Sinking JBL?

[Polystigma]

I have my JBL Sawed off woody Magnum rigged(break-away) just the way I like. But the only problem is that the gun sinks when I let go of it. I might let go to get some kelp wrapped around my fins. And by the time I finish the gun is on the bottom of the ocean. The question is what can I do to make the gun float? Add some wings? If so where can I get the wings or could I build some myself? Thanks in Advance.

[Bill McIntyre]

If you want the gun to float with the shaft in, I bet you could do what I did with one of my Wongs. It started as a regular hybrid years ago, but when he started making magnum hybrids, I sent it back for him to add some lead and wood to the butt. He forgot that I was going to be attaching a reel and didn't account for the extra weight, so it ended up barely floating in a vertical position with the shaft out.

I went down to West Marine and bought a strip of teak- I think its about 1" square. I cut some pieces to a length that I thought would do it, attached them to the gun with rubber bands, and threw it off the dock to see if it would float horizontally. When I confirmed that I had the right amount of teak, I cut a bevel on the ends to make them look nicer, screwed them to the gun, and spray pointed them black to match the gun. I have almost no wood working skills or tools, but even I was able to handle this, and I bet those strips of teak from West Marine would work for you too.

[Polystigma]

Thanks for the heads up Bill. I will go check out west marine some time this week.

[acevedo joseph]

save your pesos martin and buy a real gun...

[Polystigma]

Originally Posted by acevedo joseph

save your pesos martin and buy a real gun...

I am going to buy a real gun. This is my begginer gun untill I learn how to dive and spear better. As soon as I out grow this POS im probably gonna go and buy a nice Riffe euro gun or Rabitech stealth.