Posts by Dan

Is it really worth it to buy a "new and improved" model from Mares with all these problems? Why not just use a proven design such as the old Mares Cyrano or Seac Asso? I know the basic function of a pneumatic is the same so there can't be a significant power increase with the new designs.

Is Predathor predator with an h added? Lame.. like everything Salvimar.

Won't a stronger/metal line release for the Evo make something else give way/break instead?

No problems with the Evo? Line release?

Bad mother focker indeed.

You must have big hands.

You hit the nail on the head. For years barracuda has been considered a trash fish, and guys coming from other cultures who shoot and eat it would get shamed for talking about it. Next thing it's regulated. The truth is there have been no studies, just some group that made noise.

I have a spinner knob on mine. Perfect for holding onto something with one hand and steering with the other.

Marco, which pneumatic are you using?

In a specific areas such as where the flats fishermen were complaining about I don't know. But they are numerous and a nuisance in Palm beach. Going from an unregulated trash fish to this is strange.

NEW: The FWC approved creating a slot limit of 15 to 36 inches allowing for one fish greater than 36 inches per person or per vessel, whichever is less in some S. Florida counties at the Nov. meeting in St. Petersburg. These changes will go into effect Jan. 1, 2017.

Barracuda: Sphyraena barracuda

Florida Recreational and Commercial Regulations:
Minimum Size Limit None
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties ONLY:
15-36 inch fork length slot limit with 1 fish greater than 36 inches fork length per person or vessel per day allowed
Daily Bag Limit Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties ONLY: 2 fish per person, 6 fish per vessel
Closed Season None
Management:

Stakeholders in southeast Florida and the Florida Keys have voiced concerns about declining barracuda numbers observed when fishing and diving.
FWC staff gathered public input from concerned stakeholders at workshops.
Bag limits off Collier, Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Martin counties became effective Nov. 1, 2015, to prevent further declines and conserve barracuda in the region.
The FWC approved creating a slot limit of 15 to 36 inches allowing for one fish greater than 36 inches per person or per vessel, whichever is less at the November 2016 meeting in St. Petersburg. This change goes into effect Jan. 1, 2017.

Welcome to spearfishing world.

Just a snug fit, make it go in an inch if you have enough wood in front of the band hole. It's amusing to see the old shark spikes with a plate and screws. Granted some Biller and Sea hornet wood spearguns have plastic muzzles.

you are correct about the butt. I had a shark spike in the muzzle and used that. You're probably best to put a small nail into it then fill the hole.

Your gun looks great.

The rotisserie works well for clean/smooth epoxy coating. You just have to figure out the contact points to the stock.

Those structures look well made, they're non obtrusive/blend in nicely with the natural landscape.

3 prong is pretty much useless for decent size fish. A slip tip is overkill, but necessary to protect a polespear. A single flopper shaft is best, if you go with a sling.

Open heel fins are the worst fins for freediving, spearfishing and scuba diving. Why people buy them I can't understand. I guess when you only spend 30 minutes total in the water it doesn't matter. The loose fit amounts to a lot energy loss when kicking, resulting in little propulsion and quickly tired legs.
Speardiver C90 are good freediving fins https://spearfishing.store/fin…on-spearfishing-fins.html

Welcome to Spearfishing World.

There are a lot of choices for pole spears. IMO a sling is a more effective spearfishing tool than a pole spear, I would choose the simplest sling over the most expensive polespear. I found this one to be the best sling Koah Side Sling MX

For fins since your boys are just starting out, you probably don't want to spring for carbon fins. What's important then is that you get a modular plastic fin, this means it has two separate components; the foot pockets and the plastic blade. The performance is decent, and if at a later point they want to upgrade, they can use the foot pockets and replace just the blade. These are two good choices for modular fins:

OMER Stingray Fins

Cressi Gara Modular Fins

Simply awesome! I love dolphin.

Nice work.

Nice relaxing video. I like the picture in picture effect.