Need advice on spearguns

[ocean_314]

I need some expert advice. I am a freediver of the california coast by FT Bragg in N. calif. I have been actively spearfishing with a pole spear over the last couple of years. Most of the fish i shoot are Rockfish and small lingcod up to 30" with no problem.

Recently i found a spot with big fish and my pole spear jsut is not cutting it. I shot a 20 lb cabazon yesterday that bent the prongs on my spear and got off. Its a paralyzer tip, i hit this fihs hard right behind the gills but ti was way to strong for the spear. I also hit a 30lb lingcod earlier in the year right in the top of the head from 2" and it just went in a little and the ling also got off.
I want to buy a small speargun no moer then 24" to strap to my hip. I want to continue useing my pole spear for the smaller fish and just carry the speargun on my hip and use it when i see a big fish.

Is a 24" speargun big enought for a 30lb lingcod? Is a spear pistol big enough for a 30lb fish? If not what should i use?

Thanks

[nano54]

This is what you need to do........OK you need at least a 45" gun WITH a REEL. My suggestion depending on the viz wong hybrid 50" or an aimrite 90-110-cm at a minimum. Those are the best guns for your situation. If I were you 100cm aimrite with a custom mounted omer match 50 reel. You would be throughly impressed I went with the 100cm because I hear viz is usually around 5-10ft up there. If you have viz around 10-20 ft. Go with the 110cm