Saplast

Eleny Quick Release Lead Weight for Freediving and Spearfishing

Eleny is a versatile quick-release lead weight, designed to be used both as belt ballast and back weight, offering flexible solutions for spearfishers and freedivers.

Technical Features

• Unit weight: 1 kg
• Color: camouflage to improve underwater blending
• Structure with plastic base for simple, secure attachment to the belt
• Quick Release by screw, making removal easy even while wearing thick gloves
• Compatible with different bases, including the Tortuga back weight base (sold separately)

Functionality and Applications

The included plastic base allows the lead weight to be attached comfortably to the belt, ensuring an extremely easy quick-release operation. The ability to remove the weight by screw makes it practical to use during freediving or spearfishing sessions.

In addition, the lead weight can be attached to the Tortuga back weight, increasing the weight from 3.0 kg to 4.0 kg by purchasing the dedicated back weight base. This modularity allows optimal ballast load management based on trim and comfort requirements during the dive.

Technical Advantages

• Highly practical to use even with thick gloves, thanks to the quick-release screw system
• Flexible use between belt and back weight, adapting to different freediving trim preferences
• Durable materials and refined design to minimize bulk and hydrodynamic drag

Charly Rubber-Coated Ankle Weight - 0.5 Kg

The Charly ankle weight is a specific accessory for spearfishing and static freediving, designed to improve underwater trim and provide greater effectiveness during shallow-water dives.

Made with a rubber coating, the ankle weight offers a secure fit and consistent wear resistance, ensuring long-lasting durability even in typical spearfishing conditions.

Technical features and benefits

• Fin position control: when ambush and waiting spearfishing in shallow water, it prevents the fins from lifting toward the surface, reducing the freediver’s visibility and minimizing the risk of spooking fish.
• Counteracts buoyancy lift: especially useful during the winter months, it helps compensate for the upward buoyancy caused by thick wetsuits, improving stability on the bottom.
• Durable materials: the rubber coating provides corrosion protection and long service life, even in marine environments.
• Lightweight and practical: with a weight of 0.5 kg, the ankle weight ensures optimal balance without compromising mobility in the water.

Technical specifications

• Weight: 0.5 Kg
• Material: rubber coating
• Color: camouflage
• Price refers to a single piece

Saplast Thermorubber-Coated Lead Weight

The Saplast lead weight is designed for use in freediving and spearfishing, ensuring proper balance and stability in the water. This lead weight weighs 1 kg to provide calibrated, functional Weight for the freediver’s needs.

The thermorubber coating provides excellent mechanical resistance and protects the lead weight from corrosion and abrasion, while also helping reduce noise during underwater movement.

The camouflage color is designed to support hydrodynamics and visual discretion in the water, improving concealment in the marine environment and supporting spearfishing practice.

Saplast Lead Weight coated in black thermorubber

This ballast Lead Weight is designed for use in freediving and spearfishing, featuring a black thermorubber coating that increases durability and protection against wear and corrosion in underwater environments.

The standard 1 Kg weight allows precise buoyancy control in the water, making it easier to maintain balanced trim during dives.

The thermorubber coating provides excellent mechanical protection, reducing damage from impacts and scratches while improving comfort when in contact with a wetsuit or the skin.

Technical features

• Weight: 1 Kilogram
• Coating: thermorubber
• Color: black
• Camouflage finish available to reduce visibility in the water

This ballast weight is recommended for freedivers and spearfishers looking for a durable, easy-to-manage lead weight suitable for various weighting setups and diving conditions.

Tortuga Back Weight with Integrated Rubber Weight System by Saplast

The Tortuga Back Weight is made entirely of rubber with the exclusive Saplast patent, ensuring a seamless structure that provides an ergonomic and comfortable fit during spearfishing and freediving.

The ballast consists of 4 weights of 750 grams each, strategically positioned at the four corners of the back weight to ensure balanced distribution and stabilize trim in the water.

