Alright guys, it's out (or at least it appears to be)...finding a place to buy one in the good old United States of America, now that's another issue.
Does anyone have any experience with the new Cyrano? I've decided that the 100cm is going to be my next gun, and as soon as Tromic gets a dry barrel system for it, that'll be my very next purchase (along with a system for my cressi 70cm). I was seriously looking at the Omer Airbalete 100, but found somewhat mixed reviews about the quality of the gun. I was also disappointed to learn that the placement of the handle meant that the Airbalete 100 had significantly less power than comparable 100cm pneumatics. I'm also not a fan of the Airbalete's power reducer option. I'm going to be using the gun primarily for diving structure where my main target will be 40-50 lb striped bass, but inevitably I run into 3-5lb black sea bass (my favorite fish) tucked into the rocks/sand. I'd like to be able to quickly toggle between high and low power. I don't expect to be able to use it as a hole gun, but I'd like to be able to shoot into sand or within 8-10 feet of rocks without worrying about snapping tips and bending spears.
Do you think the 100cm will be a good fit for this type of spearing? Also, based on the photos, the Evo HF appears to come with a reel (as it's always photographed with one), but I haven't found any literature which specifies that the reel is included. Does anyone know about this?
It's still a cold spring here, so talking about spearfishing is about as close as I will get for another month or two. So, pardon the over-exuberance.
Cheers,
Alex
Does anyone have any experience with the new Cyrano? I've decided that the 100cm is going to be my next gun, and as soon as Tromic gets a dry barrel system for it, that'll be my very next purchase (along with a system for my cressi 70cm). I was seriously looking at the Omer Airbalete 100, but found somewhat mixed reviews about the quality of the gun. I was also disappointed to learn that the placement of the handle meant that the Airbalete 100 had significantly less power than comparable 100cm pneumatics. I'm also not a fan of the Airbalete's power reducer option. I'm going to be using the gun primarily for diving structure where my main target will be 40-50 lb striped bass, but inevitably I run into 3-5lb black sea bass (my favorite fish) tucked into the rocks/sand. I'd like to be able to quickly toggle between high and low power. I don't expect to be able to use it as a hole gun, but I'd like to be able to shoot into sand or within 8-10 feet of rocks without worrying about snapping tips and bending spears.
Do you think the 100cm will be a good fit for this type of spearing? Also, based on the photos, the Evo HF appears to come with a reel (as it's always photographed with one), but I haven't found any literature which specifies that the reel is included. Does anyone know about this?
It's still a cold spring here, so talking about spearfishing is about as close as I will get for another month or two. So, pardon the over-exuberance.
Cheers,
Alex