pole spears

[dfboothe]

are they effective in shallow water in reefs, and coral?

does color affect the pole spear as in scaring fish away?

thanks for any help,

dfboothe

 

[foxfish]

Have a look here.
http://forums.deeperblue.net/huntin...eginner.html?highlight=pole+spears#post629867

 

[dfboothe]

thanks foxfish

 

[Bjordnolf]

order one from Spearfishing Supplies by Ray Odor super cheap and theyre awesome we have killed lots of big fish with them.
thanks

 

[deep thinker]

:head This question mite be a bit dumb and slightly off topic but not really having any pole spear hunters or suppliers in sa. I was wondering how exactly does the pole spear work what is the purpose of the rubber bands or do you just ambush fish and stab em when theyre close enough and how would you rig a float onto one of these Sorry if it sounds a bit stupid but he who doesnt ask wont learn anything...

 

[Pinggene]

How a Pole Spear Works:

The bands are on the end opposite the tip. One puts their hand in the band and stretches it along the length of the pole & then holds onto the pole.

When one wants to "shoot", one simply points at the target and releases their grip on the pole...the bands shoot the pole forward about the same length as they were stretched.

One could rig a float by connecting the float line to the end of the pole, but this would only be absolutly necessary for really large fish.

Gene

 

[dfboothe]

yeah i was wondering about just how effective they are against the larger fish, i shot a foot long idk what it was, some type of algae eater or something but yeah, exactly what are they most effective on? thanks for the help

dfboothe

 

[hteas]

I use my aluminum pole spear on rockfish up to at least 8 lb. The Hawaiians have used graphite-aluminum spears for uluas (Caranx ignobilis) over 100 lb.
I have a spear from Ray Odor that I will be trying to use this summer for Pacific Halibut. None of us has been successful at finding and getting close enough to one to try it yet, but hopefully this summer.
Howard

 

[dfboothe]

yeah so far i've done well on smaller fish, i;m gonna go for larger fish the next time i go, get off school friday, should do well

 

[matesz H2O]

yea i have a solid aluminum travel spear that i love but im upgrading to a spear gun. i usually use it to catch perch and rock fish. i havent couht anything big on it.

i have a barbed paralizer tip which is awsome i dont know why bu the three prongs make the fishstop moving so you dont warp the spear. and the barbs keep the fish on the pole. highly recomend you get that.

 

[deckhand mike]

I have a paralizer tip on my pole spear and I'm switching to a barbed trident slip tip. I have landed sheephead up to 10lbs and a cabezon of 11lbs with the paralizer but I think it was a lot of luck. I lost a real nice 5lb calico the other day though becuase it was in a cave and after the shot it was wedged behind sea urchins and I couldn't pull it out of the cave becuase I lacked barbs. I use just a basic 6' fiberglass pole spear and I highly recommend if you purchase a pole spear get one with a threaded tip so you can change it based on your situations.