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need advise on a speargun

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Hey yall,
I have several JBL guns that work great for small or large fish but I am now fishing an area that has alot of medium to large red snapper. The small gun(custom 31") is not enough and the large one (magnum 63") is over kill. I'm thinking of getting the saw-off magnum. Will I be happy with this one? Also I am think about getting the woody style or Should I stay with the aluminum one. Any advise is appreciated.
Haas
 
Hi Haas

I been using a sawed-off magnum. I was happy for some time, enough power, the gun floats without the spear, etc.. the gun used to work fine, but. . . after some time I realised that I was constantly loosing fishes, so I changed the rubers and it worked for some time, then the gun turned slow again, now I find that the slider around the spear was been damaged by the spear and it don't fit well in the muzzle, and after that. . . . .

Then I shoot a riffe from a friend of mine, then i started to think that I want a better gun, finally, and after been reading many threads on that subjet I decided to buy a diferent kind of gun.

So now I have a Wong hybrid (a used one but in very good shape), just get it, and I can't wait to go out and see how good it is.

Cheers
 
the JBL's serve a purpose. they are the ATV of the spearfishing world. crude, ugly, unweildy, BOMBPROOF. I have owned 3 over the years and now have my .38 NW special for the "rough & tumble" dives. they are very good at being the beater gun, and will put fish on the table if you work around their limitations. namely longer range accuracy and power.

I really like the omer, riffe and Beuchat guns. my Mundial Elite 100cm reel gun has taken it;s fair share of meat, for a very value priced gun. if you have the funds, an Omer or A riffe is a wonderful investment. I can;t comment on the wong guns as I've never used one, but many of the posters here that own them love them.
 
I have a friend who is a JBL distributor and I get them at cost, so it's hard to look a other brands with that kind of deal.
Haas
 
I use the Sawed-off Magnum also and I agree that it is a beater gun. I got mine real cheap from a friend and it works great for calicos and such. Riffe guns are much higher quality but you are going to spend almost 3 times as much money, so you have to decide that for yourself. I just took my JBL and modified it to take larger fish. I added a reel and some good line and cut a opening in the top of the muzzle so I can use a riffe style shaft and get rid of the slide ring. I also added the larger diameter bands. I like the JBL for doing shore dives off of the rocks and reefs around here. I can beat it up and not lose too much sleep over it. If I had a 500 dollar Riffe, I would be a little more cautious. No matter what gun you use, nothing can take place of good hunting technique. Good luck.
 
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