Posts by Dan

Yeah, but be aware those JBL tips have the wire sticking out perpendicular to the shaft and it really messes up accuracy. I couldn't hit anything but point blank with the one I had and that's after I drilled another hole for the wire so it would run on an angle backwards.

Well that's one way of saying you're not interested in a Pursuit shafts LOL that's fine. I made reference to my shafts to make the point that coated shafts are not necessarily cheaper.

I wasn't saying that a slip tip should be used on reef fish. Really I was ahead of myself as I don't know what fish you're after. I kinda assumed you're shooting higher in the water column based on some of your posts Hank. Riffe has a double barb detachable spear point which could work well for saving your shaft shooting big grouper and such. I owned one and took it on a few dives but never got to shoot a fish with it. It's big and heavy, but I suppose if you're regularly targeting big groupers accuracy is not as much of an issue.

I think in this case you're better off using a slip tip.

Lets compare some prices:

For your gun you must have full size sharkfin tabs which Rob Allen doesn't have. But the RA shaft is of proven "quality" whereas the DW or KJ shafts are not so I'll include the RA shaft for reference.

Rob Allen (coated), 7.5mm, 150cm two mini pins $54.
DW (coated), 7.5mm, 147cm, two full size sharkfin tabs $38
Pursuit Stainless Steel, 9/32 (7mm), 152cm, two full size sharkfin tabs $53 - $1 Less than the RA shaft, $15 more than the rusting DW shaft.

I don't think you got it right Hank. All shafts will bend. If you want shafts to be cost efficient learn to straighten them There was a time when I thought that a once bent shaft was trash but not any more.

Let me put it another way; it's true that some fish can really pretzel a shaft and make it too difficult or not worth while to straighten. For me this happens when a shaft is bent in more than two different directions. But within this small window of advantage between the yield stress of the SS shaft and yield stress of the coated shaft that I and Xan were talking about, a SS shaft will never bend that way. It will almost always be a bend in one direction which is easy to straighten.

I never purposefully clean or treat my SS shaft and knife to prevent rust. I do rinse my speargun because when I leave it salty I don't like how it feels when I handle it at home. I never had rust problem with shaft or knife.

Cute. Was the dog's name Jaques?

Enjoy your martini Don

It's interesting to consider which fish will put the exact amount of stress on a shaft, that falls within these brackets; from the point where a SS shaft exceeds the yield stress, to just before a coated shaft exceeds it. To me it seems the window is too small for it to happen often and it's mostly hype. I mean a 20lb grouper that will hole up after being shot may bend whatever shaft.

Xan, the way I see it all shafts will bend. I just straighten them. Once thing I can't be bothered with is rust, so I'll pay another $20 for a shaft.

Looks like the Japanese take food processing to the highest level, and they're a big fish consuming culture. Makes these Baharim guys look like amateurs. People just don't know any better. Reminds of some Haitian meat stores in Fort Lauderdale, I only buy meat for my dogs there.

This confirms what I've been saying for a while now; that when I straighten a bent coated shaft it doesn't seem to require any more force than a stainless steel shaft. Will you please explain again in simple words what guys who say that coated shafts are more bend resistant are actually experiencing?

Jeff, thank you for that test. So if the stainless steel shaft was 7.5mm they'd bend the same?

The word is that DW coated shafts rust quickly. I'm only repeating what I've been told, albeit by a reliable source, as I wouldn't bother with non stainless steel shafts and so have no experience with DW shafts. Then again there can be batches of shafts with different characteristics, so it depends which production of the same line of shafts you're getting, maybe the problem was since addressed. This thread is a reminder to get off my butt and stock some full size sharkfin tabbed shafts.

Cool pic. We were close to a lightning storm on the water on a couple of occasions but not that close. Water spouts too.

Thanks for the feedback Mike, I'm glad it's working for you. I also found it to be as powerful as two 16mm bands can make a gun, and accurate.

This is my preferred gun http://spearfishing.world/spea…-made-a-new-speargun.html Haven't used it yet LOL

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Dive in really cold water.

What you described about the hog turning out small, I went through the same thing and came to the same conclusion. Looking %100 like a male doesn't indicate size.

Welcome to the forum Amadeo.

LB, you said it the way I would've like to. From adding all kinds of hardware; drives, memory, video card etc. to readily available software, the easily customizable PC tower/box and windows is the way to go for me. Protection is not an issue, a computer requires maintenance and I know how to do it. BTW I still use XP SP3, I didn't like the newer versions of windows. XP does everything I need it to. My particular setup may not be ideal for intensive HD video editing, but I get by. If I needed to I'd upgrade the processor, memory, video card etc. I'm not sure that's possible with a mac since everything is contained in the monitor.

Thanks Xan.

I don't get viruses. I do have a good antivirus program running plus a firewall and a couple of other protection layers, including backup. Are you saying that a mac doesn't need such programs because it can't be attacked? Or that hackers are not interested in targeting macs because PCs are more common? I don't know much about mac computers.