Posts by Belizespearo
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I live in belize and dive the Caribbean at least 3-4 times a week. I started with a 95cm cressi Geronimo elite and still love that gun to this day. A couple mods need to be done to make in an effective killing machine but it will not fail you..
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Went out on another spear trip the other day and landed this cobia
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Yeah that is a cressi Geronimo named shelly
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yeah it is really intriguing to me as well. In this picture he is tweaking the catch with a hammer and a file that he is reaching for... He was not happy with me taking this picture. The spear is made out of a piece of 5/8ths rebar construction steel
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a couple more. Last pic is a local diver that lives on the island and built that gnarly gun, the wood extension is literary wood from a broom!
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The island we camp on is a local fisherman island, we are using the conch shells for landfill hense the salt water boton sticks driven into the sand to keep them in.
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an overnight spearfishing trip out of Hopkins Village, Belize.
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Hey guys thanks for all the positive feedback on this fish. My buddy on the right from maimi had just shot a mutton @ 50 ft and spots an eagle-ray swimming by... He looks above it and sees this monster cobia swimming along. He points frantically in that direction.. Ive got my mark! I dive down hoping to take a shot in its lower neck behind the head from the top of the fish. The fish spooks a bit and starts swimming away... I get level with the fish and am seeing it swim away.. so I take a couple kicks. extend out Shelly my trusty Gressi Geronimo Elite 95cm with a single 3/4ths rubber stretched as far back as it will go. I see the side of the fish.. aim for the middle hoping to hit his backbone and take a shot.The shot lands exactly where I was aiming for (Shelly is accurate!).. He runs for about 10-12 ft and completely stops my buddy dives down to get another shot on him to make sure and he takes off again... SO my friend gets another shot near the midsection as a security shot and this really stuns the fish.. I call for the boat to give me a spare gun that is a free shaft set up dive down on the fish and put one final shot square in its head. Gotcha!! We have some underwater pictures of the action after I put the kill spear in its head here
Cheers guys and happy diving,Jon
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Here is a picture of a dog snapper shot the other day on the outside of the main reef here in Belize in about 50-60 ft of water. The quality isnt that great but you can see the guts where my shot was :crazy: and what looks to be a shot from anonymous spear man/woman just above where my carnage is. There was a guy diving for lobsters not too far from there I know those guys carry slings I suppose that was the cause. That's me going to look for a couple other fish in the background (in water). Ive really enjoyed seeing all these injured fish finally landed. keep em coming guys
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for the responses.
Japsw- Yes the grouper broke the spear it self not the shooting line (will look for it to take a pic)
Dan- you were right it broke at the notch... on the resting (first) notch actually
Hank- ill give you a call about a spare spear ive got your number
Everyone else- ThanksObviously in the market for a new spear. Will try some of dans this time around but have to wait for a friend in the states to mail my debit card down before I can do anything... Online at least!
Cheers,
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This is me shooting a grouper and the grouper breaking the spear in 2(stock spear on cressi geronimo elite).. You will hear the SNAP noise followed by me saying "Oh F*%K"... Luckily my dive buddy was there watching it all and he got my back and landed the fish. Here is the video
Location: Main Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America
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Hi guys!
Has anyone bought something in the Neptonic Systems lately?
I ordered a spear the on the online store, paid for the goods a few weeks ago via paypal, but they have not sent me any details of my order or anything.
Does hey exist or is it cheating? Out of town? Does he have someone look out for his business when he is out on trips?Getting nervous as i'm flying to Belize in a week and It would be nice to have a spare spear as I cant get them in Belize.
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I was thinking about using the headband to film spearfishing do you think there will be too much turbulence?
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Welcome!
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I never got around to making my introduction until now. My name is Jonathan and I spearfish out of Belize, Central America. I usually hunt snappers, hogs & groupers with the occasional mackerel or jack. This is the first forum I have joined and seems to be the only one I will need with all the information on here.
Best,
Jonathan
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Hey Dusky Diver,
here is the link. They vary by size.. the size chart on the website is pretty accurate I followed the chart picked a large and it fits perfect.
Amazon.com: NeoSport Wetsuits Full Body Sports Skins: Clothing
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Hey guys thought id share my latest project,
I bought a $40 skin suit from amazon. Watched a video on youtube about painting a wetsuit. followed his directions and used acrylic paint and textile medium. 1:1 ratio
This is how it turned out. I know a thicker wetsuit would be easier to paint but as the water temp. in Belize is consistently warm I dont need much.
Ps I put a cardboard cutout inside the wetsuit so when the paint bleed through it didn't stick to itself.
Any feedback is appreciated :thumbsup2: