Last of the Blue Water Hunters Book Review

Here is my review of a spearfishing classic. I’ll let you in on a secret, my Last of the Blue Water Hunters book review is extremely biased. I loved reading it and I hope that after you’ve read my review you understand why.

Who is this book for?

Spearo’s everywhere at every level.

Pro’s

• Incredible stories on everything from spearfishing’s pioneers to hunting on long subsistence trips reliant on spearfishing
• Hard won insights into our ocean, its inhabitants and ecosystems
• The composite stories, wisdom, knowledge and mind-set of a prolific ocean explorer
• The writer connects with reader’s who understand the spearfishing experience in its purest form
• Timeless

Con’s

• Not a technical “how to” spearfishing book
• A dangerous technique (hyperventilating) is talked about and employed by the Author – the books pretty old!
• No digital version available

Highlights

“Upon my entry into the ocean, it fills my spirit, cleanses my soul and repairs my tattered heart”

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Carlos certainly waxes poetic at times and its part of what makes this book so special. With lines like this he appeals frankly to those of us with kindred spirits.

“I’ve long ceased taking full credit for the fish the ocean provides. The ocean is too vast, rich and powerful an entity for me to assume that in any way i have conquered it. At best the effort is cooperative, with nature supplying the sustenance and I the means to capture it.”

When Carlos describes some of the ocean situations he finds himself in, it gives every reader an inkling of how ‘in the moment’ spearo’s can be. From memory he is able to describe all the details of the reef, the rate of current, bait fish, position of the sun, visibility and more. This illustrates why many of us find the spearfishing experience so exhilarating.

What others say

I took pages of notes from this book and really want to get Carlos Eyles on the Noob Spearo Podcast!

Overall Verdict

Buy it! If you truly have the bug that is spearfishing and you can read, just buy it.

Awesome, this is one of my favorite books – ever:) – Shrek

Buy Last Of The Bluewater Hunters Here