Posts by LunkerBuster

  • Hardware requirements to play/edit HD video

    this is my take on the mac vs PC debate...the mac is 95% perfect for 90% of the people...if you are one of the 10% you are screwed cos you cannot "fix" a mac that doesnt do what you want...you can only get so far into the machine as the user...I resent this, i want complete control and the problems that come with it. Ihave enjoyed many macs and have an Iphone now, but for me, a PC gives me the control and customizing that I want.


    I am in the minority though, the macs are great

  • Alternative connection of shooting line to spear

    Dan, I can tell you this much...I have shot my tito gun free shafted and it went about 19m and hit the wall of the pool hard enough to knock out a small chip...I shoot this gun normally with one wrap. the line adds significant drag but I do not believe it slows the shaft down as it leaves the gun, only as it drags through the water.

  • Alternative connection of shooting line to spear

    interesting...my first thoughts are:


    anything that is that easily bent can be unbent by a big angry fish. granted the fish will not have the advantage of such good leverage, but if it does bind and the fish pulls to the side, that ting will straighten out and poof, gone!


    it claims to be hydrodynamic and would place the swage/ crimp behind the spear, but it also adds a bit of meta lto each side of the shafts profile so I wonder if it is really a gain. Also, the additional moving piece adds another thing to cavitate and vibrate


    it claims to protect the line, this makes sense as you arent jamming the line into the mech, not really how I damage my mono, but a good point.


    the best thing about it is that you can use a larger diameter spear in a tigh mech and still use 400 lb mono.


    I would think about making on from some scrap SS and seeing how it works...if i get bored this week Ill make one and post about it

  • Hello...

    please share what you learn in your quest...it sounds like you have some good minds to pick at and might glean some valuable info and insights

  • California dragon swim

    looking forward to learning more..thanks.


    I hope it comes back, it sure looks like an awesome time, especially with the flames <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Looters Pirates of XXI century

    exactly Jeff, and then the issue can be further convoluted..imagine this...a luxury liner acting as a troop transport, say returning to europe without passangers so the US charters it..are those soldiers combatants? if they were in a destroyer then they surely are, but are they when on a civilian boat?
    Assume the US is at war and the issue is very difficult, the geneva convention has rules to define enemy combatants, and they are blurred more and more with increases in terrorism and civialin combatants and children too.


    it is hard to say anything about international relaitons with any certainty or moral imperrative. it is always a matter of perspective. one sides terrorists are the other side's freedom fighters...very difficult

  • Looters Pirates of XXI century

    you are correct Ramon, I was not trying to make it sound like it was a simple thing. I was just contemplating the various issues that surround something like this.


    the concept of the soverignty of a state is very interesting to me, mostly because it is so bizarre.

  • California dragon swim

    man, that is really cool.


    Don will you shed some light on the history / origins of this crazy ritual??


    i love the silliness of it juxtaposed to the longevity of the tradition. just awesome.

  • Hello...

    welcome...nice to have another builder/tinkerer on board...we have some really talented people outside of diving here..lots to learn from really good people.


    check the fins threads for some good info about properties etc for your blade build