Mares Pure Passion offers a complete range of spearfishing prongers designed specifically for hunting in dens and rocky environments. Available in 3, 4 and 5-prong versions, these accessories are an excellent choice when targeting fish hidden inside holes and crevices, where maximizing the chances of a successful hit and retaining the fish after the shot are crucial.
The design, materials and engineering solutions adopted by Mares clearly focus on fish retention, durability and shooting efficiency.
Outstanding fish retention
One of the key strengths of the Mares Pure Passion prongers is their ability to securely retain fish after impact.
The 3-prong and 5-prong versions feature a central prong equipped with a double barb. This solution significantly improves holding power, reducing the possibility of the fish escaping after being struck.
An additional retention advantage comes from the geometry of the prongs themselves. Unlike many traditional prongers that use parallel prongs, the Mares design adopts a diverging configuration. The central prongs are angled at 1.5°, while the external prongs reach 2°.
This diverging arrangement increases the grip on the fish once hit, making it considerably more difficult for the catch to free itself. At the same time, the system helps reduce unnecessary tearing of the fish’s flesh.
High-Quality materials
Glass-Loaded Nylon base
The body of the Mares Pure Passion prongers is manufactured from glass-loaded nylon, a material chosen for its excellent balance between strength, durability and impact resistance.
Glass-loaded nylon offers high mechanical performance and excellent resistance to humidity, factors that contribute to a long service life in the harsh marine environment.
Unlike excessively rigid materials, glass-loaded nylon also provides a slight degree of flexibility. This characteristic helps absorb impacts and reduces the risk of breakage. Furthermore, under load, the material allows a minimal widening of the prongs, enhancing the diverging effect and further improving fish retention.
Double-Polished stainless steel prongs
The prongs are manufactured from 420B stainless steel, a material widely appreciated for its excellent mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance.
To further improve protection against oxidation and rust, the prongs undergo a double polishing process, resulting in a smoother surface and enhanced durability in saltwater conditions.
Hydrodynamic and Functional Design
Although a pronger can never be as hydrodynamic as a traditional Tahitian shaft, Mares has invested considerable effort into minimizing water resistance.
The base features a particularly streamlined shape designed to improve water penetration and maintain shooting efficiency. Two integrated side fins further contribute to stabilizing the shaft during the shot, improving overall accuracy.
The 5-prong model incorporates two large openings in the base that allow the diver to insert fingers for easier loading, particularly useful when using pneumatic spearguns.
The 3-prong and 4-prong versions also feature these openings, contributing to a lighter structure and reduced weight. However, the holes are not large enough to accommodate fingers, meaning that a loading cord should be used when loading pneumatic spearguns.
Lightweight Construction
Weight plays an important role in maintaining proper speargun balance and buoyancy.
The Mares Pure Passion prongers remain relatively lightweight despite their robust construction:
- 3-prong version: 55.7 g
- 4-prong version: 67.3 g
- 5-prong version: 84.6 g
These values allow divers to benefit from increased retention performance without significantly affecting the balance of the speargun.
Final thoughts
The Mares Pure Passion 3, 4 and 5-prong spearheads represent a high-quality solution for spearfishing in dens and rocky environments.
The combination of diverging prongs, double-barb retention system, premium materials and hydrodynamic design results in a product specifically engineered to maximize fish retention while maintaining durability and shooting precision.
An appreciated addition is the inclusion of protective tip covers. However, the same cover size is supplied for all three versions, making it slightly oversized for the 3-prong and 4-prong models. As many experienced spearos know, a simple section of old speargun rubber remains one of the most practical and secure solutions for protecting the prong tips during transport.
For spearos looking for an effective and durable pronger capable of increasing success rates when hunting inside dens, the Mares Pure Passion range offers a well-engineered and reliable solution.e speargun is probably still the best solution.
The Mares prongers differ significantly from the already presented 4 pronger Seac solution.