Nice fish.
How deep was the bottom where you chum?
Posts by greekdiver
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Ryfish guy dreams about Wahoo. I just don't have the patience to sit out there in the blue for so long. I like diving DEEP and seeing action. Although shooting a big one on a reel is fun i bet.
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that looks like 7-8'' which is what i like but i would be curious to hear what you find. is that a 7mm shaft?
You are right about 7 to 8 inches. 7.5 mm 150cm rob allen shaft
The original shaft, 140cm 7.5mm shaft, flies like a bullet.
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Good story. Do you think he would've pulled down the 11L as easily?
i think so. It pulled it down like there was no flotation and with speed.
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Well done Davie. It must've bent your shaft? Nice pics.
Did not bend his 7.5mm Rob Allen shaft
That fish put a ridiculous amount of force on his shaft. Davie will tell the story. 
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Caught by SeeWeed - Put up a huge fight. Maybe he can tell the story and the weight.
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Here you go lunkerbuster. Measured from handle to handle
I am testing a larger overhang on the abellan. That is a 150cm shaft instead of a 140cm. I will see how it shoots with this shaft.
What do you think Steve? I dont think the overhang is that long.
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Harry. Your comparison is a little off with your two guns cos the abellan has like five inches more band stretch doesn't it? That has to have something to do with it
The Abellan is called a 120 because it has the same stretch as a 120cm gun. The gun is actually 112cm long.
I will take a picture of a 120cm mako and the 120 Denton from handle to muzzle to compare.
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need more footage.
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i don't aim, just point and shoot (hhhmmmm, maybe that's what's wrong) when i do try to aim i miss so..........
in the past on the guns i sold i shipped with about 8" of overhang including sliptip. on my personal guns i have gone as short as 5 which is just about enough for the flopper to stay open but i would have no problem with the flopper on the barrel. i think past 12'' is long, i personally don't see the point in it. long shafts have more mass so produce more recoil and i think it's one of the reasons riffes shoot low.
When i see the fish coming from a long ways, i aim. When i don't have time to aim, i just point and shoot. In my opinion, i think that is the ideal way to shoot to have a high hit %.
If you always just point and shoot, you can get accurate but not as accurate as aiming.
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i removed hood and got it fit for my neck. I don't like hoods if i don't need one but i wear a neoprene hat that has my camera mount.
Wetsuit is super soft, easy to get into and easy to come off.
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yup, shorter, thicker shaft will have a more stable flight through the water because they flex less (wooble) as it travels and therefore will be quicker and more accurate.
surpirising how many people are resisting the idea of a short overhang and insist on aiming with the tip of the shaft.
It is harder to aim for sure especially far away or quick longer shots, i must admit. On quick shots, its harder to get the gun at eye level which is required for a short overhang gun. I am going to try 150cm 7.5mm rob allen shaft on my gun and see how it feels.
What is considering a short, medium, and long overhang on a speargun? How many inches?
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Steve mentioned mono thickness and he is so right.
I use 1.4mm mono. This makes a huge difference alone in long shots. If mono touches a wreck, it will bust no matter what thickness.
That being said, i have pulled big grouper, AJ, and permit as hard as i physically can away from wrecks and the mono never broke. Now, if it touches the wreck, its game over.
I also like to change my mono every trip even if its not scratched up. Its easy to do and the cost is super cheap.
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I have a mako 120cm railgun that fires a 7mm 160cm shaft.
I have a 120cm denton that fires a 140cm 7.5mm shaft.
They both use 16mm tight bands.
The shaft speed is way faster on the Denton and the penetration is much better. Interesting huh?
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Exactly. Simply put, is there a point where a smaller shaft no longer goes faster, or where adding bands no longer produces more speed.
I do think there is. I think you can only add so many bands to a certain size shaft and weight. The ideal spear setup for max power and speed in my opinion is a short fat spear if your gun can handle it,of course. Short fat spears will bend less when propelled through the water so much of the energy is not lost. There are pros and cons though. The less overhang you have, the harder it is to aim. People will say just use enclosed tracks and put extra bands. Well, enclosed track guns also slow down the shaft. I think short thin band setups are also very good because the shaft will stay propelled longer on the rail even though you might lose a little bit of power stretching them so much.
Just my opinion.
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My friend Memo from Turkey just recently shot a fish at 46m without the aid of dropping weights and then recovered it at 50m with the aid of weight. :@
QuoteDive time when I shot the fish was around 2.20. I planned the dives with a hybrid setup and I used 3,5kg pendulum up to 30m while I carried 1.5kg on belt. Recovery of the fish took shorter and around 2min. I think we have to use every opportunity to make dives safer at this kind of sessions.
RESPECT!
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Is this the gun we will have the shootout with ? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Enjoy your gun Dan. Congrats. I'm sure killing fish with your own built gun makes it sweeter!
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Very nice post. I do not know much about slings and polespears so this post was very informative and useful when i decide to take a trip to Bahamas.
