BTW TM orange or yellow for a float line is no advantage as far as I'm concerned. You know I prefer something least visible. Besides the float being there it will always be seen instead of the float line if that's a consideration. Only thing it's good for is marketing.
Posts by Dan
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Nice find Larry. Beats hanging on to the float to rest
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Do you have any pics of the house and the sea from afar? Some of us here dream of that sort of thing even if it's a 1 bedroom bungalow
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This life vest is a must if you're diving from the beach in Ft. Lauderdale. The lifeguards will not let swim out without it, it's one of the rules. I found cheap ones in Bass pro for around $40 but they're manual inflation by mouth only. I didn't buy it and instead I start the dive before the lifeguards begin their shift. They can't stop you from coming in though whatever your condition is.
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Ah, I was wondering what that wall in the background was. I'm familiar with this kind of house, I've seen it in Cuba. The back yard is built up with a wall in the water and there are steps going down. It's a beautiful thing. But it must be scary when the sea is angry.
Do you ever shoot the Tarpon or are they protected as they are here? Are there not species of shark that follow tarpon?
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I got to thinking today that we're always looking where to save a buck doing what we do. No one likes to spend needlessly but as a consumer group we're probably less conditioned to spend our hard earned cash than scuba divers for example. What does it really take to start spearfishing freediving? A mask and a pair of fins and a speargun. By comparison I think that scuba folks are dishing out cash from the moment they start, certification, tanks, bcd, air fills, boat rides etc. and so are more used to or comfortable with the idea of paying every step of the way. So are freedivers more frugal
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Thanks Pucho. So this was a sight seeing spot?
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I'm not familiar with that sort of braid. I'll take a close up pic and post it, maybe it's a good way of doing it and one of you guys know how.
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I just remembered that there's one video in existence of me diving and it includes a surface entry! I didn't even pay attention to that the times that I watched it. I just checked it out and I do double leg and it looks pretty smooth just like I imagine it when I dive.
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I've always kept both legs together and for me it's more the effect of the upper body thrusting down than one leg or both rising up and pushing the upper body down. Maybe the reason for this is that I was diving long before spearfishing or even using fins. Hence the stroke was a frog kick and that kind of surface entry was a good prelude to starting the frog kick. I've since seen the classic way freedivers do it raising one let. I try to remember to do it from time to time but always fall back on my old way like this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkMWbytwXMs&feature=related <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
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I've heard duck dive before but I looked it up and it's a surfing term.
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I thought this would be a good place to post the meaning of some diving terminology that is not immediately apparent.
For starters I'd like to know if there's a name for the movement we do to break the surface, I always refer to it as doubling over but I'm sure there's a proper name for it. Anyone know?
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A polar bear is not strictly a land animal but it's still interesting to watch their technique.
Doubling over for the dive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkMWbytwXMs
The stalk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMrLTXEMYVA
Frolicking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgIEnE-oQN8
There's a lesson to be learned here about how to get away from your own crap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T36Zw1tlRp8
And for those who don't bother to get away.
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Makes me wonder if these dogs are equalizing naturally. I remember diving to the bottom of a 3 meter pool as a child, before I found out about equalizing, and it was painful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WewdcMDSNm8
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So what was the best way to send $$ to PR?
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I saw a 1500lb number beside the 3/8 but it seems high. I'm sure it's strong enough for any fish you'll find out there. The cheapest price I found is $25 for 300' 3/8" unspecified color and $32 for the Black/green.
Since I would use this line only with a cordelero it means that we'll be going deep. I find that to reduce drag from the float the line should be 30' longer than the depth you plan to go although this is negligible if the top guy is feeding you the rope. Still it's good to have some extra line. Since I never want to go deeper than 90' the length of float line I require will be 120'. So I can make two out of 300', 60' will go to waste. It's better to get 600' then I can make exactly 5 float lines.
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It doesn't hold a round shape. What's the formula to calculate diameter if I were to flatten it out and measure the width? I still don't know if it would tell me the difference in 1/8".
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The omer belt is no good it's too soft and doesn't keep the weights tight against the body. I don't like it when the weights sag. Get the Speardiver rubber weight belt it's stretchy but stiff enough it supports the weights.
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Maybe you're right, I just figured bigger is better but the 3/8 is even cheaper. How would I measure the RA line I have to know if it's 3/8 or 1/2?
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I grabbed this from the California section on SB because I found it curious. Said the fish was a wild greenling and that the fillets were blue and cooked white. I wasn't able to find this fish doing a search online so I can't vouch for authenticity.
Pantoja once caught a barracuda that had pink flesh. Barracuda flesh is usually a shade of Grey and cooks white.