adjusting a flopper

[stalker']

i adjusted my flopper on my spearshaft now its a bit tight when it gets to half way open is this still good as far as losing a fish goes?

[Pastor]

No mate, if it starts to stick open at about 45 degrees then that is what you want it to do. The flopper will naturally bounce when it comes out of the far side of the fish so it should now stick open and have much less chance of being shut if it should pull back to the fish

[stalker']

ah thanks man

i sorta fixed now anyway by bending the bits next to the screws
so now its a little less tight


cheers

[ulysses]

IMO and in view of some regrettables losses in the past tuning the flopper is absolutely essential. However, depending on the shaft/flopper combination this can be tricky (too much vs. too little play of the flopper).

The best "how to" can be found here (two pages from Apnea, in French but with nice explanatory drawings):

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Cheers,
ulysses