Spearfishing Equipment 4

Question 1

What is the main difference between a band-powered and a pneumatic speargun?

Accepted Answer

Pneumatic guns use compressed air; band guns use rubber

Answer

Band guns are always longer

Answer

Pneumatic guns cannot be reloaded

Answer

Band guns require batteries

Question 2

Why is a brightly colored surface float important during a dive?

Accepted Answer

It marks the diver's position for boat traffic safety

Answer

It attracts fish

Answer

It stores oxygen

Answer

It cools the catch

Question 3

What is the role of a dive computer or watch in freedive spearfishing?

Accepted Answer

To track depth, dive time, and surface intervals

Answer

To power the speargun

Answer

To navigate to shore

Answer

To measure water salinity

Question 4

Why might a spearfisher choose a camouflage-patterned wetsuit?

Accepted Answer

To blend into the environment and approach fish closer

Answer

To stay warmer

Answer

To increase buoyancy

Answer

To meet legal requirements

Question 5

What is the purpose of band notches at different positions on a speargun?

Accepted Answer

To allow adjusting power by changing band stretch

Answer

To decorate the gun

Answer

To attach a reel

Answer

To store the shaft

Question 6

Which accessory helps prevent mask fogging during a dive?

Accepted Answer

A defog solution or saliva applied to the lens

Answer

Extra weight on the belt

Answer

A longer snorkel

Answer

Tighter fin straps

Question 7

What is a dry-top snorkel designed to do?

Accepted Answer

Keep water out of the tube when submerged

Answer

Increase air supply at depth

Answer

Float the diver

Answer

Reduce drag only