08-04-2005, 02:25 PM
I haven't bought a gun for ages, but I have heard good things about Picasso, Esclapez and especially Rob Allen guns...something you'll need to figure out is whether you want to spear with a multi-pronged 'cluster' head or just a single point with flopper barb. Most of the above guns come standard with a non-threaded spear with the flopper attached directly ie/ since they are not threaded you can't put a cluster head on them. I think most of the seahornet guns have threaded spears so you can screw on a cluster head or a single point, depending on your preference on the day.
In my opinion if you are just starting out spearfishing and will be spearing smaller/thinner fish like mullet whiting and pike, you'll be better off with a multi-prong cluster head. It will give you a greater margin of error than a single point spear. I started off spearing with a single point, and got VERY frustrated with the amount of fish I was missing. When I changed to a cluster head I started getting more fish.
Jaz
PS Also think about price, the three brands I mentioned are much more expensive than seahornet <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
In my opinion if you are just starting out spearfishing and will be spearing smaller/thinner fish like mullet whiting and pike, you'll be better off with a multi-prong cluster head. It will give you a greater margin of error than a single point spear. I started off spearing with a single point, and got VERY frustrated with the amount of fish I was missing. When I changed to a cluster head I started getting more fish.
Jaz
PS Also think about price, the three brands I mentioned are much more expensive than seahornet <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />