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I would start out in freshwater lakes at first just to get the feel of the environment. You should get some basic gear to start off with…spear gun, stringer, tips, etc… or if you can borrow some or even rent it that would be better. There are a few complications and issues you need to address before going into salt water. A couple being, there are no sharks in freshwater and the freshwater fish don’t fight or bite as bad and some of the depths involved. We dive the rigs in the Gulf of Mexico so there are other hazards involved there too. The BEST thing to do is to find someone to mentor you that has experience. Find someone in your area that you can hook up with that will show you a few things. We got real lucky in that we found a guy with a boat and lots of experience to sort of teach us and we help pay for food and fuel. Here are a couple of cool websites/ clubs to check out… www.helldivers.org and www.aquaaces.net .
You are more than welcome to email me with any questions you have directly or through divebuddy… james.may [ at ] ffmsport.com , I will try to answer any questions I can. By no means am I an expert, but have gotten my gun wet a few times. Lol
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