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02-11-2014, 10:39 PM | #16 |
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Re: WSB Gun purchase
Dang this is gonna be way more expensive than i thought... Reel +new threaded shaft + slip tip + line +new bands
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02-11-2014, 10:40 PM | #17 |
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anyone one have any insight on a pole spear set up with a float?
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02-11-2014, 10:48 PM | #18 |
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You're now gonna get a wsb with a pole spear?
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02-11-2014, 10:51 PM | #19 | |
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02-11-2014, 10:56 PM | #20 | |
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The big problem with single floppers is that the flopper itself tends to act like a cutting edge. Upon successful penetration, the single flopper forms a wedge-like structure between itself and the shaft, between which the flesh of a soft fish is likely to give. With double floppers, properly tuned, this problem is avoided entirely, because the burden of retention is distributed across two sides of the wound the shaft creates. Also, to be fair, I have heard PLENTY of complaints from my dive buddies about slip tips failing to deploy or otherwise engage properly after the shot. My 2 cents. JBL makes some very high quality, heavy-duty double flopper tips. These things are huge, however, and my preference is to use something that creates a much smaller wound, which will help to further prevent a tear-off. For both WSB and Halibut, I much prefer cheap tips such as these: http://www.scubastore.com/scuba-divi...e-tip/137497/p
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02-11-2014, 11:03 PM | #21 | |
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02-11-2014, 11:09 PM | #22 | |
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Looking to shoot soley with a double flopper Salvimar Tricuspid tip. They have removable tips and the floppers are 3 inches long. I use orthadonic rubberbands to keep my floppers from opening up underwater. JD, those tips you hyperlinked are the tiny ones and i have had more problems with fish tearing off than the mori. Tricuspid tips are way larger than that. Salvimar makes the best one out there but Mares has a knock off. These are them http://www.vidrax-fishing.com/catalo...61&language=en I can get them for 40% off if interested pm me. US distributer is liquidating everything he has. Last edited by mainphrame; 02-11-2014 at 11:23 PM. |
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02-11-2014, 11:15 PM | #23 |
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Wait, where's Dalon???
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02-11-2014, 11:25 PM | #24 |
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I get a lot of fish with my pole spear with a slip tip and 50ft poly float line. Def don't use a float tho. U can pm for details def don't get aluminum pole or shitty jbl slip tip for it. If you're in sd go to spear shack and mark will show u what I'm talking about with his custom ban set up. Also ask about a grip for it. This is my go to setup for everything unless I'm going to the outside kelp aka looking for big Seabass or yellowtail. I have got smaller Seabass in close with it though
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02-11-2014, 11:33 PM | #25 |
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02-11-2014, 11:37 PM | #26 |
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Yeah, i used to have a jbl double flopper screw on el cheapo... But then it came off and i found it 2 months later in the spot where i lost it still perfectly usable... My point is that the double floppers can take a beating
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02-11-2014, 11:51 PM | #27 | |
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02-11-2014, 11:54 PM | #28 |
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02-11-2014, 11:54 PM | #29 |
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happens all the time
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02-12-2014, 12:18 AM | #30 | |
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To OP: whatever your choice of tip is, aim for gill plates, heads and mid-body, in that order, and tear-offs will be minimized. (Some guys can get away with very well placed tail shots in a pinch, where there is a high density of connective tissue, but that's a last resort IMO). In closing, you don't need to spend $100 on a new slip tip to take large, soft-fleshed, desirable gamefish in a responsible, sustainable, and last but not least successful manner.
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