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

  • Welcome mate, good to have you. We have a cool member here (Anders) that dives the great north (weather permitting) from Norway for the big Halibut.


    Cheers, Don

    "Great mother ocean brought forth all life, it is my eternal home'' Don Berry from Blue Water Hunters.


    Spearfishing Store the freediving and spearfishing equipment specialists.

  • MAN GO FIND SOME WARM WATER..:laughing:.... Nuff respect to you guys who brave such extremes to hunt.

    A bad day at sea is better than a good day in the boatyard
    George Steele

  • Welcome! Alaska has to be awesome for spearfishing. Everything is bigger up north. Looking forward to your reports. Can you spear salmon in Alaska?

  • 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.

  • Welcome.:toast:


    Just a suggestion for those soft flesh fish; Take one of the bands off your gun and use a flopper shaft that is made of one piece of steel, with a tri-cut tip, instead of a threaded tip. It won't tear such a big hole in the fish on the shot. The 6.75mm (17/64" or a 1/4") shaft would be ideal.

  • 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

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