I have lost few shafts in relation to how many fish i've brought home.
Sounds like you're not using a shooting line for your sling shafts. IMO the spear attached to the sling and the sling to a float line offers more range, durability and is significantly more economical than a quality polespear.
Nice vids.
I have a friend from Trinidad who posted it on his facebook a few years ago. I enjoy good soca.
Well that's a nice endorsement 
Welcome to the forum.
So what do you think Matt, polespear or sling for the Bahamas?
I'd like to see it.
Nice pieces.
There are some beautiful wood sculptures to be found in the Cuban ferias. But marine theme sculptures are not common, a lot of female body sculptures voluptuous and thin. If I'd see something spearfishing related I'd buy it.
BTW the looks like they put a tourniquet on his arm. If an artery wasn't severed I'm not sure that's the right thing to do. I believe direct pressure on the wound is correct.
And if common sense is not enough.. Kudos to Terra Australis for the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY6U9j3ZVes&feature=youtu.be
Good for a laugh once the kid is going to be alright. This bit had me LOL
Quoteafter speaking with Zack and reviewing the case with his team of scientists.
From SharkBanz investigates local teen's rare attack wearing shark repelling band | WPEC.
by Jana Eschbach
Thursday, December 29th 2016
NORTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (CBS12) — A local teen is attacked by a shark, wearing a pricey shark-repelling band.
After our report showed he was wearing the device, called a SharkBanz, now one of the company's global owners steps up to investigate what caused the shark to attack 16-year-old Zack Davis.
First, they wanted to make sure Zack Davis was ok, but also to understand what happened. The teen says the owner told him it is the first time anyone has ever been bitten wearing a SharkBanz.
“I am sore. And my arm is really swollen,” said Zack Davis, who was attacked by a blacktip shark Tuesday, wearing a new SharkBanz, “it is supposed to keep sharks away..and the first time I wore it, I get bit.”
Zack Davis woke up to 44 stitches on his arm, and a phone ringing Thursday.
SharkBanz co-founder Nathan Garrison was on the phone. Garrison told Zack and CBS12 he stands behind the magnetic field shark-repelling technology, and he wanted to reach out to Zack to find out how the attack happened.
"I’m really relieved he is ok and he was super positive about his recovery." Garrison said, after speaking with Zack and reviewing the case with his team of scientists.
"What happened here is essentially the rarest of shark encounters where Zack jumped off his board and pretty much landed on the shark," Garrison said, of Zack’s rare attack wearing the device, "if anything it probably helped clear the shark out of the area quicker."
Zack said it is possible because the shark bit and released quickly. It did not tear off his arm as is often the case.
“SharkBanz technology is aimed at repelling hit-and-run shark attacks, the most common type of incident occurring when a curious shark strikes at a human in order to determine if they are prey,” SharkBanz promises its customers.
Sharkbanz video wearing the deterrent preventing a Bull Shark encounter: Most shark attacks occur in murky, shallow waters off the coast where there are a high number of swimmers and sharks sharing the same space. In this environment, sharks rely heavily on their electro-receptors instead of their eyes to “see” what’s around them, according to marine biologists. Sharks possess the most powerful electroreception of all known animals and use it to judge distance, shape, and even the heart rate of other animals near them. Sometimes when relying on their electro-receptors, a curious shark may bite a person in order to figure out what he or she is, SharkBanz said.
"If the surfer did land on top of the shark or very close to it, the shark would have likely acted defensively to this. While accidental and certainly unlucky, this is essentially a provoked attack from the shark's perspective. If the animal was cornered relative to the shore, the surfer's body, and physical contact occurred near the shark's head, the shark acted as expected. In a provoked attack situation, shark repellents are no longer effective," said scientist Dr. Eric Stroud.
Sharkbanz says they invested in research all over the globe and their data shows the technology repels sharks within 3 meters of a person wearing the device, and the deterrant grows stronger the closer the shark gets.
“Such types of encounters are very rare, this attack was certainly a very unique chain of events. Sharkbanz was designed to reduce unprovoked investigatory bites of the ankles, calves, and feet, which is the most common bite site for the United States. I believe that permanent magnet technologies and the SharkBanz remain effective for these situations,” said scientist Dr. Eric Stroud.
“I know I didn’t land on the shark, because I would have felt that, but maybe I landed close to it and scared it,” said Davis, who is still in pain, "Garrison said he would take me out on a boat when the black tips are running off the beach during migration and he said he would prove to me they do actually work so if they show me that. Then, I might be able to believe it more.""I was on the wave, and obviously it closed out on me, so, I was under water and I could have been really, really close to him to just like bite. But he did mention that it could have been worse if I didn't wear it. It could have been." Davis said, “Maybe.”
