Posts by LunkerBuster

i dont think I am getting this rod idea...can you elaborate or draw a sketch?

for 250 though you might be able to get a much nicer railgun like a Rob Allen, a mako, or , depending on the price, one of the pursuit guns <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

nice Kings

the last pic looks like one impressive catch, you two must have been exhausted

it was certainly not louder in the video than a band gun being fired

i see, that is true and could in theory cause, or prevent, twisting....give that fixed articulated wishbones dont spin or rotate, I suspect that there is no innate torisional forces on the bands other than the spinning that may occur while loading and setting the bands

Jeff, I think that has very little impact, the line will need to turn 90 either at the entrance to the metal or once inside the metal piece, and in both cases the bulk of the force will be 90degrees against the metal...that is where the deburring is key.

Harry, do you use the loop knot or the insert and tie a square knot method?

looks beautiful

do you have any wood working expeience? Use fine grit paper, 90 is way too coarse, the gun is smooth already, I would hit it with like 200 just to open the surface up a little bit.

others know far more than me, but I think any exopy resin will do, just make sure it is UV protected...you might be able to get away with a laquer, but I think the result will be a thinner finish that will need more upkeep

that is sound customer support

all of this is assumption from me, having never actually held either, but the large ball in the MARES one looks like it would seal the band behind that point.

what a loss to our family and community...God speed him to restful peace with fair wind and following seas, huge fish and great viz.

RIP spearo

no window Dan...it is a hollow board. you would need to sink a walled structure, like a bucket, through the yak to maintain the integrity of the hull....that is not soo hard alone, but given the contours of the top and the crazy bottom it would be quite arduous (sp) to seal it back up.

keep in mind that you could just stick your head in the water to see fish.

also, this is a shifty area of boating...a craft that is not human powered is supposed to be licensed, but if you cannot get onto or into it, is it a craft? definate grey area there

Mazel Tov Ben...use it for years in good health

well good health for you, not the fishies

saturday?
I am gonna try to get Henry to go out on Friday morning too

i think those are tight too...I like the loop knot, most likely just because it is what I am familiar with, but also because i can use it so easily with gloves on and under water...i preburn the ends to make little bulges and i stick on into my rashguard or wetsuit top...with the small holes on those, only an unburned piece of wishbone will be able to pass through and I would be concerned that an un burned piece of dyneema would slip out of the simple square knot in the picture. basically i would need a lighter to replace the wishbone and that is impossible on a shore dive and inconvenient to impossible on a kayak.

I would surely try them and i imagine it is not an issue often, in fact I am fairly sure i'll end up buying yours first because 1)you are my friend and I love to support a great company and 2) i have never seen any of this MARES gear for sale <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

nicely done...that is a superior shore diving platform...I was thinking you could bungee net the whole front area and add a handle in the middle so if need be you could get your torso on the back area and hold on while still finning along.

I wanted to rig one of these on it too

first of all, /\ that, is hilarious...what a badass little sea lion...he aint no fool.

secondly, I went to sports authority today to help my Dad grab some gear he needed and I found this kayak that Dan was talking about...I took some cell phone pics so anyone interested could know more...
i think Dan is dead on, this would be a great float, I think it is 6ft long, has a super stable looking bottom and they say it can handle 135 lbs...I assume that means and still paddle it, i suspect it would float with an average weight man 180 -200 but would be quite bogged down

they were asking 119$ for it

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The stringer looks pretty similar to my omer one, I like it because you put the holder over the weight and run the belt through it and the weight and it stays inplace. It fits on my RA belt fine.

Mares seams to be marketing more towards freedivers, so in theory their stringer should fit on a marsallies belt

that is interesting...so you have a RA marsailles belt and the stringer holder (or something similar) works?

I agree that they are shifting their focus to freediving which is nice....we deserve a bigger share of the market

I know right, they look pretty badass

part number is 423911..they have like ten websites(they all suck)..the one i found the pics on was "mares, pure instinct"

i didnt see any prices, but no one else online has even heard of any of this gear when I was searching for pics, os either they are new, super overpriced, or both <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

hahaha, just ask Hau HAHAHAHA, sorry, he just insists on using them inspite of the fact that he seems to break them monthly.

He is rigging his new truck so he prolly wont be on the forum much in the next few days, but he loves his ICE fins and will be sure to give a comment

thanks Dan, that is very informative...\

Is it just way to hard to simply grab the front of the gun and push in with the other hand..seems like it is but i have to ask the stupid questions <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">