Skills session
Detailed land-based training at our Kona Coastline Training Facility: safety, speargun control, breathing, and fish ID.
MOST POPULAR · KONA COASTLINE
Group Dive
your world-class
intro to spearfishing
One morning takes you from complete beginner to confident spearfisher. Expert instruction, max 8 guests, everything included.
START8:00 AM
FINISH~1:00 PM
GROUPMAX 8
MIN AGE14
SESSIONS1 / DAY
PRICE$299
What is the Group Dive? The Group Dive is Top Shot Spearfishing’s 5-hour guided introduction to spearfishing in Kona, Hawai‘i. For $299, complete beginners get land-based training, in-water coaching, and a real guided hunt along the Big Island’s Kona coastline, with all equipment included and groups capped at eight guests. Since 2009, this format has safely introduced more than 20,000 people to spearfishing.
THE MORNING · STEP BY STEP
From briefing to first fish
GROUP DIVE MORNING · DIVE PROFILE · times & depths approximate
08:00 · Land
~09:00 · Shallows
In-water practice
Step-by-step skills development in calm, clear water with expert coaching at your side.
~10:00 · The Hunt
Hunting
Apply your new skills hunting along Kona’s coastline with your guide confirming every target.
~12:30 · Debrief
Feedback
Technique refinement, catch photos, and the story you’ll be telling for years.
GEAR · ALL INCLUDED
Show up in a swimsuit
Low-volume freedive maskClear vision at depth
Freedive finsEfficient, easy propulsion
Camo wetsuitWarmth + stealth
Weight beltFitted to you
Aimrite speargunPrecision hunting equipment
Expert guideIn the water with you, always
No experience? Perfect.
Most of our guests have never spearfished. Plenty have never even freedived. Our curriculum was built for exactly that, and it’s become the industry standard for safe, fast skill-building.
Limited to just 8 guests, every session balances camaraderie with genuinely individual coaching.
“Took me and my girlfriend here to try out some spear fishing. Neither one of us had any experience doing this before. Was a lot of fun! Would consider myself a strong swimmer but with the combo of the wet suit, fins ,and the salt water of the ocean even a…”
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QUESTIONS
Good to know
Do I need a fishing license?
If you’re visiting from outside Hawaiʻi and you’re 15 or older: yes. The state requires a Nonresident Recreational Marine Fishing License for all ocean fishing, spearfishing included (HAR 13-74-11). It takes a few minutes online (1-day $20 · 7-day $40 · annual $70), and the digital license on your phone is your proof. Buy it before your dive at fishing.hawaii.gov. Hawaiʻi residents, kids under 15, and active-duty military with their minor children are exempt.
Do I need any experience?
You should be comfortable snorkeling. We spend a couple of hours snorkeling in the open ocean, so that baseline matters. Beyond that, none. We provide complete land and water training that gets total beginners successfully spearfishing in a single session.
What should I bring?
A swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, and water. We handle all diving and hunting equipment.
What if the weather is bad?
Kona sits in the wind shadow of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, so conditions are calm and clear nearly year-round. If conditions ever force a change, we contact you directly and you choose: a free reschedule or a full refund.
Can I keep my catch?
Absolutely. Your catch is yours to take home. House standard: two fish per person of any given species, five fish total per day. Invasives don’t count toward either number. No limit on those. The law doesn’t require it, we do. We clean it, bag it, and send you off with a good recipe. Target species like to‘au and ta‘ape are excellent eating. The invasive roi we remove goes to Kona Coast Nutrients and becomes organic fertilizer. Nothing wasted.
One morning. One story for life.
One session per day, mornings only, eight spots each. They go fast, so book early.
Book the Group Dive · $299Questions? Call 808-205-8585