leearmstrong3 wrote: Hi All,
Im really intrested in the sport of spearfishing. I am a beginner, and i have a few questions.
Length of gun
Im looking at getting a pelaj nemessis railgun. However, the smallest size they come in is 1.1m. i read somewhere else in the forum that the largest size needed for victorian waters is 1m. Will the extra 10cm make much of a difference? I live in Altona north, and have a holiday house in Port arlington, so i will be prodominatly spearfishing in Williamstown, Altona, Port Arlington and indented heads.
I currently own a sea hornet v track commando gun. its app 90cm, but i find its noisy, and not very fast.
Wetsuit
I am looking at the Omersub Mimetic 5mm Wetsuit. However, i dont know if i need a 5mm or 3mm wetsuit. Also, what are people talking about when they refer to a steamer. I am currently using a 20 year old, 2 pc, 7mm sonar wetsuit.. It takes alot of effort to swim in, and its hard to use a gun with...
Mask and fins
I am currently using an oceanpro mask, snorkel and fins, however, i have read that there is better equipment for spearfishing. im looking at the picasso team black fins and mask. Any opinions on these?
I would love to go for a dive with someone a bit more experienced than myself so i can learn a few things, anyone interested?
Thanks,
Lee
hey mate,
Gun - an extra 10cm on your gun isn't going to be a huge problem might make it hard spearing in and around caves and other structure although it will benefit you in deeper water and tacking longer shots on those clearer days. (i have a 110 myself and use it a fair bit in port phillip. this said starting off with a smaller gun can be a good thing as it can help develop your hunting skills more than with a longer gun.
and i personally don't like pelaj guns.
Wetsuit - the omer is a good suit i love the cressi and neptune suits as well, if your only going to have one suit to dive in i would go the 5mm or 5mm top and 3mm long johns better to be to warm in summer and be able to let some cold water in to cool yourself down than be too cold in winter (there's only so many times you can warm yourself up in winter)
ideally you'd have a 3mm for summer and 5mm for winter. oh and a steamer is a one piece extending to the wrist and ankles usually zipped up at the back ( not that great for diving because the zip lets allot of water flow though the suit)
mask, snorkel and fins - with the mask make sure you don't get one with clear silicone because the light protrudes through and reflects of the inside of the lens and a nice soft silicone that is comfy of your face and stays on your face whilst creating a small amount of suction though the nose (without the mask strap supporting it) if it stays positioned on your face without air flowing into the mask or escaping this generally means you should have any leaks in the water.
personally i would only use a J snorkel ( a simple snorkel without valves). snorkels with valves usually have problems with leaking although they do have there fans. i haven come across a decent one yet.
and the black teams are a decent fin i have a pair myself, good beginner fin although i would buy the best fins i can afford because i find them to be very important if your going to be diving allot and covering allot of ground, the more comfortable and energy efficient your fins are the more ground you can cover and better breath holds, although this does apply to all your other gear to a degree too. (it would be hard to shoot that fish no matter how deep if your mask is leaking and you can't see the thing)
hope this has helped
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