Stan’s Diving Tips

Spearfishing Safety

Many divers truly enjoy catching, preparing and eating fresh seafood meals.

Stan's advocates ecological harvesting of our marine resources and promotes responsible diver practices for those using specialized hunting equipment.

If you use a polespear or a speargun when fishing, Stan's recommends you take a class and offers the following for your consideration:

Speargun & Polespear Safety Reminder & Tips!

Spearguns and polespears are dangerous weapons when handled improperly.

Read Before Use!

1. Never load your speargun or polespear out of the water for any reason.
2. Never fire your spear gun or pole spear out of the water. The shaft may break the line and travel several hundred yards or the shaft may "bounce-back" at you.
3. Never point your speargun or polespear at anyone at anytime.
4. Always handle your speargun or polespear as if it were loaded and ready to fire.
5. Always keep the spear tip pointed away from your body.
6. Always put the safety "ON" before loading your spear gun.
7. Always load your speargun in two steps:
   1. Place the gun securely against your body with the spear tip pointed as far away from you as is possible.
   2. Engage the wishbone in the first notch of the shaft, rest and repeat procedure for the second notch as needed.
8. Always look behind what you are shooting at! A rock might cause the spear shaft to bounce back at you, or another diver may be behind your intended target.
9. Always anticipate recoil! A large and even a small speargun or polespear is capable of removing teeth, breaking face masks and potentially your nose!
10. Always unload a speargun under the water before removing from the water.

Additional Tips

1. Never modify or change the operation of your speargun by permanently disabling the safety lock.
2. Always secure/lockup your speargun or polespear, especially when children are near!
3. Always rinse your speargun or polespear in fresh water after each use.
4. Soak and rinse your speargun or polespear in fresh water after each use. Allow them to dry fully in the shade before storage.
5. For top performance, always inspect your speargun or polespear for wear and tear (especially aging rubber) and maintain your speargun.
6. Always ask your dive store professional to service your speargun or polespear when you're not sure how to do so or when you are unable to do so.
7. Store your speargun or polespear in a dry cool place; we recommend you store the bands in a sealed plastic bag and then place them in the refrigerator if at all possible.

All speargun shafts should be lightly oiled periodically.