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Hi Josh, thanks for your thurough reply.

I will be targeting small/medium fish mostly. Great write-up, thanks!

Dive safe,

Gabriel

Quote from Dan

What is your reason for using a polespear rather than a speargun?

1. A new challenge (I have several spearguns I like already)

2. Travelling super light (e.g. beach trip (requiring to fly) with family where I can sneak away a bit)

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking of getting a PoleSpear but I need some help. I've been spearfishing with a speargun for more than 20 years but never tried a PoleSpear. Could someone explain the pros/cons, the different techniques (anything that is different from using a speargun), things to look for when buying a PoleSpear, etc?

I heard that you need to get up closer to fish, is this true? Do any of you use resting hooks? Not even sure you are supposed to have the spear "loaded" or if this is done just when you need to shoot.

For info I am looking at getting a Neritic but I am open to suggestions. I need to travel my plane to hunt so it needs to fit in a suitcase (I'd like to use it when traveling light w/out my SporTube). I hunt along rocky shores/reefs.

Thank you!

Hi Dan,

Is Tapatalk no longer supported? It is really convenient to use on a phone.

Thanks,

Gabriel

Quote from Subsub

The Gara Modular are as far as I know compatable with the Speardiver blades, for example this one: https://spearfishing.store/fin…on-spearfishing-fins.html

I'd be surprised if these were the only ones that'd fit.

Good to know, I had asked Leaderfins, Breier and Fins4u.

To add to the above, I was not able to find a thirdpary blade manufacturer that would fit on Cressi Gara Modular or Beuchat Mundial footpockets, it means you are limited to their blades, just keep that in mind as it may or may not be important to you.

I think starting with plastic is a good choice as they as built like tanks, allow you to work on your technique and are well priced. Then later you can get fiberglass or carbon, the later being more fragile (and expensive) especially if you are around coral or rocks.

Quote from Marco

These are entry level fins. The blade is fixed to the footpocket. My recomendation would be to go to a phisical store and try on several brands plastic blade, removable footpocket (with socks) to see which one fits you better. Then you can upgrade to Carbon fiber blade.

There are two things in my gear that I would never go back; plastic fins and closed cell wetsuit.

The SEAC Shout I agree are entry level fins, the SEAC Motus are not entry level and have a removable blade.

The ones in the link above have plastic blades and you can get fiberglass blades too (directly from SEAC) or even carbon from a thirdparty manufacturer like Breier (and probably others).

But I agree the best is to try them on physically. I find SEAC Motus footpockets closest resembles Cressi Gara Modular and Beuchat Mundial Fibra/Carbon (fit, not sizing)

I can only comment on the SEAC Motus footpockets as I have other blades on them. I had never considered SEAC for some reason, but a small cardon/fiberglass blade specialist/manufacturer proposed them as replacements for the Beuchat footpockets (I have a narrow foot). I tried them on and was surprised of how well they fit me and how comfortable they are. I have not yet tried them on without socks thought. I find them just right with my blades, I cannot comment on tendon stiffness because these are my first freediving fins.

I hope this helps.

I don't get to shoot huge fish since I hunt ckose to the shore mostly, but after a shot, regardless of if it was successful or not, I wait the appropriate time on the surface to recover and not accumulate CO2. This gives me more than enough time to reload, etc. In any event I'm not as good of a shot as you guys :-).

Hi all,

I'm preparing my next trip and I decided to take my open head speargun (Salvimar V-Pro 75) along. I've only used it on one trip and it was not great, here is why: the reel would unwind and the wrap would come apart. I then have to stop and fix it. I also think the spear could hurt me if the wrap come undone, so I have not used it since. I like the gun other than that; I think I may be doing something's wrong... All my other spearguns have closed heads with the exception of a Beuchat but it has a sort of clip that holds the shaft and my reel (Sporasub One 50) has a flap to hold the line so this doesn't happen.

From what I remember (this was 2 yrs ago) I had tried tightening the reel but then it didn't release the line, but I don't remember exactly, it may have been because of another issue.

How do you guys do it?

