Invasive lionfish are threatening native fish and the environment in the U.S. Atlantic coastal waters.

"Invasive species are capable of causing extinctions of native plants and animals, reducing biodiversity, competing with native organisms for limited resources, and altering habitats."

Click on the NOAA LOGO for more.

Check your local regulations, but it should be pretty much kill as many as you can.

Contacting your Local Game and Fish [Fish & Feather] Department for Rules. They can also help with a better location where the problem is worse. Call and ask.... They can Help in more ways than you know. CALL

There is a lot of websites and gear for sale out there, be sure to look around for what might work best for you. Some of the gear can be expensive and you can also make your own at home.

Stringer buckets, poles, and various slings can be made from a trip to a hardware store and some creative thought.

Electrical conduit with a Big Nail, Hose clamped to the end will work. That simple is the point,

Bob's catch container - Click Picture for Link to build Video

Think about making your own gear, is the point.

These LingHunt Pole Spears were designed for the divers that are NOT super serious spearo's that just want to help with the invasion problem. Most Spearo's just use my regular pole and drop out a couple of sections and it's ready to go.