Pole spear - Floatline Rig
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Topic: Pole spear - Floatline Rig
Posted By: Stack
Subject: Pole spear - Floatline Rig
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2007 at 4:57pm
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I was wondering how you guy's that use pole spears rig them, Do you attach the floatline to the rubber or is there another method? I use a Dacor fibreglass spear (about 6ft) for butterfish and moki and was wondering what the best set up would be. Any info appreciated |
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Posted By: TheSnapperWhisperer
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2007 at 10:16pm
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Oh Ok, I'll answer this one (!). For butters and moki, I would probably just not bother. I find a good system is to buy a small collapsible kayak grapnel anchor and tie that to the end of the float line. Drop it in an area you are working, and take it with you when you move on. Not many blokes get pulled under by monster butterfish and the freedom of not having a float attached is very nice. The anchor can hook just under your weight belt if swimming from spot to spot.
If you are thinking you would whack a fish bigger than say 20 pounds, or a small kingy, then attaching the spear to a float line is worthwhile. Most float lines use a shark clip & loop system. You can reverse it, with a shark clip on the float line end, and clip it onto the rubbber. The problem then is that the shark clip will slide down the 10mm rubber when stretched, and end up at the rear of the spear, which would be disastrous on release as your spear would have to tow the float and line a couple of metres forwards as well as the spear itself. The solution is however quite easy. Take your loop of rubber attached to the spear, and tie a knot part way down, so there is a loop you can put your hand through at the tip-end of the stretched rubber. You can put your hand through this, and also clip the float line on with no chance of it sliding back. You do need sufficient rubber so that you can still load the spear when there is a knot in it. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/TheSnapperWhisperer |
Posted By: david 09
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2007 at 8:58am
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This guy can make good custom pole spears for 100 us including delivery
http://www.linghunt.com/ |
Posted By: asd
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2007 at 12:58am
| ....yep. you can also rig the float line directly to a slip-tip, (if you've got one). This stops the shaft of the polespear bending when the fish lets loose, and lets you push away pesky bities. |
Posted By: oldfela
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2007 at 7:18am
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Hi stack,
you can put a small spit ring or a loop of mono through the same hole as the rubber to clip the the float line to ,the problemof hooking on to the rubber is if the spear pulls out it comes back with the same force it when through the fish with and could do you some damage, if you are getting keen on pole spears have a look at my 2 peace glass modle with floper, can also be fitted with slip tip or parraliser heads
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Posted By: Andrew
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2007 at 12:59pm
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when i use a pole spear i tend to use one of those fish pouch things to put the fish in,we're pretty lucky in the top of the south area as we don't really have much of a shark probelm. ------------- www.projectlocal.co.nz Everything fishing,scuba diving and spearfishing in New Zealand. |
Posted By: Tama
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2007 at 2:55pm
| What about all the threshers and 7 gills? |
Posted By: Andrew
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2007 at 3:11pm
here's a picture of garys pole spear
the sevengiller that was at the rangitoto's got the long shaft of death just after new years(still no excuse to shoot a shark�lol). ------------- www.projectlocal.co.nz Everything fishing,scuba diving and spearfishing in New Zealand. |
Posted By: bluefox_13
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2007 at 5:14pm
dam 7-gills are everywhere in the sounds at the mo
 ------------- Yes its cold... no I dont care that you feel the cold easily... no we can't get out.... |
Posted By: long john
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2007 at 4:31pm
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Hey, Just got back from the chathams but unfortunately didn't see any sevengillers. Did see some spiny dogs-and some good size white sharks (we were line fishing for them). Every man and his dog is out there trying for one, though largely unsuccessfully. We weren't allowed to get in the water with them for legal reasons but I dare say I would've. They were remarkably calm animals and I can quite see how it could be done. What I also learnt is that there are a lot of them around-far more than you'd think.
Went weka hunting too! That was almost as much fun as diving. ------------- Proud member of the Glen Innes Spearfishing Club |
Posted By: Stack
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2007 at 7:38pm
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Thank's for the info guy's,
I've been working out of town so haven't been able to get to computer( or go diving)
Dropping the float line on a small anchor sound's like a good plan.
I like the look of your spear's Gary, I'll catch up with you sometime soon.
I've only had one dive in the last six week's and that was with mtn breeze last saturday at Okiwi, vis was a murky 4-5m and we only ended up with a pair of butter's and moki but I did manage a nice six pound cray for tea in about 5m of water
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Posted By: oldfela
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2007 at 7:55pm
| hopefully we are out on saturday ,hoping the vis has improved, and the wind plays ball the gills are sick of being dampend with beer ,I need to kill something |
Posted By: bluefox_13
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2007 at 8:47am
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hahaha, fair call gary....... Looks like the comp is off for this weekend?? Ah well make it next weekend and Ill be there...... I can bring another boat if the comp is in the sounds.... ------------- Yes its cold... no I dont care that you feel the cold easily... no we can't get out.... |