Daniel Mann hi love your videos. I’m a padi diver only recently passed my open water course but want to try to spear some fish. Where down south can you go with nice water lots of fish?
Never spearfished in my life but love your videos, even these instructional ones! So clear, informative, well shot and entertaining. Keep up the great work and all the best to you!
Thanks man, im a freediver from Indonesia and i have trouble finding the most complete "how to" about rigging a speargun online. Thanks a lot, you made my day!
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the effort you put into these videos! You're the reason I got into spearfishing and your videos are always so entertaining, educational and incredibly well put together. I really hope your channel sees the growth it deserves! It would be fantastic to see some more how-to videos. Cheers
Hey Daniel, just one thing you can improve in the break away sistem. The bungee! it’s better to have a shorter one (I use Omer, short, strong and cheap). The reason for this is just to get the point where you atach your floatline as close to the triger as possible, your gun will be more stable and improve accuracy, specially if you are fishing deep and the floatline is quite vertical.
This is actually really helpful Dan, these how to videos are really helping me improve my spearfishing game. I'm definitely rewatching this video next time I need to rig up a gun. I think your style makes is much easier to watch than some spearfishing channels as well, so thanks, as always, for an awesome video.
Ohhh Dan, finaly i have the answers of my problem with my spear. Tanks a lot bro, it will be awsome if you made a video about " where and how to find a big shot " 😅😅😅😉
Thanks man. May have to order a couple of guns in Alexandria Egypt if the food shortage happens. We have great fish in the Red Sea and plenty to feed the people to not go hungry.
Another great video Daniel look forward to seeing them so much. I only go snorkeling but am very interested in spearfishing and hope to get a polespear for next summer.
Great video, great tips! Starting to spearfish this summer in Mediterranean in Croatia this summer, you know how hard is to catch something over here :)
Thank you dan, appreciate the effort you put in your videos to deliver such a high quality intructional videos plus sharing your knowledge free.. By the way what is the speargun you would love to have.. Thanks
so informative sir Daniel, my speargun has no line release.. lol... got some idea's on this video again.. i even got an idea on how to tie my rubber in the most neat way from your video about speargun rubber set-up.. thanks for the info sir.. always the best spear fishing channel on youtube.. Cheerss..
I've never spearfished, but this is interesting. I've only fished with poles and only went snorkeling in Hawaii a couple of times, but for some reason I paid super close attention hah.
I suggest that while rigging a reel add a pigtail swivel between the reel line and monofilament. Just incase you need to pull the spear through the other end, of a small hole in the coral or cave system, to disconnect the line other than cutting it.
I use a bowline, it is easy to undo and even if I have to cut it not having the weight of the swivel is more benefit to me. I always find they sink and get stuck on the bottom.
Another very educational video. Having never shot spear gun it is nice to have some knowledge if I get a chance to. It never shows in the videos but is there a lot of work re rigging a gun after you shoot a fish
The best video I have seen on the subject! Thanks. One question, if using a reel can you skip the monofilament and go straight from the reel to the spear?
Thanks. Yes you can, but when you damage the line near the spear from fish you’ll need to cut it back. Eventually you’ll end up with a very short reel line and it has to be replaced.
if rigging speargun with a reel should I use single or double wrap if mono? I understand that with single wrap I'll have to reel the line after every shot and double wrap should give a longer slack.
Great video! But just a quick note, lack of bungee (if not using a reel) can easily lead to too much tension on the line release, which is known to ruin the break point of some mechs (you lose accuracy). TIP: I use a home made bungee that attaches to the loop in the mono with a quick knot. If the rubber snaps, i can cut the dyneema to shorten, redo the quick knot and I am ready to go in 1 minute!
If you rig it incorrectly of course, but this method shows how to have the perfect tension in the line. However I have seen some mechanisms that are worse than others when it comes to the excess tension.
Nice video as usual but IMO if you're using single wrap without a reel, you MUST also put a bungee. Otherwise you risk the shaft coming back at you after the shot, or just losing the shaft if the pull is too strong. I have personally lost a shaft this way, because the crimp gave way after the shot even though it was properly crimped.
