HOW TO: SPEARFISHING EQUIPMENT gear guide and overview
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- Quick overview of all my current main pieces of equipment I am using for spearfishing. Hopefully everyone can get a few tips or tricks from this video. Please leave a comment if you have anything to add or suggest! More Below:
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Been waiting for this video, another great one and keep up the hard work
Cheers bro. Hopefully something useful for everyone
loved the vid, definitely helped me out. cant wait for more content
Awesome mate. Cheers
Awesome, loving the videos. Great advice!
Cheers!
Love ya work ollie your vids are great, they get me pumped to get back in the water after lockdown.
Awesome bro, I'm pumped to get back in also!
Lol.... not many of us allowed to keep our AK's here in NZ now... I'm going to add a Rob Allen AK to my collection! You have lots more gear than I would have thought, I'm a land hunter , but next summer I'm going to give it a go bro... thanks for this info , and the other vids.... been good to watch and learn bout during the lock down......
Cheers mate. You will love it. I do a bit of hunting on land too, and the hunting techniques go hand in hand.
Awesome overview mate well done. Helps some of us guys out so much!
Anytime. Cheers for the feedback
Just came across your videos. They are great mate keep them coming! Im working through all your old ones 🤙
Hey cheers mate! Hopefully have a new one for you by the end of the week
Channel's like this is what's getting me through lockdown almost sane 🤙🤙
Haha glad to hear.. We're almost able to get back in the water!
Keep it coming, I am learning,constantly,
Good to hear!
What I like about your show Ollie, Is that you don't need the top of the range gear to nail them fish. Good Job 👍
That’s it’s bro. Definitely a baseline of quality I recommend for safety wise but totally, it’s a great sport to get into price wise and pays its self off pretty quickly in my opinion!
Really enjoyed the video mate!
Good to hear!
Mean video bro, good roller set up is key
Epic vid, thanks for sharing the time 🤙
Easy mate, flick me a question if I missed something (sure there's heaps missing)
Would love to see a video on your kayak set up! Awesome vids too mate!
Hey Bredon, will have one done in the near futire for the kayak setup!
Hey Ollie, I’ve just started diving off my kayak and would also really appreciate a setup video
Great video, thanks, can't wait to see the Viking Kayak as i'm also in the market for one, as well as Spearfishing gear! Some of the Speargun info went over my head, with talk of double wrap etc, but I'll soon pick that up once I buy a gun...👍
Double wrap and single wrap is where the shooting line connected to the spear either follows the shaft up to muzzle then down to the line release then back up to connection on speargun (single wrap) or double, when it returns down to the line release again then back up to the muzzle) - this is for powerful guns, generally shorter guns or a rollergun setup
Awesome video again, im planing to buy the rob allen roller 100 my self!
Great gun!
Good job mate. Good to know where to spend my money and not waste it on things that aren’t so important. I’ve been deciding between a Kai wake float boat and a wettie float boat. I like the fact that in your vid you can see that the gun mount are useful and I think that is the difference between to two for me.
Kaiwaka Is much lighter too, and comes with a built in fish stringer
Thanks for the amazing video pls do more!!!!
Thanks!
Bro. I'm psyched on your clips. Got me soo frothing! 2 more sleeps and it's on!
Can't wait to get out!
Thanks man .
Wish I watched this before buying my set up, I’m only a noob and been shore diving and I already can’t stand float lines!! I think I’ll be getting a reel for sure, cheers!
They're a pain in the arse! But have their place and time still
Hey OC - I just got to sharpen a little something - a snorkel is not a snorkel -
Back when I didn’t understand much about diving yet I looked to buy me some snorkels and the description of one of them was like “Bottom one-way valve to breathe water out & Top “”special-technology”” valve made to prevent the entrance of water from splashing” -
Putting this idea to practice this snorkel kept clogging and have made it very difficult for me to breathe many times - until I disassembled the upper valve so that the top will be open (although there’s still a hollowed plastic supposed to act as a wave guard but I think that I’ll remove that too since it’s unnecessary and a little too red to my likings (black on black was not available)).
So yea - forget about special tech and all that - go as simple as possible, at the end of the day that works the best.
