Posts by LunkerBuster

Three weeks or more. Feels like forever.

i agree 100% with steven

cos he's screening you....sorry

wow Shawn, that is a serious tip..thing looks like a broadhead arrow

damn...that is a serious bug wound.

nice that you got him and two friends

pinkies are easy, just tape it to the ring man and you're good to ride

The gopro team wrote me back and said that the first firmware update was intended only to fix the bugs and the hardware update will still be coming asap

sweet..that sounds more than safe to me...I have never seen a yak flip and take on water..they are usually distinct mistakes...if the hatch is open and a wave flips you etc

enjoy and get a rivet gun so you can start modding it for spearing and bug gathering

downloaded it and rebooted the camera..not fixed....still no FoV adjustment in either of the 720 modes and 1080 is only 30 fps

very cool tip...i bet that saves a lot of headache in finishing..

....Dan, do you think the alcohol has the effect of making it penetrate like xylene or just thin it?

Happy Birthday buddy.

Cheers to one of the finest stewards of the sea we could ask for

Dude that is the exact yak I would have put you in had you been in a yak yard...What a score.

Very classy move by Mike.

I would think about getting a real hatch for the bad flip you hope never happens.

use it for many years in good health and good seas

I think I have the "old" style as there are clear differences between the two designs.

here is the end of the stem for you.....also, no ball as Tuna stated

there is a slight indent in the slip tip itself fora knot to hide but the knot I tie (figure is too large to seat there for my liking..I like a different configuration even if it fit, but it is still a feature of the tip

i love it when you start taking an interest in a product.

I dont always agree with your ultimate determination(actually i think i have agreed with you about everything except a purge on my snorkel) but every time you evaluate a product line on the market i learn a hell of a lot about a spearing gear.

I have two for a polespear if you are interested in them, JBL and gatku

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You did it on your balcony, breaking many of your building's regulations <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">

I think you can mix up sand in a certain way so it packs harder, and stick a wood dowel in it, remove the dowel and pour into the resulting hole.

hahaah nothing in the bylaws prohibit smithe-ing <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">

....brought to you by a couple fools and a camping stove.

The purpose of this thread is to give you a few insights into making dive weights and working with lead in general.
I realize that the tactics employed in this video and photos are, not only not recommended, but most likely, some type of public nuisance <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">

So lead melts at a low temp and you can recycle lead by melting it and casting it into shapes that you can use, as fishing weights, dive weights or any other weight you may need.

Always do this outdoors and in a windy area....lead is really bad for people and will ruin your day and life....dont mess around.

also wearing safe clothes is recommended, barefoot like me is not. Eye protection is also a good idea.
for actual lead safety, read the internet.

What we did was put a cast iron skillet on a camping stove and put some lead in the skillet...we read that lead mealts between 400-600 so we figured that was an attainable temp.

the plan was to use a wooden mould i made of some scrap to pour out a long ingot for a dive flag weight ballast

we had slow results at first and were feeling our way along but eventually the lead started to melt, we were just adjusting the temp up and down between low and med to adjust for the wind
Misc Spearing stuff :: c7c27421.mp4 video by lunkerbuster - Photobucket

The pouring process was cut short by in adequate thermal protection from the welders glove( use a rag and the glove) and the leaking of the mould...it was scrap wood and therefore very imperfect, the lead filled a small crack and split the wood immediately leaking out a little.
Misc Spearing stuff :: c7c27421.mp4 video by lunkerbuster - Photobucket

the ingot was eventually poured and as you can see needed to be trimmed down.


I have ordered a cool weight mould and will update this thread with my progress...please share your wisdom or experience for other hopeless newbs

here is my buddy rob

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Nice job! Pursuit mech? Awesome!

I believe they are made by NILETEC, i dont know if Dan and Ihab collaborated or if they are simply made for Pursuit.

http://spearfishing.world/spea…rigger-mechs-pursuit.html

they look awesome. i am looking forward to the review on this gun once it goes hunting

looks amazing. very nice work

Nice and nice gun

for sure buddy...if you want it, it is all yours.

I am selling all my polespears because quite simply I like the pursuit spear better and I dont need 5

I have an 8 and 9 foot gat kus and some tips ( I think i have two para tips and a slip tip - $100 each
6 foot CF freediver unlimited spear- $120
I also have a Ray Odor eight footer (4 two foot sections) and a 12" shank flopper tip- I might just keep this as a travel spear but I'd sell it for $60 with a nice PVC travel tube i made for it

i'd be willing to ship anything but it is probably not a good deal because of the long items. I'd rather sell these to you guys than on the other board or craigslist.

peace

Pics later