Posts by LunkerBuster

Try a 7.5 shaft if you have one. More mass being thrown might reduce the kick.

I have had good experiences with my rob Allens. I usually use a 7.5mm w a pair of 5/8 bands.

On my little gun. A 90, I have a 19mm band and a 7 mm shaft

That is a different show Tono. That is a cool show as well.
I agree w you hank. I enjoy it but with a grain of salt

Very good insights. Shame

Def need fresh fish. Everything else is open to negotiations haha

I didn't understand the comment about spearing. What do they mean it cannot be regulated on the species level?

I can taste that beautiful blue meat from here mmmmm. Crabs look tasty too

Welcome aboard. Nice to have you.

Okay. First I rarely discuss diving with my doctor because it disillusions me when they reveal how ignorant they are.

That said. When your ears close up it is most often caused by congestion or inflammation. I rarely am afflicted by this but I do have a preventative regimen.

I recommend a netti pot for all divers. Use only bottled or boiled water. Never tap. And rinse your sinuses the night before a day of diving. If I am feeling allergic or stuffy I will take a sudafed before the dive in the early morning.

I will often take 800mg of ibuprofen as an anti inflammatory when I have ear pain or a hard time clearing but this of course only helps after the dive. If I am diving and experience difficulty or pain in equaling I will stop the dive and begun hydrating.

Try to avoid allowing yourself to get dehydrated at all. Mucus membranes are they keys to your head, ear and sinus cavities and if you are dehydrated they are dry. And they don't move as fast, they don't bounce back to shape as well and they are more brittle and prone to split or crack.

True xan. The real issues facing the park are idiot boaters dragging their anchors and running aground and the commercial guys who over take and drag nets around

Speaking of which hau......you really owe us some pics my friend.

Quote from hau

"Spearfishing and recreational fishing NEEDS the NRA"
This has been one of my mantras for years and years. NRA is not perfect, but it has PROVEN to SUCCESSFULLY fight off those who would stop us from spearing and fishing. Many spearos and fishermen also are also gun hunters. Only makes sense that the NRA ALSO support those of us that hunt in the water.

You and I have both written them letters. they are not interested because there are not enough of us and we are not a unified group.

If it does ban the use of guns it makes a big issue for us practically. How are you supposed to prove that you didn't stop and spear in the park when you have guns and fish with spear holes in em? We all go through the park from homestead, black point, mattheson even Crandon really.

I see enforcement having way too much leeway for this to be well applied. The judge is supposed to be the fact finder and the officer is the gatherer of evidence. In this scenario(and many many on the water) the officer doesn't know the law ergo he doesn't do the right inquiry and there is no good approach with the judge.

Very cool info Pete. Thanks for sharing

Out and it is still like 4-9 feet of water. I have no idea where I was but we had like ten people being pulled by skis and got our gallon shucked each in about 50 minutes. We ate a lot of scallops that night and did it again the next day before heading back to school
Viz was bad until we got about 15 minutes out. Then it opened up to about 9 ft. Plenty to find scallops

God damn I miss that city.

Get out to cedar key and go scalloping. Anyone with a jetski can get you to the beds

Walk over to Reitz and through the square at Turlington. I would even make a flyer and a Facebook page if you really want to. There are thousands of South Floridians there who would love to do some pool training and talk diving

Are you at uf? They have a LOT of clubs. I am sure there is a diving and a free diving club. Probably a spearo club too.

When I was there ages ago there was a few dive clubs.

Are you able to try on foot pockets? If not read Dans thread about sizing them and all the reviews. The way your fins fit and feel may well be the most important dive gear

Okay. First off everything is different without fins. The general rule is don't dive until you feel recovered from the last dive. I also will not dive until I have been on the surface for 2-3 times my last dive. So if I dive one minute I will wait at least 2 minutes and usually 3 before I dive again. This is regardless of weather I physically feel able to dive before that point.
After my designated time has passed I will wait until my body feels recovered and then dive when I have had a good breath up