Hi Daniel! Awesome video as usual! Do you mind explaining abit more about the purpose of having the small piece of dyneema line in between the Spearshaft and the mono line. Saw this in Tim McDonald's video as well, also in your video between the pig tail and speargun muzzle. Cheers!
@@DanielMann I found the video! Thanks!! I Will be using your knots for all my spearfishing rigs from now on. Just lost my shaft 3 days ago to approximately 25kg Cobia! My cousin was like "That's exactly what the youtube guy Daniel Mann said will happened!" right after he saw that Cobia swam away with my shaft. LOLLL
Great rigging options. Thanks. I see a lot of dyneema shooting line setups, eliminating crimps and clips. Supposedly reducing the chatter (noise) of metal tapping on the speargun. Any feedback on this setup?
I do like them but they have changed swivels over the years so only use my stash of old style ones. These days I don’t use clips at all on my guns which generally have reels.
Hey Daniel, is Monofilament necessary on a reel-gun or could you just wrap the line? And why didn’t you guys use a slip-tip or breakaway on the insane Halibuts you shot near B…….? Cheers Also Daniel
Hi Daniel. Great Video! very informative, especially for someone that would consider themselves a beginner. I do have a question. I live in San Diego where we dive from the shore as well as blue water hunting. In lieu of having two seperate speargun set ups with a reel and breakaway.... is there a best practice to rig your speargun where you can easily swap the reel out for the floatline/break away set up!? this would help me quickly set up my gear and not constantly keep rigging up my speargun depending on the dive the next day.
Thank alot for the info We need to know about the best combination between shaft diameter and rubber band diameters 6.5 ml shaft 130 cm long 7 ml shaft 130 cm long For the same gun 90 cm long Please help for the best setup I usually use 2 bands 16 ml On 330% stretching
I rig spearguns for a few of the local guys here in Virginia Beach. I've been using the snap clip muzzle. There's a guy that says the mono is slipping off the snap clip muzzle bungee not sure how this is possible. He found his shaft at the bottom with mono attached in good condition. How is it possible it could slip off the snap swivel clip if the clip is closed?
Curious to know how you get your spear free from your catch once landed when you dont use a clip at the end of the line. Surely you can't expect to always be able to pull it back out through the entry hole? I always use a shark clip to be able to quickly disengage the spear and line from my catch once it is secure to my stringer. Then pull it all through the fish and reattach to my gun
Hey Lars! The bowline is really easy to untie so in the event I need to take the spear line from the reel line it’s not a problem. To be honest though the only fish I’ve had to do that on in recent times is for a halibut. If you look for a video entitled ‘My brother schools me spearfishing’ you will see the method I use to get the spear back out of the fish really easily which is what I do 99% of the time.
The bowline isn't THAT easy to untie especially in the water after getting a hard strain on it. This knot is super easy, never comes loose until you want it to and comes undone easily even when wearing gloves by pulling on the end. Skip to 4:30 th-cam.com/video/MoYhx5XI9l8/w-d-xo.html
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Sorry for the re-upload, had a few black sections of the video due to a multicam issue!
Daniel Mann hi love your videos. I’m a padi diver only recently passed my open water course but want to try to spear some fish. Where down south can you go with nice water lots of fish?
@@darrenwootton2007 pretty much the whole south coast. best stretch would be portland and then all the way to cornwall.
It’s all g 🤙🏼🤙🏼
When hunting bigger fish around wrecks and things that they break you off on, we use cable instead of mono.
Never spearfished in my life but love your videos, even these instructional ones! So clear, informative, well shot and entertaining. Keep up the great work and all the best to you!
Thanks man, im a freediver from Indonesia and i have trouble finding the most complete "how to" about rigging a speargun online. Thanks a lot, you made my day!
Glad I could help 👌
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the effort you put into these videos! You're the reason I got into spearfishing and your videos are always so entertaining, educational and incredibly well put together. I really hope your channel sees the growth it deserves! It would be fantastic to see some more how-to videos. Cheers
After 3 years I am still coming back to this video and find it so much informative and hight quality!
