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Old 08-11-2014, 10:11 AM   #1
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New to Spearfishing need some help !

Hi guys my name is Alfonso I'm new to this forum and I'm also new to Spearfishing and free diving, I'm stuck between getting a pneumatic speargun and a band speargun. I'm going to mostly be diving 40-70 feet of water, I plan to hunt in coral reefs and open water as well. I'm gonna be mostly going for medium sized fish and large fish. The gun I have in mind is a pneumatic speargun, a Mares Cyrano 970. Is this gun good for the environments I'm going to be in ? I also live in South Florida so the water is clear here. I would appreciate all the help I can get !
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Old 08-11-2014, 11:15 AM   #2
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Re: New to Spearfishing need some help !

You're new to free diving and doing 70 feet? Sounds dangerous for a beginner. Please get someone experienced who can be a mentor if possible.
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Old 08-11-2014, 11:17 AM   #3
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Re: New to Spearfishing need some help !

The vast majority of spearos seem to prefer the simplicity of band guns, but I have heard a couple instances where people really like their pneumatic. I've never tried one.

And yeah, don't freedive more than 30' or so without real training. Don't die...
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Old 08-11-2014, 11:21 AM   #4
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You're new to free diving and doing 70 feet? Sounds dangerous for a beginner. Please get someone experienced who can be a mentor if possible.
No worries Nix I'm taking classes from a professional trainer he's gonna get me diving between 40-70 feet of water sorry for not specifying that.
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Old 08-11-2014, 04:24 PM   #5
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Re: New to Spearfishing need some help !

pnuematic spearguns are more dangerous in my opinion. Too many things can go wrong when loading one. I work Fire Rescue and have heard and seen too many accidents with them. Still very few accidents with band guns. I like bands better too, faster reloading and you can change your power depending on the day and where u are hunting and what fish.
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Old 08-11-2014, 06:17 PM   #6
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I also hear pneumatics can be a pain with maintenance - O-rings and such. Who wants another thing to have to bring in for servicing....
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