Of course you spotted that. I have yet to find a good material to act as my flagpole. I had my lifeguard can too. So that was my flag. And of course shallowrunner had his as well
Actually had a boat that came pretty close but he slowed way down and had a spotter on the bow pointing us all out the whole time. Very courteous boating.
i forgot the other things that were wrong...the gopro case was rendered unusable because the part of it that closes it is gone...my girlfriend cleaned my apt over thanksgiving and doesnt remember anything but it is gone now so I need a replacement or a whole new housing 
a suit was a lot more comfortable than i was in a rashguard last week
the Real Sea suit looked good in this water
So here is the longer version. My buddy Eddie has wanted to go diving for some time and it was his birthday weekend so we made it happen this morning....Unfortunately it was his birthday weekend so his earlier weekend activities hardly helped him out. this was coupled with the fact that he had 1970's era Aqualung jet fins that weighed about 3 lbs each and tore his feet apart.
we had great sun, good vis (30-40ft) and very little current.
My mutton curse continues as I missed two shots that should have connected when the fish did a random change of direction right as I shot...Grrrr
hit a 2.5ft cero high in the head and he tore right off and hauled ass.
got to chill with this nice turtle for a while so it was cool....cant beat a turtle
it was nice to get in the water.
The dive board rules!! not only does it track great and hold all my stuff, after Eddie puked and felt sick he basically laid on it for about 40 minutes and it was fine..took on no water. A+
our east coast guns are a little too long for it but I think a little rigging will help to balance them out on future dives
enjoy eddie's fins
Got out w a buddy who had never dove and shallowrunner today.
Pretty much perfect conditions but everything else was working against us. I have a few pics and I'll tell the full story when I'm at the computer. I hate phone tuping
And to the darkside apparently. Strongly positive words right there
i recommend you dive with both bands loaded..it is easier to unload one than load one quickly and generally the times you would be wanting to power down are less "timing critical" than those moments where a nice fish darts passed you for that one curious look.
happy hunting and enjoy your new gun
i do much of my best hunting in 4-10" of water...hahaha
i love fly fishing but I will say this..catch and release, flats fly fishermen are soe of the most self rightous jerks in the universe. some are amazing, but I have had some many ugly conversations with them about any and everything you can disagree about..right down to keeping the oceans clean.
true story, sorry for derail, but I was kayaking out of snowden's dam in biscayne bay and was really just out for an exercise paddle and i found a nasty old tire barely exposed at low tide. Iyanked it and was paddleing it over to the "put in" and a guy in waders started yelling at me for disturbing the spot!?!? i was shocked and asked how he thought garbage was a part of the spot and his answer was, " i have caught a lot of bone fish off that tire so they must like it" I could have thrown the tire at his head.
regardless, thanks for keeping us safe for now guys :notworthy3:
looking at all that gear makes me feel tangled and trapped... I would HATE it underwater.
dont get me wrong..deep scuba sounds uper cool to me, but it is a completely different animal....
..like a ninja vs a guy in a mech suit. different warriors.
and for what it is worth, I guess I am a ninja
Thanks for being there guys. I was screwed at work an had to cover. We are all lucky you were there to be our voice
Doesn't sound great buddy but you just heal up. The reports keep me going. For real, I have spent ao much time in the water w you that I can visualize your reports as if I was there <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> a true blessing for me
Honestly?!??! Doesn't the ocean respect weekends at all!?!? Damn
Is your lung okay brother?
welcome to the forum
Listen, saying "the Caribbean" is like saying "the Atlantic" or "the Pacific". You must be a little more specific. In Venezuela, where I was born, reef fishing visibility never allows you to use a gun longer than 100 - 110. In Puerto Rico, where I live now and the visibility is often more than 80 feet, a 120 is the shortest I would use.
This being said, if you are not going after tuna and the visibility is good, a 120-130 RA (or other railgun) with double 16 mm bands and 7 mm shaft is a good compromise.
I agree
Display MoreIf you are going after tuna, you have 90% probabilities not to find them, so a 120-130 is still good.
If you are going to a place where the vis is not as good, bring a 100-110 double banded 7 mm shaft gun.
Bring several shafts and all the spare parts you may need. Normally they're scarse and expensive.
PS: I have taken more wahoos with a single banded 96 cm speargun with a reel than with all my other guns together. Those were old good days....
PS": What's a 9' Crist?
it is a type pf polespear..made by Aaron Crist.
just make sure the parts of the carribean you are visiting allow trigger mech spearguns at all.
If they do, follow the advice above. a nice long gun with adjustable power will serve you well...a heavy euro with a 20mm and a 16 mm band will give you some good options as well.
happy hunting
Hey Dylan..glad you made it over here 
for those of you who aren't familiar w Dylan, he is a very skilled young diver with a good head on his shoulders.
You should fit right in over here man
loving this thread...please keep us posted..and watch out for Kolt..he'll make you feel like a bad diver in no time <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
very nice Blank...i like em a lot:notworthy3:
My pics will have to come tomorrow. I have it at my folks house on Kendall I'll get it tomorrow
and I see you caught a bag of crisps too..looks like a keeper <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
sounds like another great day of father / son diving.
hahahaha..it does give you more control of your shaft <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
