Posts by Dan

  • Cressi Comache Reloaded....

    These are interesting modifications some of which I've considered doing myself. It's great to see it come to life. I was worried that the epoxy putty, epoxy, and paint will not stay bonded with the plastic handle long term. Considering the risk I concluded that it will be more effective to shape a handle out of wood.. and then to just make an enclosed track gun entirely out of wood, with better balance and aesthetics. If I remember right the ETR barrel felt heavy so you'll need good leverage to swing it. Hopefully the Cressi handle will prove up to the task. Thanks for posting this, the pics are great.

  • Cressi Gara Modular fins and foot pockets review

    There was a problem with the rubber quality when the Cressi Gara modular foot pockets first came out in 2012. Some pockets would tear easily just from rubbing against the reef, and the tendons would lose their shape popping off the blades. For this reason I stopped selling the Cressi f/p for two years. A year ago (2015) I ordered a pair for myself because I heard the problem was fixed, and have been using the Cressi Gara f/p with Speardiver C90 Carbon blades with no problems. I've since started offering the Cressi Gara f/p again at Freedive Store Cressi Gara Modular Foot Pockets, and sold many without any customers coming back with problems.


    I like the Cressi gara modular foot pockets. They have a stiff sole, medium stiffness tendons, soft pocket (I can use it barefoot), blades fit perfectly and are convenient to install. I also like the color scheme and overall design.


    The cressi gara modular foot pockets are nothing like the foot pockets of the old Cressi gara one piece fins. Like I said before they're nicely suited for somewhat narrow feet, but will also fit an average width foot. My foot is not narrow, 28cm long (that's US shoe size 11) and Cressi size 44-45 (10-11) is too loose. I must use the 42-43 (8-9) size which fits snug, but not so tight that it's uncomfortable. There's no room for a 3mm sock but I don't need it anyways, I use fins with Lycra socks.


    Subsub, given you'll probably be using thicker socks the 42-43 size should fit you well.

  • Cali shark attack

    Yes. The ones I use for shark defense do not have a firing pin, the spear point acts as the firing pin on impact. These are the safest, carry the most powerful round, lightest, and quickest to deploy in addition to being legal Speardiver Quick Slip-on Powerhead. I don't sell them any more, the information is there for those who may want to make their own based on this design.


  • Cali shark attack

    I thought she was bit in the torso? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    Seriously, I don't know how these people do it, swim in open water I mean. Especially in CA where there are many marine mammals and sharks that prey on them. When I'm diving/spearfishing I'm very aware of everything going on in the environment. I'm in predatory mode (have a speargun, powerheads and knife) and unafraid, so less attractive to other predators, and more or less ready to deal with whatever may present itself. When I'm at the beach splashing around with my dog, even 10 yards into the water, I'm nervous, yes of sharks. I would never simply swim out into the ocean concentrating on swimming oblivious to the environment. If I fell off a boat miles from shore and had to swim back, I'd force myself to calm down and forget about sharks and do it. But to purposefully put myself in that position and assume nothing is going to happen.. never. In this case you're simply playing the odds and I don't gamble like that with my life.