Reel + Bungee

[abdelnour]

hi.....i am a beginner in spearfishing and i just bought my first gun and reel

ive seen a lot of instruction videos and how to manuals for rigging guns and from what i understand, people who use reels usually dont use a bungee and people who have a bungee dont use reels, i ahve seen however some people who have both

my question is, if i am using a reel with a bungee (which is my preference), at what point do i right the bungee and swivel......i know it has to be at the beginning of the reel (dyneema) line, but in this case how many loops do i make the mono shooting line run for.....the usual 3??

appreciate the seasoned spearos' help

 

[abdelnour]

anyone???????

 

[Jonny250]

Hi abdelnour, only just seen your post...
I am no expert but can offer my few cents worth; i think it depends on what type or size of fish that you are hunting and therefore how you use the reel. if you need the reel to play a big fish then i dont think the bungee is relevant as you are likely hitting the fish before the spear reaches the end of its line-wraps.
If you usually shoot so that the spear can reach the end of the line-wraps then use a bungee.
If you are using a reel so that you can keep contact with a fish in deep water, possibly wrapped up in weed, then again i dont think you need a bungee.
it also depends on whether you attach the gun to your float.
so many variables, it depends how you will use it...

 

[sp9hzx]

Either bungee or reel.
In Europe we usually use reels even for pretty big fish.
>>> reels
>>> spearguns
Bungee and floats only in BWH for really big fish ,e.g.tuna
You are a newbie so I think that a reel mate.You dont need bungee at your stage



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[Bill McIntyre]

If you use a reel, why use a bungee too? It just makes things messier.