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Kinda of sappy and most likely futile but I like seeing that fishermen will still do the "right" thing and respect the ocean

Too often you come across vids of the other kind of behavior

For what it is worth. I have never had any issue with the hood being on the suit and not on my head. It doesn't leak or cause any noticeable drag

Maybe too long of a soak? When I was doing my crab traps the fish baits were all but gone after 12 hours and seemed to have lost most of their oil and such much sooner. Pigs ears and feet were always the best crab bait.
Perhaps the other species were around earlier and took off

Wow. Very cool. Thank you for both reaching out to get that perspective and sharing it here with us.

I used a heated nail. I put the suit on and used a but of chalk to mark where my ear holes were. I put it on a few time to make sure the hole was in the right place and then I made first a tiny true pun hole. That made no difference. Then I made it a little bigger. About 3 mm relaxed or the size of a pencil eraser when on. It no longer makes the suction and slopping sound I hate but now too much water gets into the hood and eventually makes it down my back.

I also have a beard and I think that when I use a hood it allows more water in as well

In my experience the neck of the suit seals very very well with the hood off and just hanging back there. When I put it on I have more water intrusion.
I like to have the hood hanging off because some days the jellies are so bad that u cannot dive without a hood and I just make do

Frank! Good to see you are still getting out there buddy. I feel like I haven't seen you in forever.

Amazing pics.

Any concerns that the SAD will teach sharks to frequent an area looking for food ? Might not matter might train a toothy to look for food in a certain spot?

Wear it in good health. Best suit out. Period.

That is a good point. A handle with a threaded male end could be made so you could hit the tip against whatever you want like a hammer.

Lot that can go wrong with your experiment. I'll assume you know the risks and dangers and not try to convince you it is a bad idea

I think that the spear behaves differently out of water due to the reduced density. Like an arrow with no flights, it has a hard time tracking

If you look at how small the spear hole is relative to the fish it is not that much of a "pushed" shot. That guy just must be as strong as he is bad ass

Fo sho brother. Happy it will be carrying yaks and enabling spearing missions.

May it serve you well and always in good health

I can't wear a hood. It makes me unable to breathe properly. My ears are always sucked in and out and I have to clear at the wrong times and I can't focus and relax. It kills me

I tried to poke a small hole fight over the ear and it floods the suit more than I'd like

Dans advice is spot on. Sewing scissors are often cheap and always very sharp. Fiskers is a good cheap brand

Whoa?!?! That is a beast snapper!!

Awesome. Very glad you were able to get it fixed on your own

So a buddy of mine raised an interesting point. This shark must be starving here. We have no marine mammals other than dolphins, no pinnipeds and relatively low biodensity relative to the colder waters of the north atlantic or Pacific.

I bet the diver looked like a lot of calories in one meal to that white

Just like a lunker largemouth won't bite anything smaller than a 10 in worm. It is just not worth the calories burned for the calories earned.

Scary

Welcome

That bracket/swim platform is going to be amazing. I love the ease of getting in and out of the water on those.
One of the best ideas I have seen was a short rope with a brass clip on it for holding a bucket on the swim platform. When I asked about what it was for the captain told me to put weight belts so no one scrapes up the boat pulling themselves up and on board.

Mike. Congrats on the faa opportunity.

This build is epic. I cannot wait to see her in the water!!!

Whoop whoop. To 120 my brother. A wonderful and blessed year for you! !

I have the Thule w the square bar. Loved it. Worked like a charm