Posts by Dan

When I saw that pic of the bucket with the spearguns in it I got a bad feeling. I have a strong negative association with that. Read this thread http://spearfishing.world/spea…45-pantojas-accident.html

It looks like a good clean setup. I had a hard time finding a bucket but finally did at office depot. You may be interested in the office depot bucket for the fins. It's the same color (grey) and height but has a rectangular shape. A really good shape for fins as you can have them in two rows, it will take 5 pairs. I reinforced it with a strip of aluminum each side of the bucket as a place to anchor nylon webbing (the webbing is used to tie the bucket in place). This way the forces from the bouncing boat are distributed over a larger area and there's less possibility of the plastic cracking.

Once we started putting fins in the bucket I found it a little time consuming to sift through the fins looking for mine. Almost all the fins have the same black footpockets and many guys are using the black fiberglass blades. Marking the back of the footpocket with a clearly visible sign eliminates this problem. The best marker for this is the Dykem Brite Mark 40.

I too bring a pre rigged spare shaft on every trip. I coil the mono in a tight coil about 3" in diameter (the mono doesn't kink) and secure it with two zip ties one of which also holds it against the shaft. It's a neat compact way of keeping it all together. The zip ties undo easily by biting sideways on the buckle.

I had a few pits for short periods of time. They are neat and fun dogs. Look plenty tough when they have that musculature happening. No good for protection though apart from looking scary. Here's a neat one that belonged to a friend of mine, he was an exception.

I used to own and read a couple of Stratton books. The dog fighters call a cur anything and everything that won't fight or won't fight long. It's sort of a derogatory name when speaking of a dog. That's why it surprised me when Aaron used it.

Aaron, is that Airdale forum any good?

cur
n. dog, mongrel (especially a mean one); coward, mean person

I thought cur means coward as in when a dog curs out of a fight. I guess that goes to say that the catahoula is considered a mutt which is not surprising. I like it when dogs are bred for performance as opposed to looks, looking like a certain breed but not having the temperament to go along with it.

But Pelizzari is Italian and his original mentor Cuban no? How would he know what it's called in English? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

How do you know it's quieter if your ears are underwater in any case? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> We'll have a little listening test the next time out, if we have time between chumming and checking the D3.

Welcome to the forum Scott.

What is the reason for using the name cur to describe the dogs? One that I see there is for sure a catahoula leopard dog.

LOL

Feliz año Marco y todos!

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I never find burling does anything. If the fish aren't there they arent going to come out of nowhere.

I dont think it's worth it for spearos. Just an extra expense for a couple more fish if any. If a shark shows up then you're screwed.

You have to admit though if you're lobstering and a few legs break off fish do show up out of nowhere. Too bad we can't tail the lobsters, lobster distress sounds and parts are a fish magnet. If we could shoot sharks you could say chumming works well too.

Thanks, that was an easy to understand breakdown. My all around gun has 47" band stretch however it's longer overall because of the butt extension for hip loading. The length is based on the maximum reach that I have from the hip to being able to grab the bands without stretching them first. I use a 9/32 shaft and two 5/8 bands. It would be rare to get anything over 50lb with our diving. A big cobia or AJ is possible. A black or cubera of that size is more remote. If I knew that wahoo or big kingfish was a good possibility I'd look for a bigger gun. Other than that I only have a small 30" gun for holes and very bad vis.

Killing a fish that normally you wouldn't shoot, like a chub, and cutting it up as chum. Scaling it, gutting, and tearing strips of flesh off then leaving all that on the bottom. I don't like killing fish just for chum.

I always think about chumming but never get around to it. We tend to cover a lot of ground on the reef so my idea is to go find the fish not wait for them to come. I understand that once you chum you gotta wait 10-15 minutes. I use that time to swim around. Many times coming back to the same spot is too difficult because of current. Also you want to cover different ground on the way back. I also have a hard time making myself kill a fish just to chum. Chumming requires calmness and preparedness. Most of the time people are antsy to just get in the water. Not a problem when you're H&L. It's also not feasible to carry chum with you on a beach dive.

Still when I get in the groove again with the boat diving I'd like to give it a serious try. I believe what mostly stops us from doing it right is laziness and the desire to just get in the water. We do alright as it is too.

Jeff, What's the biggest gun you have now that isn't big enough?

What will be the size of the new gun that is supposed to be ideal for the rigs? If you can please describe the size in terms of band stretch. From the furthest band hole to the tab/pin closest to the mech.

Chad, what is the ideal size speargun for the rigs?

How come the hell divers and such get away with using JBLs? Do they simply get closer to the fish on scuba?

I took it to mean that you wanted all of them. I didn't even stop to consider a time frame :dumb:

I hear you on the competition thing. I've made a few controversial posts on the subject, don't know if you caught any of them. SB brought it out of me but I'm done now. I just want to enjoy some good diving days with friends and alone. That's my spearfishing wish.

hau's right but I use two 5/8 bands. BTW that's how you achieve good accuracy, shooting lots of small fish.

Now that's a real spearfishing wish list. I guess them oil rigs will spoil ya'. Welcome aboard griswold

You're gravely mistaken! The handle is not "plastic garbage". It's made of space age composite polymer modeled after the same handle as the phaser gun captain Kirk uses in star trek. I'm counting on your support.

It's hard to say, you have to watch the whole thing. Download the video from the link I posted, it's only 10 MB.

I was doing a google search for a particular image of Deniro and stumbled on some surprising info. I like and respect Deniro as an actor and have enjoyed most of his work. I always took him to be a serious actor. You have someone like Stalone who started his career in porn but you'd never expect anything close from Deniro. Well here's a scene of him and Gerard Depardieu from the movie Novecento http://www.omgblog.com/2007/08…e_novecento_nude.php#more

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Yes, that’s Gerard Depardieu and Robert De Niro the both of them, nekkid as jaybirds and getting simultaneous handjobs from a multi-tasking hooker. Celebrities would not be nearly as entertaining if they didn’t all have a “I was young and broke and unknown and naked” phase!

If you want to download the video clip I uploaded it HERE for a little while.