Sort by:
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
Quick-Release Lead Weight Drop Weight 650 g Rob Allen
The Rob Allen 650-gram Drop Weight quick-release belt Lead Weight is designed to provide maximum convenience and safety during spearfishing and freediving.
Technical Features
- Body with a hydrodynamic D-profile to reduce water resistance during finning
- Elastic attachment cord with tab for secure locking and quick release
- 650-gram unit weight, ideal for modular ballast management
Operation and Benefits
The Lead Weight attaches securely to the belt thanks to the elastic cord system, which eliminates unwanted movement along the waist belt. To release it, simply pull the elastic, allowing immediate and reliable release: an essential safety feature for freediving and for customized ballast management during ascent.
Ballast Management
We recommend using three Drop Weights for a total of approximately 2 kilograms of adjustable ballast in 650-gram increments. This setup makes it possible to fine-tune buoyancy during descent, maintaining precise balance adapted to different depths.
Mares 1 kg Quick Release Lead Weight
The Mares quick release lead weight, weighing 1 kg, is designed specifically for spearfishing and freediving. Thanks to its patented mechanism, it allows immediate, secure release, making it possible to quickly drop the weight in emergency situations.
Made with durable, reliable materials, this lead weight combines ruggedness and practicality. The black and orange design makes it easier to spot in the water, improving safety during the dive.
Technical features
- Weight: 1 kg
- Color: black and orange
- Mechanism: patented Mares quick release
Benefits for freediving and spearfishing
- Ability to quickly adjust buoyancy during the dive
- Easy, immediate release when needed
- Essential tool for maintaining safety and control during underwater activity
HS Drop Stainless Steel Quick Release Lead Weight Buoy Weight
Buoy Weight by HS Drop is a quick release lead weight made from stainless steel, specifically designed for freediving and spearfishing. Thanks to its corrosion-resistant construction, it ensures durability and reliability even in demanding marine environments.
The quick release system allows the diver to quickly free themselves from the line connecting the lead weight to the buoy in emergency situations, increasing safety during the dive.
In addition to its safety function, this lead weight is ideal for anchoring the buoy at a precise point on the seabed. This helps keep the buoy stable in a fixed position, making it easier to spearfish around that spot without the disturbance of a drifting buoy that could limit aiming and mobility.
- Material: stainless steel with high corrosion resistance
- Weight: 0.5 kg
- Quick release for underwater safety
- Stable buoy anchoring function on the seabed
The practicality and safety of the quick release lead weight Buoy Weight make it a reliable technical accessory, essential for spearfishing and freediving, improving buoy control and efficiency during dives.
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
Mares Quick Release Lead Weight - 1 kg
The Mares quick-release lead weight, weighing 1 kg, is an essential component for buoyancy control in freediving and spearfishing. Thanks to the patented Mares system, it allows quick detachment, which is essential for effective emergency management during a dive.
The choice of materials ensures good mechanical strength and long-lasting durability, while the black and orange color design provides high visibility and easy identification during positioning or release operations.
Technical Features
- Weight: 1 kg
- Patented quick-release system
- Color: black/orange for easier identification
- Easy and fast to use
Benefits for Freediving and Spearfishing
Using the quick-release lead weight allows precise buoyancy control during dives, giving the spearfisher or freediver the ability to immediately free themselves from potential hazardous situations without compromising safety. It is an essential accessory for optimizing balance and smooth movement in the water.
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
Vest Weight HS Drop - 1 Kg Lead Weight Plate for Back Weight Systems
The Vest Weight HS Drop Lead Weight plate weighs 1 kg and is specifically designed for insertion into back weight systems for freediving and spearfishing wetsuits.
Each plate is coated with a thermoplastic material, which protects the lead from corrosion and wear, ensuring greater long-term durability and safe contact with the back weight system.
The Vest Weight HS Drop is universally compatible with back weight systems from all brands, making it easy to integrate with different wetsuit and underwater gear models.
Technical features:
- Standard weight: 1 Kg
- Coating: thermoplastic material for protection and durability
- Designed for mounting on weight back systems
- Compatibility: suitable for back weight systems from all brands
This Lead Weight plate provides effective weight distribution across the back, improving trim and stability underwater during freediving and spearfishing.
