Midwest USA spearfishing hopefully

[Scoodler]

I'm in the Midwest USA. I'm new to SCUBA & hope to start spearfishing. Last year was my first year to use SCUBA to noodle catfish. Zero visibility but loads of fun.

I just got a Nemrod Fusil speargun that hasn't been used in 20 years. I am interested in information on the gun especially how to operate it & ideas for repairs if it isn't working. I may be missing something since I can't figure out how to pump air into it.

I joined Deeper blue just to get help on this subject. Any ideas?

Thanks...

Scoodler

[slimsteve]

Hello there,
I too am in the midwest, Davenport Iowa to be exact. Where are you located. I am headed to CA may 15 for some hunting. may not get back to you till I return.
Slimsteve

[slingshaft]

Hi Scoodler, can you post pics of your Nemrod? I have a couple of these Spanish guns and they are pretty easy to get up and running. At the back of the gun is a threaded opening, this is where the pump screws into the air chamber.Hand pump about ten pumps into the gun, then immerse only the muzzle into a bucket of water, If you see a steady stream of bubbles, the small O rings on the piston need to be replaced. There are inexpensive repair kits available. Extracting the piston is very simple. I have exploded view schematics of some of the Nemrods.

[Scoodler]

I'm right in the corner of SE Kansas. I've dove some local strip pits & a couple dive lakes in Arkansas. I'm hoping to go back armed with a speargun to hunt down some fish!

Sling Shaft I have a picture of my speargun but can figure out how to paste it. Any ideas? I don't have a pump that goes into the back of the gun unless it is attached.

[blaiz]

Aloha and welcome to DB

posting pics is quite simple. Click the "post reply" button and if you scroll towards the bottom of the page you will see a link that says "manage attachments" click on that and it will take you to the upload page. Keep in mind that the pics cant be anymore than 1024 Pix x 1024pix. You can re-size your images in just about any image editing program.

Good luck

[Scoodler]

Thanks Blaiz! That wasn't bad.

I have attached a picture of the speargun.

Scoodler