Spearfishing Around Melbourne, VIC

[Reef Raider]

I would have to agree with the other guys, about getting the biggest sling you can find, which is about 7ft or so I think. Because there more accurate and it’s also a hell of a lot easier to hit stuff, because with the smaller slings there always just out of rang. The larger aluminium slings cost around $45 bucks, and the smaller one around $35 bucks, so it’s worth paying the extra $10 bucks. You can also get long fibre glass slings which cost around $90 bucks. I have just recently got my self one of them myself. There meant to be a lot better because there meant to be more accurate and they won’t bend out of shape at all over time, as were the aluminium slings will. Because you will every now and then hit a rock or a strong fighting type fish which can slightly warp the shape of the sling over time. And my opinion on spear guns is that it really depends on were you go, because I mainly go out in Port Philip Bay, and pretty much most of the fish you will see, are capable of being speared by a sling, rather then a spear gun, and slings are a lot easier to use because if you miss you can swim after the fish and then have another go at it, as were spear guns require you to stop and concentrate on reloading it, and in that time the fish will be gone, you only times I’ve ever need a spear gun has been at Flinders, were you will come across the bigger types of fish, because anything smaller then about 50cm is able to be gotten with a sling, but anything much bigger will put up a fight and has a good chance of being able to get of the end of the sling.

and about trying to make your own sling, I wouldn’t bother, for the elastics are about $10 bucks to by on there own, and the spear heads are about $17 bucks, so it would be a hell of a lot easier to just buy one rather then make it our self.



I hope this helps you out mate. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol' />