Posts by Dan

  • Salvimar Delta-one foot pockets review

    I finally received an answer from Salvimar. This was my question

    Quote from Dan

    What is this thing inside the footpocket slot on the bottom that doesn’t allow me to push the blade into the footpocket?

    This is the answer I got.

    Quote from Salvimar

    Hallo Dan,
    I don’t understand wich problem do you’ve: inside the the slot there is a wall in the middle to couple with our blades, but standard blades don’t arrive to touch this wall...
    You can fit easily every kind of blades on our footpocket.
    Let me know, regards

    Looks like Larry was right. Whoever's using the Salvimar footpockets with standard blades is simply leaving them at the tab. I guess I should've taken a picture of the fit of the blades inside the footpockets before I threw them out, but it's too late now. To give an idea the tip of the front lip of the footpocket barely reached the angle of the blade. For contrast here's a pic of the H Dessault footpocket with the new Speardiver fiberglass blade. You can see the front lip completely covers the angle.




  • Hey everybody

    Randy Couture is an exception to the rule, a unique individual. I used the word age but meant something that comes with age, losing the desire to dominate, to the point where it's hard to justify to oneself maintaining the training regime and lifestyle necessary to be able to compete at the top levels. If someone is so talented that they can do well without it then they are truly well protected from absorbing excessive physical punishment, and endowed with way above average tools, doesn't happen often.


    On another note how do you find spearfishing and MMA go together? Diving relaxes me so much I've lost the urge to win a long time ago. When I go train it's because I tell myself it's necessary, I want to know that I'm well protected.

  • Hey everybody

    With all due respect to any fighter, I would agree this is the case with Ken Shamrock and others. In other cases as with all, age does it's thing. There are only so many fights in any fighter, when it comes to top level competition.

  • Salvimar Delta-one foot pockets review

    This kevlar patch must be responsible for the tightness/lack of flexibility of the pocket above the toes I described earlier. What's the point for this reinforcement other than to use as a marketing gimic, I've never seen or heard of a foot pocket failing in that area.


    Marco, I'd like to see a link to the Italian reviews. I wouldn't be surprised if the reviewers are all affiliated with Salvimar as in the case of the 3 posts I found on deeper blue.


    BTW as far as Hatch customs, I can see that they're not terribly serious about producing a good fin just based on the foot pockets and rails they're using. I've been meaning to do a thread about rails for a long time, this may prompt me to do it.

  • Hello All

    My grandfather is an amputee below the knee, stepped on a mine in WW2, so I know a little about what it's like to live with it. There was a time when I was thinking about going into prosthetics, interesting field, I feel I could've brought something to it.


    Which fin are you using Ron?

  • Keeping your eye on the sand

    Quote from spearstuff

    I'm not compassionate enough I suppose, since I just rip out the gills and let the fish bleed. I only brain fish if I have to.

    Ripping the gills is a reasonable/ethical way to dispatch a fish. It can get time consuming though. Do you use a knife for this?

  • Fish injuries

    That's why I'm fascinated with it as well. I like to figure out what backup systems they have, to be able to survive in such a competitive environment.