Posts by LunkerBuster

this thread is amazing!! thank you so much for sharing this amazing stuff Don...great history and amazing pics.

I enjoy your writing style very much

very cool steve, looks beautiful....thanks for sharing

sweet catch alan....c'mon though, a hog that big merits a little smile

the cressi footpocket, part of the fin/one piece, is very soft and I have had two small tears in the rubber of the foot, i just used some marine sealant silicon and they have stayed shut.

hahahahahaha..nice.

it was hilarious, even I could see that then.

good call about the fish hanging out in that area too, definately had lots of luck there

Quote from sdeisen

meade 830-1200
scott and i went out to middle grounds and worked way back into first
viz was idk prbably 20-25 in 30deep. overcast and choppy but patches of sun here and there. nice day ocean was lively lots of reef fish out and about, i saw a very very nice spani mack and got two hogs, scott shot a nicer hog but it got off, i saw him creep up on it and was good shot but somehow it worked loose. anyway nice day conditions pretty good coonsidereing what a shit storm yesterday was.
no hau today he must of had a rough shift last night.
-untiil next time-

does middle ground = second reef?

I thought for a second you guys were superheros yakking out the THE middle grounds in the gulf

sounds like a nice day..glad the viz was opening up a bit

Quote from Mariner

Yeah I know what you mean. I broke my foot kicking the heavy bag,the night before I was moving into my new house. I was pretty useless. Had some friends that came over to help with the move really helped, while I sat on the couch playing Xbox.

best idea ever!

I might have to "break" my toe next move hahaha

hello, I'm fuzz and I have a speargun addiction....

WOW man..thanks for sharing, what a quiver!!!

you should really do a comparison/review of all the guns...I bet NO ONE else has had the ability to dive with and learn that many guns personally...you could really help a lot of people out with your personal knowledge there...just DAMN man... I am very impressed...you sure you don't own a dive shop

for what it is worth...I spent money on some cressi's and I liked them a lot until Ibought my persuit carbon fins...now I wish I had bought the carbons first and kept my $110 (got the cressis used)

there is something to be said about buying one productthat is right the first time...I didn't have the $ for carbons at first and wanted to dive, so I got the cressis, it was the right choice at the time, now I wish I had played it differently.

just make sure you think long term as well.

hahaha, I should have known better than to be non-specific around this group....can we please see pics of YOUR GUNS fuzz, not your brilliant and exceptional artwork <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

and watchout for that shark..looks like a big one

Quote from fuzz

I love the intrinsic beauty of a plain wood speargun, but personalized guns like these are pretty awesome.
Even more impressive since my artistic skills are limited to drawing stick figures. <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

After years of natural wood guns, I finally gave into the craze & my last two SeaSnipers have both been custom-painted. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

can we see some pics of them?

i am still blown away by this work...just wow...does he want to do a mural of spear art on my car?

one other thing Dan... the big toe, or Hallux, is largely responsible for initial force in jumping/ sprinting and has a lot to do with balance...as you are healing be mindful that your balance is not as good without a healthy big toe...and as you really get better, take it slow with srpinting or jumping.

Quote from Don Paul

Don insired me to do SOME testing with all the awesome stuff he's posting Quote: LunkerBuster.

Way Cool .... I just don't want to inspire you to not hurt anyone nether.I've done some real stupid shite over the years.

Safe in water testing will give guy's a new tool in their spearfishing kit. The point of all this is not just the
findings, it's the quest to refine all gear we use and build.

All the best, Don

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all i credit you for is the inspiration...I don't expect you to make my judgment any better hahaha

on a side note...I will be using my long pool a lot for this testing in the future and anyone is welcome if they want to join..it must be a night as the pool is full of all sorts of things to get in the way during the day (swimmers) but it is lit at night and 25m long...I hope to be able to focus on the little things that I gloss over while hunting such as arm position and trigger pull.

what really blew my mind about this was that I have never had the side by side vantage point....to see the shaft leave the gun and literally fall to the bottom of the pool before reaching the 20 ft target was shocking...to then watch the shafts without any line was incredible...I had to do the test a few times cos I didn't think it was possible for such a huge difference.

Jeff, here is a bit more about the rings

http://www.abbiller.com/replacement.html

the bottom of that page shows the Biller slide rings.

the one I am referring to as "low profile" is the SLR-C, the one I call the "old type" is the SPR

it seems like you should go without them but stash them away for a few months to see if you miss them...the prevailing thought on this thread is that you should be okay and in the odd occasion you have a problem, it shouldn't be a big one.

so try without them, and if you run into an issue, put them on at that point.

I'm sure you will be very good at steering the boat as well, so aligning with the bunks should not be too difficult

if I may ask Dan, why don't you want them?

well Jeff, the shaft i tested without the line still had the slide ring on it and i didnt notice and appriciable difference..this is the "low profile slide" for the Floridian shafts..it is a lot smaller than the traditional wrapped metal ones...I will add that comparison to the next testing i do and use a true freeshaft vs lineshaft w no line attached..good thinking...

..but that's why you are The Tin Man and I am just an engineer who couldn't make it and ended up a lawyer

perfect. thats all i needed to hear..please, do place one aside for me:)