What all speared schoolmasters should be like <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Posts by Dan
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No euro gun could ever be compared with a wooden speargun in terms of durability. The performance between a Riffe Euro 130 and any other railgun of the same length for that matter is negligible . No railgun passing the 100 cm length is easy to track with. A railgun is better suited for ambush hunting in which the gun is tucked at the side and then extended towards the intended target. or extended and then pointed at the target. Swinging a gun most of the time is not even an option, even a midhandle is not suited for that purpose. Anticipation vs tracking kind of thing. Do not sell your Riffe euro, you will end up regreting it. 130 is a nice lenght, but it´s already entering the very clear water realm. I don´t see how an aimrite gun could track better than any other similar gun, maybe aimrite knows something that other manufacturers ignore. I don´t think the life time warranty has to do nothing with it. For the price an aimrite runs, I think Riffe is a far better rig than any aimrite in my opinion.
Good post monster and I really like the points I put in bold. People talk a lot about ease of tracking with one gun versus another, when in reality there's a big misconception. Any long gun is hard to track. If you really had to swing the gun fast you'd realize that practically any gun is not fast enough. It's planning the approach that's more important and what we most often have to deal with. A fish appearing fast out of nowhere is a comparatively rare event when hunting reef. Anyways once you get to guns that are as slim as guns could be whether in the wood or pipe category, the factor that affords the biggest advantage is the handle/grip and how much leverage it allows you over the gun.
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No euro gun could ever be compared with a wooden speargun in terms of durability. The performance between a Riffe Euro 130 and any other railgun of the same length for that matter is negligible . No railgun passing the 100 cm length is easy to track with. A railgun is better suited for ambush hunting in which the gun is tucked at the side and then extended towards the intended target. or extended and then pointed at the target. Swinging a gun most of the time is not even an option, even a midhandle is not suited for that purpose. Anticipation vs tracking kind of thing. Do not sell your Riffe euro, you will end up regreting it. 130 is a nice lenght, but it´s already entering the very clear water realm. I don´t see how an aimrite gun could track better than any other similar gun, maybe aimrite knows something that other manufacturers ignore. I don´t think the life time warranty has to do nothing with it. For the price an aimrite runs, I think Riffe is a far better rig than any aimrite in my opinion.
Good post monster and I really like the points I put in bold. People talk a lot about ease of tracking with one gun versus another, when in reality there's a big misconception. Any long gun is hard to track. If you really had to swing the gun fast you'd realize that practically any gun is not fast enough. It's planning the approach that's more important and what we most often have to deal with. A fish appearing fast out of nowhere is a comparatively rare event when hunting reef. Anyways once you get to guns that are as slim as guns could be whether in the wood or pipe category, the factor that affords the biggest advantage is the handle/grip and how much leverage it allows you over the gun.
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Well, he's expressing what many people would feel in that position but don't dare say it. Fame often goes to people who do that. Other than that the guy has an inimitable style, at least I've never heard anything like it. Maybe it's common in Mexico I don't know. The first time I watched it I thought maybe he's a stand up comedian playing a stupid gang banger.
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Very nice Dias. Rosalinda..
how you know it's a girl? Guys what fish is that? Looks like a cross between an AJ and a YJ. -
Snook are illegal to spear over here. They are not protected for any particular reason that I'm aware of, it's just been like that for many years. There are spots where there's many of them, and they are big.
I don't think people shoot octopus, they just grab them with the hand. When I first started and didn't know I shot a couple. Today I don't usually touch them, partly because I very rarely see them. But I know how to cook it http://spearfishing.world/cooking/1213-octopus-recipe.html
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Maybe he figures that he's %100 caught so he makes the most out of his situation by enjoying the attention and getting as much of it as he can. In his mind he probably didn't do anything wrong. His mentality could be that even though he already won the fight, if he didn't finish the job there the other guy would come back at him in the future when he's not expecting it.
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Nice vid, good music. Finally I see someone shoot a snook. You don't take octopus in Trin? That was an interesting wreck, how big is the ship? What kind of snapper was that in the end? Some bubble blowing to close things off eh
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<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"> Gotta try it
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Thanks for that bit of culture monster.
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It's hard to see exactly what's going on and how much of that was staged. But the Caucas shepherds are known for their prowess in predator control. They are generally called wolf killers (volk-a-dav). I always thought that it rarely ends up with the wolf actually getting killed as I'm sure it would rather run away than fight. In that vid it looks like it was in some kind of enclosure that's why I think it was staged. There's no doubt however that these dogs can kill a wolf in a fight. There was also breeding done to develop them to work on men. They have a badass reputation, I don't know how much of it is true. Here's the modern version.
YouTube - in memory Varlay part 1
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There's been some confusion about whether Mako fiberglass fins are the same as Matrix and Waterway fiberglass fins. Here are pics of each, they're obviously not the same. Matrix and Waterway get their variation in stiffness and flex by machining layers off the fiberglass which is otherwise the same thickness throughout the length of the blade. Fiberglass blades which don't have these cuts get their stiffness and flex by laying up different length layers of fiberglass before everything is fused together. By looking at the Mako blade I can't be sure they use the latter process but it's obvious the blades are not machined. Click on the pics for higher resolution.
Matrix and Waterway.
Mako.
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Interesting. Think you could take him? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
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Monster, I googled it but I'm not getting a clear idea of who this guy is?
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Very interesting to hear about the behavior of the same fish in a different place Tinu.
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This is a Rob Allen mech http://spearfishing.world/spea…en-spearguns-misfire.html Unless things have been drastically changed.
Where's the line release on the Mako? If it's on the side that would be an advantage provided it works well.
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hehehe I wanted to eat some Bahamians while I was there, but Bahamas' got to be the country with the lowest % of good looking black women.
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Nice fish. Did you eat the Bahamians?
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It was quite a windy morning with a strong North wind, and dark clouds...Eolo was making us know we where uninvited guests in that realm...I find that this days are always somehow rewarding for those that don’t just stay home wondering if there were any good fish in those stormy waters...
I like this passage very much. It really made me feel what you're talking about. Is Eolo an African sea deity?
Dias, with your writing style I'm sure you write for some kind of publication, care to say which? Thank you for the excellent writeups and pics.
