Nice post John. I was thinking the same thing, but then decided not to post, maybe there's something about the California WSB that I don't know about which makes it a special candidate for a slip tip. Well I know John shot his fair share of WSB so that's that. An angled shot going partially through the head or very close behind it is the best holding shot.
Posts by Dan
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I've looked at the new JBLs with the Kitto mech a few times. They're sold here at Diver's Direct along side the Riffes.
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This is my float line rig. Notice the float line spool. I let out line depending on what depth I'm diving, there's no point to have the float and stringer with fish trailing 120ft behind me when I'm diving in 45ft. You can't spool tube float lines like that. When I do have a lot of line let out I coil it as I swim and keep it in my gun hand. I let go of it when I dive and this eliminates any line drag during the descent. You can't do that with a tube line either because it's too thick. I never ever had a tangle with a poly float line.
That said my understanding is that diving in kelp with a float can be tricky. That's where guys switch to a reel or a reel in combination with a float line, but no float or a very small steamlined float.
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Polypropylene rope and bungee from home depot will do fine. I never understood the point of tube style float lines, some people call them sink lines..
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nice shnapper
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Save a little more and buy a used or Padauk Riffe competitor 3 is my suggestion. Except for the handle Riffe are good guns.
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Beautiful. Great pics.
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Here you go Al http://spearfishing.world/wets…ner-putting-wetsuits.html
Different scents can and will become associated with seasickness and trigger it.
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Note in that article what the author calls open cell is the real open cell neoprene material, something that's not used to make wetsuits nowadays as far as I know. I explained this in my first post.
It's unclear whether what he calls smooth skin is the "open cell" that we've established in this thread. Nowadays smooth skin or chicle refers to open cell (our's) that's been baked allowing a very thin top layer to melt/fuse. I'm not sure why this is done as I see no place for smooth skin in a spearfishing suit. Maybe in theory smooth skin is supposed to be a little more durable than open cell, but in reality it's not. Smooth skin is also very expensive.
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I used to have guys that come to my place to try on a suit and didn't want to get wet do it this way, inside out. It would be better for me because I save the time of washing and drying the suit if they went with another color or size. But I stopped trying on suits inside out for the following reasons. I found through experience that guys are more likely to put tears in the open cell when it's on the outside. The tendency is to grab the outside of the suit to pull it. Second reason is that you can't get a real feel for the wetsuit putting it on inside out. For guys who already used an open cell suit it's not as important, but for guys who are trying it on for the first time it's important to immediately understand the difference from a double lined suit. For these reasons I no longer allow the suits to be put on inside out. Lube up or don't try on. I use unscented conditioner for the lube (so the wives/girlfriends don't get alarmed :)) and provide a fresh towel to dry off after.
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Good picture Jose.
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They're labeled spearfishing suits
There have been some really good points of view posted here, which contributed to changing my mind. I revised the description again, calling the suits open cell but adding an explanation. Let me know what you think Speardiver Reef Spearfishing Wetsuit
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I was taking pics of the Speardiver C100 Fins and a wave crashed over them. The water running off the fins really put into perspective the work water channeling rails perform. As small as the rails are the effect is pronounced, you can see it in the pic. A lot of water was directed down the fin along the left side which is what caught my eye. I guess the same thing could've been demonstrated with a garden hose but I think it's more meaningful like this because it was spontaneous.
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Nice fish Mike. Glad you had good vis.
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Stated buoyancy for the Aimrite bluewater float is 90lb http://www.aimritespearfishing.com/accessories.php.
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Until now no problems. I do pay to go in. There are usually few people there when I go, and the deep end lane I use is always empty.
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Took me a while to do the buoyancy test for the Aimrite Bluewater float. I knew it would go higher than 50lb and my scale only goes to 50lb. A good 100lb corrosion resistant scale is $150 so I procrastinated for a long time. Finally my curiosity got the better of me, and I half convinced myself that one day I will get a fish so big that I will need to weigh it with this new scale so I bought it.
I didn't have much leverage holding on the ladder, and was worried I won't have the strength to submerge the float. So I clipped on a 10lb plate that as luck would have it I found lying around the pool. As you can see I was able to submerge the float momentarily without yanking on it, which gave me an accurate reading because this scale has a maximum weight indicator. I submerged the float 5 times and the results were the same; 63lb on the scale plus 10 for the weight for a total of 73lb of lift in freshwater. Multiplied by 1.025 results in 75lb bouyancy in saltwater.
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<img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> I got to the second paragraph and horrified stopped reading and was about to write a post telling you to try it on. I thought you were going to throw it straight back in the box. These suits really stretch where they need to stretch. You do realize after this we want to see a pic of you with the suit, preferably a scenic CA coastline shot with some quality fish not the bathtub <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
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Quality freediving wetsuits with smooth interior are commonly referred to as "open cell" which is a misnomer. Manufacturers who use this erroneous designation include omer, and Picasso among others, and even Speardiver. Even though I don't want to I still have to use this term to let buyers know that Speardiver wetsuits are made the same way that they've come to expect from a quality freediving suit.
In this context open cell refers simply to the fact that the interior of the wetsuit is not lined with Lycra or Nylon like your typical scuba suit. The designation open cell does not reflect at all on the type of neoprene used. In reality although neoprene for manufacturing wetsuits varies greatly in quality, ALL neoprene used for wetsuits is closed cell. Real open cell neoprene lets air and water pass through and is useless for our purposes. It's used in other industries, for example this material Perfectex - Neoprene Sheets - Open Cell Open cell means the tiny rubber walled cells filled with air that make up the neoprene are interconnected, not sealed from each other. In closed cell neoprene the micro cells are sealed from each other, if the walls of one break air or water will not pass through the cells adjacent to it and the material remains impermeable.
So to reiterate ALL neoprene used for ALL wetsuits is closed cell. Scuba wetsuits have lining (Nylon or Lycra) attached to both the exterior and interior surfaces. What we've come to know as "open cell" suits have lining (Nylon or Lycra) attached to the exterior surface, and raw smooth neoprene as the interior. This raw smooth neoprene interior is a product of the cutting process that reduces the neoprene to the required thicknes; 3mm, 5mm etc. The exterior neoprene surface under the Lycra lining is actually the same as the interior.
So my dilemma is whether to continue with the misnomer in the Speardiver wetsuit description, or try to educate and improve understanding of the product at the risk of confusing potential customers. What do you think? and if I move away from calling it open cell then what the hell should I call it? The designation smooth skin or chicle has already been applied to baked neoprene surface (still closed cell).