Posts by LunkerBuster

So we all know that it is annoying to dive with long floatline but even in 30 ft of water you can run into a fish that can run, and run quite a distance...see hau's 41" king that played 3/4 of his reel!

I usually dive with a 40 or 60 ft float line just for something but mostly to keep it out of the way but I realized that I could be in a position to lose a fish, or worse some gear, if I took a shot at a big fish..

what occurred to me was to add a 10' bungee right behind the gun, then the 40 or 60' FL..this would add more play and length, but not too much to be really annoying...any thoughts?

oh it is my home-made FL (UV protected yellow PVC cored with 400lb tuna line) and the mako bungee.

Ahhh, gotcha

damn, that is a nice tip!!!!:@

nice...what is the benefit of two 120's by the same maker? not hating, just curious

I dont see it quite as dire as Alan does...the shore and yak diving is very good, just bring floats and flags and keep an eye open.

as far as the boat renting, yeah, it is that bad.

the best day will be friday as the expo usually has am events and until the schulde is released it is hard to plan anything

I am surely going to the expo, i'd love to meet up then as well as try to dive.

Quote from hau

red tide--I too have had this problem of shooting line/band fouling.
I have had foulings with mono, with QPowerline AND dynema.
I do not know the solution, but I do offer a suggestion==
1. Video the shooting line/ band fouling.
2. Then play the video back in slow motion frame by frame.

(ps-starting next month I'll be filming every shot I take, if no one else films the problem sooner)

Hope this helps

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that is some damn good news buddy....nice

Tinu, that vidd was amazing...i love how different animals behave and move so differently. at right at 1 minute there are three dolpihns in the shot and one makes a posture to the camera, it caught my eye because it was the exact posture a VERY AGGRESSIVE bullshark would make, arched back, pec flippers straight down and straight orientation. but here it was a playing posture, very cool

thanks for sharing that, one of my favorites in a while, it is a dream of mine to dive with wild dolphins

pretty cool idea...I like how you can engage and disengage while wet..makes for a pretty cool option of going out to a spot, anchoring the rib portion and leaving a few divers (or going to a sand bar and anchoring the rib and leave a few party-ers) and then scout the area on the ski.

for bluewater that could be great...drift the rib along a weedline while the ski scouts for the next spot

Whoa!! them's some big fish

what are you going to do with last years model Harry?

Hey Charlie, welcome aboard...lot of shore divers and kayakers here, you are always welcome to join us.

I am a big fan of stalking the flats as well but I haven't done it since I got into spearing...might need to join you for a morning of chasing boneys.

$$$$$$ vs less than one $.

and i'm partial to a DIY.....just sayin'

that gun looks purty Fuzz...new?

hahaha, i imagine that the added challenge is putting a sticker on wood, doesn't hold as well as a metal pipe?

I'd sand it down and then choose a few colors of paint to make a camo for your area (for miami I'd go blues and greens with a little pink or orange) and then read online about how to make a camo pattern...experiment and then re-seal the gun

erring on the short side makes a lot more sense than on the long side...thanks for the info Steve.

Dan, in my earlier post i meant Fuzz, not monster, sorry to all...i corrected it

the only thing that makes me hesitate to do so is that I would hate to drop it to mark a bug hole and then not be able to see it all camo-ed out <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Don Paul just did a masterful camo/resurfacing job on his bubble gun. worth looking at his techinique to see how a Don does it

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Here's where I like the trigger to be.

I'm know I'm taller than you are Dan, but you still have monster Bear hands...I can palm a basketball with ease...I feel like you could CRUSH one with ease <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

a new trigger that was angled forward would change the placement of your finger but not really adjust the delay...it might, as fuzz said, make a difference in your perception of it though because it would release the spear at a different position of you hand (poorly explained again)

what i mean is...now your hand is almost a closed fist by the time the spear is released..if you could adjust the trigger forward, your hand would be in a different position when the spear released even though it took as much pull to do it.
the handle is beautiful, i like the shaping a lot.