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You may find a true love here. Depending on what you're looking for....

Just can't get aquaolga out of your head can you <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Soon..

How much?

Reminds of snook and a golf ball.

I thought you did http://spearfishing.world/gene…g-you-have-a-problem.html  <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

OK Charlie, based on fuzz' recommendation welcome. I think I read your post on SB regarding Pelaj. Did you ever get your stuff?

I can't bear to remove the shooting line but I think I'm going to remove my spear flopper. I will aim for stone shots and complete pass throughs only.

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Just doing the mandatory introductory greeting

The site was recommended by a buddy and I hope I have a lot of luck finding true love here and the girl of my dreams <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

An introduction post is one of the few forum rules and is required for a reason. Interesting way to start your participation here. Wish I could say welcome but I'm just not feeling it right now.

That makes sense to me.

I'd like to offer them. Let me think about it.

BTW I don't know what happened but all the weights came out 1.3lb. I think before you changed the mold they were at 1.25lb. They should've been lighter now not heavier. But I"m good with 1.3lb.

One of the reasons I don't like the bigger weights is that they sag away from the body more. With these new belts however I don't think it's going to be an issue because of the stiffness. I may want to try the heavier weights now.

Griswold was right on. I poured some weights and making the changes to the belt the pinch weights fit it. The belts had a very warm reception.

At least they didn't feed on him http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ne…-20100204,0,5808685.story

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STUART - The shark that killed a kiteboarder off Stuart this week was an 8- or 9-foot shark in the requiem family, a group which includes bull sharks and tiger sharks, a shark attack expert who examined the body said Thursday evening.

Two bite wounds on the thigh caused the death of Stephen Howard Schafer, victim of the first fatal shark attack in Florida since 2005, said George Burgess, director of the International Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Burgess drove to the medical examiner's office in Fort Pierce on Thursday to examine the body.

Blacktip and spinner sharks, also members of the requiem family, are responsible for many attacks, but those are generally just single bites by a shark that thinks a hand or foot is a fish. Bull sharks and tigers are known killers, and along with great whites, are "the primary attackers of man," according to the International Shark Attack File. There had been speculation that a great white had been the attacker, but Burgess said his examination definitively ruled out that species.

About 4 p.m. Wednesday lifeguard Daniel Lund peered through binoculars and saw Schafer lying on his board about a quarter-mile offshore, officials said. When Lund paddled out, he saw blood in the water and Schafer screamed "I've been bitten by a shark," according to an interview Lund gave to WPTV-Ch. 5.

Lund held Schafer on his rescue board with one arm and paddled to shore with the other, as sharks circled.

"It's not like the dorsal fins come out of the water like you see … in the movies," he told the television station. "They generally kinda cruise through the waves, and you can see the shadows going underneath and so on, so you know they're there."

A report by the Martin County Sheriff's Office said Schafer had suffered an 8- to 10-inch bite on the thigh, bites on the buttocks and apparent defensive wounds on the right hand.

More than 100 sharks were seen in the ocean off Reef Road in Palm Beach on Thursday morning, prompting lifeguards to monitor the beaches to see if any should be closed, WPTV-Ch. 5 reports.

Last week, beaches were closed for three days on Singer Island because of shark sightings. Hammerheads, spinners, reef and bull sharks are common off South Florida this time of year, when they follow schools of migrating fish.

Schafer's death was a rare event in a state where shark attacks often are minor lacerations caused by small sharks. Worldwide about 8 percent of shark attacks result in death, but in Florida about 1 percent are fatal, according to the International Shark Attack File's statistics.

Brent Winner, a biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, said a key reason for the disparity is that attacks elsewhere — such as off Australia or South Africa — often involve great whites, huge predators whose serrated teeth can cause massive tissue loss with a single bite.

Neil Hammerschlag, research assistant professor at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, who has published research on shark attacks, said he is concerned the publicity generated by the attack will further stigmatize animals that are suffering severe declines and are responsible for very few human deaths.

"It's definitely a tragedy, but I don't think we should take this opportunity to demonize them," he said. "Shark populations are declining. We should learn more about these animals and not create hysteria."

Schafer's friends said they are shocked by his death.

Jordan Schwartz, who has known Schafer for five years, said he was an experienced kiteboarder.

"He was a super-nice guy, always mellow," Schwartz said. "I don't think he had any enemies."

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May, June, July, August? Are you kidding, or do you mean summertime?

I saw your post on SB asking about the Riffe stable snorkel. Seems like you have your mind set on it and just want someone to tell you what you want to hear. When I see that it just boggles my mind because I know that you read this thread, and all the work I put into explaining exactly why a snorkel like a Riffe stable is over engineered and useless for us freedivers. So go ahead and buy that stupid $50 snorkel and enjoy. I couldn't even get my mouth around that huge mouthpiece..

Hey guys, $50 for a snorkel?! you think that's reasonable? A snorkel should probably be the cheapest piece of gear other than a snorkel keeper IMO.

Great story with seal Don. Aren't rookeries prime patrol areas for GWS? Did you feel it was a reasonable risk to take or were you just feeling invincible at the time?

The blue Seasniper is an impressive gun. What are the target fish? and How does it shoot fuzz?

Thanks for the inside scoop about who is fuzz I like how you arranged the guns in the last pic; wood with wood, pipe with pipe, and sorted according to length.

I'm the opposite though, I get rid of everything that doesn't have an immediate use and keep only what works best for me. I know that one speargun can't do it all, but I figure if someone enjoys spearfishing in different environments 3 or 4 guns max should cover all the bases. Is it that you simply can't find a gun that you're completely happy with? Or that you like to try different guns and only way to do it is to acquire one and then you just keep it? Or do you simply enjoy owning all of them? If the latter is the case then your words should by no means be misconstrued as remorse If not please feel free to use the member's items section <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

I'm honored by the Jewish reference Watch out for the pebbles yourself in your neighborhood

I'm sure a lot of it has to do with his slingshot; length and stretch of the rubbers mainly.

Nice! I have one of those for many years, but I took the wrist support off, takes too long to set up for a quick shot with the wrist support.

Nice thread Don. Good stories