Posts by Dan

An update on this board.

While the concept works fine I found there is one drawback to the shape of this board. When fish started to pile up it became tippy. At a certain point I ran out of room to spread the fish evenly in one layer and started to put them one on top of the other. Because the board is not very wide the pile of fish raised the center of gravity too high and while arranging the fish the board would flip upside down occasionally. At least it didn't flip from just the wave action. I'm glad I didn't put more time into it such as painting it like I had in mind. In the end the real proof of usability is done throughout a diving day. In conclusion I'll be looking for a wider board but still a little more streamlined than a boogie board. I was going to make one out of plywood but saw something today at West Marine that will be a good replacement. I will post about it when it's ready.

That photo has been around for a while.

Snopes status... True! http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/drugrunner.asp

How do they steer this thing?

seaweed, we have a winner. There's a dive store around the corner from me. I went there and bought a premade sling for a pole spear for $7, they didn't have bulk tubing. I took the longest one and can make four bungees out of it. It's almost identical in diameter to the retail bungee just slightly bigger, that may be a good thing.

Great find Jeff, looks nice and comfy. The material is not the right consistency to make it glossy with the steel wool right?

Thank you Jeff. I'll look into both options. The gun is practically finished apart from the bungee and butt. I will probably not get to shoot it though until March when I get my shipment of spears. My aim is perfect with my current gun with the correct overhang. I don't want to put a shorter spear on the new gun and mess up my aim.

Does anyone know where I can get a length of black rubber tubing to make a bungee like this? I know I can get it from my bulk rubber tubing supplier but I'd have to place an order for too much of it. I need like a 6" piece and hope it can be sourced somewhere local from an unrelated field.

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Hau-Thanks so much, we'll definitely be talking in the near future. Would you mind posting some pictures of your set up, I'm eager to start getting ideas so that i can start preparing.

Oscar, This is hau's float. Are you ready? <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Yaks have a place. The main problem is the hassle of carrying it to the water and back. If a balance is struck between lightness/size and maneuverability it can be a useful tool when no other option exists to get to a particular point 2 miles of shore for example. Very useful when the area is such that there's a long distance of non productive bottom to traverse to get to a very live spot. It would be even better if two people each with a kayak team up. They can help each other with the loading and unloading of the boats. I got rid of mine which was an ocean kayak scupper pro, it was just too heavy for me to deal with. If I had no friends with boats and no means to buy even a small RIB I'd consider getting another yak but would make a more educated purchase this time.

The one we used was a Sevylor. I'm not sure it was the exact same model because it was black but it did come in that black bag. What happened was that since the yak is not rigid when you sit in it your weight breaks the form of the yak. This is really pronounced when you have two people on it which is a joke. The thing bends like an air mattress and creates lots of drag. I understand it looks slick in the pic. Try to find a way to try before you buy.

This one looks more rigid http://www.saturninflatableboats.com/kayaks.asp You could get a smaller motor, hide it in the yak and still be able to do a beach start

hau, I tried something similar, a friend of mine had one. We went out one time from the beach. Absolute garbage, too much drag. We hardly made headway I was cursing the whole way and wanted to dump the POS and swim to shore.

Nice fish Emil. I've never seen anything like it, not even in photos. If I saw one I'd really want to shoot it. It doesn't come across like a very fast or skittish fish. Is it a matter of if you see one you have him?

I've experienced that at various times. A most memorable time was once at the pyramids, I think Greekdiver was with us that day. I had to swim to another boat anchored nearby and was so exhausted when I got there I asked them to call Sergio's boat over. This very strong current lasted about an hour. Then again maybe I'm just not a strong swimmer and that particular current was weaker and wouldn't keep another diver in place. Sergio never seems to have a problem with these currents Hence my desire to correlate my ability with the actual numbers. BTW I find that often the current off Miami dies down after 11am.

I didn't question hau's numbers because I don't know how the strength of a current translates into numbers. For me any current that I can't swim into without tiring myself out means turn around and go the other way. I'd like to have a better gauge of current in terms of numbers so as to be able to make use of such a report.

I've been meaning to ask you for a while Gerald. I remember when the same happened to us. The difference was that my wife was already a couple of weeks overdue. So they gave her some drug to force the contractions and it didn't work. Then they broke her water and basically forced the birth.

Wishing you the best.

This is today, unbelievable, and I still can't put on a fin.

That's a beautiful gag. Nice when you get a stone shot like that and there are no scratches on the fish at all. And that other silver fish is nice too

Julio, I miss your stories about the secret spot.

In my early 20's I dabbled in the sign business. Those decals are pretty easy to make. It's cut out of a vinyl sheet of the color of your choice with one side having the adhesive. The cutter is expensive but much less expensive today than 20 years ago. I'm sure it can be bought today for under a grand. Then it just hooks up to your PC and you can make it cut anything you design on the computer. If you ever have to do something like that again remember to use a drop of dish washing liquid in a spray bottle full of water and a squeegee to apply the sticker. This allows repositioning it a few times and effectively get out any air bubbles, just like window tint.

Anyways back to the fish

The boat looks beautiful. Is that a spearfisher decal under the Mako? I get a vibe from your post that you've accepted she's staying and feel pretty good about it, congrats. Hope to step on board soon.

LOL Too much drag Alan.

hau, where does your friend live?

Well Marco he didn't say good looking so that makes it somewhat feasible <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">