Bill Hayes Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 A guy from my spearfishing club managed to land a 139kg Southern Bluefin Tuna last week. It is a pending world record on spear. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Insane....would love to see the size of the gun he is using ..I use a Rob Allen 1400 rail gun and a esclapez concept for smaller stuff . I can hardly load the Rob Allen by myself and I can't help but think it would just bounce off that big Bluefin. Plenty to share around from that big sucker ...crazy .. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hayes Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 He used a Sea Sniper bluewater gun. 4 or 5 rubbers. I think the gun would be about 150 to 170cms. The guys swear by Sea Sniper for bluewater for accuracy and they have hollowed out channels running down the stock so it fills with water for extra ballast. I have a traditional Riffe bluewater express with 4 rubbers. It's about 180cms with spear loaded. I also have a rest tab on the spear so I can load each rubber half way before fully loading. Don't have much cause to use it anymore. Usually just paddle about with a 100cm gun hunting king george whiting now. LOL. The 1400 Rob Allen is a good gun and could take that fish if shot placement was good, no problem. I don't think I could load the 1400 either being a shortass. I have trouble with my 130 Torelli with a 20mm rubber. At the end of the day it's all about good diving, not the gun. The guy who took this fish is a very good diver with a good breathe hold and quite experienced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingMeadery Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I run a 1150 Alemanni Carbon Fibre roller gun with inversion rubbers. Phenomenal power and zero recoil due to the inversion technology. Their bigger Blue Water guns are off the hook ! http://www.alemanni-sub.com/en/products/blue-water-express-cm-130-140-oceanic-double-roller They are an outstanding product...perhaps even the best guns in the world according to some. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hayes Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 3 hours ago, StingMeadery said: I run a 1150 Alemanni Carbon Fibre roller gun with inversion rubbers. Phenomenal power and zero recoil due to the inversion technology. Their bigger Blue Water guns are off the hook ! http://www.alemanni-sub.com/en/products/blue-water-express-cm-130-140-oceanic-double-roller They are an outstanding product...perhaps even the best guns in the world according to some. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I've never tried a roller gun mate. Are they complicated to set up and load? The bluewater guns look good. I would definitely run a breakaway set up with two floats and slip tip though so I wouldn't lose the gun or bend the spear. They look pricey. I see you are from NZ. That 1150 would probably act like a 130cm euro style gun. Do you get out after the kingfish and snapper? I went on a trip to the 3 Kings Islands in NZ. Still one of my most memorable trips. All the best with you spearing and diving mate. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hayes Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 Here's a few of my better catches when I was fit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingMeadery Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I've never tried a roller gun mate. Are they complicated to set up and load? The bluewater guns look good. I would definitely run a breakaway set up with two floats and slip tip though so I wouldn't lose the gun or bend the spear. They look pricey. I see you are from NZ. That 1150 would probably act like a 130cm euro style gun. Do you get out after the kingfish and snapper? I went on a trip to the 3 Kings Islands in NZ. Still one of my most memorable trips. All the best with you spearing and diving mate. Cheers. Roller guns are really easy to load and you use a wrist lanyard with a little hook and typically hip load. Once your used to it they are simple and fast... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingMeadery Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I see you are from NZ. That 1150 would probably act like a 130cm euro style gun. Do you get out after the kingfish and snapper? I went on a trip to the 3 Kings Islands in NZ. Still one of my most memorable trips. All the best with you spearing and diving mate. Cheers. Yeah hit some nice Kingfish and Snapper in the last month. Check out me new thread "Spearfishing Greatest Hits" on this page Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hayes Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 1 hour ago, StingMeadery said: Yeah hit some nice Kingfish and Snapper in the last month. Check out me new thread "Spearfishing Greatest Hits" on this page Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yep, meant to post my pics to that thread not this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingMeadery Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Yep, meant to post my pics to that thread not this one. Do it bro, great photos ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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