Your first drop starts here

Learn to huntbelow the surface.

Start with the 8-hour online Intro: safety, physiology, gear, and how the hunt actually works. Your $49 becomes credit toward EVO 1.

8 hours · self-paced$49 credit · toward EVO 1One path · from theory to water
Brad Stephens, Evolution Spearfishing founder

Brad Stephens

Competitive freediver · Instructor trainer

Built by people who dive

“Most people who pick up a speargun have no idea what they're getting into. Not because it's impossible to learn— because nobody taught them properly.”

Brad has hunted underwater for more than a decade. Evolution turns that experience into one clear path: learn the foundations, train with an instructor, and become safe, skilled, and responsible in the water.

Before you get in the water

Know what'swaiting below.

The launch film will walk through the course, the risks beginners miss, and exactly how Intro prepares you for your first in-water training.

Launch film coming

The first drop

Hope is nota dive plan.

Most beginners enter with a gun, some water, and advice from whoever happens to be around. Intro replaces guesswork with a foundation.

  1. 05 M

    Understand your body

    The urge to breathe is not an oxygen gauge. Learn what changes during a breath-hold, why hyperventilation removes your warning system, and when to turn the dive.

  2. 10 M

    Dive as a real buddy team

    Two people hunting in the same area are not a buddy system. One hunts. One watches. You learn the rhythm that makes rescue possible.

  3. 15 M

    Own the gear

    Choose, rig, load, and handle a speargun without turning it into a hazard. Understand weights, floats, lines, knives, and the setup your water demands.

  4. 20 M

    Hunt with purpose

    Read the reef, approach fish, take a responsible shot, handle the catch, and know when to let the fish go. Selective harvest is the point.

Your way in

Start beforeyou hit the water.

Intro8 hours · self-paced

Intro to Spearfishing

Self-paced online introduction to spearfishing safety, equipment, and fundamentals.

  • Spearfishing safety fundamentals
  • Essential equipment overview
  • Fish identification basics
  • Responsible harvesting principles
  • Ocean awareness and conditions

One-time course price

$49

$49 credited toward your next in-water course

Explore the course

Knowledge first

Arrive at in-water training ready to apply—not hear the basics for the first time.

From screen to sea

Knowledge first.Then make it real.

Online Intro means your instructor is not starting from zero. In person, you go straight into dry skills, rescue, rigging, and time in the water—with someone watching and correcting every move.

  1. 01

    Intro

    Intro to Spearfishing

    Your first step into the water

    See course
  2. 02

    EVO 1

    EVO 1 — Spearo

    Foundation spearfishing certification

    See course
  3. 03

    EVO 2

    EVO 2 — Advanced Spearo

    Advanced techniques and deeper water

    See course

People, not platform claims

Ask someonewho made the drop.

Preview layout. These visual comps are replaced by Evolution's named instructor and student interviews before launch.

Student story · interview slot

What surprised you on your first course?

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Student story · interview slot

What changed the moment you entered the water?

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Instructor story · interview slot

What do beginners need to learn before the first drop?

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Student story · interview slot

When did the training finally click?

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Student story · interview slot

What would you tell someone hesitating at the gunwale?

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Before the first drop

Good questionskeep you alive.

01Is Intro for complete beginners?

Yes. It starts before the first dive: safety, breath-hold physiology, equipment, buddy procedure, hunting fundamentals, and responsible harvest.

02Is an online course enough to start spearfishing?

It gives you the knowledge foundation. It does not replace supervised in-water training. EVO 1 is where a certified instructor watches you apply the skills and corrects you.

03What happens to the $49 if I continue?

The full $49 Intro price is deducted when you progress to EVO 1. Intro is the first paid step in the training path, not a dead-end add-on.

04Do I need equipment already?

No. Intro explains the core setup and how to choose equipment for your water before you spend money on the wrong gear.

05Will I receive a certification?

Intro prepares you. In-person Evolution courses combine theory, practical assessment, and instructor verification on the path to certification.

You can keep guessing

Or arriveready.

Explore Intro · $49

The full course price is credited toward EVO 1.