At the center of the back weight there is a dedicated hole for inserting an additional 1 kg weight, supplied with a threaded plastic ballast weight (Eleny 1Kg model), allowing the freediver to further customize the ballast load according to their needs.

Technical Features

• Standard total weight: 3 kg (4 weights of 750 g)
• Back weight material: rubber with Saplast patent, seamless to increase ergonomics and durability
• Harness made of elastic EPDM 45 SH rubber, black/camouflage color, to ensure stretch and comfort during movement and dive phases
• Central hole for adding an optional 1 kg weight with screw system for greater practicality
• Color: camouflage, ideal for spearfishing to improve underwater concealment

Benefits

• Balanced distribution of the ballast load to support underwater trim and stability
• Corrosion-resistant materials, durable in marine environments
• Elastic harness that provides excellent freedom of movement and reduces the risk of discomfort during finning
• Option to customize the weight by adding the central ballast weight to adapt to different types of freediving sessions and buoyancy conditions

Saplast Quick Release Lead Weight - 1 Kg

The Saplast Lead Weight is designed to be easily released via a fast, reliable system, ideal for use in spearfishing and freediving.

The release mechanism is activated by pulling the D-ring located on the top of the lead weight, which retracts the locking teeth from the housing attached to the belt, instantly freeing the small weight.

The weight is equipped with an expanding polycarbonate spring that ensures a secure hold while remaining easy to release when needed, delivering maximum safety and convenience during freediving.

Technical Features

• Weight: 1 Kg
• Color: Black
• Quick release system with D-ring
• Expanding polycarbonate spring for stable attachment

Benefits for Freediving Use

• Allows fast weight removal when needed, improving safety during freediving dives
• Makes it easy to customize the weight load on the belt thanks to the simple, reliable attachment/release system
• Materials resistant to corrosion and wear in the marine environment

This weight provides the perfect balance of practicality and reliability for freedivers and spearfishers who need effective weight management during dives.

Saplast 2 Kg Lead Weight with Camouflage Thermorubber Coating

The Saplast 2 Kg anatomical Lead Weight is specifically designed for ballast in spearfishing and freediving. Thanks to its thermorubber coating in a camouflage color, the weight provides a durable finish that reduces unwanted noise and protects gear from damage or corrosion.

The anatomical shape ensures ergonomic positioning, improving comfort during dives and helping the weight belt fit optimally.

• Material: lead ballast covered with thermorubber
• Weight: 2 Kg
• Color: camouflage for better environmental blending
• Features: anatomical shape for comfort and practicality in the water

Charly Rubber-Coated Ankle Weight for Spearfishing

The Charly Ankle Weight is an essential accessory for spearfishing, especially for techniques such as stalking and ambush hunting in shallow water. Rubber-coated, this ankle weight weighs 1.0 kg and features a camouflage surface to minimize underwater visibility.

These weights are essential for keeping the freediver stable on the bottom, preventing the fins from moving toward the surface, compromising camouflage, and spooking approaching fish. The pressure applied by the ankle weights improves trim in the water, helping maintain a more stable and quieter position while waiting.

During the winter months, when thicker and heavier wetsuits are used, the Charly ankle weight plays a crucial role in counteracting buoyancy, allowing for more precise ballast control and proper trim for extended dives.

Technical Features

• Weight: 1.0 kg
• Coating: high-strength rubber
• Color: camouflage

Please note: the listed price refers to a single piece.

Saplast Black Thermorubber-Coated Lead Weight

The Saplast Lead Weight is specifically designed for freediving and spearfishing enthusiasts, ensuring optimal balance during dives.

Made from high-density metal material, the Lead Weight is coated in black thermorubber to provide greater mechanical resistance and protection against impacts and wear during underwater use.

