Thread: Beginners guide to freediving/snorkeling

Well it being quite a while since i last posted here ...

So what have I learnt / changed... winter freediving

Female crays will be in egg now and they do seem more docile or just plain dopey, you can normally tell a female as she will have her tail tucked up and to save damagaing the next generation and a cray you cannot keep I try to aviod grabbing a cray that looks like this .. (yes i make mistakes). In the top of the south they will carry their eggs until late Oct, about this time the bucks shed there shells also making Oct a frustrating month. by mid Nov the females will be free of egg and the bucks should be finished the moult. (their are always exceptions) I've encountered smaller crays that have shed as late as Dec.

Gear up, as stated I've purchased a new open cell wetsuit (Yes because I'm a fat barstard ), So now I have to lube up (no kinky shit) what I found the best is to 3/4 fill a 3 litre bottle add body wash then when you want to lube your suit top up the bottle with hot water and shake... nice warm solution to pour into ya suit .. Nice warm suit to climb into.

Dive your feet first, Yesterday and in years past the bucks that aren't hold up in a nest of female seem to go shallow, so dive the weed more shelterd bays and spots with good turf but empty holes over summer suddenly can be very productive. We free dived cracks out to 50ft yesterday the wandered over to a shallow weed bed for a butter and wham bam boom, bucks in the weed 10- 20 ft.

It works if you work at it.... try everywhere dont drive past a shit load of coast to dive the same spot over and over try new spots constantly, yes you will see a heap of crap turf ... But those secret spots when you find them are priceless... and find them you will more than you can imagine.