You can understand his disbelief, after the attack, and Zack has weeks to go before he can surf again. When he is healed, he says he will put his Banz back on. Garrison is giving him a few new devices so he is “more protected.”
SharkBanz released this statement to CBS12:[INDENT]We're in the process of gathering all known facts about the encounter from the victim. It's important for us to assess all the information regarding the circumstances in order to understand the shark's behavior, what ultimately caused the bite, and whether it was preventable.[/INDENT][INDENT]We're relieved to see that Zach is already patched up and out of the hospital with plans to return to the water as soon as he's able.[/INDENT]SharkBanz is giving Zack new wristbands and company scientists reviewed the incident and believe the shark let go of the boy's arm quicker because of the technology. They also believe, according to their review, Zack fell on the shark and startled it, which led to the rare and unpreventable attack.
If you hold your breath long enough you'll pass out.
If anyone's interested in the flashlight it's this one Speardiver Spearfishing Flashlight
You should have no problem getting it completely recessed.
Looks like a well made handle. Why no recess? See what it's like to track in the water. I can turn the gun easier when I'm able to close my hand more. More important when the gun is big and the handle doesn't have much rake, as is the case with this sloped down back design.
Touching story. To think how many animals die without help because of discarded nets.
I would've liked to see the pictures, these are too small.
Speardiver's Reef spearfishing wetsuit is used by professional spearos worldwide. Two piece open cell hooded jacket and pants, made of neoprene selected for optimum balance between stretch and resistance to permanent compression, provide the ultimate in long lasting comfort and warmth. The Lycra exterior offers rugged durability with a true camo pattern. The chest loading pad was specifically designed to cover all speargun loading zone preferences. Supertex material in the elbows and knees provides additional protection for these areas regularly coming in contact with the sea bottom. Speardiver Reef spearfishing wetsuit is available from FreediveStore.com.
World spearfishing record holder Charles Duffie.
Description for the Reaper speargun from JBL website
QuoteWelcome to the all new Reaper series. The first ever Rail Gun built in America from start to finish. With cutting edge features that push the limits of Spearfishing, it's as lethal as it looks.
I saw the new JBL Reaper speargun and took pics. The bands come with very long wishbones and a long taper on the rubber. A lot of band stretch can be reclaimed changing the stock bands.
I was curious about the distinct looking honeycomb textured handle. I didn't find it improved grip, the plastic felt slippery. In general the handle doesn't have enough rake for my taste, this amounts to less leverage over the gun when tracking a fish. Not a big deal for shorter guns but a PITA with a 120cm.
The track of the aluminum tube is 1mm higher than than the track of the handle. Probably won't have any bearing on spear flight just attention to detail, and corrosion is already apparent at that spot.
I wanted to have a look at the trigger mechanism because it's not often I see a bottom line release on a pipe gun, so I proceeded to knock out the trigger pin with a punch. If you ever need to do this support the side of the JBL Reaper speargun handle directly against a surface, I didn't and the pressure on the loading butt broke it off at the pin.
When I took the mechanism out it looked familiar, so I fished out a Rob Allen mech. The Rob Allen has the stainless steel line release.
The Rob Allen trigger mechanism in the JBL Reaper handle.
Ha! I have an extra yellow cargo strap, now I know what I'm going to do with it 
Some scuba divers go deep to shoot fish. At 40 meters I'm told the power loss is significant, going deeper than that the gun gradually becomes useless.
Which reminds of one disadvantage of pneumatics, they lose power at depth.
How did you do the camo, is it a sticker? Is it because the paint was coming off the barrel fast?
Maybe we're spoiled today with all the gear choices available to us. Some years ago tinkering with spearguns was expected/part of the deal. I have a reminder of this hanging in my office see pic below. You can put a rubber band around the barrel of any pneumatic and tuck the shooting line under it, creating a reliable line release. It's just the prices of some spearguns today and the marketing.. I think you're allowed to expect to not have to tinker, and to bitch about it if you do.
Cuban home made pneumatic speargun
I've handled the Sporasub One Air. It looks interesting in pictures but in person it fails to impress. One of the advantages of pneumatic spearguns is they're compact. The One Air is far from compact, it feels like a log, and I don't know what benefit this increase in barrel size brings.
The contoured shapes and raised handle of the new Mares Cyrano are eye pleasing, those elements are something I'm attracted to even though I know pneumatic spearguns are fairly simple. But not at the expense of functionality. It always amazes me how companies with such huge resources get it wrong. Cheaping out on a weak slider.. :smackforehead: If I were to improve the pneumatic speargun I'd focus on an ergonomic handle, trouble free line release, and better balance/more flotation towards the front.
