JBL Spearguns

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 [...]

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.