How to Fit Fin Blades into Footpockets the Right Way
To fit fin blades into footpockets correctly you need the answer to one question almost nobody writes down: which way does the curve face? G...
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Issue Nº 14Winter 2026The Spearfishing Journal
Hunt Deeper.
Dive Smarter.
Field-tested gear, hard-won technique and dive logs from the edge of the reef — for hunters who'd rather be underwater.
Editor's Picks
All gear reviews
Featured Stories
Nº 01 — Lead Story
Roller Speargun Setup and Tuning for First-Time Owners
Roller speargun setup intimidates more divers than it should. The gun looks complicated — bands running under the barrel, sheaves at the muz...
Field Notes — More to read
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How to Fit Fin Blades into Footpockets the Right Way
Pneumatic Speargun Service: O-Rings, Oil and Rebuild
Ballasting a Speargun: Trim, Recoil and Muzzle Flip
Speargun Flopper Tuning: Stop Losing Speared Fish
Speargun Reel Line: Length, Dyneema vs Mono, Rigging
The Beginner's Path
New to the breath-hold game?
Four stages take you from your first nervous duck-dive to a calm, confident 15-metre hunt — safely, and entirely at your own pace.
Start the path-
0–2 mStage 01
Breathe & relax
Master the breath-up and the mammalian dive reflex before you ever slip under.
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5 mStage 02
Duck-dive & equalize
A clean head-first descent and the Frenzel that keeps your ears happy at depth.
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10 mStage 03
Streamline & glide
Weighting, finning and the relaxed free-fall that quietly saves your air.
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15 mStage 04
Hunt with control
Stalking, the shot, and a calm, controlled ascent — every single time.
From the Logbook
Latest Dispatches
Pneumatic Speargun Service: O-Rings, Oil and Rebuild
Pneumatic speargun service is the difference between a gun that shoots like new for a decade and one that quietly fades until you sell it ch...
Ballasting a Speargun: Trim, Recoil and Muzzle Flip
Ballasting a speargun is the tuning job nobody tells beginners about. A gun that dives at the muzzle, floats its tip skyward, or flips upwar...
Speargun Flopper Tuning: Stop Losing Speared Fish
Speargun flopper tuning is the highest-return five minutes in spearfishing. The flopper — that hinged barb on your shaft — is the only thing...
Speargun Reel Line: Length, Dyneema vs Mono, Rigging
Speargun reel line is the part of your rig you only think about when a fish is taking it. Get the length, material and connections right and...
Speargun Shooting Line Setup: Wraps, Mono vs Dyneema
Speargun shooting line setup is a ten-minute job that decides how your gun shoots for the next hundred dives. The line is the only thing the...