welcome and glad to have you.
sounds like you are going to fit in really well around here.
have you guys given more thought to where you might want to go? or what your budget is going to be. Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Belieze, and Baja are all on my list of spearo destinations, are any of them within your plans?
If you are going to be within the Carribean, just make sure you are up on the gear restrictions that may be in place in any of the Islands you choose
as i said, when i had it rigged between the float and the gun, it wanted to stay on the surface, I was only using a 10 ft length though.
I have always added a small egg float (also called a gill net float) to my float lines to make the back end more bouyant and to have something to grab if it were to be pulled through my hands quickly...I have not put one on this yet, but might if it is needed.
It felt very nice to be out. Wanna dive on fri sat or sun? I wanna shore dive to test the float but I'm good to swim to the second anyday
Vis was at least 35. Felt like it stayed around there but got better in some spots. Over the sand at the back of the reef I could see 32 ft down and at least as far to the side. So that's just under fifty feet. Pretty damn good. Should stay flat all week and continue to improve <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
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Thank you for this thread
Seriously. To a blessed year for a good man
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I have no personal knowledge as I still use Norprene float lines from 25 to 50'. I made 20 years ago along with the vinyl ones I coped from Terry Maas.
''The boogie board system adresses all these problems. Its a HUGE float, with a cleat system on it. The cleat is the type that is used on yachts. It stops the fish from taking back the shock-cord you've already retreived. We use 10mm or 12mm shock cord, thats the normal type of shock cord that you can buy from any automotive store. Pretty simple set-up, 20-30m (100' max) shock cord, big boogie board float and off you go!!''
Quote; from Miles Somday .... a dive mate of Tommy Botha in South Africa.
Cheers, Don
that is great info Don... I will take my calipers to it tonight and get you all a thickness measurement
If possible, someone should pass by a pep boys to see if they carry any such material
Is it like the bungee material used in vehicle tie downs?
yes, but on steriods.
to give you an example my buddy and i each grabbed an end and stretched it out to about twice it's length, we could then lean back against the bungee and it would pull us back with significant force...do not conduct this experiment with friends with weak grips.....just trust me
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I have no idea...I believe it is a South African product, or at least that they use it there.
I cannot tell you what this product's value is to you, but I can vouch for the quality of it for the price.
I originally requested a few 10 ft lengths and one 25' so I could get the benefit of the elacticity with most of my line being either the tube floatline of the poly line. I would imagine that unless you are going for big pelagics that a short length would be sufficient, i certainly hope so <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
very good advice...the target was small and should clearly be enlarged...I was always aiming at the center of the "X" so if i was a little off I could see in which direction but if I missed the target completely, nothing is learned.
if you look at the image of me with the target..you can see that shot was about half inch to the right.
I have redesigned the target to address all concernes posted..thanks for the feedback guys.
offer is open to anyone who wants to ever come to miami for some shooting 
usually followed by beers
Nope. That's why they mock me.
Today I was mocked by a pair of 22"+ Spanish hogs that followed me for about thirty minutes. They were huge!!
It is the lesser used one of the two in my apt bldg. Translated. No one else but me uses it ever. The security guards all like me too so I get left alone.
at least one of my shots hit the target <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
and a cool shot of Shallow lining up a shot
not trying to put Shallow on blast, but here are two shots that show how important it is to maintain a good locked shooting arm...compare the position of the barrel relative to the center stripe of the pool...that is a lot of movement on release for 2 5/8 bands....this shot was a miss...most of both of our shots were bad this day
So ShallowRunner and a buddy and I couldnt get into the water a few weeks ago so we decided to do some pool target shooting to hone our skills and to introduce my buddy to speargun use.
the target was a piece of yoga mat with a cartesian plane on it for shot adjustment, with two attachment points for some small snap swivels that are tied together and looped through a pinch weight (thanks Jeff)
here it is dry and being aimed at
we tried it out at a few distances and learned a lot about the way the shaft hits the end of the shooting line and the effect that a limp wrist will have on your shot.
the pics lose something by being viewed in a vertical column..if they are viewed as a slide show the small differences are highlighted.
here is a sequence of three shots showing a shot leaving the gun and hitting the target...good stiff arm
Pictured is the fifty footer. I dove with the ten footer today.
Hmm I didn't test it on it's own. I had it clipped to the float and my gun but it stayed on the surface. I agree it is overkill but it is a damn sight better than the tube lines for durability and I imagine the elasticity may help occasionally without any real drawback other than greater cost than the poly line
I saw this over on SFP and gave James a shout to get a few. there was a small mix up with the order but James sent me a second one gratis to make it right, I found this very classy.
anyways, it is high grade sheathed bungee with a breaking load of 1600 lbs and a working load of 800lb. because it is sheathed it will not degrade from UV exposure which is nice. My only concern is in diving around sharp structure, but perhaps a 10 ft tag line off the gun will be enough. On my calipers it is 9mm thick.
I find it to be a perfect solution to the line discussion, it behaves like a great blend of the two types..easily coils but doesnt tangle..has good buoyancy and about a 2.5:1 stretch by my best estimate
i recommend it based on the minimal testing I have done...I cant imagine it would not help with any pelagic fish as it will add the benefit of a bungee without the weakness or inconvenience.....wish i had it rigged on my mack shot from today
This is the original thread
http://www.spearfishingplanet.com/f67/bungee-sale-20436/
Just wanted to let you all know that this cool stuff was out there
Here are the pics
no, it will fit but it is not a perfect solution...the flag mount would love a 1/2inch tube but that would require me adjusting my flags...i think a fishing rod blank would be perfect and I have yet to scour through my junk bins.
here is a "bigfoot sighting" quality pic of the lifeguard can
