Hawaiian sling or pole spear

[Hydrashock]

Hawaiian sling or pole spear which is easy to use for Wisconsin waters?
Madison lakes, Milwaukee area lakes, Eagle river area and lake Michigan.
Lake Michigan after we get suites. I’ve checked them both out and think the sling would give me more range. What do you think?

And we are making them ourselves.

 

[allhunter]

personally i like the hawaiian slings we use them in the bahamas all the time and they give you a lot of distance and a ton of power. pole spears work to though but personally like i said i would stick witht the sling even though they are harder to use

 

[Whopperhead]

Both. Learn to hunt fish with both. Get good with either one and you'll be happy.

 

[Hydrashock]

Whopper,

What length should I use? and thickness?
I've read that most use 5' but some use 3'. For the sling.
And 1/4-5/16 seams to be the way to go.

Thanks again.

 

[ILDiver]

5ft, is a good length, I got 1/4". Bought mine from Ray Oder (Spearfishing Supplies by Ray Odor)

You won't be pulling the bands back full power. If you do you will go clean through the fish and good chance of losing the shaft. If you shoot down on a fish you risk damage to the point from the rocks.

Like anything else....Practice, practice, practice.

 

[the_duckinator]

Be careful not to lose the shaft of your sling in murky water or in weeds. I think jon equipped his with a shooting line. The polespear is a little harder to lose I think.

 

[Hydrashock]

Thanks for all the help. But I decided on a pole spear. It’s 95% done.
Finding rod for the sling was a problem. I found some but it was only 2-3 ft.
I’ll update with pictures later.