My first homemade speargun!

[Fish Tale]

Great job!

I love it! It's simplicity is refreshing! Thanks for sharing your design!

[Ross H]

Thanks for all your comments and notes of support guys- its nice to know that my design appears to be "usable"! I am sorting out a trigger guard today, safety safety!

Graham- Ive been heading to the end carpark by the roundabout in penard and walking straight down the hill to the water, its always been my favourite quiet spot on the gower (although not so quiet anymore, its still less busy than other palces) then drifting round in the current to Bacon hole cave and back again.

Fish Tale- thanks also for the support- yours is one of the web sites i studied for homemade trigger ideas.......recognise the safety pin on my speargun?!

Although I set out to make (instead of buy) a speargun to save cash its was as much for the pleasure and fun of making something that you can then go out and use and for the design challenge of making something safe, strong and reliable enough to work every time.

......now I just need ot work on my aim!

[Fish Tale]

The simple pin safety through the handle works great with our designs ! I really like being able to feel the safety in my grip and knowing that if I feel it- the safety is engaged. When I find a fish that I want to shoot I pull the pin and let it dangle from it's cord as I work the fish for a good shot. I put the pin back in to reload the bands. It's a good system that can be trusted.

[trindo]

a bit late on this thread...

Hi all, like Ross i'm a newbie to the site and to spearfishing. I started fishing with ross a few weeks ago, although i had a bit of practice in oz a few years back, and like him am hooked. I am currently using a 6ft polespear, which has been great fun and bagged me a few bass (3 all isn't it ross). Although theres been quite a few occasions where i wish i had the range of a gun, i like the simplicity of the polespear. There seems to be so much to learn about this sport and i will definitely be using this site for a few questions - and to pick grahams brain about the gower...

trindo.

[Alison]

Hi Trindo Welcome to DB by the way
You use a pole spear in Wales?? Wow Im impressed Have you got any piccies?

[trindo]

Sorry, no piccies as yet.
Managed a couple of small pollock last night - with the pole spear. Floured the fillets and then fried them up in some hot butter and garlic. Not bad for pollock!
Also caught a couple of small lobsters - looked tasty but they were probably undersize so they went back.

[Ross H]

Joel isnt the most photogenic person so he tends to shy away from the camera.....oh you mean pics of the fish?!
Viz was awesome last night but only saw one bass between us......and it wasnt me that saw it! better this avo i reckon.
Joel im half way through a meeting about standard deviation of my test results, usefullness function and areas under graphs to determine z function....yadda yadda, god let it be over! So im thinking caswell asap after school? There must be bass down there!

[grahamfoster]

Ross, sorry I haven't been in touch - had a few things on that have made it difficult to make plans plus vis was not good at weekend. I'm gonna being going for a local dive after work tonight - I could meet up with you at Caswell - I'll hopefully be there about 6.30. I'll send you an e-mail as well - boss coming - gotta go...

[Alison]

Originally Posted by Ross H

Joel isnt the most photogenic person so he tends to shy away from the camera

Oh dear oh dear! and so ends another fine freindship

[trindo]

I may not look good but i've got a lovely pair of pollocks...

[Alison]

Pollocks tast like crap mate!! best thing you can do with those is mince them and squash them into small round flat things!!

[Huan]

I have to disagree with you there Alison, Pollock only taste like crap if you let them taste like crap.
cardinal rules when dealing with Pollock, Bleed immediately and gut straight away.
do not leave them in the hot sun in the car as they will go off very fast.
try and keep a small Cooler box of ice and put the fish into this as soon as possible.
and try my Recipe for Indian style pollock, you won't look back....

[Alison]

Sorry Huan I was refering to trindo's pollocks, I dobt if he would let you put any chilli powder on them hehehe

[Ross H]

Conversly Alison, Joel doesnt take a good photo and loves the whole pleasure/pain thing! He'd love to squash his pollocks flat and dust them with chilli powder- indian style!
Seriously tho Huan, send me your recipe looks like pollocks the only thing i can get close enough to! Went out with Graham last night, didnt see anything worth shoting, and he pulled up a dirty great bass- think its the cammo wetsuit!

[Alison]

poor trindo!! Ah well it takes all sorts (not an MP by any chance?) the recipie is on the recipe forum in the hunting section