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Originally Posted by madscientist
I might be less inclined to generalize if I wasn't getting buzzed by spearo's constantly. For guys that are intimately familiar with fish behavior, you'd think they'd have more of a clue. Not surprised in the least, and I'm amazed they don't shoot each other more often.
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Yes, I hope you don't generalize. While I don't speak for all spearos, having come here to share my own disgust at this incident, please understand that as a I spearo, I have but one breath to dive at a time. As such, I like/need to stay away from others since my only chance of approaching fish as a clumsy human underwater is to stay quiet and stealthy and that means away from top-side commotion and any activity that alarms the fish.
I don't want to minimize what you said but the spearo who buzzes you is being counterproductive to himself. It's not a behavior that is conducive to getting fish as spearos. Heck, I wouldn't want him near me.
On the flipside of the coin, I've been approached by kayakfishers many times while diving since they want to ask about structure and fish at the bottom, and I am always glad to share information. Some times, I come up and a kayakfisher would be right there topside, having come over to ask a question, and I'll say what I have or have not seen
and the bait is/is not agitated, etc. Usually, we then go back to our own activites and I don't view that as buzzing--simply two sportsmen sharing the same love of the sport.
Getting buzzed by PBers--now that we all get, whether kayakfishers or divers.