looks pretty cool, kinda of hybrid between a float rig and a lift bag...i wonder if the est has any ability to handle depth or if it is just intended to help you locate the speared fish?
Iya Diver used something like it for tuna but his had a parachute on it also to make more drag.
He would shoot tuna on scuba.
Looks cool.
I have that same NAVY a new and older model life vest. I will look at my vest's when I get back to Miami but I doubt they can take any depth what so ever.
•Man we have it easy today.
.Larry O M. . .
Iya's setup was an inflatable co2 parachute... but still attached to the Riffe reel on his gun.
This one is basically a breakaway popper float setup. Convenience of a reel gun, fighting power of a float, and potential pitfalls of both! Can't imagine using anything like this. With the convenience of carrying a spare popper float on my back, this design seems unreasonably risky. Progressive for its time, but slightly obsolete now. If anything, I'd attach a popper float to the end of my reel gun in case of reel failure.
Cool find ladiver, you've got some awesome archives. 
Poppers work great .....Here's one on Double Trouble Camo'ed by a GF's nylon stocking.(for good luck).;)
and one I use on my Kelp Belt reel (shown inflated).
They were made by Dacor.
Cheers, Don
Poppers work great .....Here's one on Double Trouble Camo'ed by a GF's nylon stocking.(for good luck).;)
and one I use on my Kelp Belt reel (shown inflated).
They were made by Dacor.
Cheers, Don
Don,
Is you popper float rigged between your shooting line and floaltine/reelline? It looks like its attached to your snubber. Anyhow, great pics! Bad ass.
its an interesting set up,
don you are a wealth oof knowledge,
Don,
Is you popper float rigged between your shooting line and floaltine/reelline? It looks like its attached to your snubber. Anyhow, great pics! Bad ass.
Hi Mike, the Dacor popper is attached with a Apha Grade Ti 3mm pin. The front has a velcro patch, a mono 300# trip line is looped to a adjustable down rigger clip.
I can trip the float with a hard pull on the trip line and float the gun, when the popper is activated the
popper rotates 180 degrees and forms a ball behind the butt.
My top shaft is full brake away in blue water and is powered by 2 to 4 bands depending on shaft size.
and the fish I'm hunting.
The bottom shaft is 42' x1/4'' pulled by a 15 or 20mm band, I have shot this gun with a 3/8 shaft and 700lbs
of 300% 5/8 when hunting Black Marlin.
In French Poly I keep a custom 306 PH on the bottom shaft when hunting the blue.
I sometimes can land two fish on a breathhold or save a fish I may have lost to a torn out slip tip.
The top shaft can group 4'' shots @ 25' off the tip without a enclosed track.;)
Cheers, Don
Hi Mike, the Dacor popper is attached with a Apha Grade Ti 3mm pin. The front has a velcro patch, a mono 300# trip line is looped to a adjustable down rigger clip.
I can trip the float with a hard pull on the trip line and float the gun, when the popper is activated the
popper rotates 180 degrees and forms a ball behind the butt.
Don,
Can you post a pic of the setup? I would like to put something similar on my WSB gun for the spring. Thanks for sharing.
Mike
Don,
That was one ugly speargun
Don,
That was one ugly speargun
I love this gun it's like having a 300 Weatherby and 22 long welded together. I love taking calico bass for tacos with my bottom shaft, and having a 50# White sea bass swim up to check out the calico.:D
Nothing is worse than missing a shot on a small speeding tuna and having a nice fish circle your fin tips.
I get a lot of stone head shots on fish that think I'm unloaded.:D
Cheers, Don
Don,
Can you post a pic of the setup? I would like to put something similar on my WSB gun for the spring. Thanks for sharing.
Mike
Mike PM me a contact #.....if you will.
Don
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