Lead Weight for Freediving and Spearfishing Belt - 1 kg
Essential belt Lead Weight for buoyancy compensation in freediving and spearfishing. The 1 kg weight ensures precise, adjustable balance during descents and dives, improving depth control and trim management in the water.
The shape and material are optimized for maximum mechanical strength, ensuring durability and safety when used in the underwater environment. Ideal for anyone who needs stable weight distribution without compromising freedom of movement.
500 g Quick Release Marker Weight for Freediving and Spearfishing
The quick release marker weight weighing 500 grams is an essential accessory for managing the marker buoy during freediving and spearfishing activities. Made with a rubber-coated body and equipped with a stainless steel attachment ring, it ensures mechanical strength and reliability even over repeated dives.
Functionality and Safety
This marker weight allows you to carry the buoy directly on your belt or anchor it securely to a specific point on the seabed. The quick release system lets you quickly free yourself from the line connected to the buoy in emergency or hazardous situations, making it easier to return safely and promptly to the surface. The marker weight can then be recovered on a subsequent dive.
Spearfishing Applications
- Anchors the buoy securely to the seabed, avoiding a direct connection to the float while fishing.
- Allows you to maintain freedom of movement around the fishing area without the obstruction of a taut line.
- The high-visibility white color makes it easier to locate the marker weight on the seabed, improving operational efficiency.
Technical Features
- Weight: 500 grams, balanced to ensure stable anchoring of the buoy.
- Rubber-coated material for impact resistance and long-lasting durability.
- Stainless steel attachment ring resistant to marine corrosion and wear.
- Bright white color for easier recognition underwater, even in low-visibility conditions.
Salvimar 500g Rubber-Coated Lead Weight Ankle Weight
The 500-gram Salvimar lead weight ankle weight is made with a shaped lead plate featuring a carefully designed curvature to ergonomically fit the shape of the ankle. The rubber coating provides comfort and protects against abrasion during use in the water.
This ankle weight is designed to be placed between the wetsuit and the sock, precisely balancing the buoyancy generated by the thickness of the neoprene. Its weight helps maintain stable trim and ensures better fin anchoring on the bottom, a key factor during freediving descents and ambush spearfishing actions.
The product is available as a single piece, allowing the load to be customized according to the freediver’s specific needs.
Rubber-Coated Salvimar Quick Release Marker Weight
The Salvimar Marker Weight for belt use, with a quick Release system and rubber coating, ensures practicality and safety during freediving and spearfishing sessions. Designed for effective float control, it allows you to carry it comfortably attached to your belt or anchor it securely on the seabed, keeping it out of the way while spearfishing.
Weighing 600 grams, this Marker Weight is designed for quick detachment in emergency situations: the spearo can quickly free themselves from the line connected to the float simply by sliding the lead weight off the belt, making it easier to ascend safely to the surface. The Marker Weight can then be easily retrieved with a dedicated dive.
Technical features
- Rubber coating for greater resistance and durability
- Red color for high underwater visibility
- Weight: 600 grams, optimized for stability and easy Release
- Quick Release system for emergencies and fast maneuvers
Picasso 1 kg Hydrodynamic Lead Weight for Freediving and Spearfishing
The 1 kg hydrodynamic Lead Weight by Picasso is a weight specifically designed for freediving and spearfishing applications. Its optimized shape ensures efficient reduction of hydrodynamic drag, helping you glide through the water during dives.
This belt weight, thanks to its carefully engineered design, significantly improves weight distribution, providing better trim underwater and greater stability during freediving dives.
Main technical features
- Material: dense metal for consistent, reliable weight
- Weight: 1 kg, ideal for balancing trim during freediving and spearfishing dives
- Hydrodynamic design: shape engineered to minimize drag in the water and make finning easier
- Ease of use: integrates perfectly with the weight belt for secure, practical attachment
Benefits underwater
The shape of this weight contributes to proper trim and reduced muscle fatigue, improving fluidity of movement and the ability to maintain control during freediving dives.
Suitable for freedivers and spearfishers looking for precise balance and reliable weight for their sessions at sea or in inland waters.
HS Drop Marker 30 Belt Lead Weight for Freediving and Spearfishing
Marker 30 is a quick-release belt lead weight designed and manufactured by HS Drop, specifically developed for the needs of freedivers and spearfishers. The system integrates a floating spool equipped with 30 meters of 1.5 mm white line, optimized to make retrieval and navigation easier during dives.
