Posts by LunkerBuster

  • TOBAGO apr.2010 nice size BARRACUDA

    great looking cudas, thanks for sharing the pics :)


    i also have a couple questions..


    is that the warped riffe cos it looks bent as hell in the picture


    also, on the right I see a queen triggerfish, those are protected here, are they good eating?

  • Looking for some Euro Gun advice

    if you are talking about 20' from your shoulder, you are fine, 20 from the spear tip and, no sir.


    I re-itterate the above advice...I like two 5/8 bands and a 7.5 mm spear.


    I have hit mack as they were leaving the scene at about 20-22' from my body, but then i have my outstretched arm (2-3') my 120cm gun and the 40cm of spear overhang...so it i a lot more like a 10-12' shot.


    I would suggest that you borrow a 120 rob allen, aimright, or pelaj and dive with it...ifyou find it does what you want as far as ease of hiking out of water and tracking in the water, then see if meets your expectations underwater. The gun will have the accuracy to hit those shot, but possibly not the punch at that range.


    I am not experienced w the riffe euros, but they might be the best compromise for you, still more like a pipegun than a gil or other teak slab, but still enough mass to power it up a bit.

  • Hello

    Benvenidos!!


    i believe you are the first Iberian representative, an honor!


    this is a great place to share and learn, glad to have you.


    I am a huge fan of the salt cured hamon from you region. thanks for that ;)

  • Fins too hard

    if you say there is little spring back, then I assume they are worthless.


    I was a lifetime "hard" fin guy, to the point where I was arguing with Dan that the medium Pursuits would be too soft for me...I can honestly say that after swimming with good carbon blades I know that the finning style is really different, you just "activate" the blade and the carbon does the actual kicking...I would honestly say that if i could do it again I would have the medium and not the medium hard fins.


    I am not advocating that you should abandon your preferences, just suggesting that the "spring back" is the bread and butter of carbon blades and it sounds like the Hana'pana fins are a FAIL in that regard

  • Advantages of a tube style float line

    i prefer it because
    1) it allows for more visibility from above the water from boats and other divers
    2) stretch
    3) better abrasion resistance over rough rock. it is really kind of hard to puncture them any way other than fish bite


    I also use the poly ones fine, i just like the tube better. maybe cos I made it...



    ..BTW Dan, mine has 400 lb tuna mono inside, not rope. i made it so there is about 10 ft of extra cord inside so as the tubing stretches, it will stop and the mono will engage.

  • A couple of links for Don Paul..Nothing related to spearfishing

    Don, well played


    John- that looks good, I tend to want to like any fish named beers. That is why I discovered Harpoon ale, which rules, cos the scrimshaw looks like a speargun on the bottle


    Steven- I will look for that, always on the prowl for more tasty suds... to be clear, I like 60 minute ipa's, the 90's are too sweet and the 120's are undrinkable;)

  • TOBAGO,april 2010, 50 pound COBIA

    whoa ! Tinu...way to go...nice haul there..bet your boat was riding low on the way back in <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    score on finding good local wifi...i hate those cafes too

  • Fletch

    howdy, welcome to the forum



    ...i was kind of hoping that this thread was about the movie <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> Irwin m Fletcher

  • A couple of links for Don Paul..Nothing related to spearfishing

    i have recently developed a taste for the imperial stouts and I recently tried the sam adams black lager and their russian imperail, both were quite delicious.


    I am a big IPA guy, i love me some bitter hops, but I lean towards the crisp beers with a hoppy finish (best commercial example is Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale). I was also just introduced to ESB's and i could see myself getting into them as well.


    Not a big fan of belgian beers or Lambics, too sweet for me, but there are sooo many amazing beers out there to drink :)



    cheers gents :toast:

  • End of winter in Southern California

    Wow, pretty good start to your "photo only" dives...even if it was unintentional :)


    that really looks like a great time to be right there, very cool to be able to appriciate it, thanks for sharing.


    To me, as a right coaster, i think diving in kelp looks like the coolest thing ever, like an underwater forest to play it <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Fox Lathe/Mill???? Calling out TinMan!!!

    haha, papaa, our winters are some of the best diving, the big fish come in, it is a little cold w 65 degree water ^^...we are soo blessed down in FLA :)


    LOMartin- I was going to say the same thing as Jeff, if you get this you can really "cut your teeth"( terrible time for that expression) on a small enough unit to learn the moves...if I had the space I would want to give it a whirl....