Monster pompano.
Very nice painting on the boat.
I agree with greekdiver. The single most important factor for me, other than relaxing and breathing up properly, is making sure I'm going straight down as opposed to on an angle. To do this sometimes you have to refrain from trying to see where you're going until you're close to your target depth. But hanging out at 50 for 30 seconds sound pretty good to me.
Are you giving up spearfishing? 
I don't know where you're stationed. The nice thing about the Cuban north coast I know is that the water gets deep fast, and a kayak is not necessary to reach good diving areas from the coast.
You're in Cuba? There should be much to tell.
Does it come with harnesses for the dogs to pull? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Welcome back Aaron.
Those aggressive bastards need to be taught a lesson. If it was one of my regular spots I'd definitely use up a powerhead.
I agree with Alex. I'd rather swim.
Of course not, it's post #23. Remember this thread is two years old, and I didn't read all of it again.
I got asked a rather broad question; what gear do you recommend? Without getting into finding out a person's particular needs, I think there's no better answer than to just say what I use. For those who want to make a gear choice based on other's recommendations, bear in mind that some equipment is more of a personal choice. For example a mask can be very good, but if it seals on my face and you get a leak then it's no good to you. Also some particular styles of spearfishing require different gear. In this thread I'm going to try to just list the gear and not get into the reasons for it, because that would get very lengthy. I will say that due to the nature of my business I had a chance to sample a lot of gear from different manufacturers, and my choice is truly dictated by what I consider to be the best for my needs. Naturally if all other things are equal I will choose Speardiver gear over another manufacturer. That said here is my choice of gear for underwater hunting in south Florida and the Caribbean which is what I know. Please add your choice of gear.
Mask: Speardiver Stealth GoPro Mask
Snorkel: Speardiver Freediving Snorkel
Snorkel keeper: https://spearfishing.store/snorkel-keeper
Undergarment: Speedo
Wetsuit: Speardiver Reef 3mm and 5mm (with hood cut off)
Rashguard top: Generic black Lycra (no hood or loading pad)
Rashguard pants: Generic black Lycra
Socks: Generic black Lycra (year round)
Gloves: Mechanix with synthetic leather palm from Pep Boys (year round)
Belt: Speardiver Marseilles
Knife: Speardiver Skene
Powerheads: Speardiver
Powerheads pouch: Speardiver
Fins: Speardiver C90 Carbon Blades medium stiffness, in Speardiver Footpockets
Speargun: Speardiver Phantom Carbon Speargun 120cm
Shaft: Speardiver stainless steel 7mm US shaft
Bands: Speardiver small ID 16mm
Wishbones: Speardiver Spectra wishbone line
Float line:
Float: Rob Allen 12L Overblown Hard Float
Stringer: Speardiver Tri-cut fish stringer
Flashlight: Speardiver spearfishing torch
Watch: Momentum Shadow
Camera video: Gopro Hero4 Silver
Camera photo: Canon S100, Ikelite housing
Gear bag: Speardiver Mesh Spearfishing Gear Bag
To be continued..
Who's Pipin foolin', he don't need gear <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
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Ah! te echan grogans..
Why do you kill them, do they damage something?
I agree tulocote, the Speardiver is my favorite snorkel too, it's available from FreediveStore.com Speardiver Freediving Snorkel
This snorkel is flexible enough to be folded without adverse effects, and soft so it doesn't create a sore spot on the diver's head when tucked under the mask strap. Yet it's stiff enough to not bend when swimming, and will not collapse under the pressure of the mask strap. The mouth piece is soft and comfortable, and is elevated from the snorkel body just enough to allow effortlessly keeping the mouth closed around it.
Features:
It took a long time but I finally got my taste of Iguana. This one was munching on ground vegetation in my back yard and I shot it with an air gun. I missed the first two shots, but got it in the head on the 3rd one and it keeled over.
Cleaning it wasn't too bad. The smell of the guts reminded me of a horse farm, makes sense since these animals are vegetarian. With a little care the skin came off. The flesh has a sort of fresh smell to it reminiscent of something to do with the sea. The texture of it was kind of like chicken, but there wasn't any fat to be seen on this animal.
I could have cooked it as fricassee but that would have masked the taste. I wanted to cook it in a very simple way so as to get a sense for what iguana really tastes like. So a few minutes marinating in garlic soya and on the grill it went. As I already mentioned this flesh has no fat in it and there were no flare ups on the grill.
Start
Finish
The texture of the meat was still like chicken but tougher. The yield was good with the most meat coming from the base of the tail and the hind legs. Although there was meat everywhere else too. The meat had a peculiar taste that I can't equate to anything else. I didn't like it. The taste was most pronounced in the thicker pieces of meat, like those from the tail. I ate some and left the rest for a couple of days in the fridge. I went at it again later to see if my impressions the first time were right and they were. If I had to eat iguana to survive it wouldn't be a big deal, but it's definitely not an animal that I'd choose to kill for food again. I'm sure cooked in a different way it could be delicious, but I don't see the point when a nice cut of beef with some fat and bone stuck to it, seasoned with a little salt and tossed on the grill for a few minutes tastes divine. None of the iguana went to waste, what I couldn't finish my dogs did.
This thread is for knots that can be useful to us in spearfishing. Add your favorite knots.
Butterfly Knot
This knot makes fixed loops in a line without the need for a free end. I use it to put loops in my float line at fixed intervals, to secure the float line at a different lengths for diving in varying depths. I guess it can be used to do the same with an anchor line.
http://www.netknots.com/html/butterfly_knot.html
You're welcome
Interesting story.
jejeje Rob 
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