It's interesting how similar is everything they did to what I did. I guess the space limitations only leave so many options. Their gun rack is one of two alternatives I initially considered for myself. I went with the other option because it didn't require welding/fabrication of metal tubes.
Yep.
And what Marco said.
Marco, where did you get this information?
6 weights at 1.3lb is just under 8lb. $7 per weight. The RA belt is not a good belt IMO, it's not stretchy enough. The RA belt may need to be modified a little to fit through the weights.
I've never used anything less than 400lb mono. My main consideration is abrasion resistance. I've had fish run the line through structure and half the diameter of the mono was sheared off, but it held. Had it been anything less it would've popped for sure. There were other times when the 400lb mono was cut too.
John, the relief from back pain is 50/50 rubber belt and well distributed weight. Those pinch weights are the ones I make with a mold that Tin Man made for me, and I have a few for sale.
Cool animal. Good quality video for a phone.
I've handled it before/drawn it. You use it like any other sling. I didn't like it for the reason I already mentioned. I believe it was expensive. Is that a speargun beside it Carla?
Anything Mike. Just make sure that wherever you attach it, it will by in front of your hand when you stretch the band. I would try to do this by rigging a smaller band loop after the main band loop, maybe using a constrictor knot.
I could never get used to the paralyzer/3 prong tip. I'd go straight to a single flopper or a slip tip for a pole spear.
A pic would be nice 
A pistol grip usually puts too much pressure on the wrist for sling application.
I found Momoi 400lb mono to be the best, and I've been using it for a long time http://spearfishing.world/spea…trong-is-mono-really.html It's not expensive when you buy online. I've been meaning to add it to the Pursuit line.
Yes you can use clear mono, but it's harder to see. Also the way mono strength goes I don't know how it will measure up to the Momoi. In a pinch you can use weedwhacker line too.
With a rashguard top and 1mm pants I'm using 7 of those weights at 1.3lb each. If I lose weight I can go less. Interesting for me to read about having had lower back pains, I forgot all about it.
I now use the Pursuit belt http://www.freedivingspearfish…s-rubber-weight-belt.html
We're glad to have you.
Have you tried a hip loading speargun like a Riffe?
10ft is not that deep 
http://www.freedive.net/ibsrc/fish_frms/s_marlin.htm Please don't be concerned Carla, anyone can make a mistake. I felt it was pertinent/necessary to the discussion at hand to post the correct info. I looked into it because I had the general idea that you don't dive very deep for big pelagics.
QuoteAs I neared the point it became evident that some current was running. Although the bottom became more barren, around the rocks that jutted out into the sea schools of baitfish and pink maomao indicated there might be some action on the up-current side of the point. In the distance I could see the rock wall dropping vertically to the bottom of 80 feet. A school of large koheru swam past below me, disordered and moving fast. Expecting to see a school of kingfish in pursuit I made a dive, waiting motionless in mid-water. I waited without seeing anything till the last of the koheru had passed and then returned to the surface. As I lay breathing for another dive, I looked down to see a bill waving from side to side about 10 feet below me. In a couple of seconds the rest of the big striped marlin came into view as it rose from behind me to check me out. Although brightly lit up, the marlin was swimming slowly and as it passed underneath me it began to sink back down. I made a shallow dive over the top of it, moving very slowly so as not to spook the giant fish which was already almost out of range. Picking a spot just behind the gill plates I took a shot, hoping to hit the spine or the back of the brain. However, the size of the fish must have led me to underestimate the distance as my shaft connected low in the shoulder. The marlin continued to swim off slowly, then came to a halt and rose vertically to the surface where it stayed, head out of the water and shaking slightly for several seconds. Thinking that I had stoned it I swam forwards, then backed off again as it righted itself and moved off towards open water.
Black1's assessment is right on the money. What are the Miami locations that the Persistent video was shot in?
KC, just a couple of days ago I was speaking with Sporascrub, a member of the forum who was very much into pneumtics, and he told me that the Mares line of pneumatics is superior to everything else on the market, with maybe the exception of the new omer air gun. He also said he prefers the Sten over the Cyrano for the punching power.
Welcome to the forum KC. We are all sensitive to the effects of the Gulf oil spill disaster.
This is an old post I made in a thread about the scuba vs. freediving argument, I think it's relevant here. In my experience, the very best spearfishers I know/knew dive to a max of 100ft, have a little better than average bottom times, and I've never seen one utilize the "advanced" techniques of freediving.
QuoteI disagree about there being no great thought process. A freediver covers vastly larger areas over a much greater time span than a scuba diver. He is much more in tune with the ecosystem and the medium. A scuba diver either drops on the fish or he doesn't. A freediver has an intimate knowledge of fish behavior through instinct and experience. He remembers much more ground and knows to follow it properly. He has a mental map of places and how to get to them that can stay recorded in his mind for years. The freediver has a sense for which ground will hold fish and if it doesn't hold fish one day should hold fish on another. It's not just a matter of swimming and shooting whatever happens on the way. There is a lot of strategy and this is where the better freedive spearfishers excel. They excel because they produce where others don't. It is incorrect to think that it's all about breath holding.
The moment the brain is used to direct an underwater activity, such as to perceive the environment/consider how to deal with it as when hunting a fish, much more energy is expended which negates any previous "advanced freediving" preparation. In competitive freediving the diver isolates himself from the environment to conserve energy.
deep blue, for me the tuna clips are too bulky, I avoid them when I can. For example on my boat the butt or handle of the gun goes into a hole/gun rack. We leave the float lines attached when we're hopping from spot to spot. The tuna clip will make it more difficult to fit the end of the gun in the hole. Just a little preference that I have. The truth is I can't get myself to trust a tuna clip for stuff that I really don't want to lose.
The blue mono is a stringer. It never comes off the float, loop is crimped on, the float line spool also never comes off the float. Less things to misplace this way. As such I need a quick way to get the fish off the stringer. The mono attached to the back of the stringer allows me to shake the fish right off it. The tuna clip grabs on to a groove in the stringer. The loop formed by the mono keeps the fish closer to the float than if they were to be dangling at the end of the same length mono if the stringer was T.
This is old, but I've never seen the slow motion and freeze frame at the end of the attack. That tiger has tremendous courage disregarding the elephant and go after the man like that. Also its intelligence understanding that the man is the threat is impressive. You have to respect this animal. Tiger hunts using elephants are/were fairly common. I wonder statistically how many tigers ever attacked a man on an elephant. My understanding is that they're always running until cornered. Maybe this is why no one was expecting what this tiger did. Kudos to the elephant driver too for trying to defend himself.
