Basic Spearfishing Kit List Wet Suit Wetsuits designed specifically for spearfishing are often two-piece (jacket and high waisted pants or long-john style pants with shoulder straps) and are black or are fully or partially camouflage. Camouflage patterns include, blue for open ocean, green or brown for reef hunting. Commonly they have a pad on the chest to aid in loading spearguns. Sometimes they have reinforced elbows and/or knees. Often they have an open-cell interior, which offers superior warmth because of its very close suction fit to the skin (consequently lubrication is required to put on an open-cell wetsuit). Nylon exteriors are generally used to protect the spearo wetsuit from reefs but more delicate uncovered smooth skin wetsuits are sometimes used when diving from boats, because they dry quickly. Weight belt or weight vest These are used to compensate for wetsuit buoyancy and help the diver descend to depth. Rubber belts have proven to be a particular popular design for spearfishing worldwide, such that most spearfishing equipment manufacturers now offer them. Fins Fins for freedive spearfishing are much longer than those used in SCUBA to aid in fast ascent. Typically a closed foot designs is used by freediving (snorkelling) spearos, usually worn with neoprene socks, while open foot designs (which allow diving boots to be worn) are more popular with SCUBA divers Knife A knife should always be carried as a safety precaution in case of the diver becoming tangled in his spear or float line. It can also be used to kill a struggling fish. Buoy or float A buoy is usually tethered to the spearfishers speargun or directly to the spear. A buoy helps to subdue large fish. It can also assist in storing fish. But is more importantly used as a safety device to warn boat drivers there is diver in the area - usually by being large, brightly colored and flying a dive flag (the red-white international flag in the USA or the blue & white alpha flag elsewhere in the world). A typical spearo dive float will be torpedo-shaped, orange or red in colour with a volume of between 7 and 36 litres and display a dive flag on a short mast. However, other designs, such as inflatable mini-dinghy, planche (box), Tommy Botha (big game) and body-boards are also used Floatline A floatline connects the buoy to the speargun. Often made from woven plastic, they are also frequently made from mono-filament encased in an airtight plastic tube, or made from stretchable bungee cord. Gloves Gloves are valuable to spearfishermen who desire to maintain a sense of safety or access more dangerous areas, such as those between coral, that could otherwise not be reached without use of the hands. They also aid in loading the bands on rubber powered speargun and protect the spearfishers hands from the teeth and spines of struggling fish. Neoprene Socks Socks are to stop any heat loss through you body. Fish Stringer Usually a length of cable/cord/string/monofilament terminated by a loop (and sometimes a swivel) at one end and a large stainless steel pin/spike at the other. The pin is typically 20–30 cm long, 4-8mm diameter, with a sharp point at one end, and with the cable threaded through a hole, usually in the middle. Can alternatively be a large, shaped loop of stainless steel. Used to store speared fish on. Usually attached to the dive float or around the waist of the diver. The pin can optionally be used as an iki jime spike, to dispatch speared fish Snorkel and diving mask Spearfishing snorkels and diving masks are similar to those used for scuba diving. A low volume Mask is better for Spearfishing. Speargun A speargun is an underwater fishing implement designed to fire a spear at fish. The basic components of a speargun are: A spear, a stock/barrel, and a handle/grip containing a trigger mechanism. Spearguns are usually from 0.5 m to 2 m (1.5 ft to 6.5 ft) long, round or roughly rectangular from 28 mm - 75 mm (1 in to 3 in) in diameter/width. Rubber (or band) powered - which are the simplest and cheapest to maintain, with rubber being the predominant type.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 21:19:13 +0000
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