Posts by Bryce

East Coast. I live in Orlando and often surf in the Cocoa area. Got a buddy who spears out of Cocoa though-- apparently some pretty good stuff way offshore. Unfortunately it's deep, past my depth at the moment...

Welcome Creole! My roots lie in Louisiana also! Family is from Lafayette. I listen to Zydeco music during our crawfish boils every year. I love FL but I sure miss the food from home...

Since I live inland, I have to drive anywhere from 2-5hrs to spear and usually only do so if conditions are good, so what I've gathered is that I need a gun with a little reach--was thinking 120cm gun. Now, a friend recommended I consider a SA railgun due to their durability and I'm all about durability :laughing:. Being that this will be my first gun, I'm not looking to splurge $$. Was hoping to find something for ~$250. Although I've read some negative comments about the Mako guns on this forum, I've really only come across positive reviews on the functionality of their products elsewhere. Plus, they've just improved their railgun model, so, I'm leaning heavily toward a 120cm Mako Predator Pro 2nd Generation speargun at the moment...that price ($230 shipped) is just phenomenal. Would appreciate some feedback and/or other recommendations. Is a railgun the way to go? Any other great "bang-for-your-buck" guns? Anyone have a Mako or tried the new 2nd generation railgun? Is that a good length?

I appreciate all the info fellas! I'm now set on a Speardiver 3mm suit and I think I'm heading down to Fort Lauderdale this weekend so I'll probably stop by the shop and pick out a winner.

Hey guys, I'm going to buy a Speardiver wetsuit they have great reviews and appear to be the best all round spearfishing wetsuit in quality and price. Should I get the Speardiver Reef wetsuit or the Speardiver Predator red wetsuit? First, this suit is for when the temps start to drop so I'm going to get the 3mm and will be hunting SE Florida anywhere from Wabasso down to Ft. Lauderdale, and hopefully a few blue water trips sprinkled throughout the year as I progress (Also hoping to find some spots closer to home--Orlando and/or Gainesville).

So, to start things off, I realize the safety benefits of the red Predator suit and that it will make locating me easier, more visible at the surface, but am wondering what the drawbacks are. I realize that the longer wavelengths disappear at depth and the red predator suit turns to grey (I'm guessing??) but at what depth does this occur? What if I'm hunting in shallow--15-20ft--water, will I be a red blob on the bottom? For this reason, is the Reef camo a better choice for the location that I will be diving? Is one more advantageous in open water when blue water hunting? I know there are differing opinions on whether color matters at all and breaking up one's figure is the most important function of a suit's pattern...Do the safety benefits of the Predator wetsuit outweigh the functionality benefits of the Reef camo?

Also, are Speardiver suits made with Yamamato neoprene? It seems like that stuff is the 'talk of the town'...if that plays an important role.

Lastly, I'm wondering why spearfishing suits use open stitching, exposed to the environment and thus more prone to fraying whereas my surf suit has either glued seams or stitching that is covered by an additional rubber material to protect the thread.

Thanks in advance for any help! Cheers

Speardiver Reef wetsuit.

Speardiver Predator wetsuit.

Been spearfishing for a few months now, so I suppose you could say I'm relatively new to the sport. I hunt with a JBL pole spear and have been diving in my 3/2 surf suit (so I'm in the market for an open cell). Joined this forum to gather info/pointers. Mainly travel to Ft. Pierce, Wabasso, or Ft. Lauderdale to dive but want to make some trips closer to home (Orlando) and/or school (Gainesville). But first I need to improve my depth and bottom time (max freedive depth: 70ft, max hunting depth: 50ft, bottom time @ 20ft: ~1min, static apnea PR: 3.5min). So anyways, cheers everyone!