b'SPEARFISHING Rollerguns are excellent for long range shots and accuracy.Rollerguns on the other hand have greatly reduced recoil because the rubber bands are moving towards the front and the back of the speargun simultaneously.FIRST DIVEBack on the boat and after a quick tutorial on how to use what seemed like an overly complicated speargun, I jumped in the water and headed off round the coast to see what all the fuss was about, the answer, would be whether I could spear a fish.The first benefit of the rollergun I noticed almost immediately. Most spearguns work by pulling a rubber back to a notch on the spear, so this was nothing special however a traditional gun would use bands that are a lot shorter than the speargun, causing problems like being difficult to load and the recoil. The The business end, the roller head. bands on the roller ran the entirety of the underside of the gun and as we know rubber bands only store energy when they In Godzone, a single 16 or 18mm bandUnlike a band powered speargun theare under tension.is usually enough, however in the Pacificmuzzle of a rollergun is a lot larger toNormal guns dont use a rubber to its full Islands you may see up to six thinnerencompass the spinning rollers thatpotential, while rollerguns are designed bands used on big bluewater guns.the gun is named after. There is oneto be more efficient and use the entire More rubbers do not always mean moreroller on each side of the rubber. Thisrubber. Roller spearguns require retention power however and spearos may useruns parallel under the barrel up andon the bands to work properly. Without shorter thicker bands to give the shaftover the rollers and connects with apretension the spear shaft travels faster more of a kick. This is where railgunsdyneema loop also known as a bridle.than the bands accelerate. This is one show their weakness, in the form ofThe other two ends of the rubberof the biggest drawbacks of traditional recoil. Rollerguns on the other hand haveare attached to a leverage point onspearguns, and one of the biggest benefits greatly reduced recoil because the rubberthe barrel, that may be under theof roller spearguns. If a roller is properly bands are moving towards the front andgun or near the handle depending onpretensioned the shaft will accelerate for the back of the speargun simultaneously. the design. the entire length of the speargun.40FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUN 2023'