Here’s an alternate scenario: you hit the surface and just point at one of your buddies. Point two fingers, that is, to signal the fish you’re after needs a second shot. Your buddy, who’s been just bobbing in the water or hanging out, is a specimen of a well-rested, ready-to-shoot spearfisherman.
He’s under in seconds and most importantly, like a Marine (get it?!) sniper, he is in control of his breathing, fully focused, and not at any risk for a hyperventilating black out.
It’s a win-win-win. You get fish, the other guy gets fish, you probably fill your cooler much quicker with a team approach. And, oh yeah, no one blacks out.
Thanks to our friend Ted Harty, founder of Immersion Freediving and Freediving Safety, for spinning up these lessons on teamwork and avoiding blackout. He’s got perfect advice for a three-man approach to filling your cooler (and maybe your buddy’s coolers, too) - his content in that article goes deeper on the points and inspired our content here. Check it out.
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