Technical Features

• Weight: 2 Kg, ideal for proper buoyancy control while diving.
• Color: black, to reduce reflections and ensure a low-profile appearance underwater.
• Anatomical shape: designed to fit ergonomically against the body, improving comfort and stability during descent and ascent.
• Thermorubber coating: improves grip on the wetsuit and reduces noise caused by rubbing against other materials.

This Lead Weight helps achieve balanced weight distribution, contributing to greater smoothness during finning phases and better buoyancy management while diving.

Plastic base for attaching Eleny weights to a buoy

Plastic base specifically designed for attaching Eleny weights to the buoy, allowing you to easily ballast the buoy line during freediving and spearfishing activities.

Technical features

• Screw-on attachment, ensuring a stable and secure hold for the weights.
• Compatible with one or two Eleny weights, so you can adjust the ballast according to your underwater needs.
• Durable, lightweight, and long-lasting plastic material, suitable for use in the marine environment.

Benefits and use

The base design allows for quick and easy release, even while wearing thick neoprene gloves typical of winter use. This makes handling easier during freediving, improving practicality and safety when managing ballast.

The product includes two attachment bases:

1. Direct mounting on the weight belt.
2. Attachment to the Saplast Tortuga backplate, increasing versatility for use in spearfishing and freediving.

Applications

Essential for freediving and spearfishing enthusiasts who need a modular, quick-release ballast system for their buoy.

Plastic Base for Mounting Eleny Weights

Plastic base designed for secure and stable mounting of Eleny weights to the Tortuga backplate. This component allows simple and reliable installation, ensuring solid hold when applying ballast for spearfishing and freediving.

The fastening system is based on a practical screw-in design that ensures a firm, easy-to-manage connection, optimizing trim and weight distribution to improve comfort and stability in the water.

Applications and Versatility

• Direct mounting on the Tortuga backplate structure for an integrated and balanced ballast setup.
• Can also be inserted on the belt, offering flexibility in ballast configuration for spearfishing.

The base is made of durable plastic, providing light weight and durability even in underwater environments, while maintaining practical installation and removal of the weights.

Plastic Base for Securing Eleny Lead Weights

Base made of durable plastic, specifically designed for securing Eleny lead weights to a spearfishing and freediving belt.

The fastening system is quick and secure, based on a screw-tightening mechanism that ensures stability during dives while making weight installation and removal easier.

This base allows precise, solid mounting of the lead weights, ensuring a balanced underwater trim ideal for freedivers and spearfishers.

Plastic Base for Attaching Eleny Weights

Base made from durable plastic, specifically designed for quick and secure attachment of Eleny weights to the Tortuga backplate.

The attachment system uses a screw-in design, ensuring a stable and durable connection during freediving or spearfishing sessions.

This component is essential for maintaining proper, customized trim, making weight distribution easier and improving fluidity of movement underwater.

Hannibal Release Handle by Saplast for Freediving and Spearfishing

Hannibal is a release handle designed by Saplast specifically for variable-weight dives, ideal for freedivers and spearfishers practicing drop-weight spearfishing.

Technical Features

• Universal Handle made from durable composite material, ensuring long-lasting performance and reliability in underwater environments
• Integrated tilting mechanism that allows the speargun to be positioned vertically to reduce hydrodynamic drag, improving the smoothness and silence of the descent
• Ergonomic grip designed to provide a comfortable, tension-free hold, allowing you to hold the speargun with the same hand at the same time
• Stainless steel Carabiner for quick Release of the ballast, ensuring a safer and more immediate ascent when needed
• Adjustable strap for loading ballast, allowing precise weight adjustment based on the specific needs of the freediver or spearfisher

Benefits for Variable-Weight Dives

The Hannibal handle makes proper ballast adjustment easier, optimizing the descent phase and maintaining stability during the dive. The ability to position the speargun vertically significantly reduces drag in the water, improving responsiveness and finning efficiency.

The ergonomic design and robust construction ensure comfort and safety, supporting optimal control during spearfishing and other variable-weight freediving activities.