I was thinking round or hex stock when I saw the original flat plate design.
a Y-type weldment might be cleaner and easier. Thinking Bends and welding. :crazy: Have to think about it.
You could do the entire Y out of the balls and the line too. Drill out one ball to handle two lines going through it.
This is an oldie but interesting land based shark fishing in Australia
I liked that video, looks like lots of fun. I like the beer holder on fighting chair....
Welcome to Speardiver. Not had any blood issues before. I stop going down if I can't clear. Pain is way to say STOP.
Neptonics sells out of Australia, that might help.
Or try Peter Fearnside at "One Breath Diving" also in Australia. Peter is pretty good on providing info, he might have local source for you to trade with.
Looks like they tagged and released it. ?????
Some of those poses look pretty dangerous. Had the shark got excited, might have got some real exciting pictures with the shark kicking some serious butt.
Hi John, yes, I was thinking that, my drawings are not very good, that is why I am not an artist
My thoughts exactly.
Picture was fine, got point across, I know who you are now, didn't catch it earlier. :crazy:
Dan's part would work, doesn't fully retract. A round housing to fit a Flashlight mount might be going to far.
Don't see an easy way to add a spring to Dan's part so it's locks in either position.
Where is George, he's the idea guy. 
Dan I cant get it to embed AGAIN... I know i am retarded :crazy::confused1:
Everyone still loves ya, so don't worry about being retard... :laughing:
Nice video BTW.
The spring could fit behind the spike the latch threaded to fit in the spike to make assembly easy.
Sounds like you'd be making a spring assisted gate latch with a sharp point.
Got it, that would work for spring being same OD as Spike. 5/16 or 3/8 spring and spike. Maybe 3/8" provide more meat for side hole threads for lever.
I was thinking of Compression spring with ID a little larger then OD of Spike and put it in front. This way the spring is forcing the spike to a safe position, vs other way around.
As I'm just thinking, This would get rid of retracted side slot. Say spring is holding spike in with 1 lb. Then diver cocks it forward and latches it so Spring is at 3 lbs, then rotated into slot for Danger position.
Back side of Housing will need a threaded Cover, and a Lip on the Spike on back side for Spring catch to spike. The spring can be referenced off the lever too.
Another feature, might not be way to go, but still doable. Going to need additional holes for rinsing salt out of it.
Hope my rambling makes sense. A picture would be easier, but George Kill me, suppose to drawing on his Slip tip
As an assembly that gets mounted like the flashlight would be more practical to most out there is my thought.
The Retract safe position: I would have it inside the housing completely.
The side slot I would do straight vs an angle, then add a notch on the end to hold it in place. ( be easier to make)
Thinking of a bolt on a typical rifle out there.
Wouldn't be so hard to make, Housing, Spike, Lever, Spring. Need to think of a way to get a spring installed, could do it a few different ways.
Dan does have a point, that spike sticking out can end up in your leg or worse....
Pretty wild. Tangles and such, cut the Freaking line. Not even a choice.
Trick is what to do, so you are not in this position. This is a great safety incident to learn from.
What is the baseline Root cause? Not an easy answer.
Thanks for the Pictures and education.
I got a PhD Marine Biologist bud, I think I will send him this link and see what he says...
Interesting you still got the Tail of that big fish. What are the final plans for it?
Amazing,,,,
Great to hear your in right place at right time. :thumbsup2:
Eat a tad bit more of the fish you are shooting. Your ankles are a Tad boney.... :laughing:
The wife cutting back your portions? :laughing3:
Welcome to the forum BRIM. Best part of this forum is you will get lots of opinions and thoughts.
Never thought much of those coiled lines, but that being said a Diver buddy of mine just loves them.
They are pretty easy to make coiling the Mono over a rod then heat in oven at low temp. Don't recall the Temp setting and soak time. One would need to look up properties of Mono.
Welcome to the Site. Sold a good amount of Poles to the Montana divers going after N Pike.
Looks like a lot of fun.
I guess you'r evoking the fact that Bf Tuna must be left to drip like a hog in butchering time...hold by tail helps..
LOL, Bleeding sure does help for most game.
I'm just amazed at the tensile strength of the tail section attached to the body. For such a small cross sectional area to hold up the HEAVY Poundage of the body is just amazing.
What you get with some nerd engineers thinking about it. :crazy:
I guess it's all about how powerful the fish is to swim in the first place. The Creator of that BF tuna design did an amazing job....
You should also go with a low profile plastic tub, lots of stuff on market.
I'm sure you got this down already or water displacement for your project.
Here is a link to physics basics on Archimedes' Principle. Pictures were done well to show concept.
Gallon of Water is like 8 lbs. Salt water is higher my some nominal amount. ( Great Salt Lake-- You float much better there...) Density of Salt > Density of Water.
Look forward to Seeing what you come up with. Lots of fumes on the Fiberglas process. Get a fan and a mask. Breathing it can't be good for you.
I added fiberglas to a solid foam boogie board long ago. It all worked out pretty well, If Bank boards were made back then, I would have not done that project. I messed up on not thinking about the center of gravity of the float. Mine was a too top heavy when I had it loaded up with fish and Abalone. I didn't want weight, but should have added some Lead to lower portion of float.
Not sure exactly what you are building. but go for it. once you get it going you will modify as needed.
What about eye bolts and large fender washers. Here are some SS bolts on Ebay, after quick search.
1 4" Stainless Steel Turned Eye Bolts Choose 1" to 7" Length Grade 316 SS | eBay
I see the cooler getting top heavy, especially after you start filling it up.
What about a Keel with some weight in it, kinda like a sailboat. Maybe bolt the keel on with some wing nuts so it's easier to handle when not in use.
2 boards side by side might be more stable with cooler. Be interesting to see what you come up with.
Linghunt not feeling better at all sadly.
You drinking enough Water? Flush the system.
Go heavy on Tabasco / Chili-peppers and other spicy options, that will help burn stuff through system too.
Lots of Tea too.
Glad you are feeling better.
I got an instagram account, let me see if I can link it up.
Thank you, that makes total sense.
