Thread: Spearfishing

Originally Posted by quentin

Could do - what type of speargun rocks your boat / what are you wanting to shoot?

Most of my guns are wooden enclosed track guns, but i've just started dabbling with carbon euro type guns again. I started out with euro guns, but moved away from them as the quality was questionable, and when I lost a fish of a lifetime when a euro handle snapped, I started making everything myself (stocks, triggers, muzzles).
There is still absolute rubbish out there, but there is also some real quality hardware available. As with everything quality comes with cost. Turns out shaft speed comes with complexity, pulleys, and lots of cord.

Actually thinking more for the missus. She is strong enough but struggles with arm length to load the longer guns. Her little 90 is fine for snooping and inshore stuff but we have been out white island etc a lot recently so she needs something with a bit more grunt and range. Thinking an inverted 100 or 110 with a double wrap and heavy shaft would be a good setup for her. Ill just buy a billy basic 130 euro for me.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Actually thinking more for the missus. She is strong enough but struggles with arm length to load the longer guns. Her little 90 is fine for snooping and inshore stuff but we have been out white island etc a lot recently so she needs something with a bit more grunt and range. Thinking an inverted 100 or 110 with a double wrap and heavy shaft would be a good setup for her. Ill just buy a billy basic 130 euro for me.

The first rubber on the invert guns are easy to load due to the pulleys, so tend to use thicker rubber to maximise spear load. The next 1 or 2 sets are thinner, as they are still a full stretch of the barrel without any mechanical advantage.
If a 90cm gun is at the maximum arm length, then a 100 would make sense for the invert roller (you lose a bit of length with the pulleys and rubber attachment points).

You are right on the money with the spear and double wrap. 8mm spear won't be overkill.