Melbourne offer's some of the best locations to get into freediving in Australia. Port Philip Bay has so much to offer us. Some of the highlights about freediving in Melbourne: Year round diving Weedy seadragons Spidercrab migration amazing sandstone structures along our back beaches Calamari breeding season Southern Bluefin Tuna aggregations (outside the Port Philip Bay heads) Scallop freediving Once you get to know Melbourne and the weather cycles you will almost always find a spot that you can freedive in Port Philip Bay. Generally the northern part of the bay will be more impacted by rain run off if...
Spears and shafts have a few varying factors: tips, barbs, thickness, length, tabs/notches, holes and the rear end of the shaft. In general most people prefer to have a 40cm overhang on their spearguns, so if you have a 90cm speargun you will be using a 130cm spear. You can also use a slightly shorter spear (30cm longer than the barrel) depending on your muzzle. Most people using roller spearguns prefer a shorter spear but generally a slightly thicker diameter. If you start using a thicker spear be aware that you might need to redo your rubbers to take into...
This is just a brief overview on speargun rubber as it can be very detailed. Everyone will have their own preference on how they like their speargun setup and you too will also develop your own preferences. Speargun rubber is available in: Different thickness - speargun rubber can vary from 10mm all the way to 20mm. Generally the thicker the speargun rubber, the more power it can produce.The drawback is the increased recoil making thicker rubber quite inaccurate. Personally I prefer 14mm microbore rubber, with twin 14mm rubbers on my larger spearguns. Varying internal diameter- The internal diameter can vary...
There are many types of spearguns on the market and they can range from under $100 to over $4000. The quality of spearguns also varies, so it’s very important to keep that in mind when purchasing one. My suggestion is not to buy a cheap speargun, as with the cheaper spearguns manufacturers have to use cheaper materials which generally won't last as long. This means you might have to replace it sooner than what you think, which costs you more in the long run. Rather get something of good quality. In general, depending which part of the world you live...
