Posts by Dan

Nice pics.

So to pressurize the gun you have to first remove the handle? How does it come off?

Where did you get the pressure gauge Don?

Who's that in your avatar papaa?

Awesome hog. Nice pics tinu.

I bought the housing here http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NSIKI8 and the camera on ebay for less than $100. Everything still works good. I've taken a lot of pics with the camera.

I had that happen to me once when I was unscrewing a muzzle off a pressurized gun. The oil sprayed onto my arm with such force that it burned, the rest of it left a clean patch on the discolored floor.

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We used to blow the muzzles off a lot
years ago when the over pressured big stens sat in the hot Cali sun.

:@

What's a death grip Don?

My understanding from talking to guys that use pneumatics is that you ignore the manufacturer's specs and pressurize the gun to the point where you can barely load it with a loader. I believe at this point it would be impossible to load with bare hands. Maybe with a rag but if you're carrying a rag you might as well be carrying a much smaller loader. But I also understand the convenience of leaving the gun at a lower pressure to be able to load with bare hands. I'm just not sure about the power of the gun at such a pressure.

That's a pretty ominous avatar Don.

I'm thinking that if you can load the gun by grabbing the shaft with your hand/without a loader (is this what you're talking about?) then it doesn't have enough pressure.

Just do it.

It's the best way to start IMO. You may run into problems but you'll solve them yourself and gain a self confidence in the water that you never would otherwise.

Use a float that will keep your catch out of the water so as not to attract sharks. The float could also be something you can hang on to and rest. Stash some water and a cell phone in a waterproof pouch in the float. Also some money if you get swept far away from your starting point and need to pay a car to get back.

I don't understand the description I just read in my book about the line stopping short of the dorsal fin for lesser AJ.

But, my fish had the line extend past the eye and 12 gill rakers, so according to Adrian's and Davie's methods of identification what I have here is a greater AJ. Oh well..

Sure, just tighten the straps. I've also seen wide elastic straps for this knife but I'm not sure how they work.

I think I remember that.

Dude, that guide that I posted is BS. I counted the gill rakers on the two fish that I have and there not 25, not 20 but 12. What do you make of that?

So the Almaco jack is not regulated?

The definitive guide <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> http://spearfishing.world/fish…and-lesser-amberjack.html

Both the Greater Amberjack and the Lesser Amberjack are good eats. The minimum size limit for a Greater Amberjack is 28" to the fork, and you're only allowed one. The Lesser AJ has a slot size of not less than 14" or more than 22", and you're allowed five. The lesser AJ always seem to be that size, and when they're around they do turn out to be Lesser AJ not small Greater Amberjack. But it still pays to know the difference if you run into a picky FWC officer. Generally speaking if you see something looking like an Amberjack it's legal to shoot, not often you're going to run into the forbidden 6", if you do it will usually be a Greater AJ that's just short of 28".

From http://www.thejump.net/fishingarticles/amberjack.htm

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The main difference between the two amberjacks is the greater amberjack is longer than the lesser amberjack. In fact, the greater amberjack is four times longer than it is deep (side height); while the lesser amberjack is only about 3-1/2 times longer than deep, not counting the fins. If a ruler and calculator aren't handy and you really want to know, lift up the gill and count the finger shaped projections from the first gill. If it's a greater amberjack there are about 20 of these; in the lesser amberjack there are about 25.

Well done Joe.

You sure that's a lesser Jack? I got a couple of lesser AJs today and Alan got one about the same size but it was different, looked like yours. It was more deep in the body than the lesser AJs. I wish I took a pic o it, I'd like to identify it. A while back I got stopped by FWC and I had what I always took to be a lesser AJ because it fit in the slot size. The FWC guy, a young fellow, showed me a how to definitely tell whether it's a lesser of a small AJ, maybe something about the number of gill rakers, I wish I could remember. It was a lesser that time BTW.

Nice mack Davie. We got a couple of those each today, and they were decent size. One makes a good meal for my two dogs. If it's less than 12" it would be too hard to hit anyways. That's what I go by regulation wise.

BTW the seas were almost flat today but the vis was poor/green water south of Haulover. I'm getting the hang of the flying bathtub.

Rog allen line release fail here http://spearfishing.world/spea…elease-not-releasing.html

The trigger cassette should come out easily enough. Not much to it I think so just clean it out. Maybe take the opportunity to replace the plastic line release with a stainless steel one if they have it.

It's not reasonable to have to get in the water to anchor a boat. It's heavier than a kayak.