history
Spearfishing has been around for as long as humans have looked in the water and seen fish. Standing on the shore, wading in a stream, trolling in a boat, or diving under water, we've been trying to catch fish for at least a million years! Probably the first tool used for fishing was a simple wooden spear, or as they have become to be known, polespears.
The use of the polespear is well documented as a fishing implement. From the earliest recorded history there are paintings of people spearfishing. In cultures that have close ties to traditional roots, spearfishing is still practiced as a primary means of subsistence. Although difficult to prove, probably every culture that has lived near the water has engaged in spearfishing. From the arctic to the tropics, the oldest and purest form of fishing, is spearfishing.
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