I use a Lidl's fishing
rod bag, surprisingly fancy for £9. Made of heavy synthetic canvas, it will take 3 spearguns/rods + 3 side pockets for spears/rod rests/bank sticks/net poles + 2 pockets for small fishing boxes, reels, tools, etc. Takes 5ft rod sections (152cm). Similar bags (& longer ones) in fishing stores £16-£24. Only problem - the zips tend to get salted up.
Portland oceaneering had a simple, hip canvas speargun bag, from one of the Italian makers I think, last time I was there.
Rob Allen offer 3 different speargun bags with
cool graphics. They look flimsey but I'd bet they are super-tough. I've only seen the pictures in their on-line .pdf catalog (
Rob Allen spearguns, railguns and other spearfishing and freediving accessories.). Not sure of cost, probably neither cheap nor expensive.
There is also a
hard plastic tube case option featured on one of the US sites, made out of plastic sewer piper & a bend section. Looks surprisingly good when painted.
I made my first gun bag from a cheap
canvas tarp. Padded, folder then stitched and taped (broke 4 needles sewing it with a machine
). I used the O-rings & some thin bungee chord to make a quick/simple/strong way of closing it. I added side ties to cinch it in. Reinforced the bottom to prevent the spear coming through and added a shoulder strap off an old sports bag. Some thoughts:
- don't store the gun in the bag. They need to be cleaned & air dried.
- sand gets everywhere (inc. any exposed sticky tape surface) so it needs to be easy to hose down & dry.
Of course, you probably don't have Lidls or a Rob Allen dealership nearby - but I bet there are plenty of good fishing shops with fantastic gear in Japan. How about a
ski bag, perhaps padded with bubble wrap when travelling?
Also, check out this existing thread:
http://forums.deeperblue.net/spearo-board/67082-gun-bag-required.html
