Spear Shafts
It's an unfortunate truth that powerful fish bend shafts and a bent shaft will not shoot straight. With that in mind, it's always a good idea to carry at least one spare shaft whenever you're...
It's an unfortunate truth that powerful fish bend shafts and a bent shaft will not shoot straight. With that in mind, it's always a good idea to carry at least one spare shaft whenever you're heading out for a long dive or a boat ride.
We carry a range of shafts of varying steel quality and the best indicator of shaft durability is price. Like most sports, in spearfishing, you get what you pay for. There are many different kinds of shafts and no easy way to know what shaft will fit your gun and what is suitable for the kind of fish you are chasing but we can help make that easy so hit us up on live chat or shoot us an email, you can call us too! For more information on speargun shafts you can read our Spearfishing Shafts FAQ. You'll need to consider your shafts cut, whether you want notches, pins, or fins, it's length and diameter and the type of spearhead you choose along with what gun you're using, what environment you're in and the fish you're targeting (we know, it's a lot to consider, but it's important to get right!).
However, if you want to seriously oversimplify things, there are two main types of shafts we offer at Adreno; Hawaiin & Tahitian shafts, and threaded tips.
Hawaiian and Tahitian Shafts: These shafts come fitted with a spear tip and flopper (or barb) milled into the spear shaft. On a Hawaiian shaft the flopper is positioned on the bottom and for Tahitian's, it's on the top. Which one you prefer is slightly trivial, but it's good to stay consistent with which style you shoot with as it can slightly affect the spear's trajectory and your perception.
Threaded Shafts: Threaded tip shafts need to be paired with either a fixed or breakaway spear tip. Generally, these designs are slightly heavier than their Hawaiin and Tahitian counterparts (depending on the shaft size), but do give you the option of replacing damaged spear tips and to use a breakaway system which are often favoured for targeting pelagic species. They are, however, slightly surgical to remove from your catch.
Spear Heads and Prangers: Spearheads attach to your threaded shaft and include fixed designs and breakaways. Prangers are for use with handspears.
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