Diary
Notes from the water: reserves and zones, trip breakdowns, gear, weather and visibility. The channel's videos continued in words — with the details that didn't fit the edit.
Tabarca underwater: a reserve where you can't spearfish — and that's the point
Spain's first marine reserve, off Alicante. Why freedivers come from across the Mediterranean, what's strictly forbidden here, and what you're guaranteed to see underwater.
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Evening dive after the storm: the water beat the fish to it
Water cleared up almost in a day after the storm. A late dive at familiar spots, a close call with the buoy, and thoughts on a taller flag
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MVD Predator 82 vs Salvimar Ares Carbo 105: Build, Ergonomics, and a Year of Real Use
A year with the MVD Predator 82, then the Salvimar Ares Carbo 105 — comparing build quality, ergonomics, and which one I'd actually keep.
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Apple Watch Ultra 2 for freediving: don't update to iOS 26
After the iOS 26 update, the Depth app stopped showing surface rest time between dives — here's what broke and why it matters for safety.
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Testing the Salvimar Ares Carbo 105 — a grouper by a cave and the first catch with the new gun
Testing the Salvimar Ares Carbo 105 in Torrevieja - band tuning, a grouper by a cave, a broken shaft and the first catch with the new gun.
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MVD Predator 82: double bands, a leftward drift and a double shot on corvinas
I rebuilt the gun for a longer reach — two bands and a doubled line — and went to test it in milky water after a week of storms.
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First sargos, misfires and ten dives for a single spear
I finally brought the camera along — and collected every beginner's mistake with it: gun misfires, a spear wedged in the rocks, and a lesson about wounded fish.
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Horse Mackerel from Madrid: Finding the School After a Slow Morning
A forgotten paddle, crossing waves, and three bite-less hours — then a school of horse mackerel turned up where the water changed color.
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Leak in the Point 65 Kingfisher kayak: a quick repair and a 3D scan for future upgrades
Found the source of the leak in the Kingfisher's hatch — cracks at the pedal-drive mount, patched them up and 3D-scanned the block for a future upgrade.
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A quick rundown of Spain's spearfishing rules
A newcomer to spearfishing breaks down Spain's key rules — license, gear, buoy distance, catch limits, and what happens if you break them.
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Kayak fishing, part 3: a multi-hook rig, a jig, and a lively horse mackerel school
A Saturday on the water: kayakers running electric motors, a DIY waterproof seal, and a horse mackerel school hooked on a 40-gram jig.
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Point 65 Kingfisher: a modular spearfishing kayak — assembly, tuning and first test
Splits into two 16 kg halves, a catamaran hull for stability, and a leaky front hatch — an honest review after the first outing.
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First Sea Kayak Fishing Trips. Part 2
Part two of the first pedal-kayak sea trips — drive tuning, a barracuda bite on the finger, horse mackerel for dinner, and a strong unnamed fish by the drop-off.
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First kayak fishing trips at sea. Part 1
My second real kayak trip at sea — hunting fish with a fly rig and no fishfinder, mixing up horse mackerel and mackerel, and landing my first jig-caught fish.
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