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Originally Posted by DSRTEGL
Built my first pole spear from a 6' solid fiberglass rod but at 3/8" OD I feel that it is not rigid enough as it bows when I put heavy tension on the band. This might affect accuracy but I plan to limit this spears use to smaller fish. I am making my second (8') out of graphite tubing 2 4' section which I will add a ferrule to so it can be taken down for storage. I also plan to make interchangeable tips (paralyzer/togglehead) that detach and are tethered to floats due to frequent visibility issues in my neck of the woods.
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With the graphite you will find that it is also not rigid enough for a long pull with your rubber. When you load your spear spin it at the same time. This will wrap the rubber around the shaft and eleviate any bend caused by the rubber. The pole will spin as you release but this actually adds for accuracy.
Since you are making a two piece spear anyway why dont you try out a hybrid? I garuntee you will be happy with the results. You get great punch w/ aluminum, and when you have the graphite front half you dont have to worry about it getting bent in holes.
FYI if you want to make a cheap and extremely good grip you can do so with electrical tape.
Find out where you want to put your grip. Start at the bottom attach the end of the tape to the rod and pull out about 3ft of tape. spin the roll of tape so that the tape forms a thin cord (sticky side out) when you get a nice tight cord wrap it up the shaft spacing each wrap about 1inch (~2cm) apart. When you reach the top of the grip make one full wrap with the cord and then do the same thing back down to the start. The result will be a diamond shaped pattern ~1ft long. Once back at the start cut the cord and layer the whole grip with a tight wrapped layer of electrical tape. Works great, easy to change, low profile, CHEAP!
