Posts by Dan

Yeah, I remember the feeling just before this shot, as you described, taking it for granted. But I don't dwell on it much. Too many factors involved to arrive at a conclusion, the least of which is the fish could've twitched just as you squeezed the trigger. So what did you miss Khalel?

Hello Josh, welcome to speardiver.

Nice. A parrot fish finally!

New thread on SB with some good stuff in it if you're into doing a bit of reading MAKO and Wong: Reels, Shafts & Tips - Spearboard bubble blowers drama forum. Here's the abridged version:

1. Mako gives kudos to Daryl Wong and explains why Mako shafts and reels are the same great quality as Daryl Wong's, because they come from the same manufacturer Spearboard bubble blowers drama forum - View Single Post - MAKO and Wong: Reels, Shafts & Tips.

2. Daryl Wong retorts and in a polite way calls Mako a copycat, explaining that he (Daryl Wong) was the one to develop those products in the first place in collaboration with said manufacturer Spearboard bubble blowers drama forum - View Single Post - MAKO and Wong: Reels, Shafts & Tips.

3. Mako recapitulates and calls BS on everything Daryl Wong said Spearboard bubble blowers drama forum - View Single Post - MAKO and Wong: Reels, Shafts & Tips.

I call BS on both because I was the first to develop a spring steel shaft for an American mech with sharkfin tabs 5 years ago! <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> http://spearfishing.world/spea…ts-use-american-guns.html.

In the style established by Dano I offer the next installment of Mako Spearguns products expose. The new plastic fins MAKO Los Ninos Freedive Fins and the new MAKO 3D Freedive Snorkel  both brought to you by a nice Chinese company GAW-SHIUAN DIVING EQUIPMENT INC.

A year ago we sampled three of their snorkels that appeared suitable for freediving, including the "3D" snorkel. The workmanship is good but the mouth piece design leaves much to be desired, it is to say the least uncomfortable. The 3D is a funny gimmick, the same effect can be achieved with any snorkel by simply turning the mouth piece a little.

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So all this talk about cheating and stealing...WTH..patents and show me how Dano "stole" 100% of the mask..How many masks out there in the market look VERY similar, but have small differences like rubber type, straps, etc..

You don't know what you're talking about, read more carefully before you comment. What mask? Mako copied the Aquapixs flat GoPro lens. Do you know what this is? http://spearfishing.world/media/lenspatent.pdf Mako copied the Aquapixs lens and sold many lenses and gopro cameras, was informed of a patent pending, said that Aquapixs will never get the patent and that he will not respect the patent pending see this post http://www.spearfishingplanet.com/194653-post34.html,

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As I indicated in our emails, I do my homework and this is not something that you can obtain a patent for. One of my dive buddies is a patent attorney and before that, he worked for a law firm, doing patent searches while in college and he said this is like the guy who recently filed for a patent for the wheel. That is right..A guy in Australia filed for a patent for the wheel. Anyone can file for a patent.

continued selling the lenses and cameras for a year until the patent was approved, and only then after being contacted by Aquapixs' lawyer stopped selling the lens.

I don't expect you to care as this is not your fight. But if you don't understand or don't agree that this is unethical behavior by Mako, then keep out of it.

I don't know about that one. But this is good Boone Deluxe Crimping Tool. Crimps are included and will ship to Mexico.

I don't know about PVC. Delrin/Acetal works.

Some clarification.. Links to SB or any other spearfishing forum/site have never been removed. Speardiver forum policy is to not interfere with posting of any information beneficial or of interest to the community. Only advertising is controlled as outlined here http://spearfishing.world/info…09-advertising-forum.html.

It is my personal feeling that members are the backbone of the forum, and should be here because they so prefer, not because they're kept in the dark about other options.

Sorry for the derail, please continue with the Koah discussion.

That's just terrible hank LOL

Put the zip tie head under the fin so it doesn't poke your toes.

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Whats the white stuff on the bottom fin in the second picture?

Excess Cyanoacrylate glue running down the fin.

Nice looking table.

Welcome to Speardiver.

Welcome to Speardiver Jack.

I will have to dig

On my gun the spike sticks out 1.5" from the muzzle, the wood from the end of the muzzle to the first band hole is 1.5", the length of the spike in the wood I guess is about 1". I seal the hole with penetrating epoxy, but I don't epoxy the spike in there. It's a friction fit, so as to be able to just pull the spike out gripping it with a vice.

I think you may have enough wood in the stock to put the spike below the band hole, so there may not be a need for extra wood in front.

I make the spike the same diameter as the shaft I'm using. It still hasn't been determined whether a hand push is enough to detonate a Speardiver powerhead, but I want to have the option of putting the powerhead on the spike. 1.25" of shaft is necessary to deploy the powerhead, so a 1.5" spike is sufficient. I don't want it so long that it can put leverage on the gun and yank it out of my hands if it somehow gets really stuck in a shark.

These points are bulky and heavy. The point swivels so the shaft is never really straight because there's play in the point. They slow down your shaft and negatively affect range and accuracy. They're meant for point blank shooting. On a JBL gun though there may not be a perceptible difference.

First day there and already diving, hardcore!! What's it like?

Yes you can use a 7.5mm shaft with the C1 Speardiver Carbon Speargun Tube and it has a deep built in track.

Congratz pulling the trigger on the router. Now I know where to go to cut a track

Still need a solid bench for this thing. Unless you put it on the floor.

LOL