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Wong vs. Poseidonsub

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AndyDic

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The Wong Hybrid and the Poseidensub Euroti seem to be pretty similar guns. The 55"appeals to me the most. Which is really better? They both look like damn nice and beautifully crafted guns too me. The Posiedensub seems to be a little bit cheaper in price. Anyone shot both and could give me a good explanation on the pros and cons of both?
 
I've only shot the Wongs (7 of them) and have never laid eyes on the Poseidensub. People who have bought one seem pleased with them.

The Wongs come with a lifetime warranty, even for second hand buyers, so that enhances resale value. And Daryl Wong has been making guns for about 16 years so there is a good chance he will still be around if you ever need the warranty. Stories abound of the unbelievable level of service he provides to his customers, and I guess that has finally allowed him to charge prices that make it almost worth his time making guns.

I've seen a lot of new gun builders come and go. Usually they offer their guns at lower prices in order to attract business and get a reputation which will finally allow them to raise prices enough to make a meager profit. Only time will tell if Poseidensub will be the exception and be around 10 years from now. But in the meantime, most guns don't really have significant warranties anyway, so if others say good things about the guns, maybe its worth a try.
 
The Poseidensub guns have a lifetime warrenty on them also. I wish I had the money to buy one of each and do my own comparrison. Unfortunatelly the military doesn't bless me with a 6 figure salary.
 
No kidding? It must have changed since my 20 years in the USMC. We were all millionaires.

But I think you hit the nail on the head. Not many people will have purchased both guns and compared.

A couple of guys bought Poseidensubs and posted photos on Spearboard, and one thing I noticed was that there was no track out on the barrel. The shaft was supported at the trigger mechanism and at the muzzle, but you could see daylight underneath it. However, I think I heard later that he had started adding tracks.
 
Bill

Diving with my yokooji last summer (southern hemisphere summer), I notice an issue with my yokooji (Alexander trigger), when diving for a while with a regular eurogun, then picking up the yokooji the Alexander trigger felt tuff (in fact I've miss a couple of fish because of that). How smooth and soft is the wong trigger ?

I may need to get my self of those legendary Wong guns !
 
Strangelove,

The Aimrite trigger mechanism in the Wongs seems fine to me. But until a few years ago he used to use Alexander trigger mechanisms, and I can't say I noticed any problem with them either, so maybe my finger is not sophisticated enough to notice. For sure the trigger pull doesn't seem to influence my shots.
 
hi guys, i think my friend bill is referring to the first two euroti's i built seen on this thread Spearboard Spearfishing Community - And now for something slightly different . . . but since then all of these guns have tracks over the barrel, i also make a full barrel length enclosed track seen on my website.

i know you will be happy with either gun and as for the the price difference, it is as bill said a meager profit at that but if money was my motivating factor i would be making more of it flipping burgers. the fact is, most of us in this business are doing it for the pure pleasure in having people like you take notice and appreciate what we do and since i'm not doing this to put my kids through college i hope i'm blessed with daryls longevity.

steve
 
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Try out the poseidonsub and let us know! It's a lot cheaper for some of the same features. I have been personally tossing this around myself except between the Wong Mahi and the Poseidonsub voodostick and I'm going to go with the voodostick. Yeah I know Wong is the man and I can personally say he is way on top of his customer service but I believe that there are other good gun makers out there that will offer a more competetive price! By the way I am embaressed to word it that way since we all know these craftsmen make LITTLE money off these guns. I live in California though and that helps make my choice easier, if my gun has problems I can drive over and hand it to Steve. I know someday I'll own a Wong so I got to get something that I can compare it too. I'm going to contact Steve soon to place my order and my buddy Kale, also a db member, was stoked on the voodostick he recently received. Hope the waiting list isn't too long!
 
I hope you love it. I have nothing but good things to say about my conversations with both builders and would love someday to be able to compare their products. For now, my battery consists of one pole spear and one poseidonsub. The latter definitely kills fish!
 
I have guns from both custom gun builders. A CF Magnum Hybrid and a Voodoo Stick. You won't go wrong with either gun makers. Shoot them an e-mail. They would be happy to assist you. One thing for sure, you'll find a friend in them.

Cheers/Safe diving,
 
I haven't shot a Wong, but I have handled quite a few, so I can comment on their worksmanship, etc. compared to Poseidonsub (which I have a 55" euroTi with a carbon barrell).

The worksmanship is comparable on both. I like the Poseidonsub trigger better, mostly because it's more robust and substantial. Plus, I like not have to worry about the line release being in the right place. Underwater, the balance of the Poseidonsub is pretty much perfect.

So, for a much cheaper price, you get an excellent and certainly comparable gun with Poseidonsub.
 
Sure. On Wongs the line release must be pushed aft (towards the butt), before you "click" the shaft into the trigger mechanism, or you end up with the line release in the released position while the shaft is locked in. Obviously if it's in the release position you can't loop the shooting line around it, and you have to disengage the shaft (pull the trigger), pull it out, put the line release in the aft position, reinsert the shaft, and then loop the shooting line.

On the Poseidonsub mech, if the shaft is locked in, the line release is automatically in position to hold the line.

It's not a big thing, but it is one less thing to think about out there, and saves some time when trying to reload quickly.
 
Riffe was like the Wong until a few years ago when he put a return spring on the line release. I thought that was a nice touch, but since then I've read something by someone saying it caused some sort of problem and he removed the spring. Sorry I can't recall more specific details.
 
Ok

I know the issue you are refering now, all my guns are like that, one needs to pull the line release back , Yokooji, teak-sea, andre. I will have to say, I miss the spring to specially when trying to reload fast and the shaft does not go in.
 
hi guys,

my trigger mech doesn't use any extra springs to control the line release. instead the line release is activated by a pin on the bottom of the sear, as you load the shaft the sear drops into the load position the pin moves forward and pushes the line release backwards, when fired the sear swings up the pin moves backwards and the line release is free to move forward releasing the line. this system not only allowes for a fully automatic line release but also it does not side load the sear and it's much easier to install the trigger/line release for the do it yourself guys. here is a pic showing the pin on the bottom of the sear which is in the load position (forward).

steve
 

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