fresh water spearing

[M&P+4]

I'm looking for some advice on a speargun for fresh water spearing in the midwest. I have a three pronged Dacor rubber band spear gun and wonder if it's only good for pan fish or if it would be OK for a 10-15 pound fish? Also, should it have a reel? It only has about three feet of line.

Thanks!

 

[aquatictherapy]

I use a pneumatic for fresh water. I use a stunner tip (3 prong) with 20 feet of cable. I shoot catfish and pan fish with no problems. I would think 3 feet is too short.

 

[mudhole]

M&P +4, a lot of us started with a gun similar to what you describe, we called them "perch busters". They are seriously limited in range and power. Depending on what you can legally hunt in your lakes your gun will handle crappie or other sunfish, small delicate skin fish. That kind of gun will bounce off a good size carp or buffalo, and only pierce the fleshy part of a catfish. Catfish will usually have the power to rip free if your barb doesn't open behind bone.

JBL, AB Billar and Riffe are some brands I've used recently 20 or 30 years ago I only used pneumatic guns, but those companies went out of business and all the guns are useless without spare parts. The JBL 38 special with 3 bands is a good beginners gun. . . their 38 special Northwest comes with a spearshaft with 3 notches. AB Billar has some short guns and is a step up in quality and price from JBL. Riffe offers a mid handle Metal Tech size 0 that has the best combination of power and convenience. . . but it is also more expensive. My dive partners and I have 30+ pound catfish from difficult "holes" and have the power for bigger fish if we travel to other lakes.

info@speargun.com or www.speargun.com will help with your education. Most of the ads will feature long guns for clear ocean diving, but riffe can help you set up a gun for our muddy lakes.

 

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[SnakeRiverPirate]

Excellent info. I am interested in Carp busting in some of the local lakes. This gives me a starting place.

 

[M&P+4]

I ended up with a pneumatic gun for the tourny but the viz was poor and not many fish were shot. I kept trying and did manage to shoot one smb but that was it for my trip.

 

[Bob3]

I've bagged more fish in freshwater using my good old pole spear. The 3-prong paralyzer gets the most use but I do have a couple detachable tips in case I wanna go nuts.
Little Lake Butte des Morts in Eastern Wisconsin had some carp that were actually clean enough to eat - we always smoked the critters, & found it better than smoked trout or Salmon even.

 

[SnakeRiverPirate]

Most of my desire to spearfish comes from years of being an avid bowhunter and reading Hell diver's Rodeo. I won't be diving the gulf rigs anytime soon but our own Blackfoot Reservoir has some huge carp. I really don't know if Idaho has regs for spear gun hunting, but I am assuming that the bowfishing regs would pertain.