2005 reissue with new cover art and design!

The Last of the Blue Water Hunters is the culmination of man's long trek back to the sea and his encounter with the stunning creatures that roam beneath the surface of the oceans. It is about a handful of men who broke down the final barricades of ocean myths and made their way into the last wilderness, armed with only their courage and driven by an insatiable curiosity. It is also about the sea, as viewed not by the scientist or the naturalist, but by the hunter, who sees it with a sharp, all-encompassing eye, exposing the reader to an ocean world that is never seen by the majority of divers. This is the extraordinary true account of the greatest divers in the world. Carlos takes us from his early beginnings on the island of Hawaii to his own apprenticeship with the "blue water tribe" in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico during the 1960s. There he learns to stalk the powerful game fish that inhabit the deep waters. Then, after twenty years of blue water hunting, he returns to the island of Catalina where he fulfills his dream of living off the sea using only a speargun to sustain himself. The climax of this book is an incredible expedition to the far reaches of the ocean world; the deep Pacific, the last frontier of the blue water hunter, where he stalks the giant blue fin tuna.
 

Recognized leaders in the sport of freediving, Terry Maas and David Sipperly combine their experience and research to present the most comprehensive book on the subject ever printed. Learn from experts Basic freediving Advanced freediving Dazzling photography
 

Recognized worldwide as a master of bluewater hunting, Terry Maas shares secrets learned by hundreds of divers over decades. Their personal experiences lead readers through exciting adventures in the open water environment. This book will give novice and experienced divers new eyes with which to view a seldom-seen part of our world. Whether hunting with a camera or a speargun, this is a must-read for those who seek the ultimate in self reliance and personal challenge.
 

It was my notion nearly twenty years ago to somehow express those elements of magic which comprised the subtle ocean and which were first introduced to me by the Hawaiians (Lest I forget that it was the magic which stimulated my sense of wonder and compelled me to seek out the ocean in the first place.)

I realized that these elements could not be revealed in the sudden glare of a flash, nor in color prints that deceive the eye into belief of the illusion before it, nor for that matter, under the scrutiny of a close-up lens. I discovered that if they were to be expressed at all, or even suggested in a picture, it would be in the black and white photograph. Fore there, beneath the silver, surfacing at the edge of black, the unnamed murmured ever so softly to the corners of the mind. In the shadows of the black and white photograph lay the magic of the ocean universe.

A mind can only be as healthy as the environment that surrounds it. And the environment can only be as healthy as the minds that behold it.

Carlos Eyles
 

In this near mystical journey, Carlos returns to the once bountiful Sea of Cortez he explored as a free diver over thirty years ago. Finding it lacking, he continues on to a distant archipelago, one rumored to hold great fish and sharks by the thousands, soaring manta rays, and breaching whales. Here on the ocean's edge, he takes the reader on breath-hold dives into an extremely dangerous yet magical realm.
 

Secret Seas takes us to the far corners of the heart and mind as well as the ocean's realm. The scale is grand, the adventure is high, and the background of the Sea of Cortez is spectacular as it must have been in those early days. Eyles writes about a wilderness -- the wilderness within each of us -- as it is reflected back through the environment. He takes us beyond the safe confines of the unknown, like the free diver, unencumbered, vulnerable, operating in an alien environment with uncommon ease.
 

Dolphin Borne is an adventure story. One that holds the body, the mind and the spirit in critical jeopardy. Veteran blue water hunter Ray Messias and Novice Andy McCorkin have been swept into the dangerous waters of the Sea of Cortez, and must survive by their skills and what they carry. Carlos Eyles weaves a masterly tale that twists and turns with the unexpected that only someone who has spent a lifetime in the water could draw upon. Here in the far reaches of the ocean wilderness, the peril becomes overwhelming, the impossible becomes possible, the real becomes surreal and the messenger becomes the message. The book is at once a breathtaking adventure and a learning experience of the highest order.
 

Exploring the underwater world with mask, fins and snorkel is an exciting personal adventure. Snorkeling allows you to unlock the mysteries of the sea, as well as local lakes, rivers and streams, in your own backyard. Snorkeling will take you to a new world that almost anyone can enjoy, from children to adults. Using snorkeling gear, you can swim with dolphins, explore sunken ships, or capture your own lobsters for dinner.

In The Simple Guide to Snorkeling Fun you'll learn...

• How to select the best gear for you
• How to don and use your gear properly
• How to interact with marine life
• How to extend your breath-hold time underwater
• How to get started in underwater photography
• How to get started in spearfishing and underwater hunting
• Snorkeling hints and secrets that you can use no matter where you enjoy the water

Whether you only intend to paddle around on the surface with mask, fins, and snorkel, or hold your breath to dive underwater, this book is your introduction to snorkeling fun!
 

Complete book for the beginning Spear Fisherman.
 

California Lobster Diving is your inside guide to the secrets of successful lobster hunting. This book represents the combined experience of more than 50 years of lobster diving, with all the tips, hints and "classified information" you need to catch lobsters and come home with a bag full of "bugs!" Included in this book is the following information:

• Biology of lobsters; their habits and habitat
• Lobster diving regulations
• Where to hunt for lobsters
• Gear selection
• Gear rigging
• Lobster grabbing techniques
• How to cook lobsters
• How to get the most meat out of a lobster

Alaska to Peru, including the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands. Excellent handbook for identifying fishes of the Pacific.
 

Picture guide to west coast marine invertebrates.
 

Authoritative but user-friendly format takes the guesswork out of visually identifying more than 250 fish species that inhabit the West Coast of North America.
 

The classic Baja fishing guide, expanded, updated and revised! A fishing, travel and remote camping guide for Baja California. Includes fishing maps, fishing calendars, techniques, checklists and more!
 

A practical reference guide to the common marine species found along the California coast, identifying the behavior, habitats and interactions of California's rich kingdom of marine wildlife.