Good point about bubbles coming out of the snorkel scaring away fish, I’ll have to buy me a new snorkel.
Also - if I’m not mistaking - nowadays you’re using carbon fiber fins right ?
What can you say about the difference between CF and FB fins ?
I think you misunderstood me there when I say ''a snorkel is just a snorkel'' What i meant is to buy the most basic snorkel you can for spearfishing. The expensive ones with valves are shit and cause too much noise.
Carbon Fibre fins are great, much lighter on the ankles and still heaps of power. I wont be going back to fibreglass
mean korero bro, loving your content.
Cheers bro
The Ruku fins look sick !
Yeah man they do! And perform awesome too!
Loving your videos Ollie. Would love to get back into spearfishing again, it's been about 20 years since I last shot some kingfish. What would your recommendation be if you could only choose one speargun for all purposes from small reef fish but with enough punch for 20kg kingfish? Cheers and keep up the awesome videos.
Cheers mate. Get yourself a 120cm Rob Allen. If can afford carbon I reccommend. Otherwise aluminium is fine.
Oh It's Ruku! I already found the website, they're awesome
Yeah mate! Great stuff
Pulled up two 20 pounders off mirangi bay sunset lol plenty the algae blooming at Murrays bay
Sounds like a spot I need to try!
Mean vid brother gave me some mean ideas bout my setup chur
Awesome to hear mate
Hey Ollie, great videos!
Can you elaborate a little bit about the choice of using dyneema instead of monofilament? I know dyneema can take a beating, but do you ever have tangle problems or noticed your spear moving slower with dyneema?
Also, which diameter dyneema are you using for the double wrap shooting line?
Thanks in advance 🙏
Thank you bro Chur
Kia Ora Ollie, love your Videos , lm a keen diver gathering cray ,kina and paua in Wellington, looking to get into spearfishing ,lm looking at a Scorpia 900 and a 100 Rob Allen what's your prefence to start with .
Hey Henry, both will be great guns to start out with.and both a suitable size for starting in Wellington. The 100 will have slightly more power and range than the 90. Go have a Chat to the guys at Ocean Hunter in Wellington, they will know what is the best suited for Wellington waters. Cheers.
Hey mate do you know the brand of after market trigger mech and line release for your rob allen? The only bad thing about RA guns is the line release is hard to access behind a reel.
Hey mate never been an issue for the line release, got the mech as it offered more band stretch being a reverse mech. But yeah it's pretty cool. It's a Widow Maker mech. Should be able to get through Ocean Hunter or Duncan from Speargun Engineering
Just bought those exact fins, did you find when you first got them the foot pocket dug into the back of your ankle a wee bit? Hoping it will break in. Didn’t have much option to try on other foot pockets because I had to buy online
Hey mate no, not myself but I’ve heard of others with that problem. You could try cut a notch out but that could weaken the pocket. You are using 3mm neoprene socks correct? otherwise may have to try another foot pocket
Hey mate, I'm just starting out and your videos are great to learn from. I'm in coro for summer and am finding it hard to nab a second hand wettie for an alright price, bit of a cat and mouse game of course but any ideas where is a good place for second hand gear?
Hey mate,
Keep an eye out on the second hand Spearo facebook page. Make a post on there (or NZ Spearo community page) will be suprised how many people have old gear lying around. Make sure you don't pay too much, as you can get a very good brand new wetsuit for around $300..
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit thanks mate, thought it was pretty nifty what you did with that $7 knife securing it to your belt. Are there loops on that knife that the ties went through, curious how you did it.
@@UnboxingReviews101 hey mate just drilled a few holes through sheath and cable tied it to belt
good day ollie ! can you please do an 2023 updated version of this video, thanks !
Maybe!
Hi really interesting videos would like to get into the sport some advice about breathing/ holding breath and equalising ear problems would be great 👍 cheers Ian
Hi Ian, best thing to do would be to book into a freediving/breath hold course run by professionals. Good luck, great sport to get into
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit cheers I look into it
Love your videos man. What’s your opinion on carbon guns vs standard?
