Spearfishing

Spearfishing — page 1 — Visit us at www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing Company a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher A D Xtreme is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Company Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Editor John Hamilton Graphic Design Sue Hamilton Cover Design Sue Hamilton Cover Photo AP Interior Photos Aimrite-pgs 4-5 8-9 23 inset 30-31 AP-pgs 28 29 Cressi USA-pgs 12-13 14-15 16-17 30 Corbis-pgs 18-19 22-23 JBL-pg 32 Justin Garnett-pg 9 atlatl insets iStock-pgs 1 2-3 7 20-21 26-27 MAKO Spearguns with freediver Brian Pucella-pgs 10 11 24-25 Websites To learn more about Fishing visit booklinks abdopublishing com These links are routinely monitored and updated to provide the most current information available Library of Congress Control Number 2014944879 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hamilton S L Spearfishing S L Hamilton p cm Xtreme fishing ISBN 978-1-62403-684-2 lib bdg Includes index 1 Spear fishing Juvenile literature I Title 799 1 4 dc23 2014944879

Spearfishing — page 2 — Spearﬁshing 4 History 6 Pole Spears 8 Hawaiian Slings 10 Pneumatic Spearguns 12 Band-Powered Spearguns 14 Shafts Tips Lines 16 Shoreline Spearﬁshing 18 Scuba Spearﬁshing 20 Freedive Spearﬁshing 22 Ocean Spearﬁshing 24 Freshwater Spearﬁshing 26 Dangers 28 Glossary 30 Index 32

Spearfishing — page 3 — Spearfishing is a hunter-versus-prey challenge This type of fishing has been practiced for thousands of years Many of today’s hunters use lightweight but powerful spearguns Others fish close to shore using traditional pole spears 4

Spearfishing — page 4 — Divers enter an underwater world and come face-to-face with their prey Spearfishing is an exciting heart-racing hunt that pits one human against one fish XTREME FACT People who spearfish are sometimes called spearos or spearfishers 5

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