Posts by Dan

Thanks for the bump Marco.

Interesting. How is a speargun considered different than a bow? Maybe they figure it's more effective. But what if you used a bow to shoot a steel arrow? Anyways I'm not so keen on shooting fish from a dock, although I've done it before and it's actually more difficult than you'd think because of water refraction. I get much more satisfaction from diving and shooting. Just sometimes the kid in me takes over

Does anyone know the regs about shooting fish (in saltwater) from outside the water in Florida? I know spearfishing in the water within a certain distance from a dock is illegal.

So basically a.. fish

What is meant by "finfish"?

What's a yellowfin tuna doing in a harbour? They're supposed to be pelagic fish.

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For $150 you can get a decent pair of plastic fins with replaceable foot pockets, which will allow you to upgrade later to carbon or fiberglass blades without paying for another set of foot pockets.

After a wetsuit (if the water temperature requires it) fins are the most important piece of gear.

Diving with open heel fins is akin to running in flip flops.

You should try freediving which will push you to get into some good gear

Open heel fins are nothing any of us here would use so you probably won't get advice on straps and springs.

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we can all see it was not a attack.

What do you call it George, an inter-species meet and greet?

I call it an unsuccessful attack.

Did I just get trolled?

You realize these are full foot foot pockets ie. they are not open heel like the ones you have? There are no straps.

It doesn't work. The foot pockets don't retain the new shape.

What are your foot measurements? Put a ruler against the wall and stand on it with your heel against the wall, measure where the furthest toe ends. Also measure the width of your foot at the widest part.

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I miss Nate. As the thread was loading my eye caught a familiar avatar that I realized I didn't see in a long time, so I scrolled up and saw it was his post. Sorry to bring this up Steven.

I posted mostly because I thought that it's something others may look for information about. I didn't expect a quick fix. How about that jfjf running over people with his boat eh?

The effect peaked yesterday evening and is now subsiding. So about two days to get past the worst part of it. I estimate 4 days back to normal. I never want to go through this again. Off to add gloves to the Speardiver line.

They're only available from Spearfishing Store online and at the Fort Lauderdale shop.

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6'5" - 180lbs 31 waist

Large - Long.

I had the following information forwarded to me, I don't have time to do this kind of detective work. I do believe it should be brought to light because it puts things in perspective and shifts the fault from spearfishing in general (which I have a problem with because I feel my right to do something I love is being squashed) to the individual.

Victim's family is seeking tougher regulations on spearfishing Parents of spearfishing victim want tougher regulations

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Because of the fact there was no safety on the gun, this was preventable

I don't know if by this they mean the speargun didn't have a safety or that it wasn't engaged.

Dale Bartush (the shooter) has a youtube channel with some spearfishing videos. Check out time stamp 1:15 in this video, he is pointing a loaded gun with a gopro attached directly at a fellow diver, within the speargun's range.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLjRAaCca8Q

I'm not sure what relevance this incident has Father says 'alcohol-fueled insanity' drove son | HeraldTribune.com other than to show that he's capable of making rash and aggressive decisions.

I do not mean to imply here that this wasn't an accident. But I question the angle of the shot, which caused the spear to go through the head sideways, if the victim supposedly bumped into him on ascent. In very murky water it's not unheard of divers momentarily taking aim at another diver's head as they raise it to peek over some cover while lying in ambush on the bottom. Only one person in the world knows what really happened. Anyone in that situation would say whatever it takes to avoid prosecution or humiliation. Just something to think about, as a rule I question stories that are fed to me, especially through the media.

It's not so bad. At least it's not getting worse. Just give the body a chance to do it's thing and flush out the toxin.