Posts by Dan

Hello. Where do you dive?

There's only one of each. Shipping is $5 each, I will combine shipping if ordering more than one.

#2. $10 - SOLD -
Condition: New in package.
This is a typical SS skeleton knife. Comes with straps.

#3. $5 - SOLD -
Condition: New in package.

Quick lock knife. This knife is not as solid built as the omer laser. It's more suitable as a backup scuba knife meant to be attached to a BCD.

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Condition: New in package.

Quick lock knife. This knife is not as solid built as the omer laser. It's more suitable as a backup scuba knife meant to be attached to a BCD. This one has a line cutting notch.

If interested pm me or email at seahunterusa@rogers.com. Paypal to the same address.

I like it!

How about old bald divers? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Great Intro Wet Zen. Welcome to the forum. I can imagine the general idea but how does the saying about old divers and bold divers go?

Dan

I understand what you mean. No, the footpockets are like that on their own.

That's a hard thought, I wouldn't have considered it at all. If anything I'd wait for the dog to get injured in a situation where I could determine that it was the fault of the bad eye, if it's indeed bad.

Why don't you cover his good eye and do some tests, toss a stick or a ball for him. Or hold out a food item in front of his face see if he follows it with his injured eye. I have no idea about the lack of reflection.

As experienced spearfishermen, whether we like a speargun or not is about personal preferences/little details that make it easy/enjoyable to use. It's taken for granted that the basic functionality is there, as in keeping the spear in the speargun until you press the trigger. A trigger mechanism is not a component where a speargun manufacturer should lower production costs at the expense of safety. Or make a design mistake because of ignorance.

Just passing on what I learned..

Some pics of the new Mares footpockets with the DiveR blades installed. I don't like the footpockets, the angle of the tendons is extreme and the front of the footpocket seems too narrow. You know those Italians have fine fine feet <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

John, I saw your post about the venom speargun on SB. Did you really have to pay for the gun? or at least get a discount from your brother?

It's not a matter of whether we're the only ones. I'm saying that there are few enough guys that dive plain reef lines at 60-90ft that the hunting pressure is not high. Guys that dive deep have jobs and get out only once in a while. When they do they prefer to target "spots" not reef lines. Even if they do target reef lines once in a while the deep areas get a chance to recuperate whereas the shallower areas, wrecks and artificials are hit constantly.

Damn, there had to be a catch. Did you ever shoot one? Do they fight hard?

I don't usually go out of my way imagining which fish species I'd like to spear that I haven't yet. But when I chanced on pics of this fish something about the way it looks is just asking for a shaft. I was intrigued by it's appearance and thought it to be a strange snapper, looked like a cross between a mullet and a snapper to me. Lo and behold it is indeed called the mullet snapper http://www.mexfish.com/fish/mulsnp/mulsnp.htm That's one beefy and beautiful fish!

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Mullet Snapper, Lutjanus aratus: The Mullet Snapper is distinguished by its elongated body (the most aerodynamic of the snappers), an overall red checkerboard appearance that with white spots in the center of each scale that generate alternating dark and light stripes on the sides, and a dark concave tail.

Interesting but I don't think it will support a long blade. Where did you find this? Looks old.

There are longer fins but they're generally considered strictly freediving fins. Our carbon fins can be ordered longer but 75-80cm is considered ideal for spearfishing. I don't think that a person with less mass needs to look at softer fins. I think smaller guys make much better use of a fin of any stiffness. It's a misconception that big guys need stiffer fins.

Sure different guys will prefer a different stiffness. But there are limitations imposed by our physiology and most people fall within certain parameters. I don't think the tendons in our ankles are designed to handle the kind of stress created when using a stiff fin. However there will be people who are an exception.

As far as selecting stiffness; having a blade that is too stiff is like starting to ride a bicycle in low gear. It's hard to start but once you get going you go faster. Conversely if you start in high gear it's easier to get going but you then put too much effort to keep up speed. It's exactly this way with fins. I find that spearfishing it's always stop and go. Rarely do I have to maintain a constant pace for very long. As such I choose a fin that is relatively easy to get going.

I'm glad you said that, it was one of my points. Remove the added support from the tendons and to maintain correct flex you must compensate in the blade by making the base thicker. This will make the blade very stiff at the base. In such a case all the power you put into the stroke will translate into stress at the only point of connection between the blade and your foot, which is the sole of the footpocket. This area will suffer deterioration and you will feel the base of the blade poking through the sole of the footpocket. The whole reason for tendons is to distribute the stress evenly.

But have you ever tried such soft tendons :frustrated2: