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Originally Posted by merio
Hi there,
I'm looking for a new speargun.
I'm diving in the mediterranean (Israel), at 4-30 meters.
I'm usually around rocks.
Shots are up to 6 meters away.
Thought of buying the Rob allen caranx carbon 120
(comes with a 7mm spear and 20mm bands).
What are your opinions about Rob allen's guns?
About this one particularly (is it accurate, shot range)?
Should i change the bands to 18 mm?
Do you need to be a muscleman to load this gun?
any other details will help.
thanks.
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I have all Rob Allen gear and love it. I have the Sparid 900 (90cm)
. I believe a 120cm Rob Allen with 20mm bands is
the quintessential Rob Allen gun -- the one most spearos near Durban use. If I ever get to travel again (don't ask), I would eventually like to get a Caranx 120/20mm band (for SA/Hawaii maybe) & a 130 Tuna/2x16mm (for Mozambique, etc. - hey, I can dream!
). 100, 110 seem to be popular sizes too (I think Miles said he often uses a 115cm reel gun for reef fishing in SA).
Closer to home, I am thinking a 65/
70/75cm Tomahawk(/Scorpia/Sparid) might be handy for low viz conditions Dorset...perhaps with a reel? Maybe an 80cm Tomahawk/Scorpia/Sparid for my brother & friend who are keen to start spearing.
A long gun with 20mm band will be harder to load than a shorter gun or smaller bands -- but, like many things, it is more about technique than muscle. The standard configurations are well thought out and balanced. I would stick with the 20mm band*. If you really want smaller bands, you might consider the Sparid model -- the spear will be lighter to balance the smaller 16mm bands. I suspect RA might also tailor configurations to local markets, so for the Med. you might want to contact Paul & Colin at
http://www.roballeneurope.com/ -- they are very experienced, well travelled and know their products well. (They have a sale on the longer carbon guns at the moment too).
*If you go with smaller 18mm bands, you could always shorten them later to increase power (I believe Paul mentions shortening his 20mm bands(!) on the RobAllenEurope site!).