Posts by LunkerBuster

  • Banks Board - New Shore diving Board

    So I received my new dive board from John and I am blown away. The design, the attention to detail, the build quality. all without equal


    It is a brilliant design that is basically a SOT kayak / and Ab board hybrid.





    the center storage area is a self bailing "tow truck bed" that can easily hold a lot of gear or some nice sized fish





    there is also a dry storage area in the front which includes the entire interior.


    The hatch is gasketed and sealed w marine sealant and there is no chance of leak..the design even includes recessed anchoring points for additional screws(included) to be use to add an additional net to the bottom.



    all of the items you see currently attached were included and came installed..the board features threaded inserts rotomolded into the board for complete leak prevention..a much appreciated feature






    The board is designed to accept two guns along the sides using bungees to secure them..John told me that he has sourced some "alpine clips" the are going to be used in this application..for now it is two hooks..( I will update this thread once I get the new clips)







    {More to come}
    Flag pole mount
    backpack straps
    videos of board
    in pool bouyancy tests
    fin holder rig

  • America vs Australia: spearguns

    I would add that east coast guns need less mass than west coast guns simply because we don't use the same guns for reef diving that we do for Bw. If you don't bring your cannon then you WILL get buzzed by a wSB or YT. If I am on the reef I will not see tuna, wahoo or the like. As such, I can get away with a little less mass on my gun


    Now compare the vis and it flips. Now east coast guns must be longer and heavier to maintain accuracy. As in, many Cali guys use a short euro for their rockfish hunting which would be too limited for much of anything but hole shots over here in south Florida


    So when I look at a gun or a spearos quiver, I see the elements and factors that are more important to that particular spearo and thus, the things he or she looks for


    To bring it back on topic, there are so many different areas and hunting grounds in the US for there to be one style gun to compare. I also don't know much about Aussie guns for comparison. Looking forward to seeing more


    My email is lunkerbuster at rocketmail also lux, but your pm function will kick it soon too

  • America vs Australia: spearguns

    I was having a problem with the way people are using descriptive words. Slender, meaning thin, can refer to height and width equally. Bens gun is very slim top to bottom. Maybe half the height of my Tito, but it is wider.
    I see the same in the Ruffe euros, not much mass from top to bottom but considerable width. I don't know of any production gun, other than maybe a Nile-tec that even focuses on reducing the mass of the stock in both dimensions.


    I always viewed it as another compromise we deal with, you need mass for strength and recoil but you also want to track smoothly throughout the movement of the gun underwater. So, reduce where you can in sticking with whatever works for your diving style.

  • The OMER basher from SB


    hahah so true my friend, verbosity in a foreign tongue and inebriation are most certainly inversely proportional <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> haha

  • Black Grouper Color Variations

    great thread..I was fishing on the bay last month and caught the smallest black ever, it was about 10" and had almost inverted coloring, the fish appeared to white and the box marking were brown and black..it was a beautiful fish though, I wish I had grabbed a pic


    it looked a little like your pic #6 but with clearer boxes of brown and black

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Harry that is such a setup for a joke about you needing to stone more fish <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    You are the man and a great spearo so you know its not true, but I couldn't resist