Posts by Dan

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Don I know some of you have learned and forgotten more about spearfishing that I will ever comprehend. However none of you love it more than I.

I like that

I religiously rig my gun with Speardiver small ID rubber. When I ran out of it recently, I felt such an aversion at the prospect of using the common 1/8 ID rubber, that I couldn't bring myself to do it. After that I thought.. if I won't use it on my gun, how can I feel good about offering even the economical Speardiver rail guns with it? Consequently I decided not to sell the conventional 1/8 ID rubber at all, not as bulk rubber for band making, and not with rigged spearguns. All Speardiver rubber in bulk and on spearguns is from now on small ID (1/16").

BTW I was the first in the US, and probably the world, to offer small ID rubber tubing for spearguns. Some guys here will remember how it all started 5 years ago. In the spirit of that innovation, something new is in the works. I hope it happens and then I will tell you about it.

As Justin said for some of us it's just about knowing that we're using the best possible. One shouldn't begrudge a vendor the price of his rubber. It's there conveniently available to you at the quantity/quality you feel you require, at a ridiculously small profit whether conventional configuration, small ID, or color branded. So much so that I wouldn't waste my time to haggle with someone over the phone about the price of blue versus black rubber.

Lastly, we should all take a moment to be grateful for vulcanization, and these trees growing in some third world countries where labor is cheap enough for rubber to still be affordable for our purposes (although the price has gone up significantly and will keep going up). Without which our way of life would not be possible. Remember, even pneumatic spearguns have o-rings

Any beach. It's pretty tight around here.

Yes it is. Nice find George.

I like the pic too, something about the contrast between the weathered wood and colorful fish.

I'm pretty sure if it has a motor it can't go from the beach.

Woe to the poor chimp or dog they first try it with First dog in space died within hours.

I'll grant that there are probably other life forms in the universe, some of them intelligent. But significant space travel is likely to be physically impossible.

I would be very interested to see a thread on how to make an ab shell inlay. Are there materials/shells in the Caribbean that can be used for this with the same effect?

It occurred to me that this fish tongue parasite is proof that life is meaningless. There's no point spending your life stuck in some creatures mouth, unable to leave. It's just survival for survival's sake.

Fantastic inlay. What is it made of?

What a beautiful place to dive.

Awesome pics, thanks.

I have one. Price sounds about right. I just go there and they give it to you on the spot. They do insist on coming outside and sticking it on your windshield, to avoid "transfers". Apparently seniors pay less.

I've seen these on bottom fish in Cuba.

What fish is the grey one?

Those are two powerheads, the pouch is made specifically to hold them.

Zing-it and Fing-it throw lines although made from HMPE (High Modulus PolyEthylene), which is the generic name for Dyneema and Spectra which are brand names, are far from ideal for spearfishing reel application. Even though they are strong durable lines. The reason for this is simple, they are completely limp to begin with, and get even softer when wet. They are soft because the construction is just a straight braid as opposed to a jacketed core. This results in excessive coiling and tangles, and makes handling and spooling the line difficult. Yes the arborist throw lines will work in a pinch, but if you had experience with good stiff purpose made reel line you'd never look at them again.
IMO guys go the throw line route because they think they found the equivalent of good reel line in another industry, where the line is not overpriced. The truth is throw line is a poor performer in comparison to good reel line, which is priced higher because it's more expensive to manufacture.

Good purpose made reel line like the Speardiver Reel Line is constructed of HMPE (Dyneema/Spectra) core and jacket. The jacket has a very tight weave which gives the line its stiffness. You know the reel line is stiff when you can hold the line 10" from its end, straighten it and line will extend out straight and stiff like a twig. This line is way better to handle when dealing with a fish.

I heard Mako shark is good eats.

It's nice. But only works with one gun?

Very nice.