Cheers, I started with carbon, and now have two smaller alloy guns. I personally prefer carbon. much lighter and stronger. If you have the money and are buy for example a 110-130cm gun I would go carbon. The problem with my alloy guns in with the reel attached, after you shoot a fish, the gun sinks as its too heavy. Carbon is more bouyant and will still float with the reel on. Not the end of the world, but a bit annoying when fighting/dispatching a fish. Also check out Rob Allens videos on carbon vs alloy barrel.
Reef Hunter Spearfishing NZ Thanks man appreciate the advice cheers
Hi Ollie, what gears would you recommend for a rookie diver? Do you mind write me a list? I know its a lot to ask, you don't have to but would be much appreciated if you could. And also would you recommend a small 4 meter boat or a 6 meter boat, i have 2 kids i would love to bring to the water too. Im not planning on going more than 50k offshore. Thanks heaps
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How do you choose a glove to catch lobsters?
Are the 2 mm gloves good enough to avoid getting spiked by the lobster’s shell?
I use a leather amara glove for most of the year its only 1-2mm. At the moment I wear a 2mm glove with kevlar padding. You are never safe from the lobster spikes no matter what glove you have
Currently in the process of taking up the sport and the one other thing that worries me besides sharks is the risk of a blackout as I have been watching a lot of videos on spearfishing safety. Have you ever had any close calls as you seem to generally spear fish by yourself ?
Hi there, never been close to backing out, only very slight signs when doing depth training (close supervision with group of experienced Divers). I never push even close to my limits and understand my body.
Do a freediving course and you will take away any fear/risks
Might have to pull a sickie on tuesday
I have to work too 😭
How experienced do u recommend u have to be to make the switch from float line to reel?
Hey Leo, I guess it just depends on the person.. My first gun had a reel and I have never had any issues.. Main suggestion would be to get good quality dyneema spooled on the reel, and I've always like the shooting line to be mono instead of dyneema to reduce tangling when fish get close
Hey Ollie, I am looking at converting my RA Tuna 1000 and I like the look of your 1000 set up. Where did you buy the trigger mech and roller head?
Cheers 🤙
Hey mate check out Ocean Hunter!
Cheers mate. Just one more question. Are you using the Ultimate rubbers that they are supplying with the kit?
Thanks again.
@@philjones9293 Yep, ultimate rubber. Good stuff
Thanks! really enjoying you content 🤙
love your sparid roller! did you convert it? does it have negative bouyancy with the roller customization? im wondering if i should convert my sparid evo 100 (y)
Hey mate not sure it was a great gun. Only issue was it sunk as I had a reel on it so I have changed to carbon now
Very easy to convert back to normal gun takes 2 minutes so no big issue!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit ahh fair mate! I guess if its sinkin cause of the reel and not the roller set up, I could move the reel component to my belt. Cheers!
@@keithwong7031 it’s not the end of the world.. I just started diving with a carbon gun so got used to it. Remember to never to connect speargun directly to your body
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit sickk thanks mate!
Hey gt me my first speargun and just wanna make sure is a good speargun..its a CRESSI CHEROKEE OPEN 110..
Hey mate pretty sure that's a decent gun!
hello ollie just getting started really,
why do you double wrap with shooting line instead of getting the double through the reel line being the 2nd wrap?
Because even on free spool on the reel, which I wouldn't recommend as there will be line everywhere, It will still create drag/slow shaft down greatly once starting to peel off reel. it only takes a few seconds longer to do a double wrap and needed on a smallr gun like mine for longer shots to make use of the powerful roller setup
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit cheers for reply mate.
i know you need a shooting line so at times the spear can be pushed through fish and retied to reel line but,
i mean why/do you use a shooting line thats long enough for the double wrap and then have it tide to reel line.
when you could achieve as many wraps as you want from the reel line before it peels line from reel its self , is it just to stop any damage to the reel line on rocks etc , if ya get me or am i not getting you and you are using the reel line to do a 2nd shooting line wrap,😂
Hi Ollie! Where can I find the Uku fins?
Ruku Fins- Ocean Hunter NZ or Ruku Website.cheers
With your long johns that you turned into a high waist, did you just cut the long Johns off with scissors or was there more to it ?
Yeah bro just cut with scissors above stitching.
