First timer.

[Terence pinder]

Hi there. I'm brand new to spear fishing and just got a jb carbine for Father's Day. It came all set up as far as I know. But I've noticed the string that attaches the spear to the gun doesn't have a bungee cord like some of the pictures I've seen of other guns on here. I'm mainly going to be pike hunting in northern Saskatchewan. How long should the sting be? Do I need a bungee? Thanks.

 

[Mr. X]

Bungees are not essential as long as you are using a stretchy spearline e.g. nylon monofilament but they provide 3 benefits:

1. I makes it easier to reset the spear-line when re-loading.

2. It absorbs excess energy at the end of a missed shot, helping to protect the spearline & thus helps prevent spear loss.

3. It helps avoid rip-out when you spear a fish without killing it outright by absorbing some of the shocks that fish sometimes make in order to escape (I'm picturing a mullet as I type this ).

Muzzle bungees do add a little mass & hydro-dynamic drag at the muzzle. Some bungees are much lighter/heavier/bulky than others. Some include metal clips and/or swivels of various sizes/strengths.

Some bungees include a metal clip or you could use an easy to untie knot (e.g. sheet bend/ double sheet bend) to connect the bungee & spearline. This gives you the option of pulling the entire spearline through the fish if there is a problem forcing the spear back through the way it came.