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Don't leave your gun in a closed car on a hot day.

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YouTube - pasito duranguense

Sounds like it will be a unique gun. Congrats Core. Thanks for sharing Bill and I'm looking forward to the seeing the build progress.

The Mexico section has been deflowered! Thanks Monster. I think how we've come a long way since I first went on SB 2 or 3 years ago. It's good to have you here with us. We are counting on you for the Mexico section.

Well done on that cubera looking fish by your friend and nice post.

Well it should just about float you then haha

It was a competitor 2 that I chopped down to a competitor 1 or 0 or something after it warped in the front. I have what's left of it, just the wood stock.

Welcome to the forum.

Stick around and get to know the members. Many don't have boats and will be happy to join you. Going out of Haulover is my preferred starting point because I live in Ft. Lauderldale and I'm a little familar with the area. If you want to go out and are looking for people don't hesitate to start a thread saying so a day or two before you trip. conversely look for posts from guys who need divers. Enjoy the forum

Dan

That will be a hell of a story. I told Pantoja the other day that I don't think he'll ever get a bigger one. Although a year ago he said he saw a 100 pounder at a certain rock pile. We haven't seen anything big there since though.

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What are the symptoms of ciguatera intoxication?

and :barf: and sometimes :rip:

Nice fish Marco and you're the leader with the dog snapper, not likely to be dethroned I might add, eres un assesino. But your blacks are not bigger (even combined weight :)) than Pantoja's at 49lb so he's still the record holder.

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An open letter to Kellog's re: Michael Phelps
Dear, Kellogg’s.
I’m writing this letter to express my disappointment in your company in firing Michael Phelps as a spokesperson for your products because he was photographed while enjoying some marijuana.
I respectfully would like to communicate my opinion on this matter because I think it’s of great public interest.
First of all, although it is true that Mr. Phelps broke the law, I think any reasonably intelligent person would admit that it’s one of the most ****ed up and corrupt laws that we have today in this country. Marijuana is relatively harmless and certainly far less dangerous than a host of other things that are not only legal but also readily available, like alcohol and prescription drugs. The only reason it remains illegal to this day is because it’s a plant and you can’t patent it and control it’s sale, and because if it were legal it would greatly affect the demand for a host of prescription drugs that rake in billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical companies.
That’s it.
Marijuana has never killed anyone EVER in over 10,000 years of use. We’re not protecting people from themselves, we’re not saving the children - it’s just a horribly illogical law that is in place because of corruption and propaganda.
The fact that it’s against the law is just a disgusting reminder of how retarded our system is, not a reasonable reaction to a proven threat to society.

I have to say, this whole thing saddens me, because I personally would like to think that as Americans we’re better than this. These television news anchors will shake their heads at the thoughtless mistake Mr. Phelps had made by “smoking dope,” and then without even the tiniest sense of irony they will cut to a beer commercial.
This is supposed to be the land of the free and the home of the brave, right? We’re not supposed to be a nation of little bitches giving in to the whims of corrupt politicians and the pharmaceutical companies who’s interests they’re representing.
It’s 2009, and in this day and age with the incredible access to information that we have available there’s no ****ing way that we should be allowing human beings to tell other human beings that they can’t do something that they enjoy that hurts no one including themselves.
THAT is madness. THAT is ignorant, and THAT is completely ****ing un-American.
I don’t want to hear any of that, “he’s setting a bad example with the children” nonsense either, because we all know if he had a gin and tonic in his hand instead of a bong this would never have been an issue, even though every single study ever done has shown that marijuana is FAR less dangerous than alcohol.
Marijuana laws are a horrible waste of resources and law enforcement, and especially in this day and age with our economy in such horrible shape I believe the last thing we need to be doing is wasting tax payers’ money on any of this victimless bullshit.

I find your reactions to Mr. Phelps situation both ignorant and short sighted.
I think what would have been a far better response from Kellogg’s would be to support Mr. Phelps, and perhaps point out that maybe we as a society should take a closer look at the evidence and possibly reconsider our position on this misunderstood plant that so many of our productive citizens find useful.
Now, I’m sure if you really were running Kellogg’s and you were still reading my bullshit all the way down to this, you must be thinking, “Why the hell would we stick our necks out like that for pot smokers?”

And of course the answer to that question would be, because we buy your shit, mother****er.
Do you guys even know your consumer statistics? Well, let me fill you in on some of my own personal scientific research on the subject, because I have been closely studying my own purchases for over 20 years, and I can tell you that I’ve been high 100% of the time I’ve bought your shit.
I mean, do you guys ever think about what you sell?
Pop tarts? Are you kidding me? I would be willing to bet that 50% of the people buying pop tarts are stoned out of their ****ing minds.
Just to be perfectly clear on my position, I would like you to know that I enjoy your products. I think many of them are quite tasty, but lets be honest; you guys sell sugar-drenched shit that’s horrible for your body - in fact, it’s actually way worse for your body than pot - and you market this shit specifically to children.
You assholes go as far as putting lovable cartoon characters on the boxes just so that kids will beg their parents for it.

Now, I don’t want you to misunderstand my point, because I in no way want anything bad to happen to your company. Like I said, I genuinely enjoy your products.
There’s nothing quite like being stoned out of your mind at 2am watching a Chuck Norris movie and eating a bowl of fruit loops. Your company and its products have been a part of some very pleasurable moments in guilty eating, and I’m glad you’re around.
All I’m saying is that it’s high time (no pun intended) that you mother****ers respect the stoner dollar. There’s WAY more of us than you might think, and we tend to get upset about dumb shit like this. There are millions of us, and if we decide that we don’t like a company, they’re going to feel it.
I think if you looked into it carefully, you would be surprised at how many undercover potheads there are out there. Pot smokers don’t all fit into the obvious, negative stereotypes; we come in all shapes and forms - including by the way, the form of the greatest ****ing swimmer who ever lived, EVER.
Think about THAT shit for a second..
So in closing, I would like to ask you nice folks to please smarten the **** up.
I would request that you check the calendar and note that it’s 2000 and ****ing 9, and next time you think about getting all uppity about pot you might want to do a quick google search on the facts.

