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Originally Posted by Fondueset
JBLs are old generation guns - heavy shafts - very basic engineering and design. The design has not been revisited in decades.
If you are diving in Texas - in open water - presumeably the gulf - possibly Oil rigs - and freediving you'll want something lighter - with range, speed and accuracy. I think Rob Allens are popular with that crowd - along with a mix of others. There are plenty of good divers in your neck of the woods - I'd ping them here and over at Spearboard Spearfishing Community - Powered by vBulletin |
Completely agreed. I have a AB Biller that I have already grown out of and a Beuchat that is borderline ineffective for gulf hunting. I seen some excellent advice given on these forums and I am going to try to pass on what I have seen in my extensive search to try to find the perfect GOM gun. First of all I would buy a quality gun from a manufacturer listed here:
Posiden Sub Spearguns
Sea Sniper
Spear Diver
Herranen Spearguns
Rob Allen
Rabbitech
Hammerhead
almost forgot Wong
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I believe for a GOM all-around gun I am going to go with poseidonsub's euroteak midhandle, enclosed track, 60" gun. The gun comes with 3x 5/8 bands (I am going to request 4x 9/16) and a 5/16 Mori shaft, internally balasted and balanced for about $750. This is significantly more pricey than I initially planned but, it, as well as Daryl Wong's guns, comes with a lifetime warranty. So do the math, take the cost of the gun and divide it by how many years you are planning to use it. There are cheaper alternatives but for me this is what I think will work the best.
If you do decide to go with JBL go with the XHD Gulf Magnum, its trigger mech is better and you would rather have too much than not enough. I do believe you will find longer shots challenging with this gun due to recoil (JBL's range estimates are grossly inaccurate), muzzle lift, and just the general "production line" quality of JBL's though. That said, many a big fish has been taken with JBL spearguns. Best of luck in your choice and keep us up on what you decide.
Oh yeah, I am in no way affiliated with the above companies, blah blah blah
