Posts by Dan

Thanks for the tips Core. Antoine Berry in one of the videos above does not recommend shooting the shark in the head. I believe a stone shot is very unlikely and he says that the shark goes crazy and becomes dangerous when shot in the head. On the other hand shooting the shark towards the rear will tire it out putting the diver at less risk. At least that's the theory and I wanted to know what you thought about it.

In Cuba subsistence spearfishers will kill nurse sharks for food when they can find them. I know the feeling when you see nothing all day and finally you have this big beast in front of you. However I tried nurse shark meat and didn't like it. Since then every time I saw the cuban spearfishers carrying one I thought "abusadores". But you have to see it from their POV also, none of that fish goes to waste. And they do risk their precious shafts and guns to get it when they don't have a powerhead.

Good story Core, thanks for sharing. Have you shot other sharks? Where do you figure is the best shot placement to land one?

http://spearfishing.world/fish…g-forum-fish-records.html I had my cobia listed as 42lb and then as 45lb in subsequent posts by mistake. I corrected the error. Mine however was not gutted at 42lb. Davie, go ahead and put it up on the board if you want at 43lb Maybe 43.5 considering the heavy bleeding BTW thanks for shrinking the pic some.

I saw Harry's vid and it answered my question. I don't know if what you had in mind Davie is kill it or bleed it or both. In any case I wouldn't do the throat cutting. Ripping out the gills will achieve everything and you don't have the risk of a big thrashing fish and a sharp knife. Make sure you grab and rip the gills individually, they are strong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXSOTQ5mkBQ

Monster, I hope to meet you some day, I'd like to visit Mexico.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMHe0bIxYt0

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I mean just slitting the "throat". It bleeds the fish out quickly.

Sorry I must be missing something. What do you mean by slitting the throat? The one time I got a big cobia I pretty much couldn't do anything to kill it other than rip out its gills. Judging by the amount of blood that comes out ripping the gills I think it pretty much empties the fish of blood.

What do you mean by cutting the bloodline? Is this done as soon as you have control of the fish? How do you do it?

I'll beat you the next time I see you but not before diving so you won't cry.

Good report Davie, I enjoyed reading it. How did the Cobia taste? Jim if you could save me a little piece of cobia one last time I'll appreciate it.

You think you're strong because you're fat now. Wait till you start diving a lot and lose the weight, then you'll become a wimp again <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Good move on the custom suit Jim. Good thermal protection is all about the fit. If someone has a conventional body shape they can get away with off the rack suits. In your case I think it's the best decision. Too bad by the time you get it the water will already be warming up There's always next winter..

Monster, I agree. That was actually the biggest factor in me even attempting to get used to the hood. I thought I should be able to dive cold waters and if I do I must be able to use the hood. The truth is I don't like cold water so I'll just stay in Florida and deal with the cold when the time comes. I do have a separate hood which I selected for a tight fit, won't trap so much air.

I was concerned with the wide angle viewing myself. That's what I was doing Sergio when I was passing my hand to the side of my head. Being such a small mask with the lenses close to the eyes and hardly any frame I was surprised that the wide angle view wasn't any better than with a normal mask. But at least it's not worse or not notably worse. I used to worry a lot about wide angle view but now I realize it was mostly due to my concern with sharks because of inexperience.

Lunker and monster, I'll make a call now to see if I can up my order.

Nice work Julio. Is this the newest gun judging by the handle next to it?

I'll take your word for it Ray. I have no experience with stick fighting, and very little with stick twirling.

Quote from Marco

Un bote lleno de pargos y chernas?

That's the plan.

It gets boring no doubt. Except when you know a little about the fighters and really want to see who wins.

And this doesn't happen in K1 or boxing?

Turned his back on him just a tad fast for my taste <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Why limit the tools one could possibly use?