| Spearfishing equipment |
| Copyright 2006 by The Haole Crab |
| OK, I'm starting to get this page updated. I firmly believe that the right equipment is critical to being a good hunter. The stuff below is what has worked for me. I will have terminal gear up next! |
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| Toys for boys (and girls)! |
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| The arsenal! |
| Cannon of Death - Daryl Wong Ono gun - teak w/black epoxy, Alexander muzzle enclosed track, internally weighted, 11.5# total weight, 63" long, 4 5/8" Mori hi-mod bands, 65" 5/16" shaft with either 5" Aimrite or 5" Alexander slip tip, 500# Jinkai rigged to breakaway |
| Stealth Gun - Daryl Wong Magnum hybrid - carbon fiber/polymer/teak w/black epoxy enclosed track, internally weighted, 7# total weight, 57.5" long, 3 5/8" Mori hi-mod bands, 64" 5/16" MSG double barb shaft or 60" shaft with 4" Aimrite slip tip, 400# Jinkai rigged to custom side mounted Omer 100 filled with Mori 2mm jacketed spectra |
| Mini Stealth Gun - Daryl Wong hybrid - carbon fiber/polymer/teak w/black epoxy custom 9/32" enclosed track, 5# total weight, 52.5" long, 2 5/8" Mori hi-mod bands, 59" 9/32" MSG single barb shaft, 300# Jinkai rigged to custom mounted Rob Allen stainless steel reel filled with Mori 2mm jacketed spectra |
| Euro Stealth Gun - Aimrite railgun - carbon fiber/polymer open track, 3# total weight, 44" long (equivalent to 86cm euro gun), 2 5/8" Mori hi-mod bands, 47" 9/32" MSG single barb shaft, 300# Jinkai rigged to bungie to line guide |
| Kawabunga hybrid 3-prong - graphite jacketed with rear aluminum sleeve, 6' long |
| Daryl Wong Spearguns ~ Aimrite Hawaiian Railguns ~ Kawabunga 3-prongs - Maui Sporting Goods (808-244-0011) |
| Why so many spearguns? Well, I do not believe in the "all-around" speargun. Evey speargun has pros and cons. Here are what I use mine for: Cannon of Death - bluewater only (FAD diving) for mahi, ono, ahi, and hopefully marlin Stealth Gun - ulua hunting (and if the ulua aren't around, it's versatile enough to hunt reef fish with), white sea bass and yellowtail, backup bluewater gun Mini Stealth Gun - deep reef hunting for uku and mu (although I have stoned a 36 pound ulua with it) Euro Stealth Gun - general reef hunting (if I put a reel on this gun, I'll be tempted to use it for ukus), NorCal if I ever get up there, same for stripers Kawabunga hybrid 3-prong - aweoweo, aholehole, menpachi, kole (in order of preference!), tako if I get around to it (I have poked a mahi with it!) |
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| Then again, I could just bust out the "old school" speargun hanging over the door to my garage! |