Hi Ben
I've never had that experience although I have been bitten myself by a few fish, all of which I admit I had speared first.
There is a story in David Ways book (printed in the 70's?) about a spearo having a large angler fish grab a plaice attached to the spearo's belt while he was swimming along just off the bottom. Not sure if that's good or bad. Catching a big tasty angler is good but being caught unawares by one of those big toothy mothers could cause some alarm, as in "Oh Shit"!
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Good huntin' (keep prodding)
Dave