The line has a high-visibility white color from the surface, an essential feature for accurately identifying fishing spots and improving orientation on the bottom.
Weighing 430 grams, the Marker 30 provides comfort and practical use, as it can be easily operated with one hand during the dive. Its construction ensures reliable quick release of the lead weight, a key factor for safety while diving.
Technical Features
- Quick-release belt lead weight
- Floating spool with 30 meters of 1.5 mm white line
- Line color designed for maximum visibility from the surface
- Weight: 430 g
- Specific use: freediving and spearfishing
- Easy one-handed operation
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.
Plastic-Coated Lead Weight Plate for Ankle Weight - 500 grams
This shaped, plastic-coated lead weight plate is specifically designed as an ankle weight for spearfishing and freediving. It is worn comfortably between the wetsuit and the sock, ensuring optimal trim during dives.
Made from high-density lead with a plastic-coated finish, it provides high mechanical resistance and long-lasting protection against wear and corrosion in the marine environment.
Available as a single 500-gram piece, this ankle weight allows precise weight adjustment for proper trim in the water without compromising foot mobility.
- Material: plastic-coated lead
- Unit weight: 500 grams
- Use: positioning between wetsuit and sock for trim
- Production: Best Divers
Anchor Belt Quick Release Lead Weight for Freediving and Spearfishing
The Anchor Belt by Picasso is a quick release lead weight designed for fast, secure installation and removal of weight on a freediving belt. This device makes it easy to add or remove weight, helping fine-tune buoyancy during the dive.
Functions and Use
- Allows you to quickly disconnect the line connecting the freediver to the buoy, increasing safety in case of entanglement, such as getting snagged between rocks on the seabed.
- Allows you to anchor the buoy securely on a specific spot on the bottom, making spearfishing easier without being directly tied to the float. This improves freedom of movement around the anchor point.
Technical Features
- Lead Weight: 0.5 kg
- Material and construction engineered for mechanical strength and reliability in underwater environments
This quick release lead weight is an essential technical accessory for freediving or spearfishing, ensuring practicality and safety when managing weight and anchoring during the dive.
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.
Pendulum HS Drop 4 kg
Pendulum is a weight specifically designed for variable-weight descents in freediving and spearfishing. With a weight of 4 kg, it allows the diver to quickly reach the bottom and keep buoys anchored to the seabed stable.
The structure is equipped with a dyneema handle covered with a rubber grip, designed to ensure a secure and comfortable hold. This feature allows the spearfisher to handle both the speargun and the weight with one hand at the same time, optimizing efficiency and practicality in the water.
The modular design of the Pendulum also allows multiple weights from the same series to be combined to achieve a higher total weight, adapting to the specific buoyancy and depth requirements of spearfishing.
Technical specifications
- Weight: 4 kg
- Handle material: dyneema with rubber coating
- Use: variable-weight descents, buoy anchoring
- Compatibility: can be combined with other Pendulum weights to increase weight
H-TYPE Rob Allen 1 kg Belt Lead Weight
The H-TYPE belt lead weight by Rob Allen is designed to provide balanced weight distribution during spearfishing and freediving. With a weight of 1 kg, it is a classic lead weight intended to optimize underwater trim and make diving easier without compromising freedom of movement.
Its shape and design are engineered to ensure stable and secure attachment to the belt, preventing unwanted shifting that could affect comfort and diving technique. Compatibility with standard belts makes this lead weight an essential component for precise weight adjustment during dives.
Main technical features
- Material: durable, long-lasting classic lead
- Weight: 1 kg, ideal for balanced load adjustments
- Design: ergonomic shape for a perfect fit on the belt
- Compatibility: suitable for standard freediving belts for spearfishing and freediving
- Functionality: optimizes underwater trim, improving stability and control during dives
Thanks to its simplicity and reliability, the H-TYPE Rob Allen lead weight is a practical and functional solution for spearfishers who need precise ballast control during dives.
Anchor Belt With Shaft Extractor by Picasso
Anchor Belt With Shaft Extractor by Picasso is a quick-release weight designed for freediving and spearfishing, allowing you to add or remove weight from the belt quickly, safely, and conveniently.
