spear guns
Submitted by roddo on Mon, 2015-12-28 22:10
Hi all
Im after some advise on a spear gun. Im looking to buy one i have only used one on the odd occasion. what length would you recomend and whats your thoughts on rubbers verse neumatic. I will be mainly buying it for next years monties trip but im sure it will get a good workout locally aswell. At the monties it will be free diving and locally a mix of scuba and free diving.
Cheers
Rod
Da pirate
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For me !!!
Rob Allen's guns are a great gun for a great
price mate !! Want more power just slap another
rubber !! All models are Awsome !! Get a spare shaft
and your good to go roddo !!! Cheers pirate !!
mrwinta
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Rob Allen 1100
Although I haven't used mine in 3 years now the 1100 was my go to gun... I also have a 1400 with a reel and it's too big.... the 1100 was easy to take anywhere even if I was looping crays- I changed the muzzle for the open type as it suited me better but thats bown to personal preference....
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Madmerv
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Spear guns
My info is a bit out of date but like all advise you can take it or leave it.
I speared with rubber guns for years and had several guns during that time.. Rob Allens were the best to use and to service.
I switched to a Mares pheumatic and never looked back. Perhaps because i was getting lazier i found not having to change rubbers, worry about if i should have, every time i went out just that much easier. They shoot super straight as the spear is getting propelled from the butt and they have a lever that lets you adjust the power down so when shooting in a cave ar against rocks does not bend your spear, or at least gives you the option of taking that shot. Another big plus is there are no rubbers to ping your fingers if you are using your off hand to hold or direct your gun on a fast turn.
The down sides are that even when fully pumped to the max pressures they can be less powerful than a heavily rubbered gun. If you target pelagics then this can be a factor although i have speared a few without a problem but not at max range. They tend to feel like they lose some power when at depth.. Like 30m+ although i never speared that depth more than a hand full of times, back of Rotto comes to mind. The guns are/were more expensive when i got mine and the spear that is standard is shit (bends real easy) so i replaced mine with a spring steel one with a single flap and never had another problem. They have to be serviced by someone that knows what they are doing and that costs..They say service every year but i serviced mine every 3 and had no problem so long as i did the normal wash, clean and lube after every dive.
Finally your own size determins the length of gun you can use because the spear loads under pressure from the end of the gun. Being a short ass i had to get the 970mm gun as the 1100mm was just to hard for me to load. My fingers were just 2 inches to short to load it comfortably. Just remember when testing it in the shop you have a floor to support your feet. when diving you will be suspended in water so your foot, which you use to load, has no support and if it is slightly hard on land it will be bloody hard in water.
So if you are doing some normal spearing and not targeting palegics or monster fish the pheumatics are great.
Now we just have to wait for all the rubber gunners to shoot me down on why rubber is better..lol
Sometimes when the water is quiet, you can hear the fish laughing at you !
Broome lad
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Picasso
I've had mine for about 8 years usually get new rubbers once a year and keep the old ones for spares nothing worse than breaking a rubber and the days over I've only used mine free diving in shallow water up north mainly for blue bone , jacks , and coral trout but it's been awesome for a cheaper option gun mines 1100 long .
crano
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not too long
I reckon the main thing is not to get a gun that is too long.1 metre or 1100 is enough especially if you are chasing trout around bombies at the monties.Also if you are shooting fish on scua at home if you know what you are doing you definately don't need a long gun.
roddo
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Awesome thanks for the info
Awesome thanks for the info guys i was thinking of getting something close the the metre mark and i recon i will go rubber.
Cheerd
Rod
KingToby
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Rob Allen 1000
Ive had my Rob Allen1000 for 6years now and like the othe guys have had no trouble with it appart from changing the rubbers a few times.
would be my go to gun when i look to upgrade.
Cheers
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Tank
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jump on adreno spear fishing site
Jump on adreno, heaps of info and asome great deals on guns. just changed back to rubber from pneamatic as could not load under water. dont go too long, as stated before harder to load unless arms down to ankles.
Got a 1200 and use one rubber, too hard to load second (week as piss) still heaps of power.
Definitly get second spear at same time
Son has a reel on his 1100, loves it chasing queenies, mackies, and bottom fish.
Enjoy the swim mate, its a great world under the water.