Thanks,
Gabriel

Only one gun had wood though (wood and carbon to be exact)

Personally I would not put my spearguns in a soft bag to air travel... If you do however choose to do so I would put the extra spears in a PVC tube to prevent bending and piercing the bag (in case the tip protection comes off). I would also remove the reel and put it in the suitcase and then put the barrel s in PVC tubes too. I am not convinced this weighs less than a sportube... In mine (size 2) I was able to put 2x75cm, an 85cm, a 110cm, 2x40cm spearguns, 2 pairs of fins and other misc items and still have it taken onboard as extra luggage weighing less than 20kg.

Quote from virgili

Flight traveling with spearfishing gear is gonna be a real (stressful) challenge!
Not to mention so many different rules at the customs in foreign visited countries and how worst it could be if not any rule apply about the gear: if there is doubt on the custom side, you have to try to clear it up...
Africa is definitively for me the worst place: I did diving there in about ten different countries and except South Africa, I could observed how you have to deal with many problems including corruption:(, unless you have a reliable connection in the local custom middle.

So I recently tested the gunbag ( Riffe) weigh for my 3 next different trips in fall: Guadeloupe, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
The gun bag is about 65lbs (70lb allowed for oversize). Ok!:rolleyes1:
oversize and/ or overweight means you have to pay about 400 to 500 $ for each round trip. (about 50% price ticket!)..
and the diving gear?..
Fortunately some companies accept a free second luggage as a sport diving bag... but less and less.
you have to take if possible (but most of the time you cannot ) a direct flight in order to reduce the missing luggage risk
and if a no direct flight if possible to take the same company...but nothing is guaranteed

a pic of the gear:
T Botha, S Alexander and Riffe guns/ shafts
not to mention bands, spearpoints, grips
I must resized the T Botha board so that the all dimension is under the oversize limit 62"
impossible to add the bungees in this bag
I have to dismantle the guns so that all the suff fit in the gun bag…
but the grips scanned at the checkpoint may makes problem...
In February and before leaving Canada to Mexico, the police stepped in!!
believing I stashed weapons:nono:
1 hour debating the situation!!

Finally you get relieved only at the time gear i the whole gear in the hands you take the lift outside the arrival airport, no?;)
and you?

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I have an article on my blog on traveling with gear, it may interest you. As mentioned in my blog I use a sportube and I am satisfied with it, but I never got it on the flight for free, there are ways to get around that using another bag type. Good luck!

I eventually asked the company and they explained that the Beuchat tendons are too hard and interfere with the blades mechanical properties. They also said that their blades are build in a way that makes them stronger in the usual stress zones.

I had read a while back that most shark species are color blind. The few that aren't can see only one color spectrum, red (shallow water) or blue ( deep water, bioluminescent).

It would be interesting to know if it was the actual color, the brightness of it or something else (smell?).

Quote from Don Paul

Personally, I'd put it totally up to the diver on my boat, although no one gets in the water till the dive or Alpha flag flies and mates are swimming with a knife. Some way off shore spots I would demand float and flares when I was skipper.

Cheers, Don

I agree about all that, I meant for safety while in the water.

Hi all,

I am having a debate with a friend concerning fin colors. One view is they should be visible for safety reasons (so we see each other, so others see us, so in case of an accident we can find our buddy) and the other is they should not as to blend in (as a bright color will cancel the usefulness of the camo). We do not blue water hunt and usually use ambush or duck diving as a technique.

What is your opinion?

Hi everyone,

Has anyone tried Seac Sub's Motus footpockets? If so how are they regarding quality, fit, etc? Are they good for narrow feet? I was told they resemble Beuchat's footpockets in fit.

Thanks,
Gabriel

Old thread I know, but it is still a valid discussion... What do you think of fins like these, they are made with shorted tendons (modified footpockets). The maker, which specializes in fins, says this is done to: "cut out footpocket to get a lighter and more responsive swimfin". I wondered when I saw these if that didn weaken the blades to not have long tendons, I tried to look it up and found this post. The company that makes them is called "Breier", here is their site: Chasse sous-marine

Are you sure about leaderfins? They explicitly told me they do not fit on beuchat footpockets.