good spear tip for pole spear?

[filletofish]

what is a good tip for a pole spear right now i have a 3 prong paralizer but curious if thats the best???

[jesse]

If your just cruising the surf than that tip should be fine but there are brass based paralizers that are better balanced and barbed. For bigger game, a 1/3 or 1.4" barbed tiped is the way to go..

[Fishing Addict]

Depends on the fish. Use a slip-tip for BIG fish. For smaller stuff a standard two flopper rock tip will work. However, the 3-prong is not bad for small game. As long as it has barbs on it.

[apneanaut]

I can say with confidence that a slip tip is the way to go. These tips are narrow so they slide through the fish easily and don't come back out. Double floppers are too wide and 3-prongs fall out easily. In my opinion this is the best tip for anything worth spearing around here. Like this one by Gat-Ku:

[rojodiablo]

Originally Posted by filletofish

what is a good tip for a pole spear right now i have a 3 prong paralizer but curious if thats the best???

Paralyzer tips got their name for what happens when you shoot a big fish with one: He swims off with 3 marks on him, and your ego gets paralyzed. They are good for small fish, and miracle shots. If you want to shoot bigger fish, use a slip tip. If you want a tip for small& mid size fish, use a 5 prong with barbs. But be warned: a 5prong chopper will cut a small perch right in half when you shoot it!!

[filletofish]

Originally Posted by rojodiablo

Paralyzer tips got their name for what happens when you shoot a big fish with one: He swims off with 3 marks on him, and your ego gets paralyzed. They are good for small fish, and miracle shots. If you want to shoot bigger fish, use a slip tip. If you want a tip for small& mid size fish, use a 5 prong with barbs. But be warned: a 5prong chopper will cut a small perch right in half when you shoot it!!

thats great, iam a total visual person and i can see that happening no problem... so lets say for halibut is the flopper better or the breakaway? now i've never hit a fish that fought after hiting it, maybe lucky shot or maybe to small of fish ive gotten some good size pearch and quite a few nice bass, no butts

[filletofish]

mabe ill just go buy 4 tips and play around i can tell its gonna happen sooner or later

[mike_w]

only trick with butts are is you gota pin em to the ground till you can get a hold of them if i was you id just get a slip tip its your best option
also pick rojo's mind hes got tons of great advice

[rojodiablo]

Originally Posted by filletofish

thats great, iam a total visual person and i can see that happening no problem... so lets say for halibut is the flopper better or the breakaway? now i've never hit a fish that fought after hiting it, maybe lucky shot or maybe to small of fish ive gotten some good size pearch and quite a few nice bass, no butts

I don't like flopper tips much on a polespear, for one reason: You don't control the shaft the same way you do when you spear with a gun. All your motions are exaggerated by the length and rigidity of the polespear. So, with a flopper, I have actually pushed the shaft, and the flopper closed, and when I pulled back, the flopper stayed down, and I pulled the damn spear right out of the fish!!Whooped my own ass!!! For halibut, I like to use an icepick, then a 6 point circle tip with barbs( Australian), then a 5 point trident type tip. With the icepick, I shoot at angle if I have any worries about rock under the fish. In sand, I will shoot straight down on them.

[filletofish]

good advice again thanks guys, now i dont think ive ever seen a 6 point circle tip< im guessing thats similar to my three prong paralizer, ive seen the trident i was curious about them.. and by icepick?... that has no barbs thats just prong to a fine point right? thanks guys... im learning alot from you all and im getting better every dive ive gone on, ive been thinking of how to improve, been getting 3-4 dives a week

[filletofish]

so who has the best varity of speartips in san diego what shop?