Spearfishing Gear for Beginners! - Budget Friendly!
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- Опубликовано: 12 июн 2024
- This video is a run through of some spearfishing gear for beginners that focuses on accessible options that are more affordable for those looking to get into the sport. All the items in this list have been used extensively by me for a number of years (some items are 10 years old and still going strong). I did the research and testing so you don't have to. I hope that this video can convince some people that spearfishing does not need to be complicated and it does not need to be extremely expensive. For those of you watching this video hoping to start your spearfishing journey, below is some useful information for you to read through:
Recommended Speargun Lengths:
The simple recommendation is 80cm for murky water or caves and 120cm for clear water or larger fish. If you need more information read below....
*The first factor is hunting style:
- Hole hunting: 60cm-80cm speargun
- Murky water hunting: 60cm-90cm speargun
- Clear water spearfishing: 110cm-140cm speargun
- Bluewater hunting: 120cm and bigger speargun
*The second factor is visibility:
- less than 5ft visibility: 60cm-80cm speargun
- 5-10ft visibility: 80cm-90cm speargun
- 10-20ft visibility: 90cm-110cm speargun
- more than 20ft visibility: 100cm-140cm speargun
*The third factor is fish size:
- less than 10lbs: 60cm-100cm speargun
- 10lb-30lb: 100cm-140cm speargun
- 30lb-80lb: 120cm and larger speargun
- larger than 80lb: 140cm and larger speargun
*Recommendations by area of the world (pick whats similar to you):
- Central California and North on Pacific Coast: 80cm speargun or smaller
- Southern California: 80cm-110cm for reef fish & 120cm and larger for pelagics
- Florida: 120cm speargun
- North Carolina: 100cm-120cm speargun
- Hawaii: 110cm-120cm speargun
- Mediterranean: 90cm-120cm speargun
- Northeast US: 100cm-120cm speargun
Links for gear mentioned in video are below:
Beginner Spearfishing Gear:
3-Prong Polespear: amzn.to/3uPeRFQ
Speargun (Rob Allen): amzn.to/3umHo5
Beginner Fins (Cressi Gara): amzn.to/3UB2TdH
Intermediate Fins (Mako Spearguns Fiberglass Fins): amzn.to/3UzSDCp
Wetsuit (Mako Spearguns Camo): amzn.to/3SAAnWZ
Booties: amzn.to/42Hd9mo
Weight Belt: amzn.to/48iMnCj
Stringer: amzn.to/3UEJ8Sz
Flashlight: amzn.to/3I0UwQU
Sportube: amzn.to/3SCH8Yc
Knife: amzn.to/3T0f16R
Rope Floatline: amzn.to/3T5X1YO
Rubberized Floatline: amzn.to/48hFkcY
Float: amzn.to/49ijEPh
Camera Gear:
GoPro: amzn.to/48p8gQw
GoPro Head Strap: amzn.to/48fdqyf
Waterproof Housing: amzn.to/3OJh24R
Canon M50: amzn.to/3UFB0B7
** The links above are Amazon affiliate links. By clicking them and making a purchase, I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. You'll just be helping me out a little and I'd more than appreciate it!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Welcome Back
01:06 - Wetsuit
02:30 - Mask & Snorkel
03:46 - Freedive Fins
04:57 - 3-Prong Spear
06:00 - Speargun
07:30 - Weight Belt
08:12 - Dive Knife
08:32 - Stringer
09:20 - Flashlight
09:56 - Floatline and Float
12:50 - Measuring Board
14:20 - Bonus 1
15:20 - Bonus 2
16:07 - Outro 
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Please consider replacing your belt with a marseilles buckle. A marseilles buckle can be released quickly in case you need buoyancy or if it would get entangled. The buckle you're using is made with scuba divers in mind. Scuba divers don't have a need for quick release.
Those are also good, but I can also tell you that the quick release also works on that clam style and I’ve tested it with multiple clam shell clamp buckles I’ve owned. The nice thing about the clam shell buckle is that you don’t have to have a specific hole and the belt just fits to your body size nicer. Which is good when you have a variety of amounts of weight and a variety of wetsuit thicknesses. But both are good options and all belts should be quick release.
great video, only one comment, i started spearfishing, 3 dives now i believe, and i could never spend 320 dollars on a speargun, have a cressi comanche railgun, 75cm, which for portugal is perfectly fine as the fish we hunt are usually small, and we do alot of hole hunting! Super accurate, and no signs of wear for now
Good to know. I wouldn’t personally recommend something I haven’t tried and I’ve heard a lot of horror stories on the cheaper models but I’m sure there are some good ones. Maybe your comment will help someone else. I always recommend just using a 3 prong for small fish rather than a speargun.
I use the 100 cm Comanche and it has worked perfectly so far!
Great video. Super helpful!
I do it all for you
Awesome tips. I have that same Evolve polespear and I love it. I drive in SoCal and take that spear along with me as a backup and when the water clarity isn’t that great. Great video btw
Yeah man those evolve polespears are killers. Glad you enjoyed the video!
thank you, great video
Glad you liked it! Let me know if you have any questions?
thanks i have a lot to learn
So do I! I don’t think we ever stop. But hopefully I can help you make less mistakes when starting out!
Fins should also be fitted to each divers based on weight and leg strength. Some plastic fins are way too stiff for lighter divers and some are also way too soft for heavy divers. Buy fins based on your weight. In our shop we recommend cressi gara's modular for lighter people (not the same stiffness as the gara 3000) and seac motus for heavier people. 160lbs is about where we recommend the switch from one to another. Just like a mask with fins not all the options on the shelf will give you a good experience. There are 100 different models of plastic fins and they are all a different stiffness.
Thanks for the added information for people looking. I understand that everything is fitted to the person if we are really talking about gear and everyone is going to have a different opinion on what is best. I can tell you ive seen 10 year old kids use the gara 3000 with no problem as well as adults that are 220 lbs. This video is supposed to be generalized to avoid the confusion that comes with online gear research. Thanks for the input though, maybe your comment will help someone find the fin they are looking for or confirm their own opinions.
Just so you know as per FTC rules you are legally required to disclose that the links in the video description are affiliate links and that you make money when people buy anything after clicking them.
I was unaware that this was even a thing. Thanks for the information on something that isn't obvious when signing up. I'll make my changes. I've just recently even tried having usable links.