Jim sent me a polespear, an unbelievably strong floatline and other goodies.
Off Topic, You won't believe it, but band-propelled polespears and hawaiian slings are unavailable, and totally unknown, here in Italy.
I'm not even sure it's legal to use them here, as the italian law says that "spearfishing is allowed with band propelled or compressed air spearguns", with no mention at all of polespears being legal.
But I reckon that this blank spot in our regulations is due to the fact that nobody knows (and for sure our law makers don't know) the existance of such instruments as band propelled polespears and hawaiian slings. The one Jim sent me is very rugged and slick.