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i live on a tropical Caribbean island and last week had my first spearfishing experience. IT WAS GREAT. and i am planning on getting my own one. unfortunately it is illegal over here :( this is not about the amount of fish here but because it is a popular diving destination and they don't want to loose diving tourist for lack of fish or accidents. But i feel strongly about having one for several reasons like the economy and, wat if there is no food in the supermarket here for wat ever reason i live on a small 15000 people island where all food but fish is imported but most of all i love beeing in the ocean and fish so i am still going to get one because i am a responsible guy. over here it is allowed to catch spiny lobsters by hand to fish with a snorkel and a hand line so i do these 2 things a lot i love free diving and the ocean passionately and i was first contemplating on making a pole spear because i cant buy a speargun or ship one in i tried loads of different elastics but all are not powerful enough. i then made an Hawaiian sling from hardware store zink water tubing material but i had the same elastic problem so i'm planning to take some in my suitcase when i come back from a vacation a broad.
recently a friend of a friend took me a long to come spearfishing with him he has 2 types of guns one pneumatic and one elastic i preferred the elastic.
i got 1 nice fish with one shot with the elastic witch made a great supper. i missed about ten with the pneumatic.
so it beeing a forrum and all i have a question. actually a couple.
the friend can get me a cressi of choise and i wonder wat the big difference is between the geronimo and the geronimo pro
secondly is it important to have a real ?
because is saves about 100 dollars between these 2. i can attach a fishinreal :)
and third is it wise to buy a gun at all ore just some of the parts like elastic wishbone, trigger mechanisme and shaft.
is the working of triggermechanisms all based on the same principle ? or can i make that my self 2 and is a shaft doable with some filling ?
well :)
have a great day
 
Len, there is an American product designed for people like you in the Caribbean, where some places have unfortunately banned the use spear-guns. I forget the name but it has featured on the DeeperBlue forums at least twice. It is a hand spear that uses a rubber (much like a [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_sling"]Hawaiian Sling[/ame]) except that it has a very elaborate handle, that makes it more like a bow (as in bow-and-arrow) to hold, aim and use - but without the actual bow. It seems to offer a good compromise between a hand-spear and a speargun, without being a spear-gun.

Now, how do we find the product name/picture?!:D Search the forum!
 
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Welcome from Texas! There's a bunch here who build and modify guns right well. I'm sure you'll get the guidance you need.
 
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