Which freediving or spearfishing book is the best for you?

Back in the Stone Age, when I began to spearfish, we were very limited in available books and videos to learn and inspire us on the subject of freediving and spearfishing. We learned from the carvings on the cave walls in which we lived. Now, after I shave my protruding eyebrows, I can see we have several fictional and non-fictional books to educate and inspire us. We have videos and DVDs to study and critique. Many sports, like hunting Mammoth, one can learn much faster by watching the experienced Neanderthals, the gear they use and how they use it.

It is common for a person to ask what book should they read or which is the best video for them. The fact is, you can learn from every book and video on the market, some more than others, but learning is priceless so the price of a book or a video, that you can read or watch over and over, is well worth the minimal price.

Spearfishing books and videos are produced worldwide and therefore cover a variety of tropical and cold-water fish species, gear and techniques divers use to make their experience most successful in the part of the world they are diving. Some people say they only like to watch videos pertaining to where they dive and don’t like to watch videos from foreign places. Well, the more you are exposed to a variety of conditions you will become more successful where you dive regularly. By trying different or foreign gear and techniques you may find that they work on some fish in your area. And you may be the only one who knows that because you were willing to learn and try something new.

So, I guess I haven’t actually told you which spearfishing book or freediving video is best for you because it depends what you are looking for specifically. Again, you can learn from all of them so you may find over time that you acquired them all. And that’s fine. Most of us have already and we are looking forward to the next release so we can add it to our collection.

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