My bad Dan, you are right. I had your plastic storkel retainer complaint mixed up w someone else's 
I never thought about having the mask over the hood but for the cold of course you do. I only ever put my hood on if I am already in the water and there are a lot of jellyfish. So my mask I always under the hood.
Hell yeah guys. Way to go!!! That is two accomplishments. Dan back to hunting and a stud mutt. 
Looks like you guys did well. That pic of Steven is great
Dan, I dont know if you have experience with the Stable, I do not, but I thnk i see the issue...MOST of the plastic clips that come on snorkel are hot garbage...they are dying to break, in these cases, the figure8 of rubber is the best move. I assume on the stable, but I know on my Tusa snorkel, there is a very robust and well designed retainer clip...I would put the clip on my snorkel up against any other on the market, it is SOLID.
I think what Danile was saying is that he doesnt trust the rubber retainers as much as the riffe one.
thanks daniel..that is a good move..similar to what I do but more deliberate...very good tip
That is a lovely dock of death and one of the biggest lion fish I have seen. Sashimi him and you will be stoked!!
I think I still got you. I am down to dive for aure
welcome...i have to give the +1 to Kirby here....I cannot deal with your viz or water temp, but the biodiversity and the ability to pick fungus...you guys have it made
oh and beautiful AB shell in your avatar!!
Good call and good point. A calm mind buys many extra seconds underwater. I love qpowerline.
Looking great. Nicely done
Thanks guys. Surprisingly the tiny riffe is nice for grouper. I can get it into any hole I can fit my arm into but can still punch. I don't usually use it but often like to bring it on boats as a hole gun and a second shot gun
I still think it is more of a nor cal gun but it has it's place
found this guy in a quick after work beach dive...i have the Riffe MT000 on my paddle board and I was just chasing some big tarpon around and i saw this nice coral head...i swam over and saw this big wrasse head sticking out and was bout to move on when he turned and I realized he was not a wrasse...yanked the board over, threw one band on the tiny gun and SPROINGGG!!! now I have nothing but my mask and gun here and I quickly realized that was super dumb...no fins, no knife, no stringer and no gloves. fortunately I was not deep, no more than 20 ft and I ended up braining him with my spear, and stringing him through the bungee I mounted on the front of the board, and cutting the shit out of my hands..small price to pay and I will surely add to my beach dive kit now that I know there are fish out there
got some cool looks when i hit the beach with him on the paddleboard
nice fish...love the micromask
Okay so I don't really have a report as these fish were not taken by me; but I can say this, Hau does not give a Fu@k about your mutton!!
there but for the grace of god go I.....
i think you are right Dan....a lot of it is luck, but that is when planning, experience, knowledge, and confidence all come into play.
I get my ass handed to me a lot in life but that is because I am willing to lose and get better, at work, on the basketball court, surfing, biking, whatever challenge we undertake, the more you can prepare and train, the better you will perform...
the scary thing about diving is that you MUST learn the lessons that other people teach you or you will die in the process.
check you gear, dont test your limits and dive safely gang
welcome buddy..got a god group of guys to learn from around here
nice grouper..you look very happy about such a nice fish
Yeah. Great pic there. Nice dive buddy
That octopus is so nice. Hiding in plain sight like a jerk
I bought it online. It comes in several densities. You want the lightest for this. It is called marine two part expanding foam. I'll search for the site.
Basically you use a brace like I said or fg tape as xan suggested to hold it closed. Then a lot of g flex. Then tilt the yak on its end w the broken end down. Mix a 16oz cup of your foam and pour it in the lowest hatch you have. Allow the foam to settle and expand. Return the yak to normal after 4-6 hours
