Posts by Dan
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I heard or read that before they became illegal to spear, snook were a difficult fish to spear.
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Well done George.
Great pic of the snook and vest.
Are the snook good eating?
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Welcome to the forum.
With regards to the speargun. I'd first decide if I want a chest or hip loading gun. Then a wood or a pipe gun. Then the length. Then the shaft diameter. Then the power.
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Very nice, it's significantly smaller. Other than the seizing it works very well. Although the nut/threading being smaller I'd guess it tends to seize even more, and then harder to turn with the fingers because it's small.
Do you remember where you bought it?
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I do too, on the boat. I spent some time and money looking for pliers that won't rust. I finally gave up and just keep them in an oiled pouch. Along with other useful tools. But you don't have this luxury when beach diving. That's why I highly recommend these locking snaps.
The length of the quick link in the pic is 1 7/8" (1.875"). It's the smallest stainless steel one I could find back when I was using them.
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I'm not out to convince you John, or Marco. I'm too stoked to have been able to source these clips. I'm quite familiar with the quick link, it's what I used previously, and the only connector I trusted. The problem is that even with the stainless steel quick link, after only a few dives the nut threading corrodes and binds, leaving you out there with a permanent link unless you got pliers.
This snap is not over-engineered, IMO it's minimal and does just what's needed. As you can see in the pic (with a quarter coin for size comparison), the locking snap is only a little longer than the 1/8" quick link. The quick link weighs 20 grams, the locking snap 30g. The locking snap is just as secure, and will never bind. It's quicker to open, and safer because being spring loaded it doesn't stay open when you let go of it. The capture ring allows it to stay exactly where you put it on the line, instead of flopping around. As Reefchief said the capture ring can also be easily removed if not needed. This stainless steel locking snap can be used in many applications where security coupled the ability to quickly disconnect is required.
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Bulky compared to what?
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Car ad.
Art Pinder in a whisky Ad.
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Good fish!
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Yes, the strap is attached to the skirt. I didn't mention it because it's become somewhat of a conventional feature with the modern freediving masks, yet most divers are not aware of it, and may perceive this design as untested. While on the contrary, as I explained to you and Steven, it allows for a lighter frame, and alleviates the pressure some divers feel on the bridge of their nose and/or brow bridge, which is due to the frame being pulled into their face by the mask strap.
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Holy crap Marco! you just made me realize something. I always hear guys complaining about poly rope tangling, and giving that as the reason to use the sink lines (tube style float lines) that I hate so much. I never understood why they say this, as my poly rope never gets tangles. But of course I always had swivels at both ends :dumb:
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The weave of that yellow rope is too loose, I don't like it. I prefer the RA polypropylene rope until I source my own.
These are the snaps they're talking about Locking Stainless Steel Snap - Freedive Store.
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Nice name.
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He does look great at 71.
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You should watch that vid to the end, shocking! The tiger's mindset appears to be, if it smells like food it's gotta be food, so it's going down no matter what. Strange stuff has been found in tiger's stomachs. Funny thing is, he'll probably digest that bait through the steel container, then throw it up. Amazing.
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That's one hefty mac. Nice pics. It's good to hear you're having fun.
If you have a high res of the fish/permit/gun/speardiver reel pic, I'd love to use it in the store.
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Interesting, but just marketing nonsense.
