As I type I am at the True Blue Bay Resort on Grenada shooting lion fish. I found this resort through Ultimate Dive Travel. The spear is simple to use, was easy to transport and highly effective. I also used the puncture proof gloves which were very comfortable. I plan to use them with more than just lion fish hunting. The dive masters cleaned my fish and chef cooked them for my group. Yum, Yum. My advice, buy a spear, come to the True Blue Bay Resort ask for dive master TomRoy and have some fun. Thank you Mako for the excellent products.

Seems to work fine I ended up putting loctite on the threads to keep the head from loosening up

Very well made. I like it a lot

Son, Richard Buck, has become a devoted diver, spear fisher and snorkeler. He's never done anything half way and can be counted on to carefully research and identify superior products for his interests. When Rich specified Mako I knew it was the best spear and the best deal to be found, no questions asked...I'm glad he can protect himself from the Lion Fish.

Perfect for lion fish. Quality construction and great value for the price. So good that when I lost my first one, 3 other friends had me order ones for them too!

Great spear with a good feel! I definetly prefer the aluminum to fiberglass, only minor critique is i wish it was about 6" longer so i could get into some deeper cravasses.

Took this spear and tip with me to Jamaica. It is a fantastic. The length, material, construction, and design are all perfect. In 8 days of diving I collected SEVENTY lion fish with this spear and the original tip. The points of the tip are a little banged up now and need to be sharpened, but they held up great. Several other spears of dive buddys had tips break off their spears and didn't get near as many lion fish as my spear did. Now they want one like my mako. Also, if you're considering "barbs or no barbs" on the tips, I really liked the "no barb" tip. I had a few lion fish fight they're way off, but it made it so much easier to put them into a collection container.

Great for removing lion fish quickly. Easy to manage and store.

I ordered the lionfish pole and just finally got to test it out while in St. Croix. The pole is the perfect size to travel with, especially with the removable head, it packs well in luggage or a dive bag. I would likely order a slightly longer pole if I was traveling with it, but it's extremely accurate and smooth, especially after you get used to it. On a single dive yesterday I killed 15 lionfish, hit 7 that I didn't harvest and missed 5. My only criticism of the spear is on the bigger fish I hit, if not a perfect gill/head shot, they wiggled off and I lost the fish if i couldn't pin them to the ground or to something immediately. Therefore I will be ordering a new head with barbs to lesson the chance of losing fish. I did hit plenty of rocks shooting at lionfish and the tips held up ok, but will require a touch up with a file when I get home, which i expected as is the norm. Overall, a great gun but get an extra tip with barbs to make it even better!