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Been thinking about this for a while. The closest thing I have to a spear is my walking sticks and a number of Cold Steel Bushman knives.
I have no experience with a spear - my throwing arm/shoulder (I am right handed) has been out of whack since I was 15-16 and did an endo off my bicycle and landed on it. In short, throwing anything with any energy required is painful, especially any distance. I am to the point now where I have chronic pain in my right arm and shoulder, sometimes throbbing.
Given that - why a spear?
Fishing? Hunting without throwing far (small game)/gigging? Self-defense (better than a knife)?
So, experience with spears? Feedback on types?
I am thinking a shaft at least 5' long. Been looking at CS spears. Been thinking maybe at least 2-3 spears of different types - for large game/self-defense, small game, aquatic game.
I have no experience with a spear - my throwing arm/shoulder (I am right handed) has been out of whack since I was 15-16 and did an endo off my bicycle and landed on it. In short, throwing anything with any energy required is painful, especially any distance. I am to the point now where I have chronic pain in my right arm and shoulder, sometimes throbbing.
Given that - why a spear?
Fishing? Hunting without throwing far (small game)/gigging? Self-defense (better than a knife)?
So, experience with spears? Feedback on types?
I am thinking a shaft at least 5' long. Been looking at CS spears. Been thinking maybe at least 2-3 spears of different types - for large game/self-defense, small game, aquatic game.