Posts by Linghunt

  • pole spear suggestions

    Quote from Aleczander

    Hello,I dive reefs that are right off my local beaches in martin county.And I want to start using a pole spear but I dont want to spend alot, so which pole spear and what size would be good for this.


    Don't want to spend a lot? You can do better for cost vs quality.


    DIY pole can be lowest cost, Be happy to help if you want to make your own pole with less $$ investment and more elbow grease on your side.


    E.g. < College Kid, under $50 for making his own pole. I didn't sell him a pole spear, but made a good friend in helping him out. He decided to outfit his pole with my tips >


    Hopefully post school-days he can write software for me. :)

  • 1951 Frogmen Movie

    Got a DVD for my birthday last month. made in 1951.


    Watched it tonight. It was about what I thought for the time stamp.


    Expected more from Richard Widmark, but he did fine. I think this was an early movie of his.


    Anybody seen it? What say you?


    Seahunt era type stuff... I liked the underwater knife fights.


    The Frogmen (1951) - IMDb

  • Blackout while Spearfishing Video

    Quote from Slingador


    Ben shot his first Grouper in the double digits on my boat, I was way more stoked about that fish than had I landed it. For me it would have been very very sad to see him go. Probably would have made me more wary and made it less enjoyable over all


    Slingador, Nice write up from the heart. Be proud of who you are and I love your boat management.

  • Best reel line to spear knot

    Figure 8 knot is stronger than a bowline. I like the bowline, been using it for a very long time in many applications. A figure 8 you can visual see it is done correctly as a plus.


    If you do tie the bowline wrong it will not work so well. Not sure how they do that, but it's part of the rock climbing folklore.


    Those of you with Kids and want them to them to get off computer games, get some rope and a knot typing book. There should be some around with climbing reference or a boy scout manual.

  • Lost THE grouper

    Wishihadgills is right on... :thumbup:


    Didn't know about UV effects on Kevlar. Effect vs time exposed would be my question.


    There are pros and cons of all 3 options, Changing the rigging often seems be correct approach. When in doubt replace it, same deal with mono on a fishing reel.


    If I catch a good sized fish on a monoline, I tend to cut and replace the knots. Losing a fish to a faulty knot not a good feeling.


    With SS cable that leads back to proper crimping. That another aspect to consider.

  • Lost THE grouper

    Quote from Grouper

    That kevlar line sounds like a good option where could I look to get some?


    I got my kevlar from Josh @ Neptonics years ago. It is a yellowish color, I don't think he sells it anymore.


    I use an open ended razor blade to cut the spectra and kevlar, with the kevlar my blade is trashed after a couple of length cuts.


    Let me look for supplier, Dan didn't have it listed, I checked there 1st. ;)


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    EDIT Jon at Spearit has some options. I actually bought some of the 3mm and forgot. You might need to drill a larger hole in the head for this stuff. if you need a required hole size for the 3mm let me know, I can test. Don't recall. It seemed larger than 3mm but going off of a bad memory, I forgot I even had it.


    http://www.spearitco.com/3mm-Kevlar-p/line-ke30-xxxx.htm


    http://www.spearitco.com/1-7mm…line-p/line-ke17-xxxx.htm

  • Lost THE grouper

    Quote from Grouper


    The tip was gone, all that remained was a long piece of spectra with some bloodstains on it.


    You got the spectra line so it held on the base.


    If it came off the slip tip head from a knot failure then it would be original length, if shorter then line snapped or got cut on structure there.


    Most people buy my spectra slip tips for poles. The cost to replace is low and easy DIY deal.


    Others only want Stainless cable PERIOD, probably from same experience like what you had.


    Another option is Kevlar line. This material is much better on coral and sharp rocks than spectra.


    With any rigging, it all needs to be checked before hand.

  • Neptonics systems Josh Bad customer care!!! Grrrrrrrrr!!!

    Getting spun out or poor service does leave a bad taste in your mouth.


    Had a guy call me a few weeks ago. He called "manufacturer" for help 10X times, emailed all of the different accounts in different states for help over a couple days. Crickets.


