Posts by Dan

Bad news.

Great name haha.

Very cool vid. It's rare to capture something different on video spearfishing. It could've broken at the notch.

The scratches can be made to disappear with a spray can of automotive clear coat. I wouldn't bother. If it's done a few times a layer will build up, and that does affect performance. Instead lets be proud of our scratched fins, proof that we don't just talk spearfishing on the internetz

Water looks beautiful Ramon. Was it as clear as it appears?

What thickness suit are you wearing?

That's insane. I didn't know bulls get this big.

Cool looking gun, congratz.

Nice work. I'm surprised it holds, I tried to do similar bonding in the past and it just wouldn't hold. Does the epoxy you used have some special characteristics?

You can use steel wool to give the rough areas a smooth polish, after using the finest sandpaper. With some elbow grease I've gotten filed plastic pieces looking almost original.

In the water you won't feel the weight of the camera.

Did you try to twist it off yet?

We usually we see pics of new fins, with the exception of Hank's who may have started a trend New fins are great for marketing, lustrous carbon fiber appeals to the eye. The truth is that if used by any serious bottom hunter the fins don't stay pretty for long, but this doesn't affect their performance.

I want to share with you Pantoja's fins. He came by my place today with some gear to tune up for an upcoming trip. His Speardiver/Pursuit fins were among the very first batch I had 3 years ago. For those of you who don't know Pantoja, simply put he's a gear abuser His focus is always on hunting, not on keeping gear in mint shape. I've seen him dive with the same bent shaft for months, it would veer off on long shots, he couldn't be bothered straightening it or getting another one, so he just got closer to the fish. Still he'd put twice the amount of fish on the boat than all the other divers combined. I'm not exaggerating here, those who have seen it know. Anyways for the fins to last 3 years with him is IMO a true testament to their durability.

In this pic you can see that the zip tie used to secure the blade in the footpocket has been replaced by fishing line. According to Pantoja he lost the zip tie somehow when he was diving in Cuba. He found some old fishing line on the beach and used it in place of the zip tie. It worked fine so he never bothered changing it out. The ends of the line are not even trimmed, that drives me

A few months ago I noticed a crack on the edge of one of his fins. A crack like that can only happen from direct impact jamming it edge first into rocks or some part of the boat. It was interesting for me to note again that the crack didn't run. Finally the piece broke off, so today I reshaped the front edge of the fin with a belt sander, and now the edge is solid again.

Ambitious project! But should be a piece of cake under the tutelage of..

Nice photo, cute kid. It's good when they learn from a young age to respect prey and not think its yucky.

Nice pics. Nature is so different to what we have here.

At the moment yes, but they will be erased before the unit goes to the new owner.

Why? It floats.

In good working and cosmetic condition. Including a serial pc cable and 2 batteries. $65 plus $5 shipping or pickup in Fort Lauderdale.

EDIT - Sold

Congratz John. Beautiful fish.

Good report.

Be careful tossing the cuda back there, the teeth can cut the motor lines. You can bust the bigger teeth with a few knife hits to reduce the chances of that happening.

Nice red! Too bad the pic out of focus.