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    Default JBL Pole Spear, new toy

    I just picked up a JBL 7 foot pole spear with a paralyzer tip this weekend at the dive shop before I went out on a dive trip. I never thought that spear fishing would be so much fun. The pole spear seems to have plenty of power for the fish I was after (Flounder). It took me a little bit to get used to using the thing, but I was able to get 2 nice size flounder for dinner.

    The nice thing about the pole spear is that I don't have to worry about the other divers nearly as much as I would with a real spear gun. Of course I am really careful, but what I am saying is the spear never leaves your hand.

    Of course now that I bought and used the thing, I wished I would have purchased one that came apart for travel. What was I thinking? How can I bring that thing on a plane?

    Has anyone ever converted a standard spear to come apart for travel? Let me know how you did it and if it worked out well.

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    yea all the time, take a chop saw cut in half and bring along the welder to put it back together

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    I was thinking of doing exactly that, but instead of welding back the aluminum (welding aluminum is very difficult) I was thinking a threaded insert of some sort or maybe a few 1/4" holes and one of those spring loaded pins. Like you would have on a beach umbrella.

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    yea or a nut on one end and the post of a bolt on the other

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    Well, I think a nut and bolt would not only be ugly, but it would probablly make the thing lopsided and give it something to get caught on.

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    ImpactSpearing.com offers the highest quality JBL spear shafts. Standard with 2" flopper or 6mm thread tipped with 2 wishbone slots. Spear shafts are upgradeable to 3" floppers and additional loading wishbone slots, each slot is capable of routinely holding two bands.End of JBL pole is 6mm male threaded.

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    I don't want to buy a new one, I just want to modify the one I already have. It doesn't really matter because I don't even use the thing.

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    Since you guys were just talking about JBL, here is a promo that we just shot for them, we are working on a longer more informative infomercial type also


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    Jon, I remember seeing that promo piece, nice work!
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    Thanks mate,

    Actually was thinking about you last week as I ended up doing my inspo course for a job that I'm shooting at the moment. They are awesome aren't they.

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