It’s 4:40am here in LA, and I’m going to wrap up this blog and to celebrate its completion I’m going to enjoy one of my personal favorite Kellogg products: Eggo waffles.
I’m gonna pop 4 of them bitches into the toaster, and then I’m gonna stuff the bong with some fine, American grown “Train Wreck” and sacrifice the sacred plant to the fire gods in tribute to the unjustly persecuted 8 time Olympian hero. Then I’m gonna get some butter, and I’m gonna smear it on those Eggos, I’m gonna cover them with maple syrup, and I’m going to eat the ever loving **** out of them.
Good day, sirs.

Yours truly,

Joe Rogan.

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A good post from Ray Odor. I guess he wants to relive the good ole days and shoot himself a jewfish <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> Seriously though I understand they can be a menace. I haven't had a problem yet but I don't dive so many wrecks.

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This is the report I presented to the commission two years ago. Evidently they don't want any help, only justify thier own existance by unverified clorsuers.

Who’s eating your lunch?
Goliath Grouper???

17 plus years ago, the Goliath grouper was placed on the endangered species list.
This was deemed a good move, due to no regulations on catch, and restaurants buying them for pennies on the pound and selling them all the way from Key West to New York as Snapper fingers and Grouper filets. No one wants to see that condition exist again.
Time has marched on. The wreck or rock structure that once held one or two of these giants now is home to several dozen of them. The Goliath that weighed 250 pounds ten years ago has become a Giant of 400 to 500 pounds, requiring twice as much food. Likewise, the wrecks and rock structures that used to be teaming with Snapper, Grouper and Grunts, are sometimes almost barren, many sucked in by the giant vacuum machines. As a spear fisherman, I have many times had to race to a ‘free shafted’ fish to grab him before the Goliath did.
Most times he won. Not to sweat, there are still schools of Amberjack that frequent the wrecks. Watch out if you spear or catch one and he gets near the bottom, reel him fast as you can or get to your speared fish quickly or the big G will get him.
We have urged the fisheries commissions, both State and Federal, to come up with a plan to allow the taking of this food fish on a limited basis. Each time, we are told, “we have to do more research on the fishery”. How do you research a fishery if you have no samples coming out of the water? How would you examine stomach contents if you have no available stomach? How can you count the herd if you don’t go down where they live? We tell you there are hundreds of them and they devour crabs, lobster, grouper and all sorts of sea life, yet in the six years since the NMFC promised to take a hard look at it, little or nothing has been done.
I have made a schedule below to add a little impetus to your start.

1.Decide on a limited tag issue system, i.e. the Gator hunt or Lobster stamp.
.This would provide a control record for those targeting the species.
2. There would be no charge to the person requesting the tag, however, he/she would be required to sign a waiver that would indicate they must contact the specified scientist or marine biologist on reaching shore with their catch. The stomach contents could be taken by the contact or saved on ice for them to pick up.
The length, girth and estimated weight would be given to the contact, and, if possible, a picture. If the fisherman was a diver, the estimated size and number of the herd should be noted. Underwater pictures would be valued.
3. Tags should be evenly dispersed between divers and fishermen.
4. Tags should be dispersed in every portion of the state, so the stomach contents in one area would not be the determining criteria.

RAY ODOR

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Glad you had fun. Pics!!!

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They sound like they're happy to just be doing something that requires a stop watch and yelling out numbers LOL Comemierdas :tool3:

Si, me gusto el video Anthony.

hau, it just barely floats. I don't think it will float your gun but it will definitely not sink it. On the other hand once you add the bracket to attach it to the gun that combination will definitely decrease buoyancy.

Now that you mention it still do static breathhold sometimes

It's nice to read something when it comes from the heart.

I used to practice static breath holds, but that was in early highschool in an attempt to kill those pesky erections just before the end of class :fart2:

What's this ?? deal? :nono: <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

I know this won't last very long as it should be easy to beat.

Amberjack
2003
Guanabo, Cuba
45lb

As you can see I'm pretty happy in the pic. That was my first big fish.

Cobia
March 2007
Ft. Lauderdale
42lb

Interesting writeup and very like Rick (it does mention SAFER). The first paragraph took me back and made feel the good things, then I was sad. I agreed with the bit about equipment which is a contributing factor to people getting into spearfishing too fast. The rest feels a bit like an infomercial. Don't get me wrong, I like Rick and would like to invite him to participate here. It's just that I can't let go of the memory of the way I learned by myself, the sea taught me. Not by going to spearfishing school.

Today it's so different for me from those days and as far as I'm concerned beyond gear and stuff in this country my spearfishing experiences almost don't count. Because I simply don't feel that connection with the sea which Rick was alluding to in his first paragraph. Besides I think I got my rocks off on this subject of safety, about which the anxiety has accumulated by participating in SB, on Jim's blackout thread. And look where that ended up. Everybody can do whatever they want just don't put me at risk.

I've always been straight forward about the fact that it bothers me so many people get into spearfishing. I'm glad that it's perceived as a risky activity because that keeps many people away. In the end spearfishing school is about putting more people in the water so I don't have to like it. But then it's not about me, it's about whoever is making the effort to start speafishing or to make a living providing such a service. Those of you who understand the kind of atmosphere I aim to create here know that with that said I'm not against helping beginner spearfishers.

Any which way an interesting read and thanks for sharing Rolo.