    He found me and by luck of the draw, I actually had the part he needed in in my stash box of stuff. It was a spare for something I made for someone else with same failure. I will sometimes make 2 of an item for a spare for me, and to document what I made vs a print.


    He will never do business with that company again and will also tell all his buddies "they suck" too.

    He's a motivated advertiser for them now.     I will not mention the polespear manufacturer by name for it's just what I was told over the phone. Not my place


    The Cherry on Top, that really got him excited is it broke on the 1st shot. I told him why it broke from flaw in design and now it works great for him. Manufacture might be able to fix the design, but they don't answer the phone for returns and quality issues.

  • AB Biller customer service, or the lack of

    Quote from Dan

    I'll help you. Get them to send the mech to Freedive Store in Fort Lauderale and I'll ship it to you. Before going ahead with this ask for the weight of the package, then I'll quote you shipping to Mexico so you can decide if it's worthwhile. If it's just a small trigger mechanism and not the complete handle first class mail shipping is very doable.


    See if you need anything from Freedive Store to take advantage of the shipping.


    Now that is customer service... :thumbup:

  • Sharpening pencil tip to tri-cut

    Quote from Grouper

    Appreciate all the info guys! I think I'll try the hand file technique Marco talked about since it's simpler AND my toolbox isn't quite up to par for making precise cuts I don't think. Linghunt your picture definitely helped after i tried to bring back my geometry skills with the perfect triangles lol :S


    Pictures are much better for geometry, My description was confusing without a diagram.


    Yep Marco is the man for simple effective solutions.

  • Sharpening pencil tip to tri-cut

    Quote from matt hudson

    Saw on Instagram that gatku is making tri cut tips now, I'd contact them. Glad to see another pole spearo on the board!


    I don't think he wanted to buy another tip for $60 + .


    Marco method of a hand file and hitting the 60 degrees would be easier and cheapest approach.


    George's pole set up took longer than most for it was a special pole designed for his specific needs and wants. I'm better now for my 4 standard pole configurations.


    Custom Motorcycle part's for Perth Australia is the weekend agenda. The Bikes this guy makes are amazing, I could post a picture but that's way off topic.

  • Sharpening pencil tip to tri-cut

    Quote from Dan

    Can you get any more vague? :)



    Your Jig. You clamp spearshaft and drill a hole for the flopper pin at 90 degree angle to the drill press table. You use a set screw to hold the spear shaft.


    Your drill jig is a rectangle or square, that means the corners are at 90 degrees.



    Ok, now lets talk the Tricut point. All the way about a circle is 360 degrees , Divide by 3 sides for tricut so you have 120 degrees for each side as you go around the shaft.


    The angle of the tricuts from surface to surface is 60 degrees. Looking down the shaft you see a triangle, a triangle has 180 degrees adding up all 3 angles. All 3 angles are the same so we got special triangle where all angles are equal and same for the sides.


    If your jig was set at 60 degrees vs 90 degrees you are headed in right direction. You could also think about 30 degrees for 60 + 30 = 90.


    Another special triangle in geometry is a 30-60-90 for angles. Take the 60-60-60 triangle and cut it in half to get this one.


    120 + 60 = 180 , half of the 360.



    If you wanted a QUADCUT point. Angles would be 90 degrees. a four sided jig like yours would work.



    Hopefully this adds clarity.

  • Sharpening pencil tip to tri-cut

    Quote from Dan

    I heard that before and don't understand it. How do you stop the shaft from turning inside the jig?



    Dan, It's really simple actually. Same concept as your cross hole drill jig that you sale. That one is based on 90 degree angles. Now we need to think 60 degree. There are many ways to do it, methods based on the tool box that one has.


    Modifying the Gatku head , I would recommend that he calls them up, they spent a huge amount of time designing the performance of that tip, thusly the high cost. You might have a different issue to correct.


    I could add a TRICUT to the head in a minute or so, if you decide you want to go that way, pay the [ To and Fro cost ] for shipping and I can do it.


    Here is a picture of some tricut on some of my heads. This diver wanted these so he can sharpen them easier in a bouncing boat with a stone and file. He also wanted multiple heads so the deckhand could clip them on and off fast as he waits in the water for his pole.