Posts by Dan

  • Riffe Euro 130 / Andre Euro 144

    Jose, I'm not sure if you're looking for general opinions on the two guns. If you are.. Riffe spearguns are well made. But the Riffe Euro has two major flaws IMO; the handle is small, far from ergonomic, and doesn't allow good leverage on the gun for tracking up down or sidways, I speak for myself and I have average size hands. Number two the stock being wider than it is high, when you add to it the stretched bands it increases the sideways profile even more making it inconvenient to grip and carry the gun by the middle. I prefer the Riffe C3 speargun. The handle is not ergonomic but at least it's normal size or can be changed for something else, and the stretch bands over the stock make a rounded profile.

  • Lion Fish

    I don't know if those spines still sting once the fish is dead, but filleting the fish without removing the spines is asking for trouble. Especially if you're doing a few fish in one time. I read somewhere that singeing the tips of the spines with a small propane blow torch renders them safe. But I wouldn't want to carry a blow torch on the boat.

  • Broward Beach Conditions

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  • Car leather seats and diving

    I always buy used, 1-3 years old. It's true about the minvans, nothing beats the inside space. My caravan stinks, literally, from the wet seats. The stupid thing is it's a 2003 and runs without any problems, and all I've done is change the oil regularly. Still I'm ready for something better. They messed up with the new Caravan IMO it sucks. Anyways even the nicest most luxurious minivan is still just a minivan. I'm thinking about a GMC Acadia. It has 3rd row seats and everything folds down.


  • Car leather seats and diving

    Does anyone have experience with car leather seats and diving? I'm considering getting a car with leather seats. I'm lazy and from time to time get into the car wet, sometimes with wetsuit pants straight out from the water. How do leather seats fair under this kind of use/abuse? Do they get discolored from contact with saltwater? Dryout/crack?


    Other than that what do you think is the best option for a car seat cover and diving?

  • Stingray-vs-Pathos fit?

    Speardiver footpockets will use a conventional rail system like all footpockets with the exception of Pathos. The main reason Pathos footpockets are smaller/lighter is because the blades get glued in and the f/p tendoons don't require the mass to accommodate the T slot for the rails. Pahtos footpockets are not the answer to all things, they have advantages and disadvantages, and further depend on whether they fit well which you found out. The analogy I would use for Pathos is they're like a little sports car, the performance is there but the interior is a bit cramped. A more conventional footpocket design is more like a big comfortable SUV. Both can be heavy on gas (energy consumption in the case of the footpockets) but they do it in different ways. Just depends on your personality what you prefer :)


    Speardiver footpockets will have all the elements that make a good footpocket. See this thread http://spearfishing.world/fins…cket-characteristics.html


    Speardiver footpocket sizes will become available slowly, the first one being 42-44. 46-48 is quite a ways off.

  • Stingray-vs-Pathos fit?

    The largest Pathos size is 46-48 at same time it's incorrectly labeled 8.5 - 10 US.


    Pathos sizes are 42-44 and a 44-46. Either of these will fit a size 11 foot, depending on the socks used and how tight you like the footpocket.


    Sizes marked on footpockets are points of reference only. Using a 42-44 Pathos as a starting point to say omer millenium run larger can be misleading. They're all so different and most often the numbers have nothing to do with foot size or shoe size.


    omer stingray foopockets are not too soft, they have the hardest tendons I've seen in a footpocket. I prefer the omer millenium. The useless omer stingray copy used by Leader and sold by Nautilus is too soft.


    I will have Picasso footpockets in a few weeks as well as Speardiver brand in a couple of months.


    With your size foot Parker all you can do is try the largest size available in each foopocket.

  • elios sub

    So you're wearing your wife's suit, hmm.. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • How to practically measure float bouyancy

    I tested my scale with a 45lb plate and it's accurate. I'll be testing a small Aimrite float shortly. It looks like an older one though, color is yellow. If someone local has aimrite floats from a more recent production please let me know the length and width measurements, I'd also like to test them for buoyancy.

  • elios sub

    Well measurements lied in Steven's case with Oceanos, and the fellow in the video too. All I said is have a few words with Elios to make sure the fit is what you expect. If you're against that then I have nothing more to say.