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What do you guys think about these tests?

Video originally posted by Anthonysub.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iMsTRo8fF8

Thanks for sharing Roberto, very nice pics. Dorado is at the top of my list for good eating fish. The last time I had some Dorado was in Cuba, prepared by good friends. That's what these fish always remind me of.

Adrian, that was a good explanation and put everything in perspective, thanks. Based on yours and Joe's observations I'm not going to pursue the Demaka line release further and concentrate on mine. We may have figured out a way to increase the range of motion of the line release even further. I really trust in that system it is foolproof.

Anthony, nice find. I especially liked the spear trajectory part, testing it with the flopper on top and on the bottom. It confirmed something I believed in for a while. Bending the tip of the flopper slightly increases this effect. I'm going to start a thread about this vid.

In the fibra link it can be seen that the Beuchat have water channeling rails. I wouldn't worry about any negative effects putting water channeling rails on carbon.

So which blades do fit in Beuchat pockets? I suppose the obvious answer is Beuchat blades but I've never seen those. What's different about their rails? We're in the process of having rails manufactured. I've seen the rail solutions out there and I don't like most of them. The best rails I've found are actually the waterway and those are the ones we're modeling them after. If the waterway rails don't fit in the Beuchat tendons I don't know what will. The rails on the DiveR are OK too but they don't have water channeling rails.

Joe, which gun do you use that has the line release working without a bungee?

I think tension in the mono is the way it works with all line releases though. I always use a good bungee so I don't know how you would expect it to work without one.

Glad to hear they are serving you well.

Thanks Adrian. I didn't have a lot of time to examine it, at first glance though it looked solid. It was a little strange because when pressing the trigger the line release would completely disappear into the slot only to pop back out immediately. Does this sound like what you had? Also looking into the trigger pocket from the bottom I could see a metal part that was made up of various thin plates to achieve the required thickness. I don't know the name for this but there are tools that are made this way as opposed to one solid piece.

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my favorite exchangeable pockets are definitely the beuchats, but their tendons just don't accept normal blades.

Could you explain this please? What kind of blades won't fit?

I've seen a Demka handle and liked the line release system. I don't have one of my own to take apart to figure out how the line release functions. If anyone knows how it works or comes across a diagram of the Demka handle internals, specifically the line release system, please post here.

This handle is not exactly like the one I examined but the line release on this one looks very similar.

Thanks fuzz.

I'm assuming since your sizes are larger than mine that you're using them with a fairly thick booties. What is your foot size and what thickness booties do you wear with the above f/p? To get an idea of how the manufacturer size correlates to actual foot size..

I've come to the conclusion that the weight of a f/p is not a reflection of how it affects the stiffness of the blade nor how comfortable it is to wear. I was surprised to find out that the permanent f/p used with the carbon blades were heavier than the waterway. I sort of assumed that since the tendons were so supple and the footpocket so comfortable that it will also weigh less. This is not the case, it seems that soft rubber weighs more. I don't think that 100g more or less right at the foot will have a significant effect on comfort. I think I'm free of using the weight of the footpocket as any kind of guideline, I'll concentrate on the shape of the f/p and the quality of the rubber.

Chris, when you start posting reports let me know beforehand and I'll make a NC section. I'm looking forward to seeing a NC section grow. There are good divers and contributors there.

I wonder if a shark can live a happy life with one eye. I think I read somewhere that some species as a rule catch a parasite that lives in their eye and eventually causes the shark to go blind. I know they depend heavily on other senses to live. Maybe a poke in the eye is not the worst thing that can happen. I know a poke to the gills won't hurt it in the long run.

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From my experience poking a shark that is eating your fish from your stringer or a fish that holed up has no effect what so ever.

Try to aim for the eye or the gills. I believe nurse sharks are more likely to display this kind of behavior. Other sharks are reluctant to even let you get close whereas nurses don't seem to care, never mind withstanding repeated pokes.

Classic!

It's spearbored.

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is there any notable difference between a black suit, and a lighter blue cammo suit, in terms of which feels hotter in the sun when out of the water

None that I've noticed.

Hehehe did you see him losing the knife?

Spike goes on the wood gun - PH goes on the spike - you try to get close enough to the shark to poke it and realize that he's really afraid of you.

Seriously though I found myself hating that shark. If that was my dive buddy I'd shoot that fucker and haul him in. Kudos to the diver for not giving up the fish. Who is this guy? The buildings on the beach looked like something from around here.

In all the interchangeable f/p I've seen the part where you push the blade into is always straight. It is only the tendons that start to angle down. Maybe I shouldn't comment any more not having seen your f/p.