Posts by Dan

Quote from JimCuda

I've always thought that the fish always look smaller in pictures. After shooting it you're excited and happy. Then the pics come out and it just looks O-K.

There are a few effects. There's the one where you shoot the fish and only when you get your hands on do you realize how big it really is, this is my favorite. Then there's the opposite. Sometimes it also looks bigger or smaller than you thought when you raise it up out of the water or put it on the boat deck. I don't think pictures fall into this category as you can usually make the fish look as big or small as you want by taking the pic a certain way. It just takes a little patience trying a few different positions. Regardless from your pic I can tell it's a big hog, shit he's longer than your shoulders are wide <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Welcome Hugh. Those are some nice pics, living it up in Miami Without condescending I think you're doing a hell of a lot for someone your age. Do I remember correctly that's the mother load of lobsters you found a while back and you were going to scoop them up on mini season? If so how did it go, were they still there?

Start a new thread in the spearguns section titled "Pepe Yola's guns"

I want to say something about the RA shafts. IMO the only good thing about them is the price. The flopper is not bad and comes well tuned but rust on a shaft will make a flopper function poorly. Thanks RA for choosing to make at least the flopper out of stainless steel

The RA shafts are not the bend resistant miracles people make them out to be. I know because I straightened SS shafts enough times to know what it takes to bend them. I bent the RA 7.5mm shaft with my hands over my knee and it bends just like any other shaft. Anyone that comes to my house is welcome to bend it and see for themselves.

The Polynesian Marco also made a valid point. If the steel of the shaft is harder than the steel of the sear you can create a point of failure without being aware of it. At least with the SS shafts the notch will deteriorate first and you can see it.

Between rusting shafts, plastic trigger mechs, closed muzzles that need to be swapped for open ones, and reels that break at the mounting plate, I think I'd choose another gun if I had a little more cash. Just my :twocents:

Marco that is surprising to me. I just assumed that PR is like Cuba. In Cuba there are no mentors that I could see but everyone spearfishes. Out of many many guys who do it some are just more dedicated and better than others.

I was at those pipes once but don't know the name or where it is. It's a nice dive, the structure is impressive and I wouldn't mind going there again. When I was there it was devoid of fish.

Make sure you don't get one of the rusting shafts http://spearfishing.world/spea…ts-very-poor-quality.html

Very nice Marco and crew.

Roberto Reye's pupils? What does that mean?

Nice catch and nice hog. Were the pipes really big like 6' diameter? Cool dog. My pup already eats the fish heads complete, did you try it with him?

That's strange and interesting, who would've thought that the coating can be harder than the steel. The shaft you worked on had the old dark coating.

How can you measure the hardness of the coating independently of the shaft?

My mistake sporasub, reading Tone's post again

Quote from SettingSteel

its pretty simple man, thus the name "ghetto loader" originating from none other than Sporascrub himself!

it looks like he meant to say that just the name "ghetto loader" is from you, not the actual loader   <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> :laughing4:

Quote from SettingSteel

its pretty simple man, thus the name "ghetto loader" originating from none other than Sporascrub himself! :hooray:

At first glance I didn't see your loader and was wondering why the pic but then I noticed it to your right. I gotta admit it doesn't get more ghetto than that WTG Sporascrub for being generous with your personal gear <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">

Pucho, I had Monster pm me his address like four times until I could make sense of it. Finally it looked right and I sent him a package that got there fine. I'm going to pm you the address the way I used it to save you guys some time.

pm sent.

Thanks for the source Jeff.

Where's a good place to buy delrin and UHMW? Do they come in hollow tubes, solid tubes, or blocks?

I'd think the point would eventually poke through the pvc if you don't reinforce it with something, could be dangerous.

I guess they're gambling for the Castro government to stay in power if they're getting into bed with them like that. Wasn't this grounds for boycotting a company in the US at some point? Fortunately I don't need mares for anything anymore. They had good entry level gear for freediving but that's it, although I still use a pair of avanti tres fins for messing around shallow stuff. Also I have that 70cm pneumatic but it's not out of necessity.

If you're going to use a two (or three) stage loader, since there's no possibility of stowing it away in the handle, there's no necessity to go with a store bought loader. Simply make it out of short sections of pipe by drilling one hole the diameter of the shaft in the center and two holes at the ends for the cord. If you want to get fancy you can insert a wooden dowel into the pipe sections.

Quote from seaweed

I dont see how a loading bar would be any different. It would still put the muzzle in the same position. I want the muzzle to be in front of my face not under it.

Are you using the bar on your knee?

LOL