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Originally Posted by mr brown
Been looking at cobra kayaks and am very interested in getting one. Would you recommend a kayak for a spearo?
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Hi Mathew, sit-on kayaks are great fun & are quite compatible with spearing -- the Devon spearos seem to be particularly into this and helped me get set up. Cobras are real nice too, I heard the UK importer who was in Salisbury sold up to somebody in S. Wales -- perhaps in your area?
If you are new to spearing, it is probably prudent to keep the two pursuits separate at first -- less to deal with as you learn the ropes & gear. I bought a kayak (Ocean Kayak Malibu 2) planning to spear from it, so far we have used it for recreation and fishing with a hand-line (quite effective). Although I have equipped it with an anchor (you might want to check out the kayak rigging for spearfishing thread), my first spearing forays with will likely involve kayaking the gear to a more remote location (several spring to mind), beaching the boat well up the beach with anchor planted (the tide can come fast) and diving from the shore.
Please post reports - I spent much time on Gower climbing years ago, there are some really beautiful spots...which we often had to ourselves. It would be good to go back. There were a couple of spots that used to have loads of mussels -- although last time I visited one, they very small (wrong time of year perhaps?) -- which would probably be good for spearing too, as long as the water offers some visibility.
