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Old 12-15-2011, 11:19 AM   #1
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Best gloves for pole spearing?

I've had my fair share of crappy gloves that end up leaving their grips on the spear, I'm going to get a poseidon spear after Christmas and since I'm getting a good spear I wasn't sure what kind of good gloves would be the best for spearing?
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Old 12-15-2011, 11:57 AM   #2
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

Those gloves with the blue rubber and cotton backs you can buy at hardware stores or walmart. Only gloves I really use anymore.
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Old 12-15-2011, 12:19 PM   #3
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

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Those gloves with the blue rubber and cotton backs you can buy at hardware stores or walmart. Only gloves I really use anymore.
x2 their only like 5 or 10 bucks too..
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Old 12-15-2011, 01:09 PM   #4
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

I use the black ones now as the blue ones seem to melt and get on everything after few months.
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Old 12-15-2011, 03:22 PM   #5
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

I have always preferred the orange lobster gloves....They gave me great grip.
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Old 12-15-2011, 04:16 PM   #6
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

Unfortunately the blue ones have had tendency to melt all over my spear and boat. Which black ones were you referring to Ryfish ?
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Old 12-16-2011, 10:57 PM   #7
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

Home Depot sells nitrile dipped gloves for $1.99 that are rated for hypodermic needles (allegedly). They have a great tackiness to them that really grips well on the spear.
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Old 01-13-2012, 03:09 PM   #8
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

Target sells some gloves made by rapala that have a really nice tackiness to them. I haven't used them with a PS, but I plan to use them with my gun.
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Old 01-16-2012, 08:18 AM   #9
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

Looking at grabbin a pair of these for myself...pretty good price!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ansell-Hyfle...item5ae40b6b32
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

I know this is an old thread but I seem to run through gloves waaaay too fast when I go polespearing. The grip simply falls off on the gloves I have (and yes, I load my pole spears quite powerfully so the grip is often under alot of strain). The most recent ones I had were the hammerhead and ocean rhino gloves which seem to be the same model. They only survived like 3 dives each before the grip started deteriorating.

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Old 07-19-2016, 05:52 PM   #11
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

I tried a pair of dipped gloves and they fell apart after a couple times too. I do have a pair of atlas dipped gloved that I've yet to try. They are about the best ones out there, but I was using them for stone masonry work, not pole spearing. I'll try them out and check in here. I'm using a Crist pole spear and a Neritic lion fish spear.

I also have a pair of gloves from hex skin that work nice, but they slide on smooth aluminum, so not the best unless you've got a grooved, knurled or taped grip.

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Old 07-19-2016, 07:47 PM   #12
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

I use madgrip gloves from Home Depot or Amazon. They are work gloves with a thicker rubber coating than the nitrile dipped. I didn't like the cheaper ones because of the glue problems stated above. They will last about a year before the nicks and cuts from lobster and fish wear them out. $15-$20 depending on where you find them.
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

Hammerhead has red rubber coated and black non-coated dyneema gloves. Best I've found in years.
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

Think about Memphis gloves, here are two examples in link, Memphis gloves get re-branded with fancy names for added cost.

They have many choices and pretty good descriptions so you know what you are buying and videos.

The Ninja BNF Gloves are $3 a pair, Have a few pairs, if you trash them, just use a new pair...

http://www.fullsource.com/dyneema-gl...emphis-n96793/

http://www.fullsource.com/dyneema-gl...loves-9672dts/
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Old 07-22-2016, 12:48 PM   #15
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Re: Best gloves for pole spearing?

Thanks for the info guys. I'm gonna try those thicker madgrip gloves from home depot and perhaps a pair of the memphis gloves. Will let you know how they hold up after a few dives.

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