shock absorber

[tommustoe1990]

Hi everyone

Whats the need for a shock absorber and in what situations would you rely on one for?

Cheers
Tom

 

[Bill McIntyre]

I assume that you are referring to the shock absorber between the muzzle of your gun and your shooting line? If so, the main function is to keep your shooting line stretched tight as it wraps around the line release, etc. of your gun. Without it, you would have to cut the shooting line to the perfect length. I suppose it also helps a bit in preventing tear-offs when a fish pulls hard, but I don't think that's a big deal with fish that are small enough so that they don't require a reel or float line.

I've seen people who used the shock absorber between the reel line and shooting line, but there is no need for that. The reel drag should be set light enough so that the fish can pull line off of the reel, and the shock absorber is just something else to cause tangles.

 

[tommustoe1990]

I see! Yes at the minute i dont have one and i have noticed my line that attaches to my spear and gun has stretched only after a couple of shoots.

So it is reccomended that i get a shock absorber then for the muzzle and end of line?

Cheers

 

[Bill McIntyre]

Yes, one end attaches to the muzzle and the other end to a loop in the rear end of your shooting line. The shooting line will have to be shortened so that the shock absorber is stretched when the line is wrapped on the gun. Then the line will be held tight.

 

[tommustoe1990]

Okay then.
I Will look into it. Could you reccomend one for a 60cm apnea gun?

Thanks for your time

 

[Bill McIntyre]

I probably haven't used one for at least 25 years so I haven't paid much attention, but I think they are all pretty much the same. Here is one that claims to last longer but it might involve international postage for you.

http://www.neptonicsystems.com/muzzle-bungee.php

The rubber on these things does seem to get rotten and crack pretty fast, so if the synthetic rubber lasts longer that would be a plus.

 

[Mr. X]

Okay then.
I Will look into it. Could you reccomend one for a 60cm apnea gun?

Thanks for your time

Beuchat made one (e.g. from apnea.co.uk) that is lightweight & includes a small swivel clip - it is cheap but they don't last long, the rubber perishes & clips corrode but good enough to start with.

Omersub and many other companies offer medium weight alternatives for a little more, which are possibly a better option long term.

Currently I use "rubber bones" (from companies such as Omersub & Salivar) - or elastic bungee (thanks Foxfish ) - wrapped around with Omersub braid to make a simple, light, effective muzzle bungees. Spaghetti told us that Italian spearos often use inner-tube rubber (I am imagining circular bands cut from a car-tyre/motorcycle-tyre sized inner tube but I expect other options are possible).

Rob Allen, etc. make nice, heavy duty muzzle bungees but I think they would be excessive (in weight, size, strength and cost) for your speargun.

 

[MAKO Spearguns]

We also offer a muzzle bungi. http://www.makospearguns.com/South-African-Super-Stretch-Shock-Cord-p/msssc.htm
This video might be useful, even if your gun is not identical to a MAKO.

http://www.makospearguns.com/VIDEO-How-To-Rig-Your-Open-Muzzle-Speargun-a/335.htm

Also, these directions pertain to how to cut and crimp the shooting line to be compatible with a muzzle bungi.

http://www.makospearguns.com/rigging-shooting-line-open-muzzle-a/257.htm