Yes, it bent my spear. I got tired fighting it and couldn't straighten the spear in the water so I had to turn back. The head is hard so I couldn't dispatch it with a knife, maybe I was sticking it in the wrong place. I opted for ripping out its gills and my fingers were weak afterwards, consequently I couldn't work on the spear. I did straighten it later though.
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I shot a 42lb cobia two years ago doing a beach dive out of Ft Lauderdale. It was in 25ft max on the second reef. If anyone would see one it's you hau with the amount of diving you do. I wouldn't say they're a tricky fish to shoot. They let you get close as they're coming through and don't know about divers.
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Still in Cuba I'd see them during the day often.
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Why do you think there are so few of them here? Cuba north coast is fished out but there's always octopus.
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You didn't take the octopus? It's rare for me to see them here.
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LOL
I have the same concerns about the tube that you do, albeit it's all theoretical for me since at this time I don't use slip tips.
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I understand and agree monster. Some doctor their dogs after a fight and others do it in a way that results in the images that were posted and that I am against.
Thought we were talking about hunting wild pigs ?
My posts were in response to some posts protesting dog fighting in reference to mention of it in the beginning of the thread. They've been deleted by the OP since.
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That's not exactly nature unless you consider the actions of man as an extension of nature. In which case dog fighting would also be part of nature. I believe that there's nothing natural about the capabilities of the pitbull to fight to the death. It is a perversion of a natural drive that has no place in nature. Gameness is however like monster said a genetic treasure. There's dog fighting and there's dog fighting. If all dog fighting leads to the kind of images Stevo posted then I'm against it. I don't think this is always the case though. Just like us with speafishing, some do it ethically and some don't. Some spearos dispatch their fish as quickly as possible and others let them take their last breaths in the cooler.
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What about a slip tube like the one Rob Allen makes?
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hehehe, mental image of you crying like a little girl underwater. I came close to crying on a couple of occasions missing a shot. I'll tell you though sharpness is not such a big deal IMO unless you're hunting those 50lb plus monsters. You can even hunt successfully with a spear that broke at the flopper pin hole. It becomes one big slip tip. If you ever find yourself in that situation just remember what I said and keep shooting (if you haven't had this situation already).
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Pardon me, it was another member on another recent thread that I was thinking of in that post not Stevo.
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Stevo, I believe you mentioned that you used to hunt hogs using dogs with your uncle. What do you think about the hog attacked, outnumbered by the dogs, then shot, speared or knifed to death? What do you think about dogs that get disemboweled by the hogs and put down on the spot by their owners?
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The pics are disturbing. They are from this website http://www.workingpitbull.com/dogfighting.htm If you're going to discuss this please keep it civil.
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My opinion is that I kept 3 years supply out of that order for myself and I'm set!
Seriously, the manufacturer of that rubber tubing is supposed to be the best around. Apart from the small ID the rubber is as good a quality as you're going to get. I can pm you their info if you want to jump on that old thread on SB and try to put together another group buy.Welcome to the forum Joe
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That is highly unusual. I'm going to have to stop drinking other people's stuff who keep it in the same cooler as fish.
On a similar note the metal on car bodies is getting ridiculously thin. I leisurely leaned on my car a couple of days ago and bent the fender. Or is it that I'm getting ridiculously overweight :thinking:
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He's got nice teeth too.
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Not catch dogs though right?
