Try Spearfishing

Ethical spearfishing and sea-foraging are only an extension of your freediving skills, so we do ask that students are at least Level 1 certified and feel comfortable diving to 10-15 meters. This lets you focus fully on the new spearfishing skills instead of fighting for comfort in the water. The idea here is simple: spearfishing safety grows on top of solid freediving safety, and all the new tools we introduce make much more sense when the basics already feel natural.

That said, you don't need to be a superhero underwater to join. If you like the idea of hunting your own dinner with a speargun but feel you're "almost there," we can easily combine this course with coaching or a beginner freediving course so the experience stays fun, safe, and ethical from the start. Just drop us a message — we'll figure out the best setup for where you are right now.

This course is divided into one theoretical and two practical classes, each flowing naturally from the previous one. During the theoretical class, you will be introduced to spearfishing safety, the full setup of gear you will be working with-spear guns, knives, floats, flashers, all small but important accessories-and the basic techniques: how to dive with a gun, how to load it, aim, shoot, and what to do right after the shot. We also talk about the different hunting styles, tactics, and of course the ethics behind responsible spearfishing, which is a big part of how we teach.

The first practical session is when all this becomes real, yet controlled. You are not to chase the fish just yet but, in shallow water, practice with the gear, load it and shoot at an artificial target, get used to the rhythm of diving with a speargun. The purpose of such a session is to give you confidence without pressure-just you, new skills, and time to feel how everything works.

The second practical session is the actual hunt, the moment when all of those new skills line up and you get to catch your dinner yourself. We normally take students either to a nearby FAD or to the reef, depending on the conditions and what kind of experience you prefer. Both options are clearly explained in advance, so you know precisely what to expect when you hit the water as a new spearo.

There are two main types of spearfishing we do in Bali, and the style depends on locations and general hunting strategy: reef spearfishing and hunting on rumpons - FADs, or Fish Attracting Devices. Both offer completely different moods in the water. Reef spearfishing is more challenging, but also far more diverse in terms of species. Your main targets there are pelagic fish like mackerel, tuna, trevallies, barracuda, queenfish and sometimes semi-pelagic or reef predators such as jobfish, snapper, and grouper. For this style you need to be comfortable diving 15–20 meters with at least 1:30 bottom time, ideally around two minutes. It's a dance of luck, technique, and stamina. We have several reef spots near Amed and a few others in different parts of Bali.

In contrast, rumpons are bamboo platforms out in the open ocean, designed to attract fish from all directions. The hunting takes place in much shallower waters-around 5-10 meters and sometimes even at the surface when the mahi-mahi are present. It feels more like harvesting than the classic reef hunting, and that is just why it is a great place for a beginner to get started with. You still get the full "hunt" experience, but with an easier entry point and far less demand on depth or bottom time.