Custom Speargun

Very interesting.
(nice build)
How about some video when you try it?

-- Eric

I did spear fishing in the Gulf of Mexico for years and that looks like a great gun.

I had to paint my gun a bright color to make it easier for me to see.
But I really like the look of the wood.

Beautiful looking. Great job.

That’s cool, I can’t say I have ever seen one like this, I think it’s a great build.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

I would love to make one can you post how to ?I love your

-- Nimkee** Joe

very cool!! like IndianJoe, I would also like more info!

-- I didn't go to college, I was too busy learning stuff - Ted Nugent

Very nice, were going diving after we get off work in the morning. Can I barrow her? LOL great work.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Oh so cool! I’m a scuba/free diver and I have a polespear, and I’d love a speargun but I don’t want to spend the money. How much do you have in this thing in parts?

Yea, how about a little detail in building it, it looks relatively straight forward but there are probably some things that I would do wrong on the first one.

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Thanks for comments. It was more challenging then it appears because everything has to fit perfect and there really wasn’t a written out plan for the parts so I had to figure it out as I went. There were some examples on Spearboard. Next gun I make, I will take some pictures during construction. Parts together were about $200 which isn’t too bad considering that a new custom gun usually cost around $600+

-- Todd

That’s some serious tubing on there, does it use all 3 of those to fire the spear? I guess you need a lot of power underwater!

-- I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.

Usually I will load two if 10 feet or less. Range is probably 15 feet. Some of those grouper are fat. I will add another picture of the gun loaded with the spear. If a get a chance, I will make a short video firing it in the pool.

-- Todd

How about the buoyancy? You say it is nicely ballasted so I assume its pretty neutral?

I love to spear fish myself. Here in Ark I believe we are the only inland state that allows spearfishing.

Roger, the gun floats with shaft out and sinks with shaft in. Fortunately I did not have to put any lead in the gun.

-- Todd

Great gun, what finish did you use to make it ocean proof ?

Thanks for sharing

Pierre

-- 100 fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage

I used a two part epoxy for the finish so it should hold up in the salt water.

-- Todd

I need one of these for the Snakeheads on the Potomac River here in Virginia…..

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