Hey Daniel, just one thing you can improve in the break away sistem. The bungee! it’s better to have a shorter one (I use Omer, short, strong and cheap). The reason for this is just to get the point where you atach your floatline as close to the triger as possible, your gun will be more stable and improve accuracy, specially if you are fishing deep and the floatline is quite vertical.
So simple, so well edited and just brilliantly clear. This is the best spearfishing channel on TH-cam by far! Thank you!
This is actually really helpful Dan, these how to videos are really helping me improve my spearfishing game. I'm definitely rewatching this video next time I need to rig up a gun. I think your style makes is much easier to watch than some spearfishing channels as well, so thanks, as always, for an awesome video.
Cheers Joe, glad it’s useful.
thankyou this was really helpful. nobody explain this practically everrr
Mann !! Your videos are so educational , keep them coming!!!
Just getting in to spear fishing and you’ve helped me out massively! Probably would have struggled abit without the videos thank you!
Best Channel on Spearo life bar none! Cheers from Cali Dan!
Unreal video as usual. Spoiled with this Chanel Daniel. The effort you put in and the knowledge you share is genuinely appreciated 👏🏻👊🏻
Cheers Aaron!
Yay another upload love ya work learned a lot, best spear fishing channel on TH-cam ❤️❤️❤️
You truly helped me and I am sure a lot of other people.
Thank you
Awesome video - straight to the point, no nonsense, really informative, covers all bases. Thank you 👍
Always wondered how to rig up a breakaway... Thanks!!!
Ohhh Dan, finaly i have the answers of my problem with my spear. Tanks a lot bro, it will be awsome if you made a video about " where and how to find a big shot " 😅😅😅😉
No doubt, the best Spearfishing channel on TH-cam 👌🏼. Always super informative and entertaining.
Daniel the font on knowledge Mann.... Thanks for more great advice and help.
👍👍 thanks Daniel I picked up a few pointers from this clip
❤ Always good to go back and review this basics. Thank you again Daniel.
You make getting back into spearfishing after ten years very easy with these videos! I am a fan
Welcome back Robert!
Thank you sir your channel can gain knowledges about spear fishing.
Best video about rigging on you tube
As a newbie this is so helpfull, i even decided what my new gun would be 😅. Expecting contents like this!
Thanks Daniel. Just the video I needed.
Thanks Daniel, learned a lot from this one. Cheers, Gav
Thanks man. May have to order a couple of guns in Alexandria Egypt if the food shortage happens. We have great fish in the Red Sea and plenty to feed the people to not go hungry.
Another great video Daniel look forward to seeing them so much. I only go snorkeling but am very interested in spearfishing and hope to get a polespear for next summer.
Great instructional,thanks for making it.
Thanks Daniel. Very helpful!
Thanks for sharing the video. That's what i was looking for.
Very informative & well presented video , you obviously have a lot of experience spearfishing.
Very descriptive and clear demonstrations. Awesome
Thanks for the training.
I try to let all the commercials play through for your videos.
One of the few I’ll do that for.
Cheers Rick!
Great info. Love your work!
And now I want to catch a dogtooth tuna with a 50 cm single loop basic rig, just to say I did.
Really handy, great video!
cool like always ! keep doing those amazing videos !!
Extremely helpful! Thank you.
ahhhhh now the bonus content haha! lego!!
New gun bro? Nice vid as always 👏😊
Just borrowing a mates Riffe euro travel gun for a bit 👌
Great video, great tips! Starting to spearfish this summer in Mediterranean in Croatia this summer, you know how hard is to catch something over here :)
Very informative vid, thanks...
Love spearfishing...
Thanks for the knowledge me about speargun master. I always suport you
excelent video, thanks man
Great info thanks
Thank you
Thanks bro that’s a big help.
Waiting for your next spearfishing vlog🤔🙂🙂🙂
What line is good to use for spooling a reel other than dyneema?
Thank you dan, appreciate the effort you put in your videos to deliver such a high quality intructional videos plus sharing your knowledge free.. By the way what is the speargun you would love to have.. Thanks
Hey Ziad, the wooden speargun is a Riffe Euro 90 and the carbon one is from underpressure.gr
@@DanielMann I bought Rob Allen wahoo carbon fiber 110 with Rob Allen reel with 50meter 2mm dyneema.. Its super powerful..
