Spearfishing & Line Kit

A polespear (a long pole with a band and tip) for shallow water and small fish — cheap, simple, no moving parts. A band speargun for range and bigger fish — more power, more reach, more to learn. Start with a polespear in shallow water; graduate to a speargun when you hunt deeper or bigger.

To cut yourself free of a tangle (fishing line, kelp, your own float line) that could hold you underwater — a life-safety tool. It also dispatches a speared fish humanely. A small, sharp, accessible knife on the calf or waist is standard. It is the tool you carry and hope to never need in an emergency.

So boats see you. A spearfisher at the surface is nearly invisible to a fast boat. A bright float with a dive flag (the legal "diver down" marker) on a tether marks your position and gives you a place to rest and string fish. In any water with boat traffic, it is non-negotiable for not being run over.

Exceptionally — it is the most selective fishing method. You see the fish, identify it, confirm it is legal and a species you want, and take only that one. No bycatch, no nets, no wasted fish. Know your regs, take only what you will eat, and it is the most ethical way to catch a fish.