New to Pole Spear

[Nicholas_Pachis]

Hi guys! I'm new to the forum and I need some help.
First of all I started spearfishing about 1 year ago and now I would like to get a pole spear....
I think between JBL 6" One Piece Aluminium Pole Spear and Cressi Two Piece Hand Spear.

I just don't know which of the two is the best and why...

Please help me, because I'm tired of the spearguns (seriously) and I want to have a new experience.
I went to a dive shop (I live in Corfu, Greece) to ask about polespears and he said within 10 years I was the 2nd to ask for a polespear....
(I have one that I made my own)

 

[Pinniped72]

There is a member on here called Myfish who seems to have a lot of knowledge about pole spears who I am sure can help. I don't know if the JBL is solid aluminium or tubing. If its solid, it is likely to be similar to a Ray Odor pole spear which is a good spear but.......... to power it effectively takes quite a strong rubber and a two hour dive can turn into a weight training session Get the pole whose material suits your fish and in a length that suits your viz. To be honest, I don't need the heavy punch of the Ray Odor spear but I bought it and I like the feel of it, so I use it. It is powered with a single 18mm speargun band which takes some effort to load/hold. Think before you buy and make the right purchase first time.

Edited to say that on the other extreme, I have a homemade light weight 5 foot, polespear made from the but section of an old carbon fishing rod with a 3 prong tip which is a joy to use and is a totally different experience than using the heavyweight spear and which is more realistic for the fish I am likely to see........................... still like the Ray Odor though.............. builds bigger muscles and I need the help

 

[Nicholas_Pachis]

Ok... Thanks mate! But I was just wondering if the pole spears that are like 2-3 pieces are more prone to damage. What about the cressi one? Thanks

 

[Pinniped72]

I guess any join in a material is a potential weakness, however for ease of travelling etc the two or three piece make sense depending on the material and the quality of the joining method. I have absolutely no doubt that my 3 piece Ray Odor will not be bent by any fish I catch here in the uk and that the joins will be fine but as I said in my last post, the price I pay is weight of the spear and the strength of rubber needed to power it effectively. If ease of travelling is not a big deal to you and you don't need the flexibility of potentially adding or removing sections to alter the length, then a 1 piece will have more structural integrity I would have thought. I am not familiar with the Cressi spear, what is it made from?

 

[Nicholas_Pachis]

The Cressi spear is made of aluminium, but I'm more towards the JBL one (1 piece). I like the Cressi ALOT but I like the JBL to very much. Plus JBL is an one piece spear and has more structural integrity. The only problem is when I go spearfishing alone (when I go wih company I usualy go with a friend who has a boat) because I go with my YZF450(I'm 15 I'm not allowed to drive a car at main roads, but an MX.....

 

[Nicholas_Pachis]

Can you tell me of an aluminium 2 or 3 piece polespear that has enough strength? Under 50$. And what do you think about the cressi now?

 

[Nicholas_Pachis]

Do you think the cressi or the jbl will be able (in terms of speed n' punch) to take down european fish?
I hunt especialy perch, sargus and dentex (these r my "must" that the polespear can take down) but i also hunt lionfish, flatfish and rockfish, eels, and weevers. But the fish I want 100% to be able to hunt with the spear are the prech sargus dentex mullets and salpa. Do you think that any of these 2 are capable of taking down these fish (mostly in terms of speed the punch is more than enough)

 

[Pinniped72]

Out of the two, I would go with the JBL, you can always upgrade the band to get more speed. The JBL has a proven track record in the USA but like anything there is no point having a super powerful pole spear if you haven't got and/or cant load the band to power it effectively. Whichever you choose, keep safe and good luck

 

[Nicholas_Pachis]

Thanks!

 

[keltvic]

 

[keltvic]

i liked titanium pole spear with handle trigger

 

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[keltvic]

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