Posts by LunkerBuster

  • San Onofre restoration project

    wow, that is pretty awesome...the fact that the kelp need bear rock to grow is quite interesting...I assumeing it rooted into coral...very innovative to use a non stable base like those balls for the reef...it is quite differetn from the artificials over on this coast where we want them as undesturbed as possible for the small corals to take hold and propagate.


    thanks for sharing that articel..it is a rare change to get good eco news

  • Hatch guns?

    i will offer my pool for any shootouts..it is a 25m pool with only two lanes and is almost never used exept weekend afternoons.


    i would like to add that wood guns can be as advanced or as simple as the user/maker would like.


    I agree with John's stance that each gun has an owner who will find it ideal, whether the determining factor is price, performance, usability, or wow factor, each will be more important to someone than someone else.


    I agree that Harry's gun is an example of innovation in gun building, not all innovation is well recieved by all or even necessary, but they are clearly trying to do something different and I respect that..I love the way the handles in those guns are higher and I like some of the other features as well.


    this is not to say that the basic wood slabs are inherantly worse, they are certainly simple and have less that can fail. Depends on what you value.


    my Tito for example...appears to be a straight piece of wood with no real tricks, anyone who dives with it will know differently...the opposing lams (cyprus) have foam injected pockets at the muzzle end of the gun, reducing over all weight and adding bouyancy where it is needed the most (IMO).While this is not a revolutionary idea, it is not common practice and does represent an innovation in wooden gun building.


    the use of a cuttlefish design is similar...it may add tracking ease and reduce the weight of the gun while maintaining the integrity, it certainly looks cool, and it is a type of innovation.


    I would suggest that a shootout will prove nothing except the fact that Harry like the gun he has and that is why he uses it and Dan likes the gun he builds and that is why he built it.... I may be able to get more fish with a polespear than a newb with either gun...what does that tell us? that i am the greatest spearo ever, yes, but not the point <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    the fun is in talking about it and getting to understand the other opinion to help you make your gun better.


    as for the Hatch guns...good for any company that is able to set their own price point. I would never buy one, just as I wouldn't buy a ferrari...the 550 Maranello is still the best car in the world to me, but not worth more than a house. Same with the Hatch. I respect the longevity of a company and the exclusivity of a name. not important to me as the price, but I would not dare to say that others with more money to spend shouldnt get one...and then maybe give it to me when they get something else

  • Top Kill Sucessful

    i agree John, I am hoping that the dispesants are not going to extend this disaster into the next 60 years but that is my fear..the crude at the bottom of the ocean represents only one problem...to me the dispersed oil that will find its way into the scallop, clam, shrimp and seagrass estuaries presents a much bigger concern...i hope it is not as bad as it can be