New guy from up north

Hello everyone. I came across this forum while looking for a new wet suit and after looking threw some of the posts on the subject that completely changed my original ordering ideas I thought I'd join. Most of my spearfishing experience is from what iv done here in South East Alaska for the last 20 years. Cold water, low viz, thick suits and lots of lead is all I really know, but some day I hope to try the warm water stuff. Iv been slacking the last few years not getting out as much as I'd like and the times I do get out its usually for scallops and abalone only shooting the occasional lingcod. Spear fishermen around here are rare, free divers even more so. So I really look forward to the sharing of ideas with like minded people

The water in the summer isn't to bad with surface water temp usually around 50-55f but at depth or open water its much colder. Yes we can shoot salmon the only laws here on spear fishing is saltwater only, you must be fully submerged and regular sport fishing bag limits and seasons apply. Here is a king I shot a few years ago

it was a bad shot but in my defense they are very spooky fish and this one was swimming toward and above me.

Thanks for the idea I really do need a separate setup for salmon. I use that gun for everything and I set it up with halibut in mind, I don't see many but when I do I like being able to go threw the fish and sick in the sand/gravel its resting on. I don't know what others use for flat fish but it works for me.
We have pinto abalone. a big one will be 5-6" minimum legal size is 3 1/2" so not the biggest in the world but they taste good