SPEARBOARD OPEN 2006

[Freedive WI]

80' is do-able but 140' is tough to drag a gun down and do anything with.

I he a Rob Allen Railgun and another custom, mid-handle, wood gun with all Riffe parts. I would have just bought a Riffe, but their smallest mid-handle was still too long for the limited vis that we end up spearing in around here.

Actually, my buddy and I went out spearfishing last night and got a bunch of crappie- it's legal to spear both panfish and rough fish in Wisconsin. Only trouble I had was that I brought the Rob Allen, thinking that vis was still as good as it was last weekend, and I could barely see the end of the gun on some dives. :'(  Next time I bring out the shorter one to take those over the shoulder shots at the smart ones who sneek up behind you.

We also had some issues with overly hungry musky last night. We dive with them all the time, but last night they would come zooming in everytime I shot a fish. My buddy actually had one of his taken right off the stringer by one.


Jon