Main technical features
- Weight: 0.5 kg
- Integrated shaft extractor
- Quick-release system for fast detachment from the line connected to the buoy
Functionality and use
This weight is an important safety feature, allowing the diver to quickly disconnect from the line connecting the belt to the buoy in the event of an obstruction, for example if the line gets caught between rocks on the seabed.
It also allows the buoy to be anchored to a specific point on the seafloor, making it easier to spearfish around a defined area without being directly tethered to the float, which can become an obstacle during the dive.
Technical advantages
- Increased safety thanks to quick release from the anchoring system
- Practical weight management on the belt during dives
- Integrated shaft extractor, useful for freeing equipment if it gets stuck on the seabed
- Rugged, functional construction for freediving and spearfishing conditions
Freediving and Spearfishing Belt Lead Weight
500 gram belt Lead Weight, ideal for buoyancy compensation during freediving and spearfishing.
Made from durable materials, it ensures balanced weight distribution to improve stability and control in the water. The compact shape makes it easy to attach to the belt, ensuring comfort and practicality during dives.
Plastic-Coated Lead Weight Plates for Back Weights
The plastic-coated lead weight plates are specifically designed for use with back weights, ensuring universal compatibility with models from all brands available on the market.
Available in two different weights, 500 grams and 1 kg, they are ideal for fine-tuning buoyancy during freediving and spearfishing.
Technical Features
- Material: plastic-coated lead for greater mechanical resistance and durability
- Application: specially shaped panels for insertion into back weights
- Compatibility: suitable for back weights from all brands, thanks to the universal design
- Available weights: 0.5 kg and 1.0 kg for effective load adjustment
Benefits for Freediving and Spearfishing
The plastic coating on the plates prevents corrosion and mechanical damage, ensuring long service life even in marine environments. The precision shaping ensures perfect integration with the back weight system, contributing to stability and control of underwater buoyancy.
These panels are an essential technical accessory for optimizing trim and improving comfort during dives.
Square Rubber-Coated Salvimar Lead Weight
The square Salvimar lead weight measures 7.5x7.5 cm and is designed to fit perfectly into the pockets of the Salvimar back pack backplate, ensuring secure, balanced positioning during underwater activity.
Made with a rubber coating, it provides greater protection against impacts and corrosion, preserving the weight’s characteristics over time and improving the material’s durability in the marine environment.
The lead weight features 7 mm holes for attaching it to a line, allowing it to be used also as a marker weight to precisely anchor equipment during freediving or spearfishing.
Available variants
- Red - 500 grams
- Yellow - 750 grams
- Black - 1000 grams
Hunt Back Weight 3 kg Best Divers for Spearfishing
The Hunt back weight by Best Divers is a weight specifically designed for spearfishing and recreational freediving, made with a 3 kg lead plate.
Its design provides even weight distribution across the entire back, ensuring effective trim during the dive and reducing the discomfort typical of weights concentrated in a single point.
Technical Features
- 3 kg black painted lead plate
- Adjustable rubber straps, 50 mm wide, for a precise fit
- Nylon buckles for a secure, durable closure
Benefits for Freediving and Spearfishing
The strap adjustment allows you to customize the weight placement, increasing thermal comfort and freedom of movement during freediving sessions. The lead construction provides the proper weight performance needed to offset wetsuit buoyancy and help achieve correct trim in the water.
Thanks to its smooth, painted plate, the product delivers excellent mechanical resistance and long-lasting durability over time, in both saltwater and freshwater, without compromising its effectiveness.
HS Drop Diving Weight HR 1 Kg Belt Lead Weight
The HS Drop lead weights stand out for their unique design, featuring compact dimensions and ultra-hydrodynamic shapes optimized to minimize water resistance during freediving and spearfishing. The colored coating also provides additional protection and a clean, defined visual appearance.
Technical Features
- Water-drop shape: low-profile design engineered to deliver superior streamlining and reduce hydrodynamic drag during finning.
- Compact dimensions: make it easier to fine-tune trim and distribute weight evenly on the belt.
- Stainless steel fastening system: strong and resistant to saltwater corrosion, equipped with a safety cord for quick, secure release in an emergency.
- Weight: 1 kg.
- Color: green, for quick identification and visibility in the water.
