See that what he's doing with the glue, it's not necessary with good rails. That blade doesn't have good rails. You can see that the tendon rails were made by cutting down the water channeling rails which run the length of the blade. There's no way they're good because they're not made for the task. If you're going to glue like that you don't need the tendon rails at all, just glue the tendons right to the blade. What he's demonstrating in the video is equivalent to scratching your left ear with your right hand instead of with the left. I guess I'll have to make and post a vid..
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I've ordered online many times and never had a problem like yours. Highly unlikely that a local store would stock such an item. Order online and at worst you lose 4 days of waiting.
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Yep that harpoon gun looks similar. I remember the movie Orca and the ice scene in the end.
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Sounds like they pulled a fast one on you. Got your business for the camera by making you think you'll get the case. They're despicable!
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Don't know what you paid but here's one for $199 http://www.adorama.com/IPCDMWMCFX35.html Tell the other store to forget about it.
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You're required to have a drivers license along with the fishing license? Is this just for boats/kayaks? I hope I don't need a drivers license when I'm swimming out.
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Can't wait to see some colors in this thread
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Honest diver
I'm not going back to fiberglass blades unless I can't afford the carbons. The carbons feel lighter and pop back into straight quicker, another way of saying they're more reactive. And they look really nice too. OK didn't mean to turn this into a commercial. Back to nice fish and a stellar day..
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the fins i was using were dan's new carbon fiber blades.
im not sure what stifness they were? as i was just trying them out. they are a definite noticeable improvement from the fiberglass blades i use.
The carbon blades will come in stiffnesses defined by us with input from other divers in our community. The ones you tried Alan are #2 (medium). The #2 blade is our parting point in terms of calibrating stiffness and is suitable for the average diver. I'm using #2 blades now but looking forward to trying and probably using the carbon blades in #1 (medium soft) stiffness, which is now in the process of being made especially for us. The other stiffness is #3 (medium hard), which I tested and is harder than what I want to use on a regular basis. The increments in stiffenss are designed so as to be gradual enough for every diver to find the perfect match, leaning towards the idea of steering guys away from using blades that are too stiff. This a common pitfall with divers who are inexperienced in fiberglass and carbon blade selection, they are in the majority BTW. I was one too up until a year ago.
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Interesting.
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W.W. Greener MKI Harpoon Gun
Caliber: .38
Triggers: Single Trigger
Stock Dimensions: 14 1/2" LOP
Weight: 9lbs 12ozDoes anyone know what it was used for?
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Los pondre hoy. Nothing special just the boys wondering about their form underwater so I took a video of one dive each and then my camera battery died.
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I never knew about this story and never thought there were Germans who actively resisted Hitler. It is good PR for Germany to have this story come out. I'm surprised they never made this film. I thought the actor that played Hitler did a great job.
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I saw Valkyrie. I enjoyed the movie and would watch it again. But I don't think Cruise was very convincing, he almost never is. Too American playboy like. Russell Crowe or Liam Neilson would have been great for that role. Also the movie moved along too fast.
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Yes Jeff, I think you nailed it there. Well, our membership is not so big that it's a serious concern especially for your area. Since the Miami section is private I think as a rule I'll post the telling pics in subsequent posts where they are not accessible by the public. For the first post I'll put the best fish and pics that don't show fish.
Let me know if I should make the Pensacola section follow the same format.
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nice catch. what was the range of depth?
80-30ft.
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I think having Pantoja dive 70ft, find your fin, grab your mutton, shoot another fish, and come up with your weight belt would be pushing it
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The Miami section is private after the first post.
My concern is not about surpassing legal fish limits in the pic. It's more about demonstrating to people what's available out there. If everyone started to take fish like that I don't know if there'd be many left. During my time on spearbored I felt the need to show off the catches to be taken seriously and always had qualms about it, I don't like to have to prove anything to anybody. I don't have that feeling here so the balance shifted. Now like I said I'm concerned about how pics like this affect things in the long run.
