Posts by LunkerBuster

  • What type of dive socks should I get?

    Hahaha. Great minds, my friend, they think alike.


    Akonas can be found on eBay but I am prolly going speardiver next.


    One small concern I have is that my toe nails are often in need of a trim. I just make a foot fist when donning my wetsuit but would dragon toenails damage an open cell bootie?

  • Hobie Odyssey - Kayak Fun

    You sound very well equipped. My first suggestion is to put your yak in the pool. Fully load it and flip it over. Then resecure everything


    Losing gear doesn't have to happen off a yak. But it will



    Buying good gear up front is a good idea. You made some good purchases. The yak and GPS are solid. Dive gear and guns will develop as your tastes do.


    Dive safely and hit me up by pm to set up a dive. I am on south beach

  • Happy saint Pat's Day

    My st Patty's feast is a hog and schoolmaster I froze whole last week. Got em in foil packets over coals and a few chunks of dried aged apple wood.


    Inside is teriyaki sauce, French onions lots of fresh rosemary and thyme and butter. About a tbsp or two. I cook em closed for twenty over old coals, grill the broccoli w sirracha first, then open for ten minutes

  • Reefchief's oceanic adventures

    Quote from sdeisen

    alright red-chief! Did Jeb and hardline get to see it too or were u the only lucky witness


    It was an insanely cool experience. The ray did not enjoy my presence however. Mark and xan were diving and just hanging out with him and every drop I made he'd clear the area and do a big circle.
    I was giving him/her a wide berth so as not to mess it up for the others. I was rewarded on one dive when, as though we had made peace, I dove and slowly made my way to the ray and he raised one flap and turned vertical, as he had so many times, and then leveled off, as if forgiving me and inviting me over. I swam right over top of it and mimicked its swimming and was lucky enough to get a gentle rub of its back before it waved goodbye as my pesky need to breathe showed up


    We have some different levels of diving ability among our group. Xan and mark are both mermen who only breathe to make others feel better. Frank is somehow never tired and manages to horse like 157 lbs of lead around on his weight belt. Dan had not dove in a while and , even though he was dissappointed in his performance, he stil was dropping 50' and aspettoing to entice fish to appear. And then there is me. Lets just say that my hunting instincts allow me to overcome many of the shortcomings of my diving ability hahaha


    All that as introduction. One of the coolest things I have ever seen was xan dive to the sand in 55' and then do a sort of yoga cross legged pose on the sand and just hang out with this ray. Literally! The guy just plopped down like he was in a recliner and the ray was just a neighbor over to watch the game.
    I was suspended about thirty feet down just watching and I swear I did not need to breathe. The experience, quite literally, took my breath away



    Thanks for a great day guys

  • Lunkerbuster's fish stories

    Had a great day today with a nice group of speardivers.


    Ill let everyone tell their stories but we hit a bunch of wrecks in 45-55 fsw. Saw a few huge gg's. a manta ray with more than 7' wingspan and many nice fish.


    One amazing snapper was seen..... In the icebox!!!! Ill let el hefe tell more about that



    I got two nice meal size yellow jacks who will soon be ceviche.


    Frank got robbed by a flock of thugs at the dock. Bal harbor has really gone down hill :)