i really dont know the dive community in your area, is there anyone who has any long fins for you to try in a pool? if so, someone call tell you the relative stiffness of them and give you a comparison.
I didn't like the 3000's cos they were too soft for me, but ta lot of people say the 2000's are too stiff, so do you tend to like stiffer of softer fins
I have heard what Gris said as well as that you have a built up 02 deficit from the scuba...this will result in significantly reduced bottom time and could increase the liklihood of a SWB
I agree, I think you should by a nice set of longblades and try them in the shallow areas you are talking about, if they are a PIA or you dont like them for that application, the mares are always available and you might save the cost on something you wont use too often
yessir, 12" to the fork, not total, and five per day
that is awesome, I cannot imagine how cool it would be to take some swings in an MLB park, please do post those pics
i think my average shot is bt 5-10 ft...I have taken longer shots, but only on practice shots (like at a small bluerunner who is hauling ass by) or hailmary's for great fish (i shot my PB mack at close to the end of my shooting line which is about 20 ft)
No, it was Tiputa my laminate gun. I always take the first WSB of the season with it. I am out of fish,
the water was so green I thought it was a yellow tail. I'll post it in my avatar after baseball.
DP
just remind the little slugger that good contact is more important than good power;)
aahhh, makes good sense, thanks.
I read somewhere 
that you went on a gear test dive and shot a nice bonita....any truth to that? was it this gun?
....,and your yak was lookin good in the water
awesome, I am so glad Scott is getting to use it!!
the Lucky Love Banana floats again!!!!!
and for all of you who are about to say that bananas are bad luck...it is bad luck to bring a banana on the boat, not for the boat to be a banana 
and a love banana is always good luck
I don't have experience w the reactions, but idid get gara hf 2000's and they are fine in shallow water...they are stiffer than the 3000's so perhaps the 3000s are a better starter.
there is a tension in this sport that you will soon come to know which is the cost of gear vs the need for it. as an example, when i started diving I was using a US Divers set for 40 $ that I bought at sports authority and a fiberglass polespear, I could get fish, but I felt the limitations of my gear very quickly. I upgraded my fins and mask together to a Riffe sight mask and cressi gara 2000's. at that time I had a lot of friend telling me to wait and just get a really nice mask and carbon fins. I decided that was too pricey and I bought them.I love the fins and the mask but quickly found that the mask, while 100x better than my previous mask, stilll had too much volume for my comfort and was bulky on my face so I kept the fins and got another mask, the technisub micromask..I also went on to buy the awesome pursuit carbon 90cms.
the point is that there is acceptable gear, good gear, and garbage gear.
you can buy a lot of acceptable gear or just a few pieces of good gear (this take trial and error).
for you, i would say, get something inexpensive to see if you like this sport and want to make it part of your life, and if you do, then upgrade to the best gear you can cos it will save you money over the long haul.
sweet steven, thanks for the report, and for making me hate being stuck inside at a desk 
oh well, I'm not complaining, at least I'm employed.
glad you guys were representing
where is the gun Don?
looks great, I don't quite understand how you are going to use the reel without any line guide, are you just hand spooling at that point?
I started with Cressi gara 2000's, and they were great starter fins but, the fixed footpocket means that neither you, nor your diving ability, are allowed to grow or you'll need new fins soon 
it is all about presonal preferrence...some guys like the long tubes cos, as mentioned above, they keep the top out of the water...for me, a shorted tube is better because there is less stale air in it and I feel like I get "cleaner" breaths...I also like Steve's snorkel, it is pretty awesome....I think Dan was going to carry one very similar as well, might want to shoot him a PM before you buy anything else.
well said friend, and welcome back...is everything alright?
met up with scott yesterday at meade and met Ozzy, a new spearo to me, not sure if that was who hau was talking about...i didn't dive cos it was getting dicey and Ozzy was coming in and said he didnt see much besides grunts.
maybe today will be better, looks overcast though
I love it! perfect knife.
wow Tinu, if that is the "little" guy you landed.. I can only imagine what the one that got away looked like :@
shame about the new little gun...I hate when your gear dissappoints you
oh well, more fish for next dive
cool thing about the cubera diving to meet you..I wonder if that was only because you did your sea fan trick first and got him curious?
i love the bumper sticker on the bike underwater in Tinu's vid.."the bums will always lose" from the big lebowski hilarious movie and very funny to see it in that context
note, the above method was created for use with psychotropic mushrooms. However, it's cooking applications are far more applicable and useful, for me at least
I have been told by my mother, who is a chef, that if you just leave them for a few hours the shrooms stay lot more rubbery rather than turning to dust
