Speargun Safety Tips You Need To Know | ADRENO

Spearfishing 101 Series Part 10; Speargun Safety
Spearfishing, no matter how fun it is, can still be a dangerous sport. When there’s a speargun in play, there can be no compromise on safety. You have to keep in mind that a speargun is a weapon, and a weapon has the potential to do serious harm. As they always say, treat your speargun like a loaded gun. This is crucial to know - especially if you’re a beginner spearo. The following will help you safely navigate the pursuit of underwater hunting.
Know the safety features of your speargun
There is usually a safety built into the gun - but you cannot just depend on that alone. Ultimately you have to assess whether the rubbers are unloaded and if the spear has a cork on the end of it. If the rubber is still loaded and the gun doesn’t have the cork on the tip on it to protect yourself and others from the end of the spear, it's not safe. If you can recognise that, then you can actually make good decisions. The tip of the spear is very sharp. If you were to even trip and fall forwards, that spear has the chance of penetrating someone.
Practice using your speargun safely
If you want to practice using your speargun, always take the spear out. You might think nothing could go wrong once you take out the spear, but you should still be cautious.
It’s a good thing to practice pulling the rubber until you get used to it. For beginner spearos who haven't tried pulling the rubber of a speargun before, you haven't got the muscle structure and your arms won’t be used to the motion - so practising with an unloaded gun beforehand can help you once you get out there.
Stay safe in the water
Whenever you’re not using the speargun, always undo the rubbers and cork the end-even if the plastic and safety is on. You need to keep yourself very aware of what you're doing and where the gun's pointed. Remember that any time in the water, when the rubbers are loaded, the gun is dangerous. You don't want to point the speargun at anything that you don't want to kill. If the speargun rubbers are loaded, then consider anywhere it's pointing to be a dangerous area to be.
If you're diving with a spearfishing buddy and they’re below the water. You should always be aware of where they are as they may swim in front of your line of fire, or hit the tip of yoru spear as they resurface. It's your responsibility to be aware of where your fellow spearos are and move your gun away from them. Again, a speargun is a weapon that could kill someone, if not used properly.
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[@cade8986]

Another important tip: take the spear-tip cork off before you load the bands. Otherwise, your hand will be messing about in front of a loaded spear!

[@hanoitripper1809]

There are so many ppl who need to watch this

[@SpearoWannabe]

thanks for this. Awareness on where the gun is pointing must be top priority.

[@tins_world299]

This bloke is an absolute legend, I’d love to have a yarn with him in store one day 👍

[@PrecisionHolePunching]

Muzzle awareness. Trigger discipline. Get it.

[@aristotelisstathopoulos4730]

Thanks for a new video adreno

[@noahpilkington9631]

This guy is awesome!

[@UKFishCam]

Helpful video, hopefully this will stop some accidents in future!

[@edwarddoheny19]

Great video, thanks a million. Really appreciate it. As always loved the energy. 🙏👍

[@victormontero4987]

Thanks a lot for this very helpfull video. Got a few tips from you.

[@SalamSulawesi]

Thanks for this

[@polychronisrempoulakis3588]

spot on!

[@camerong5513]

good points!

[@svthorasailing4868]

My take away is the buddy diver never should have a loaded spear gun,ever.Its not his turn while he is spotting for his buddy,agree on a time/catch limit between switching over to give the other buddy the same opportunity,I’m a newb by the way.Common sense.

[@kizzjd9578]

I agree but alot of the time, your buddy is fending off sharks with the spear so a loaded gun will be more practical in that instance.

[@ShakaZoulou77]

Agree,the loaded gun is only for the hunter, if the first one didn't shot when came to surface to recover, just pass the loaded gun for second hunter, the gun isn't a woman that you don't share. How can be the hunter relaxed knowing that when came to surface will be a loaded gun near him , but not in his hands. If necessary another shoot to finish a fish, it is only a matter of secondsfor the buddy load and dive.

[@captenspaero5968]

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[@jtsoutdoorsandmore8136]

In a nutshell you treat it as if it were a firearm

[@kimorio]

lol one sad fella who disliked the video obviously don't worry about safety!