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Iki-Jime vs. Standard Bleeding: Which Method Produces Better Fish?
Why Iki-jime is so much better for your fish than just standard bleeding?

Bret Whitman
1 day ago5 min read


Trachea Squeeze in Freediving: Causes, Symptoms, and How It Differs from Lung Squeeze
Trachea squeeze is the freediving injury most often mistaken for lung squeeze. Different bleeding pattern, different cause, different recovery. Here's how to spot it and prevent it.

Bret Whitman
3 days ago5 min read


Lung Squeeze in Freediving: Causes, Symptoms, Recovery, and How to Prevent It
Lung squeeze is the most-feared injury in deep freediving. Learn the warning signs, what causes it, how to recover, and how to train so it never happens to you.

Bret Whitman
3 days ago4 min read


Building Your Spearfishing Gear Over Time: A 12-Month Gear Roadmap
Most beginners try to buy everything at once. They drop $3,000-5,000 in the first month, end up with gear they don't know how to use, and burn out before they have the skills to take advantage of the equipment. The smarter path is staged. Buy the essentials, dive with them for a few months, and let your actual experience tell you what to upgrade. This guide is a 12-month roadmap for building a complete kit the right way - spreading the spend over time, prioritizing what actua

Bret Whitman
4 days ago4 min read


Spearfishing the Mariana Islands: Guam, Saipan, and the Western Pacific
A complete guide to spearfishing Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and Rota — the CHamoru tokcha tradition, target species, regulations, conditions, and how to plan a Western Pacific trip on US soil.

Bret Whitman
6 days ago10 min read


CPR and Rescue for Freediver Blackouts: What Every Buddy Needs to Know
Divers' spear gun floating by itself after diver blocks out.

Bret Whitman
6 days ago3 min read


Spearfishing Etiquette: Not Burning Spots and Respecting the Community
Don't be that guy. Don't post pictures that expose spots.

Bret Whitman
May 25 min read


Southern California Spearfishing Forecast: May 2026
Southern California's forecast for May 2026.

Bret Whitman
May 16 min read
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