Rabitech Apex vs Stealth?

[deep thinker]

The 110 I think is about 4 to 6m I stand under correction though

[tuffstuff]

wow thats like 15ft....dam lol The fish I shoot are usually closer than 3m...thing is a cannon compared to my guns.So a 100 will shoot like 3m?

[deep thinker]

Sounds about rite yea, but the closer the fish the more effective the shot of coarse

[Mr. X]

A forum member mentioned to me that they found the handle of the Stealth rather large (in fact they changed it). I was surprised as they look smaller than normal to me in the pictures - obviously deceptive. It might be a personal preference/hand size thing though. I find the RA Vecta handle large but comfortable -- the Cressi Commanche handle is much smaller and narrower but still comfortable.

[tuffstuff]

I just purchased a 110 Apex carbon thanks for everyone's help

[tuffstuff]

Well I finally got to test out the Apex...Shot most of the fish on just the first notch the gun was like a laser.It definately has POWER on the 2nd notch b/c I had the retarded Idea to shoot the bullshark that was chasing me...it went THROUGH!!!! was rediculous I lost the shaft but the 6ft bull was no match for the Rabitech the bullshark swam away mortally wounded unfortuneately we could not find and retrieve him b/c the water was full of sharks and it was getting dark.

[octpora]

murderer You're probably looking at some hate mail now.

Do you ever eat them? Not bad in tacos

[tuffstuff]

I would have eaten him forsure but he got away. I wasn't getting bit and this isnt something I usually do.The sharks had no fear of me and my marine bio teacher told me the best repellent is a dead shark.So what would you do? its not like I jumped in and powerheaded him so that he had no chance I popped him with a 7mm shaft in murky water in the skull. Bullsharks don't play around and neither do I.

[iclypso]

I was going to ask if anyone thought my 110cm Apex with a single 20mm band had enough pop to take a yellowtail or WSB but it sounds like it probably does. Anyone have a differing opinion?

[miles]

Hiya

I was going to ask if anyone thought my 110cm Apex with a single 20mm band had enough pop to take a yellowtail or WSB

EASILY!!! I probably shoot 90% of fish with my 115cm Rabitech Apex with a single, fairly soft 20mm and a 7mm spear. Fish like yellowtail have easily penetratable flesh, so you don't really need very tight bands. Yellowtail is also VERY inquisitive and therefor comes very close to the diver. I've managed to take 10kg class yellowtail with my 75cm gun, whilst hunting small reef fish.

So, your 110 will work perfectly!!

Regards
miles

[octpora]

spearos don't kill yellowtails- rabitech kills yellowtails

[Pastor]

Originally Posted by octpora

spearos don't kill yellowtails- rabitech kills yellowtails

Wrong! Chuck Norris kills Yellotails

[tuffstuff]

lol if it can penetrate a big bullshark and put him on the line it should be able to take down a yellowtail...

[Ron S]

Hey Miles,
Those are some awsome YT photos! I have a Rabi 110 that I've modded with an open muzzle and two 16mm bands at 300% stretch. It shoots a 7mm shaft like a lazer. I'm planning to use it this summer for YT in SoCal and was wondering, how do you like the single flopper shaft for YT? Does it work well? Also, do you use a single or double wrap of line?
Thanks,
Ron.

[miles]

Hiya

Ron S, i use a single fairly soft 20mm band, as yellowtail's flesh is easily penetrated. I also have an open muzzle on my 115cm Rabi Apex, but prefer the closed muzzle design for yellowtail hunting. I find i can load the closed muzzle much quicker, as i don't have to bother with putting the line on the line release. Speed of loadind is VERY important, as often you get only one school of fish and you can then spear 2-3 fish very quickly, before they leave. Also helps when a poorly placed shot tears out and the school is still around!!

how do you like the single flopper shaft for YT

I PREFER the single flopper!! Quite simple, slip tips are a NIGHTMARE to remove from fish and often you'll find that you can spear a yellowtail, load the gun, whilst the fish is still swimming on the spearline and spear another one, whilst the school swims with its captured friend!! Not possible to do this with a slip-tip. Once again, here, speed is the name of the game. The faster you can do things, the more fish you'll end up with.

How-ever, if you're planning on chasing TROPHY class yellowtail, i'd go for a slip tip. MUCH better holding power, which helps on poorly placed shots on bigger class fish.

Also, do you use a single or double wrap of line?

Single wrap. Most of my spearing is done around structure, be it reefs, wrecks of kelp. Give a yellowtail a bit too much line and he'll wrap you up around the nearest obstacle. Since i shoot a single 20mm band, the penetrating range of my 115cm Apex is pretty much at the maximum when it reaches the end of my spearline with a single wrap. Also, much quicker to reload with single wrap.

How-ever, once again, if you're targetting only trophy sized fish, in rather open blue water type conditions, with very little obstructions, then a double wrap will give you THAT little bit of extra range, especially if you're using 2x16mm's and even more so when shooting downwards.

What i've found works well on larger class yellowtail, 10-20kg+ (20-50lb+) class fish, is to shoot them at a 45degree angle from above. I find that i lose less fish when shot like that and also get less bent spears!!