Posts by Dan

  • New hybrid - ultimate speargun

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  • End of year Video

    That looked like a very interesting wreck. How far are the tires on it from where they were originally dumped? Is it possible to make a request somewhere to have them removed? I understand that there's work going on to remove the tires from the original dumping sites. They many not be aware that wreck is getting choked by them, damn shame.

  • New hybrid - ultimate speargun

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    Check out the new hybrid I made!


    Reverse semi enclosed track, barrel is carbon fiber reinforced on the inside with more baby carbon fiber. The wood stock is 199 teak laminates, it's so strong you can lift a tank with it a la Aimrite. This new design allows for super easy tracking, it's actually so easy that when you point the gun at a fish the gun follows the fish on its own. 65" 7mm shaft of very very hard steel that is virtually impossible to bend and will only rust to shit if you put a scratch on it. Powered with any number of bands as the added weight in the front controls even the most outrageous amount of recoil. I want to thank all the hybrid gun builders out there as their talent and creativity provided me with the impetus to embark on this project.


    Your compliments are eagerly anticipated :thumbup:

  • Making a 1 band gun better

    hau, the first thought is that the more rubber is being stretched the more power you get. So you measure how much rubber is in a 20mm rubber section and compare it to the amount of rubber in two 16mm sections. Obviously two 16mm sections have more rubber material than a 20mm but it doesn't end there IMO. I believe that at a certain point another effect comes into play but I don't know how to explain it. When I shot a 20mm band together with a 16mm band I felt the 20mm to have too much pop. The cloud of bubbles was bigger and the gun jumped more. I get this idea that at a certain point the bigger the band is the more it negates some of its own power, maybe due to more surface area and more water resistance? IDK but it just didn't feel right.


    I came away with the conclusion that whenever possible it's better to use multiple bands to achieve the required power. Never mind that two 16mm bands obviously have more power than one 20mm. Later there was a post on SB where the matter was approached scientifically and it was demonstrated that the power increase of the 20mm was less than what would be expected solely based on the increase in rubber material. There was a sliding scale where another factor came into play and negated the advantage of the bigger rubber. Sorry I can't be more specific. All I know is that I don't like those bands and sold all the bulk 20mm rubber I had.

  • What´s your favorite working dog

    Here's a nice shepherd that I'm training now. He'll be biting the suit just like in the last video you posted except with more bad intentions. I like to put seriousness in the dogs I train. This is his 7th or 8th session a couple of days ago, I'm the helper and training director. My back was hurting that's why I'm moving a little strange.


  • What´s your favorite working dog

    I agree with you about the mals. Plus they're very drivey dogs with an activity level that's too high for my taste.


    I can't comment much on hunting breeds because I have only general knowledge. But for retrieving I'd love to try a Chesapeake bay retriever. They're big strong dogs that purportedly are good retrievers and can function as guards too. Retrievers were bred to work closely with the handler. As such their trainability is high and they're better suited as companion animals than the more independent tracking, baying, and catching breeds.



    For protection of home and person and companionship without a doubt I choose the rotteweiler. Second choice would be a good shepherd. They can be sharper and more alert than a rott, but IMO the power of the rott outweighs that advantage for my situation.

  • Close encounters of the BULL SHARK kind!

    Ron, Kick ass report! :thumbup: Glad you had fun. Consider carrying these powerheads in the future http://spearfishing.world/divi…rhead-and-belt-pouch.html Aside from the comfy false sense of security they'll give you you'll probably also have enough time and presence of mind to use them in a situation similar to what you described.


    Jim, I know exactly what you're talking about. I got a bad hit from a man of war once, I think I went into shock. I was running back and forth like a mad man on the rock studded shoreline looking for a place to hide out of the sun. I ended up laying in down a tidal pool only a foot deep to seek the shade in it's borders. I had shakes that didn't subside for an hour and a half. Since then I don't wear shorty wetsuits. Although I must I admit I'm due for a refresher experience, this whole summer I dove in swimming trunks.

  • DIY Shaping Footpockets

    There was someone who tried this before with a heat gun. The result was broken footpockets, the rubber tore. Rubber is not like plastic, you can't reshape it with heat. You can grind it however and reshape it by taking away material without compromising the structural integrity as would happen if there was a cut or a nick in the material. I've done this a few times.