Ray Odor vs Puig spear

[desertbake]

I've been looking to get a polespear capable of handling biggish fish:
- Are the manny puig spears really that much better for being over $100 bucks more?

- I like the knot style with the puig polespear (for hooking up a float line directly to the band), can this same knot be tied with any band for polespears?

- http://www.omerdiving.com/product.aspx?product=186 (puig)
- http://www.spearfishing.cc/Pole%20Spears.htm (odor)


Sorry if this is the wrong sub forum, wasn't sure where to ask quest's about polespears

[sickbugs]

i like the manny puig one.. from a craftmanship point of view, it appears to be better than the ray odor one, but thats jus my opinion

[Amphibious]

there is a huge gap in cost for those spears. if you're willing to dish otu the $200ish+ for the Puig, go for it. fram all reports it is a very fine pole spear, and of excellent craftsmanship.

while I've never handled the Odor, I own one in s simmilar price bracket. you can find them on ebay buy searching for "Linghunt". John Martin is the creator, they are very nice and value priced.

[Bjordnolf]

weve shot lots of big fish with the ray odor pole spear its good stuff and you can get like 6 for the price of the puig

[surfinsd]

I recently bought a Ray Odor polespear, and for the price it's awesome. The stock tip is more for large fish anyhow. Polespears are inherently simple, and paying $200 bucks for one seems akin to buying a golden sundial. If you can get within a spears length of any fish with the Odor, you can take it.

Also- I spoke with Ray a few times on the phone, and he's a great guy. He shipped my spear out the same day, and I got in from the opposite coast in two days.

[isibrigade]

GAT-KU polespears. . . . . .These are mostly sold in Hawaiian dive shops, not really open yet to the general public. However, if you contact me direct, I can help you out with ordering whatever you want. We offer 6,7,8,9, and 10 footers that start around 85 bucks for two-peice anodized aluminum (shown below).
MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
This state of the art design includes anodized aircraft aluminum attached to a carbon fiber front end. This combination ensures a straight, durable spear that is more accurate than any other. On the front end, you will be landing more fish with a 'spring-grab' tri-tip paralyzer made of heat-treated stainless, built to withstand impact on the rocky reefs. Instead of waiting for those prongs to rust, as the Hawaiians do, they have been pretextured to insure a landing on those more agressive fish. All GAT-KU Polespears are threaded in the middle for easy assembly and travel. Machined to perfection.. . . ..
Detachable head can be ordered custom.

Dustin McIntyre
(619) 507-3860
gatkudiving@yahoo.com

For those who are close to San Diego, Gat-Ku Polespears presents the 1st annual Gat-Ku Polespear Tournament on Saturday
October 7, 2006. This spearfishing meet is OPEN TO EVERYONE. FREEDIVING ONLY. Let’s put away our high tech Riffes, Wongs, Rob-Allens and custom bazookas for a fun day of diving back to where all of our original roots lie in this great sport of spearfishing – the traditional way, pole spearing!

Trophies will be awarded to first, second, and third place. First place also receives a 6 foot, 2-piece polespear compliments of GAT-KU.

SEE ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILS (Adobe)

Any questions?
Call Dustin at (619) 507-3860
or email at gatkudiving@yahoo.com

[eric540]

so which company do u feel that makes the best pole spear and if there is any posific type

[bgill]

I'd probably BUY the Gat-Ku over both the "Odor" or the "Puig".

In fact I'm gonna order the Gat-Ku in a couple of weeks. I'm a bit skeptical about the carbon section possibly breaking from hitting rocks. The areas of the lakes I hunt are usually very rocky and you can't avoid spearing a rock once in awhile.

I hope they can assure me I WILL not break the carbon on ANYTHING except maybe if I slam it in a car door or something stupid. My carbon arrows for my bow are practically indestructable - so I imagine the thicker carbon on a polespear will hold up.

I really like their slip tip design -

And hey......... CARBON LOOKS COOL!

From what I hear the HARD CORE Hawaiian and Bahamian polespearer's love 'em - so they must be pretty good.

For now I just use a 6 foot fiberglass polespear...Its holding up extremely well for all the abuse I've been putting it through...I've worn out several bands on it. I just make a new one from latex surgical tubing...3/8 O.D. X 1/16 I.D.

The only reason I'm getting the Gat-Ku is because I just LOVE polespearing and want to take a step up in my gear. Don't tell my wife...But that means...Another set of fins for cold water....Another wetsuit...This time a CUSTOM camo Elios...A new snorkel so my old one can be relegated to a "spare" and all kinds of other crap...It really NEVER ends!

[azspearo]

"- I like the knot style with the puig polespear (for hooking up a float line directly to the band), can this same knot be tied with any band for polespears?"
Yes the Puig Knot could be adapted to any pole spear.

I build custom pole spears. They are anodized 3/4" 6061-T6 aluminum tubing and come in 6' one piece 6' two piece and 8' two piece. The length of the spear is minus the 5/16" shaft on the end, which is usually from 12"-18" or what ever you want.

I’m building a new web site and don't have many specs of the spears on my current site. Crist Custom Spears
A couple unique designs to the spears I build are the use of helical inserts "Heli Coils" at the set screw holes that hold the spear shaft and on the 2 piece spear where it mates up. The benefit of this is that they are stainless and will hold up for a very long time un-like an aluminum thread.

The shaft is held on by 2 1/4-28 stainless setscrews. This allows for easy removal of the shaft with a 1/8" hex key. Also if the shaft bends you can cut it off above the bend grind two flats on the shaft and re-use.
The shafts are 17-4 spring stainless and come with a single flopper and pencil point or with 6mm-1 or 5/16-24 threaded shaft so you can use your favorite screw on tip or slip tip.
Here are a couple of pics of me and a nice rockfish I speared with a 2-piece spear I build. Flickr: Photos from azspearo

If interested in a Crist Spears pole spear or want to have one custom made to your specs you can call or e-mail me.
Thanks
Aaron Crist


p.s. Any of the previous mentioned pole spears in this thread are well built and you wouldn't go wrong in their purchase.