scubafool
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I have read some opinions on this question on other boards, but since my registration with SpearBoard isn't quite working out (anyone a member, PM me), I haven't been able to post there. Therefore, I wil ask my question here, in our brand-spankin' new, shiny, state-of-the art SB faciltiy.
What should I look for in a beginner spear gun? Should I even buy a "beginner level" gun, or should I save my pennies & buy a longer gun with a "big" name & proportionately big price tag?
Here is what I am looking at at this point in time. LP sells a JBL Sawed-Off Magnum around $170. Local LDS sells the same gun ~ $220. LDS 30 miles away sells the same gun ~ $170-$180. Local LDS has a long(I think 54") JBL they will let me have for $240. MY boss has a Riffe "Competition" (whatever that means I don't know) with some upgrades that he will sell for $300. He claims he has shot the gun a grand total of one time, & then gave up diving because of back problems. Does that mean that the gun is super-heavy or the fish that he shot @ 1/4 mile was super-heavy? Hehehehe. I might be wrong here, but I don't see myself getting out of spearing once I get into it. So what should I buy from the above list? If none of the above, what else?
What should I look for in a beginner spear gun? Should I even buy a "beginner level" gun, or should I save my pennies & buy a longer gun with a "big" name & proportionately big price tag?
Here is what I am looking at at this point in time. LP sells a JBL Sawed-Off Magnum around $170. Local LDS sells the same gun ~ $220. LDS 30 miles away sells the same gun ~ $170-$180. Local LDS has a long(I think 54") JBL they will let me have for $240. MY boss has a Riffe "Competition" (whatever that means I don't know) with some upgrades that he will sell for $300. He claims he has shot the gun a grand total of one time, & then gave up diving because of back problems. Does that mean that the gun is super-heavy or the fish that he shot @ 1/4 mile was super-heavy? Hehehehe. I might be wrong here, but I don't see myself getting out of spearing once I get into it. So what should I buy from the above list? If none of the above, what else?