on board must...
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Bret Whitman
- Oct 10, 2019
- 3 min
Daytime Hunting For Lobsters
Yes, despite what some people say you can be very successful hunting California spiny lobster during daytime hours. The secret to this...
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Bret Whitman
- Sep 21, 2019
- 1 min
Adventure Packing List
I have put together a packing list for the ultimate spearfishing road trip. This will be perfect spearos traveling to places like Baja,...
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Bret Whitman
- Sep 17, 2019
- 5 min
How To Care For Your Tuna
How to care for your tuna.
Imagine catching or spearing the fish of a lifetime only to have the flesh ruin due to improper care.
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Bret Whitman
- Sep 6, 2019
- 1 min
New to Spearfishing: which fins should I get?
As a newbie to spearfishing, it can be challenging to pick the right set of freediving fins. I linked up with my friend, Jon Stenstrom,...
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Bret Whitman
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Rigging Tips: Quick Links Pros and Cons
Quick links are affordable, quiet, and strong. That’s why I like to use them on my floatlines when spearfishing! I did have an issue with...
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