Good stuff!
... As always, excellent video, great content and very clear and informative.
Amazing well done thanks👍👊
so informative sir Daniel, my speargun has no line release.. lol... got some idea's on this video again.. i even got an idea on how to tie my rubber in the most neat way from your video about speargun rubber set-up.. thanks for the info sir.. always the best spear fishing channel on youtube.. Cheerss..
Thanks my friend love your video......
thanks for this info idol
nice tips men real thanks
How do I perform my breathing time
I DON'T EVEN OWN A SPEARGUN, BUT I SAW THE WHOLE VIDEO
Thank you!!!!
Amazing Videos! Do you have a video for beginners? What is best overall gun/setup? Thanks!
I've never spearfished, but this is interesting. I've only fished with poles and only went snorkeling in Hawaii a couple of times, but for some reason I paid super close attention hah.
Well explained! What is the length of your wood speargun?Thank you!
I suggest that while rigging a reel add a pigtail swivel between the reel line and monofilament. Just incase you need to pull the spear through the other end, of a small hole in the coral or cave system, to disconnect the line other than cutting it.
I use a bowline, it is easy to undo and even if I have to cut it not having the weight of the swivel is more benefit to me. I always find they sink and get stuck on the bottom.
Quick one How to adjust the pig tails, I need to know!
Might have to save that for a sneaky little video, it’s pretty simple but a game changer.
@@DanielMann yes please. That would be grand. I'm glad the question was asked.
Nice information thnx
Another very educational video. Having never shot spear gun it is nice to have some knowledge if I get a chance to. It never shows in the videos but is there a lot of work re rigging a gun after you shoot a fish
The best video I have seen on the subject! Thanks. One question, if using a reel can you skip the monofilament and go straight from the reel to the spear?
Thanks. Yes you can, but when you damage the line near the spear from fish you’ll need to cut it back. Eventually you’ll end up with a very short reel line and it has to be replaced.
if rigging speargun with a reel should I use single or double wrap if mono? I understand that with single wrap I'll have to reel the line after every shot and double wrap should give a longer slack.
Hi Man.
Great channel,learnt shit loads,what loop/tie you use on the butt of your riffe?
Thanks
Shayne
Porque vocês não utilizam dynemma como líder do arpão ? Tem algum motivo para usarem linha monofilamento de líder ?
can you show how to wrap the filament , after shot .
Hi ... For a beginner ... What is best ... A wood gun, aluminum, carbon? And what about size?
Great video! But just a quick note, lack of bungee (if not using a reel) can easily lead to too much tension on the line release, which is known to ruin the break point of some mechs (you lose accuracy).
TIP: I use a home made bungee that attaches to the loop in the mono with a quick knot. If the rubber snaps, i can cut the dyneema to shorten, redo the quick knot and I am ready to go in 1 minute!
If you rig it incorrectly of course, but this method shows how to have the perfect tension in the line. However I have seen some mechanisms that are worse than others when it comes to the excess tension.
Hi Daniel, you mentioned it's 1.8mm mono so you use a 2.1mm crimp. Why do you use 2.1mm crimps instead of 1.9mm crimps? Is there a specific reason?
Nice video as usual but IMO if you're using single wrap without a reel, you MUST also put a bungee. Otherwise you risk the shaft coming back at you after the shot, or just losing the shaft if the pull is too strong. I have personally lost a shaft this way, because the crimp gave way after the shot even though it was properly crimped.
I don’t even spearfish and I still find this entertaining
I’m still lost on all that you’re talking about. I haven’t done any spearfishing yet. But I’m trying to learn before I get started.
A lot won’t make sense until you get a speargun and start diving sorry.
Wat tips do you have for shooting
Hi Daniel! Awesome video as usual! Do you mind explaining abit more about the purpose of having the small piece of dyneema line in between the Spearshaft and the mono line.
Saw this in Tim McDonald's video as well, also in your video between the pig tail and speargun muzzle.
Cheers!
In my video about knots I think I explain it there. Stops me losing shafts!
@@DanielMann I found the video! Thanks!! I Will be using your knots for all my spearfishing rigs from now on.
