Spearfishing in MN

[Freedive WI]

I don't know of any freedivers who use pneumatic guns- they are very noisy, loose their power at depth, much more complicated to fix and have some safety issues with them while they're being loading. I would just avoid those kind of guns alltogether.

I have seen the Rhino's, but don't know anyone who uses them.

Most of the people I dive with, or talk to, have used the JBL's as a begginer gun and then move onto something else. Popular guns are made by Riffe and Wong, if you like wood guns. These guns can also be made at home if you are good with a set of wood working tools. You can buy all of the parts, besides the wood, from Riffe. Other guns that are used quite a bit are Rob Allen's, Rabitech's, OMER's, certain Beuchat and Sporasub models, and Picasso's.

I bought my Rob Allen from Florida because no one around here carried any freediving gear, or spearguns, when I go into it. I have since convinced the local dive shop that I work for, Deep Blue, to carry OMER guns. They can get the smaller sizes that work out better for around here as OMER makes guns in the 50cm and 60 cm range. I bought the smallest Rob Allen I could find and, at 75cm, it's so long I can't use it when the lakes go green. You don't need a huge gun to sperfish around here. Something that's light and fast will work much better.

If you want to go with a Riffe your going to have to order it from somewhere esle, as no one that I know of around here carries them.

Here's a shot of my two guns. You can get a small Euro gun for less than $200, but expect to pay over $400- $500 for a good wooden gun.

Jon