I, like TrueTexan, have been looking into the sport and am interested in spearfishing (I keep eyeing spearguns on eBay). I have read that the wood stocks absorb some of the sound of the gun being fired, thus reducing the chance of spooking the fish and missing the shot. I also read that the mid-handled guns are good for bottom fishing and allows you more maneuverability to swing around quicker when tracking game.
I've got a couple of questions myself..and they may sound stupid, but here goes..
When flipping through pages of catalogs, I see reels you can get for spearguns, but rarely see pictures of reels on spearguns. If you don't have a reel, how do you retrieve your fish?
I read somewhere about a pneumatic gun being (If I can remember correctly) "factory charged" and you never needed to recharge it. What exactly does this mean? It seems like you would need to "pump" it back up after firing, or add another co2 cartridge or something (I guess I'm thinking in terms of air powered rifles).. What's the skinny on these dang deals?
Thanks for the info Devjr. Any other spearfishermen or women out there care to fill TT and me in on things like reasons for eguipment selection, necessary accessories, hunting techniques, etc..(I guess I should just get a book on the subject).
I'm just curious. I don't know that I'd ever get around to actually spearfishing anytime soon. I guess they could be used to thin out junkfish that are overpopulated in a stock tank or something. I'm pretty well land locked so I would have to freshwater fish which is pretty well useless seein' as how all the delicious fish are safe from spearfishing in Texas. I'm not into poaching and would only hunt what I can eat...and besides, after the missus found out I just bought a drysuit off eBay, she's watchin' me like a hawk!