Benefits for Freediving and Spearfishing
Thanks to its engineered shape and slim profile, the HS Drop HR lead weight delivers excellent hydrodynamic efficiency, improving comfort and freedom of movement during the dive. The quick-release system with safety cord ensures immediate and reliable weight release, increasing safety in critical situations.
HS Flow Belt Lead Weight 1 Kg - HS Drop
The HS Drop Lead Weights are ballast weights specifically designed for freediving and spearfishing, featuring an exclusive and functional design. Made with ultra-hydrodynamic shapes and compact dimensions, they ensure minimal water resistance, improving efficiency during the dive.
The HS Flow model, weighing 1 kg, features a profile inspired by airplane wings, designed to optimize smooth finning and minimize hydrodynamic drag. This distinctive compact, low-profile shape helps maintain fluid movement during descent and ascent phases.
Technical features
- Material and finish: black colored coating that provides mechanical resistance and long-term durability
- Design: aerodynamic profile inspired by airplane wings for minimal water resistance
- Dimensions: compact and low-profile for greater comfort and easy integration with the belt
- Attachment system: simple and secure mechanism to ensure the lead weight remains completely stable during underwater use
Benefits for freediving and spearfishing
The reduction in hydrodynamic resistance gives the HS Flow lead weight an essential role in optimizing trim and allows greater efficiency in power transfer during finning. The perceived lightness and comfort in the water are also improved by the ergonomic shape and compact dimensions.
Plastic-Coated Line Winder Lead Weight 400 grams
The 400-gram line winder lead weight, coated in black plastic, is designed to make line management easier during spearfishing and freediving. Its spool shape allows the line to be wound quickly and neatly, helping provide effective stabilization of the connected surface marker buoy.
This drop weight is designed to be positioned comfortably under the belt, ensuring easy access and immediate use when you need to anchor the buoy. The plastic coating provides additional protection, improving wear resistance and long-term durability during use in the underwater environment.
Technical features
- Weight: 400 grams
- Material: plastic-coated lead
- Color: black
- Shape: spool for neat line winding
- Use: anchoring and stabilizing the surface marker buoy
Weights and Lead Weights for Spearfishing
Weighting is one of the essential elements of spearfishing equipment. Compensating for the buoyancy generated by a neoprene wetsuit is essential to achieve neutral buoyancy at the desired hunting depth and to reduce fatigue during sessions. Incorrect buoyancy forces the spearfisher to perform continuous, unwanted muscular effort, with negative effects on the quality of the spearfishing session.
In this category you will find a complete selection of weights for spearfishing: standard belt lead weights, coated lead weights, quick-release lead weights, weighted back weights, lead marker weights, ankle weights and plates for back weights. The products come from brands specialized in the sector and cover all weighting needs, from beginners to advanced freedivers operating in deep water.
Product types
Belt lead weights
Belt lead weights are the most common type used in spearfishing. They are fitted directly onto the elastic weight belt and allow the weight to be distributed along the hips. They are available in several shapes: classic lead weights that grip the belt securely thanks to their geometry. Anatomically shaped lead weights, which reduce hydrodynamic bulk. Many models are available with a rubber or plastic coating, which protects the belt from abrasion and reduces noise during movement. Available weights range from 500 grams to 2 kg per individual piece.
Quick-release lead weights
Quick-release lead weights are designed to be released with a single action, without having to slide them off the belt. This feature is important when calibrating weighting for different operating depths. The attachment systems in this category include pressure clips and plug-in systems that remain stable during the dive but release with a single movement. They are available in standard versions and with colored or camouflage coating, with weights typically from 500 grams to 1 kg per individual piece.
Weighted Back Weights
The back weight is a dorsal support worn on the back that allows ballast to be distributed over the upper body. This solution divides the weight between belt and back, reducing the load on the belt and optimizing horizontal trim during bottom ambush hunting.
Lead Marker Weights
The marker weight is a weight that attaches to the belt and is connected to the dive flag buoy by a line. The marker weights available in this category are made of plastic-coated or bare lead, with quick-release fastening systems. Some models incorporate a small anchor function to keep the buoy stationary in wind or current. Indicative weights range from 300 grams to 500 grams.
Ankle Weights
Lead ankle weights are worn around the ankle using a strap. Alternatively, in the form of curved plates, they are inserted above the ankle between the wetsuit pants and the sock. They are mainly used to compensate for the buoyancy of the lower body, preventing the fins from lifting toward the surface during bottom hunting phases. The models available come in neutral or camouflage versions, with weights from 500 grams to 1 kg per ankle weight.
