Posts by Dan

Welcome to the forum Khalel.

Could be some kind of rock hind? Then it's the biggest I've ever seen. Beautiful fish.

You're right, could be dangerous if you miss the fish. I'll settle for a baseball bat <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Can I see a video of Marco or fuzz beating a fish with a coke bottle <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

hau, get one of these Pelican protector micro cases from Bass pro for $15 http://www.basspro.com/webapp/…1_100935____SearchResults Clear is good because you'll be able to see if there's any water intrusion. Drill a small hole for the cable and make a knot in it on the inside of the case so there will be no movement if there are any tugs on the cable. Use Aquaseal on the inside and outside at the hole to seal it. Just avoid opening it while you're on the water and you won't have any rusting problems. That's the setup I used for the battery pack on my yak.

When you guys are ready to post a dive report, shoot me a pm and I'll make a Canada section.

That particular gun was a C2X (competitor 2 with a butt extension). The Riffe competitor series guns have a slimmer stock than the standard. Really as slim as you'd want to go on a wood gun.

Those AJ are more than decent. WTG John!

Are those 3mm suits? Were they needed?

I was looking for the belt

Don't know!

fun vid. The fried fish looks good, I wonder how it tastes.

I've heard it before but I'm finding out the hard way that fish teeth and/or spines can and will puncture the inflatable tubes of a RIB. In my case I can't be sure if it was the teeth or the dorsal spines, but I had two tiny punctures about 1/2" apart.

On my boat the tubes are PVC. Punctures are not difficult to repair, but good prep work is a must for a solid repair and can be time consuming, and a boat full of patches is not a pretty sight. Essentially a patch is glued on to repair a puncture. I found some good glue at a local RIB repair shop, $40 for a small can with a tube of curing agent. Used carefully this glue will last for a few small repairs. The white PVC material is surprisingly expensive.

I'm also posting this as a heads up for anyone coming on my boat to handle fish carefully. Most fish have strong sharp spines on their dorsal fins. It is best if they're dispatched in the water and go directly from the water into the cooler. One of the disadvantages of a RIB I suppose.

I've seen some big ones in Cuba in very shallow water. The big ones were impossible to catch. To get any kind of porgy you had to be very good.

I figured I'd come back and post an update on the Riffe 1mm pants which I kept. This is an old thread but I haven't used the pants much at all. The hole in crotch I repaired by gluing a patch of neoprene on the inside. There have been no further tears at the seams. However I'm further dissatisfied with these pants. From the beginning I noticed that the padding over the knees is rather bulky. At this point I don't know what happened, whether there's foam inside that deteriorated somehow, but this padding now feels like I have a pair of diapers over my knees, heavy and soggy. Protection in the knee and elbow area is a good thing, but these big bulky pads are completely unnecessary. A big :thumbdown1: to the Riffe 1mm wetsuit.

G.R. I can't remember if it's been mentioned in this thread already, if you haven't yet solved the problem of the bands tangling with your shooting line, try shortening your wishbones.

Good to see you managed the pic

oh it's been many years since I had gefilte fish Nostalgic but not the best thing to do with fish by far. Maybe better for freshwater fish? For those who don't know think meatball and make it fishball. In my family they'd make it more flat than round, and packed into what looked like a rueda (English?) having the fish skin on the outside edge.

Interesting info. If you'll take pics I'd like to see them.

Just make it

The hollow JBL is very fast, is all I know.

Welcome to the forum Joe.

fuzz, I don't remember the argument, but I do remember being given flack for this pic. These are my first fish in Florida, beach dive, you can see the overpowered Riffe. Makes me smile now. Shooting fish was a mystical affair of squeeze the trigger, flinch from the recoil, and open my eyes to see if I hit something. Power was all I cared about, and it never entered my mind that it may affect accuracy. I think everyone who starts on their own goes through this phase.

Interestingly choice of fins follows a similar progression. Is it that we're getting smart or getting lazy? I had a lot of fun with my overpowered gun and my overpowered fins.