I  ❤  SPEARFISHING

Spearfishing in the dark with an underwater flashlight is a unique experience. You’ll see many different sea creatures roaming the night, and if you want to have any hope of catching a [...]

Choosing the best spearfishing mask can be one of the most difficult decisions you'll make. I can't tell you how many spearfishing masks I've gone through. Perhaps I'm just fussy, but if my [...]

Many people struggle with the different types of spearfishing fins. Choosing between bodyboarding flippers, snorkeling, scuba, and freediving fins, one thing is sure. They’ve got the same [...]

Buying a Hawaiian Sling can be a smart move, especially if you live in an area that doesn’t let you use a “triggered” speargun to get in the water and hunt some fish. In this [...]

With spearfishing getting more and more popular, it's important those getting started know what to look for in a speargun. It's all well and good to want the bells and whistles of a top-of-the-line speargun, but I want to let you in on a little secret. There's plenty of great spearguns around that'll set you back less than $100. Just because you're buying a cheap speargun, it doesn't mean it's not going to help you catch a feed of fish.

When you're chasing really big fish, you want the best speargun possible. And in the open ocean, bigger is better. To take down a monster tuna or wahoo, you need a speargun version of a bazooka. And that's where the blue water speargun fits in. It's been specifically designed for power and distance, allowing you to hunt some of the biggest fish in the sea.

Like many of my friends, the first investment I made into my spearfishing hobby was a pole spear. It wasn't the best pole spear in the market, in fact I bought it for $5 from a neighbor's yard sale. The prongs were bent, and the rubber snapped on me after a few dives, but it was enough to get me my first fish (and quite a few more), and ultimately get me hooked on the sport of spearfishing.

Before we get stuck into it I just want to say thanks. Thanks for reading this spearfishing guide, thanks for checking out my page, and thanks for your interest in learning how to spear fish. In the following pages I cover everything I've learnt from decades in the water, speargun in hand, doing what I love most. Spearing fish. And to make it easy for you to flick through there's a quick index below covering all the sections in this "How to Spear Fish" guide.

The first time I got my hands on a pneumatic speargun it was a pleasant surprise. I'll admit it. I was a doubter. Growing up I always used banded spearguns, and that's all I knew when it came to spearfishing. But once I started experimenting with pneumatic spearguns, I quickly grew to love the size-to-power ratio. They just pound. Especially for short, dirty cave guns. In this guide today, I want to share with you my pick for the best pneumatic speargun in the market, so you can buy the best.

I've spent the better part of the last 30 years in the water, or dreaming about my next spearfishing adventure. And with spearfishing getting more and more popular, one question I get asked again and again is. What's the best speargun to buy? With the help of a few spearfishing experts, we've created the best speargun buyers guide to answer this very question.

Walking into a spearfishing store is overwhelming. Especially if you're new to spearfishing. There's so many shiny new toys, you don't know where to look. You just want to buy the best speargun for beginners, but then you notice the top-tier spearguns. Or the price tag on the discounts in the sales bin and you're torn.

Today I'm going to cover one of my favorite spearguns, the Rob Allen Tuna Railgun. You can't go wrong with the Rob Allen brand when it comes to spearguns. They just do it right. Rugged. [...]

When you're looking for a cost-effective speargun, you can't go past Mako. The Mako Predator Pro 3G is one of the best on the market for the price. Of course, before we get too far I want to [...]

Nothing beats the power you get when you're using a roller speargun. I've wanted to get my hands on the Omer Cayman ET Roller speargun for a while, and once I did I had to share my thoughts. [...]

When you're just getting started and want an entry-level speargun, you can't really go wrong with the JBL Woody Elite Sawed-Off Magnum Speargun. It's just a nice gun. Shoots straight, easy to [...]

When you ask around about quality spearguns, Riffe is a brand you'll hear about time and time again. They make some of the best stock spearguns you'll find on the market, including the Riffe [...]

Beuchat have been around almost forever, and pioneered some of the best technology that we still use, to this day, spearfishing all over the world. Today I'm going to share my thoughts on the [...]

Hammerhead Spearguns are one of the originators of the open-muzzle design, and the Hammerhead Evolution 2 HI-Bred Speargun is a beauty. The solid-stock mahogany barrel gives it both strength [...]

Ask any spearo and there's a good chance they've owned an AB Biller speargun or two in their time. It's like a rite of passage we all go through. If you're looking to buy your own, the AB Biller [...]

The AB Biller Teak speargun is all about class. It's a beautiful weapon in its own right, but it's also a highly accurate tool spearos have been using to catch fish for years. Within the [...]

There's something to be said about the beautiful rich color of padauk, also known as African blood wood. It's what the barrel of the AB Biller Padauk speargun is made from. Underwater it [...]

When you're looking for an entry-level speargun, you can't really go wrong with the Cressi Comanche Speargun. It's designed for accuracy and ease of use, without all the fancy bells and whistles [...]

The Mares Cyrano Evo Pneumatic speargun is hands down one of my favorite pneumatic spearguns to spearfish with. It uses compressed air to shoot the shaft out of the barrel, and packs a rather [...]

After getting my hands on the Beuchat Marlin Elite speargun I felt like a kid in a candy store. It's a sleek designed speargun, light enough that it's comfortable to track in the water, and it's [...]

I've got to admit, I rather like the design of the Cressi Mohicano Speargun, especially their Camo model. Even if you're just getting started, it's a good speargun to buy. It's lightweight, packs [...]

The Salvimar Metal Speargun is a smart choice for an intermediate speargun. It’s light, and allows you to quickly pan side to side when you’re spearfishing, so you’ll be able to line up your [...]

The Rabitech Stealth Pro is a great speargun. One I know you’ll love as soon as you get your hands on it. It’s a South African designed railgun (one rivalling the likes of Rob Allen’s Tuna [...]

Once you’ve been spearfishing with a Riffe Euro Series speargun, you’re going to struggle going back to any other model. Packing a powerful, low-profile design, it’s almost a perfect combination [...]

The Riffe Marauder speargun is a sleek and powerful weapon, available in sizes that’ll suit both in-shore spearfishing as well as deep, bluewater hunting. The streamlined barrel design [...]

There’s a lot to love about the Riffe Euro Enclosed Track speargun, and you’ll enjoy getting this weapon in the water for a dive. The streamlined, low-profile Euro-style barrel works. [...]

When you’re travelling and want to bring your dive gear with you, the Riffe Euro Travel Series Speargun is your best choice. Giving you a streamlined, low-profile barrel that separates into [...]

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