Posts by LunkerBuster

Howdy. Nice to have you buddy

I have a different perspective mark. To me it is about strength between the ears. I like to know what my body feels like when it is starting to need o2, when it really needs o2 and when I am dangerously low. I hope to never experience this in the water when there is danger. I like to know that I can hold my breath for X number of minutes because I know how I feel while holding. That way, when I am actually diving, I know how to interpret the signals my body is giving me

I have a static breath hold of around 2:45. I have gone as long as 3:15 but that was on a real push. I know that number is meaningless in real world applications however knowing it helps me to determine where I am in a breath hold arc and how my body is doing.

Statics and tables can be very dangerous if you are using them to PUSH your limits. I find them very helpful in learning ones limits and then how to dive well within those limits

Jon is a good guy and he really loves making guns and good ones at that!!

Thanks for sharing your experience. A picture will probably help us visualize a lot better

Sick! Those yellowtail are all cool and all but some of those calicos are insanely big. That looks like a damn good day right there.

Any more to the story?

That is a very nice tribute. I fear the south florida folks would remove anything they could see or knew about and that eliminates anything on the shore.

Dive more and relax more. Are you struggling to get fish or do you just want more bottom time?
The only way to increase dive time us by diving more and learning how to dive better. Please don't seek longer dives for their own sake. It is a dangerous pursuit

I bow to this thread. Good stuff!

That song IS a blast from the past!!

Thanks Frank. That is a good resource

I don't think that is a question hau. Clearly the dog haha

Hahaha I like it! Jokes like that usually signal a rough night with the old lady....

Tono, very nice rooster! That is an impressive fish even next to your impressive frame
How do you prepare rooster fish. I have never had it

Seriously. Those gut shots usually end up with lost fish

Say the abc's. It works. You start stand automatically keep going it is so ingrained in us.

Thanks hau. I had thought about that. This will be an undercover mission.

I would like to commission or make a memorial for nate that we can place on the reef somewhere near where he did most of his diving.
I would like to get people's input, and contributions if we go the commissioned route. Does anyone have any experience with underwater memorials? Material? How to fasten it to the reef? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you

Welcome. Nice to have you. Stay safe

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Yes they have a dump valve on one end to vent off excess gas but stay inflated. I used to pack one of those thin 6' mouth inflate types back when I'd be left on the reef by my self while my friends fished a ways off. It rolled up really small and made it easier for them to find me a few hours later.

Cool. thanks for the info. like a scuba marker? I might throw one of those on my belt actually.

Add a lift bag too