Lead plates for back weights
Lead plates are individual elements to be inserted into the pockets of compatible back weights. They allow the back weight to be customized by adding or removing individual plates according to operating conditions, depth and wetsuit thickness. The available plates weigh from 500 grams to 1 kg each.
How to choose weights for spearfishing
Choosing the right weight depends on several variables that must be evaluated together.
The first factor is wetsuit thickness. A 7 mm wetsuit generates much greater buoyancy than a 3 mm suit, and therefore requires a significantly larger amount of lead. In general, the required weight increases with neoprene thickness and the diver’s body size. At the same time, it decreases as operating depth increases. Many cold-water spearfishers using 7 mm wetsuits need 8-12 kg of total weight, distributed between belt and back weight.
The second factor is weight distribution. Concentrating all the lead on the belt can create a horizontal imbalance and fatigue the lower back. Adding a back weight allows part of the ballast to be moved to the back area, promoting a more neutral horizontal trim that reduces drag while moving forward.
The third factor is modularity. Quick-release lead weights allow you to reduce your ballast quickly when necessary, for example when increasing operating depth during a spearfishing session. Combining quick-release lead weights with fixed lead weights is a common choice among experienced spearfishers.
The fourth factor concerns materials and coating. Bare lead weights are the most economical solution, but they can mark the boat’s fiberglass through friction and produce metallic noise during movement. Rubber- or plastic-coated lead weights reduce these effects, protect surfaces and provide quieter contact. Models with a camouflage finish reduce visibility in the water column, an important aspect for spearfishing.
Materials and technical features
Spearfishing weights use lead as the main material due to its high relative density (approximately 11.3 g/cm³), which allows compact volumes for the same weight. This feature reduces the bulk of the ballast compared to less dense metals and makes it easier to distribute along the belt without interfering with the diver’s movements.
The outer coating varies depending on the product type. Models with a vulcanized rubber coating have a soft surface that does not scratch, reduces contact noise and offers a certain degree of resistance to surface corrosion of the lead core. Models with a PVC or rigid plastic coating provide similar protection with a smoother surface, often available in camouflage colors. Bare lead, without coating, has a lower cost but requires greater care when handling.
Practical use
In coastal spearfishing, where working depths are usually between 0 and 20 meters, the ballast is typically distributed between back weight, belt and ankle weights. Quantities generally range from 4 to 8 kg depending on wetsuit thickness, the diver’s body size and the actual operating depth.
In deep spearfishing, with dives between 20 and 40 meters, neutral buoyancy is calibrated more precisely. Many spearfishers simply use a weight belt to operate at these depths.
The marker weight is connected to the belt and links us to the dive flag buoy, allowing it to be towed. If needed, it can be released and left on the bottom to anchor the buoy in a precise spot.
Available brands
HS Drop is the brand with the widest range in this category, with a line of plastic-coated lead weights available in multiple colors and in both belt and quick-release versions. The colored finish of HS Drop models makes it possible to visually identify the lead weights or choose discreet color variants suitable for spearfishing.
Saplast offers a range of anatomically shaped lead weights (Anatomic line) in black and camouflage versions, ankle weights (Charly) and a back weight (Tortuga) with camouflage coating.
Picasso offers hydrodynamic belt lead weights, lead weights with D-ring for carrying fish, belt marker weights with claws or integrated shaft extractors (Anchor Belt), and the Professional Float Anchor, a small lead anchor to connect to the dive flag buoy.
Salvimar offers ankle weights, plastic-coated lead blocks and belt marker weights.
Best Divers offers ankle weights, plastic-coated lead marker weights, plastic-coated lead blocks and a 3 kg weighted back weight.
Mares offers a quick-release belt lead weight.
Rob Allen offers quick-release lead weights (Drop Weight) and H-type belt lead weights.
Deep Blue offers H-type belt lead weights in 500 gram and 1 kg formats.
Sigal Sub offers a 500 gram quick-release belt marker weight.
Conclusion
Weights for spearfishing are a technical component that directly affects the quality, safety and effectiveness of every dive. Choosing the correct type, distributing the weight evenly between belt and back weight, and including at least one quick-release component are choices that define a conscious and safe setup.
