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How to store spearfish line

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I am having difficulty with the line from the spear to the gun. I have a Mares Instinct Pro. The last few times I have been out the line has got tangled when fired . Any hints or tips much appreciated.
 
Hi Alex, Is it like this speargun:


Take a look at the Dummies Guide to Speargun Rigging thread - that will likely answer most questions. If that fails, it would help if you could answer/clarify some or all of the following:
Are you using a reel?
Are you using a muzzle bungee? Does it have a swivel?
Where is the line release (is it that little grey line just below the butt of the spear)?
What sort of spearline are you using (e.g. monofilament/strimmer line, kevlar/Spectra/Dyneema, para-cord)?
How many "wraps" of line are you using (single wrap is normal & simplest but some use a double wrap - there is an unusual device that allows a half wrap too)?
Is it just tangling with itself or with other things (e.g. your float-line, stringer).

http://forums.deeperblue.com/threads/dummies-guide-to-rigging-a-speargun.64504/
 
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Yes, that's the one. I'll have a look at the Dummies Guide then come back if I need help. The line to the spear frayed too far on Saturday so when I fired the spear flew off into the kelp on its own... Forecast here rubbish so hopefully the replacement will arrive before the sea dies down.
 
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Frayed? What is your spearline made of?

I would suggest using monofilament (e.g. fishing line or strimmer/weedwhacker line) ~ 1.6mm diameter seems about right for UK & euro-spearguns. You'd need to either crimp the end loops [ref. to Dummies thread] or, you could wrap them with splicing/wrapping cord & then superglue or varnish that.

Lost spear? What a pain. I had one snap off once (experimenting with rubber bungee spear-line but it deteriorated a lot over the winter) but fortunately I was able to recover it - a possible advantage of shiny european s/steel spears over the less conspicuous galvanized spring steel SA spears. It's usually worth having a look around if you drop/loose something.
 
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