Just lost my shaft 3 days ago to approximately 25kg Cobia!
My cousin was like "That's exactly what the youtube guy Daniel Mann said will happened!" right after he saw that Cobia swam away with my shaft. LOLLL
Hi!
What kind of speargun do you have in the first part of the video?
Harry.
Great rigging options. Thanks.
I see a lot of dyneema shooting line setups, eliminating crimps and clips. Supposedly reducing the chatter (noise) of metal tapping on the speargun. Any feedback on this setup?
Great channel mate. I have often wondered about bowlines. Have you had any trouble/worries about them coming undone. They look handy in a pinch
Thanks mate, never had a bowline fail me yet.
@@DanielMann thanks mate will give it a go
Awesome thank you! Sorry if I missed it, are you using the Riffe pigtail clip?
I do like them but they have changed swivels over the years so only use my stash of old style ones. These days I don’t use clips at all on my guns which generally have reels.
How do I get into spearfishing/free diving when there aren’t any dive schools near me?
Joshua Odeneal go somewhere there are and if you like it bring it to your area! Network!!
I taught myself by doing rigorous research and practicing dynamic apnea at my local pool
Hey Daniel,
is Monofilament necessary on a reel-gun or could you just wrap the line?
And why didn’t you guys use a slip-tip or breakaway on the insane Halibuts you shot near B…….?
Cheers
Also Daniel
Can you pleaseeee make a video suggesting what type of speargun to buy for people at different levels
Such a broad topic, depends where in the world and what you’re after.
What do you think of using dyneema line instead of the monofilament line as the leading line?
I don’t like how limp it goes in the water and it has no stretch.
Hi Daniel. Great Video! very informative, especially for someone that would consider themselves a beginner. I do have a question. I live in San Diego where we dive from the shore as well as blue water hunting. In lieu of having two seperate speargun set ups with a reel and breakaway.... is there a best practice to rig your speargun where you can easily swap the reel out for the floatline/break away set up!? this would help me quickly set up my gear and not constantly keep rigging up my speargun depending on the dive the next day.
Would you run the break away with the swivel still attached? Or would you cut it off so it wouldn’t get tangled on the swivel ?
You can run either way. I try and have less points of failure on the break away.
Hi, what do you use on the back of the gun to attach your float line too?
A loop of dyneema
Thank alot for the info
We need to know about the best combination between shaft diameter and rubber band diameters
6.5 ml shaft 130 cm long
7 ml shaft 130 cm long
For the same gun 90 cm long
Please help for the best setup
I usually use 2 bands 16 ml
On 330% stretching
What are your thoughts on belt reels attached to your gun when doing single or double wrap?
I only use a belt reel as backup in case the reel on the gun fails, never as a replacement for a reel on a gun.
I rig spearguns for a few of the local guys here in Virginia Beach. I've been using the snap clip muzzle. There's a guy that says the mono is slipping off the snap clip muzzle bungee not sure how this is possible. He found his shaft at the bottom with mono attached in good condition. How is it possible it could slip off the snap swivel clip if the clip is closed?
Shark/tuna clips can let mono loops go if the loop is too big. Rob Allen did a video on this recently.
Curious to know how you get your spear free from your catch once landed when you dont use a clip at the end of the line. Surely you can't expect to always be able to pull it back out through the entry hole? I always use a shark clip to be able to quickly disengage the spear and line from my catch once it is secure to my stringer. Then pull it all through the fish and reattach to my gun
Hey Lars! The bowline is really easy to untie so in the event I need to take the spear line from the reel line it’s not a problem. To be honest though the only fish I’ve had to do that on in recent times is for a halibut. If you look for a video entitled ‘My brother schools me spearfishing’ you will see the method I use to get the spear back out of the fish really easily which is what I do 99% of the time.
The bowline isn't THAT easy to untie especially in the water after getting a hard strain on it. This knot is super easy, never comes loose until you want it to and comes undone easily even when wearing gloves by pulling on the end. Skip to 4:30
th-cam.com/video/MoYhx5XI9l8/w-d-xo.html
well made cheers
What size fishing line do you use ? I debating between 250lb vs 400lb mono .
Depends on how much abrasion resistance you need.