I prefer reels, but there are pros and cons for either choice. Check my posts in the CA/West Coast forum. The 27 pound yellowtail my buddy shot yesterday was with a reel, and the 62 pound white sea bass I shot a couple of weeks ago was with a reel.
If you use a float line, you have no choice but to take the floats under water with you. If you dive and go under kelp, the float line and whatever is on the end of it has to follow you. That's why you can't use more than a very small float like those in my photos.
BTW, when asking questions about spearguns and related equipment, its often valuable to ask them in the forum for the area in which you dive. While there are some general principles, what works in Wales or the Red Sea might not be exactly what would be best in the La Jolla kelp bed.
Last edited by Bill McIntyre; June 11th, 2008 at 23:33.
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