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| Bill Rogers and the Sea Stinger Story | ||
Rogers was born and raised in Florida. He grew up free diving and spear
fishing on both coasts. In the late 60s he became an FBI Agent and moved
away from Florida. In 1973, Bill resigned from the Bureau, moved back to
Florida and started a holster manufacturing business in Jacksonville. With
in a few years he had added an ammunition business, target business, and a
shooting school. Even with an impossible schedule he made time for his real
love, spear fishing. Bill is a true inventor. He grew up in a machine shop
and has invented products all of his adult life. He holds dozens of patents
that most of his businesses are based on. As a natural progression, Bill
began to experiment with different types of spear points. In the late 70s
several spear fishing trips to the Bahamas convinced Bill that the key to
using a pole spear was the tip.The Bahamas do not allow any type of triggered spear gun, so the pole spear is the standard tool. If the pole spear is heavy enough to have penetration energy it is to slow to capture many of the faster reef fish. If the pole is light and quick enough to hit the faster fish, it does not have enough energy to fully penetrate the fish with the conventional tips. Bill solved the problem with the original Sea Stinger 1, Patent No. 4839979. It was light, streamlined and sharp and it worked perfectly with the lighter, quicker pole spears. He quickly modified some of the units to work with conventional spear guns. Bill did not have intentions of manufacturing or marketing the Sea Stinger. He only made enough units for himself and his brother-in-law. However, everyone that went spear fishing with Bill asked if they could get several of the Stingers. Those people showed their friends and those people showed their friends and so on until Bill was forced to start another company. Bill was interested in searching for better solutions for hunting in the sea, hence the name Sea Search Inc. In 1985 Bill sold most of his businesses except the Rogers Shooting School and Sea Search Inc. He started an engineering-design consulting firm, Rog-Con Inc., and continues today doing research and development primarily in the field of law enforcement equipment. In the past few years he has redesigned the Stinger 1 and designed the Stinger 2. He has spent the last two years designing the ultimate pole spear. He has used carbon fiber technology and computer assisted engineering to develop the product but has relied on personal testing to prove the design. The Sea Stinger Pole Spear is in its own class, well above other pole spear designs. In the hands of an experienced person, the Sea Stinger Pole Spear can compete with a standard spear-gun for putting fish in the boat. Bill continues to test and improve on his designs as time permits. This season, fall of 06, he has released the new Sea Stinger 1 and 2. These new products with their advanced features are proving to be major improvements over an already superior product. If you have any questions or comments about any of the products, please feel free to contact him using the e-mail link. |
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| Above Bill is testing our new Sea Stinger 2 with the carbon fiber Lightning Rod. | ||
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