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Interesting find Dude George. I had no idea. Thanks:thumbsup2:

I'll definitely keep this in mind when trying to determine what my body is telling me the next time.

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LB, I agree that they are truly amazing, especially after a saw this documentary on Netflix (I’ll try to look for the name later today).

Turtle: The Incredible Journey

LB, I agree that they are truly amazing, especially after a saw this documentary on Netflix (I’ll try to look for the name later today). When ever I see one now I realize how much history that animal must have and how lucky it is to be alive. Very few hatchlings ever make it.

The dizziness seemed to only happen when I equalized and then it would go away so I’m not sure what was going on. Dude George’s suggestion of getting narked is a good one but it started happening even on my first equalization which I do very early like @ 5 feet. You guys think that’s possible? I did little more reading last night and came across the conclusion that in equalizing I may have been restricting carotid arteries. Do you guys think this even possible?

Guys,

I’ve been a little busy at work this week so it’s been a little tough to post (mainly because I’ve been spending most of my free time reading all the great new posts).:D

Like so many of you, I got a chance to get out last Sunday. Launched out of Matheson and headed out through Stiltsville and straight over the Belcher Barge in front Key Biscayne. It was early and water was around 83 degrees and the bottom was around 60 feet and the barge has a 10 feet relief. Current was running pretty good and the vis sucked. My sole purpose of this trip was only to feel my new c90 Speerdiver fins again so no gun this time. I was accompanied by my son and wife. My son and I got in the water and for some reason I felt cold. As we got in the water we worked against the current to the anchor line. We couldn’t see the wreck but I was sure the anchor was on it. Pulled myself down the anchor line and began to equalize as usual but noticed some vertigo. I thought maybe I was pushing to hard so I remembered to try the Frenzel method instead of pushing with my diaphragm. That worked a little better but still felt a little dizzy during the equalization process only. I had never felt that way when equalizing so I’m not sure what it could be. Two things keep circling my mind: Cold in 83 degree water and a slight sore throat that night. Maybe I was just fighting some kind of bug. :confused1:

The fins felt great on the assent. I didn’t use them much on the descent as I used my arms to go down the anchor line because of the poor visibility and current. After a few dives to the wreck while on the surface a turtle came up for air (I had not seen it on the wreck) and I followed it down. It went straight down on the top of the barge and just sat there looking at me. I made about 4 dives to it and every time I got closer and closer. I got about 5 feet from it. What a beautiful animal. Wish I had a GoPro. :frustrated1:

The owner came out on a Speargun Hunter show some time back. He talked a little bit about the guns he was building. He runs a charter out of Jupiter, FL and KOAH's are enclosed track spearguns. I haven't put my hands on one but they seem like nice guns.

Not sure how much help that might be.

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Patience is required. You're baby sitting and not hard core spearfishing with boys that age.

So, having rethought a lot of this, I do agree that a pole spear would be a better choice.

I agree with you Hank. My son is 10 and he is using a pole spear. He hasn't hit anything yet other than soda cans but it's teaching him how to get close to fish plus and he is able to shoot on his own. In addition, there isn't a huge investment if he loses it.

Got a chance to use my new fins this last Friday and I’m as happy as can be. I don’t have much to compare them with as I’ve been using those really old plastic Cressi Campione Del Mondo for years. I therefore relied heavily on Dan’s suggestion to go with medium stiffness blades and he was “spot on”.

A few dives to about 40 feet I can conclude this much:
• They feel light on my feet.
• It takes less than halve the effort to travel the distance compared to my old fins.
• Plenty of power.
• I felt less “gassed” out at all times which gave me more bottom time and less recovery time on the surface.
• No more ankle pains!!!!!!!! :thumbsup2:

My only regret:
• I should have bought them sooner.:frustrated1:

Dan, Thank you so much for helping me out and fitting me with the right foot pockets. They fit great and I found them to be even more comfortable in the water. No problems after wearing them for about 3 hours barefoot.

Beyond my expectations and great service!:toast2:

Thanks for the welcome guys.
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Hi guys,

I want to take a moment, say hello to everyone and introduce myself:
My name is Alfred and I live in Miami, FL. My love for the Ocean started before I can even remember. As a son of a commercial spear fisherman in the late 70s – mid 80s I was introduced to this passion at a very early age. I remember him and his spearo buddies making shafts for their guns out of old car trunk torsion bars before their multi day trips to Cay Sal. Unfortunately the 1980s drug wars put an end to it all as several of the boats he used to fish from got destroyed by US Customs in search of drugs. No drugs where ever found but the government didn’t repay the boat owners for the damages they caused not to mention how dangerous it was for a lone fishing boat hanging around Cay Sal was in those times. As a teenager I often found myself hanging out under a bridge (speargun in hand) waiting for something worth shooting to come by. I even remember going off Hollywood beach with an inflatable (no motor). Life sucked without a boat! When I turned 17 I got SCUBA certified and it gave me the chance to explore depths that I was unable reach on a single breath and I was hooked. Did my Advanced OW, then Nitrox, then Rescue Diver. I enjoyed several years after that diving non-stop with work buddies. I must have logged over 200 dives and spent $$$$ on equipment. We where cheating (breathing)!!!! LOL. Then life took that inevitable turn that catches every young man (well most anyways) by the balls and turns his world upside down for several years. That’s right, adulthood kicked in!!! I’m now married to a woman who loves the ocean and we have a 10 year old son who is having the time of his life with the Ocean. I just wish I could have exposed him earlier so he wouldn’t have memories without the Ocean as I do.

So what brings me to this forum is that as I now start to rekindle my romance with the Ocean it occurred to me one day while enjoying the warm waters of a little beach on the west side of Elliot key with the family I did an experiment… I didn’t know if that same adulthood that took me by the balls had affected my lungs so I cleared the mind, set my watch bezel and took a deep breath and put my face in the water. First minute went by like a breeze. As I got to about 1:45 I had not felt the urge to breathe so I started doubting in my mind whether I had relaxed so deeply that I had only dreamt to have reached my minute mark. I look again at my dive watch bezel and confirmed I was indeed reaching the 2 minute mark. I smiled and around 2:20 I started to feel the contractions. I was ecstatic as I had already beaten a breath hold time that won me a bet back in high school. But I still felt comfortable and continued to calm myself and to push those contractions out of my mind. I took another look at my watch 2:45!!! I starred at that minute hand with a big smile on my face all the way to the 3:00 minute mark and I said to myself “that’s good enough for now”!!! This old dude still has it and maybe it’s time for me to take life by the balls for a change!!!

I have been using an old set of Cressi Garas Campione Del Mondo I purchased from Sportsman’s Paradise (Coral Way and around 30th Ave.) over 20 years ago. So I decided to make the investment in something I can still enjoy. My hunt for new fins ended with a pair of c90s on Cressi Modular FPs yesterday. I’m anxiously waiting to use for the first time next week (weather permitting).

Hope that wasn’t to long of an intro.