Thread: Spear fishing?
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Old 05-16-2013, 10:56 AM   #4
bluesquids
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Originally Posted by otterpupster View Post
Maybe start out with "Hawaiian Slings" their quite easy to trans port & shoot.Use a 3-prong tip.Very easy to pull back & shoot.Check your local dive shop & Sport Chalet.Good luck & B-safe
I find everyone calls a polespear a Hawaiian sling around here. A sling is made like a slingshot and is not practical in our murky waters as you'd lose all your shafts.
The Pinder brothers were known as the kings of sling and made them popular back in the 50's making the cover of Sports Illustrated.
see below
http://www.spearfishingworld.com/Spe...waiian-Slings/
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