Reef Hunter Spearfishing NZ
Ok sweet
28:54 "im no expert" love it ahahahahaha
This is like all i need to live
Not long before we can get out again
Come on 1 more week! I hope it goes fairly quickly. Are you doing alright under level 4?
@@Remy.wright Surviving..Am looking forward to being able to put some more fresh fish on the table!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit Yeaaa Boi!
The best thing you have is not the equipment, but the New Zealand sea. Unfortunately I can’t buy it 😂.
Haha yes too true, I always tell people that, if you go to the fishiest spots you don't need much help!
Hi looking at getting into spearfishing what is a good gun to get started with
Depends where you are diving for length of gun. Buy a Rob Allen. Where would you be diving?
Reef Hunter Spearfishing NZ I live in tauranga bay of plenty there is a couple of islands we go diving out by motiti places like that
@@jacobmatthews3438 Either the 110cm Sparid or 120cm Snapper can't go wrong with either.
Reef Hunter Spearfishing NZ thank you
What shaft reel and rubber you running on the wee scorpia
6.6mm shaft 16mm bands and Rob Allen reel
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit cheers bro really enjoy your vids on here wicked
Is your scorpia a rail?
@@southeastsaltslayer Yeah Bro, a rare little gun outside of South Africa! other than the name it's the same components as a sparid.
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit yea bro i heard there was a batch put out good value
Wots the boat set up?
Just an ex- surf life saving irb. Will do a video in future perhaps on boat setup?
Did you have to take the free dive course?
Didn’t have to, but I have done one and it definitely is a great thing to do and will help out with all your diving
Hey brother - why don’t you use coated lead weights ?
Don’t you mind touching the unprotected lead ?
I don’t know if you notice that or not but even touching the lead can leave some grey lead residue on your hand - so you would want to wash your hands and avoid touching your face and sensitive parts.
I just recently have purchased some coated weights although I still need my old - uncoated ones as well until I’ll buy some more or coat the existing ones.
Thanks for the comment. I will look into that
What kayak do you use?
Some big old double kayak sit on top. Getting a new kayak this week the Viking Profish 440!
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit thats awesome! Been looking at a Profish or P13 kayak myself. Look forward to more awesome videos off your new kayak!
Bro how much for the gun and attachments
Which gun? The sparid?
Hey mate, how much did it cost to get your gun converted to a roller?
It's cheap. Roller head $99.00 +about $65 for roller rubbers, otherwise can make rubbers yourself. All can be setup by yourself its pretty easy. I will put up a video soon showing how it's done.
Reef Hunter Spearfishing NZ cheers mate, yea sorry I thought when you were talking about the sparid you had some one like Duncan from spear engineering or ocean hunter build it. I’ve got all the parts being shipped to me on Tuesday, so hoping the parts come in on time to build it and jump in for a quick dive on the weekend.
@@nzadventures7807 Oh yeah, the Sparid is the only gun which has a custom mech (which Duncan put in) other than that, the others are all easily done at home.
@@olliecraig-primalpursuit Noob here, what's advantages of converting a gun to a roller? cheers...
@@james-jq8sk with a roller gun, you can pretension the rubbers before you pull them back to load meaning you have band stretch/pull the whole way of the shaft meaning you have more power from a traditional gun the same size. Also as the rubbers are counter acting each other almost, you get very little recoil when shot so in general are more accurate providing they are setup correctly (right thickness shaft and length of rubbers etc)
Did you take a diving course?
Yep
Just noticed you changed your TH-cam name to Reef Hunter SPEARFISHING NZ instead of Reef Hunter NZ
Yeah just playing around. Not sure if I'll keep it..
Think you nailed it now, Lets all the other spearos know what you do!
OK. How many laser sights were tested..... LOL
Ya know. Lets go high tech. Screen in the mask. Camera built into the spear that shows up in the HUD. Spear as directional planes that you can use to steer in your stone shot. I mean it's already got a line on it. Just go full tow with a thumb stick on the back........
food for thought
A 2023 update?
Who the f?#k gave my boys 4 thumbs down 😡
Haha must’ve have been telling their favourite brand
floatlines suck … getting a reel right away is great advice
They are very easy to use! Enjoy it!