Posts by ausspearo

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I went from 195 pounds to 165 pounds in the past 6 months and no longer fit in this suit properly. It should fit someone between 180-210 pounds.

The Cressi Tecnica top is a Size 5 (XL), the Imersion bottoms are a Size 4 (L). The top has been used a handful of times and is in like new condition. The bottoms have been used twice, and were cut down from farmer johns. Much more comfortable this way.

Looking for a quick sale. $150 + shipping costs via USPS priority. I can ship out first thing Monday morning.

Cheers,
David

Thanks Dan. PM sent.

Dan, I am 6 foot 3, 167 pounds. I wear a size 32 in jeans. I will be diving in 44-54 degree water for the next month, and want to stay in for extended periods of time. What size would you recommend in the 7mm speardiver suit? I am thinking a large long? Hopefully you have something in stock that works for me.

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It will be rigged up later this week. I will add some more photos then.
I am looking forward to taking the targets down and testing this out.
Unfortunately I lost my flat lens housing so I won't be recording it.

I will have to get another Hero2 case.

Darren, you can use my GoPro Hero 2 if you want. I have exams this week but can give you a call after Wednesday to organise a time to drop it off Cheers, David

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Thanks Marco and Monster Slayer. He has not had the opportunity to pick them up yet. Cannot wait to take him out and get them christened.

Sorry I had to cancel last second mate, I will make it up to you. I'm looking forward to going for a dive next weekend

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I have owned Moana CF MED fins in Pathos pockets and thought they were the most powerful fins I have put on..EVER. They were very springy and extremely efficient when going up and down, made 75ft feel like 45ft after not even touching the water for 18months in chicago. So if you need to go deep without current I believe they are AWESOME!! However I actually use my fins on the surface and surface swimming all day spearfishing with them was a NIGHTMARE! I had a pair of pursuit c90s a while back that I sold when I joined the Navy, they were medium/soft in beuchat fps and I would feel quite comfortable swimming for over 12 hours a day doing 70+ all day in current with those bad boys. I didn't get much initial push from them but I would get a rhythm going and move along with ZERO effort. My technique with the fins progressed to where I could race anyone with the stiffer fins and stay with them or pass them without tiring. I may just go back to the c90s I hope they haven't changed since they first came out.
PS: I have used a few types of fins to compare them to....(DiveR(MED), Beuchat Fibra, Beuchat Carbone, Pursuit C100(MED), Cressi2000HF, Cressi 3000HD, Spierre Pure Carbon(MED), Moana Carbon(MED)/FPs: CAPT NEMO, OMER STINGRAY, BEUCHAT MUNDIAL,OMER MILLENIUM, CRESSI GARA, MARES RAZOR, PATHOS.)

That's the info I want to be hearing. Awesome stuff, thank you for contributing. While doing some research on the Moana fins, I realized a lot of people were coming from plastic fins and were amazed by the performance of the Moanas. Didn't really give me an indication of whether they were better than other carbon fins on the market since any decent carbon fiber fin will be more responsive than picasso black teams etc. I'm glad to hear you have a vast experience with carbon fins. Do you think the soft hybrids will work better for surface swimming?

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I'm going to come into this discussion from a different angle on carbon blades, and one that I never see being discussed: What sounds and frequency's are being transmitted into the sea water hunting arena?

Being a vintage diver that has traveled and dove with some world champion competors that used cutting edge gear over the last thirty years, I am not new to using Carbon fins...the first over 25 years ago. Cost and availability was never a issue as I had French contacts . What kept me out of Carbons while hunting was this.... Sounds/low frequency oscillations that scare one of my target fish, the great hearing.... White Sea Bass.

Over the years I been given Carbon fins to test and keep if I wanted, if I wrote the company a review. Most fins were passed on or used my me for just pool swimming.

Even when I purchased Dan's Carbon fins a few years ago I was skeptical about quite power delivery with my strong kick cycle style at times. To cut to the chase their still in my hunting gear bag and yes I have a underwater mic.

Now I can tell you that big blue Horse Eye Jack, Grey Reef, and Silver Tip Shark love the low frequency sounds in French Poly.....but I don't hunt these. I also don't like them blasting up to my 6 looking for a wounded fish.

I'm not saying Mona's make noise as I never worn them and I'm not going to commit that kind of money to find out when I have a winner in the Speardiver med C-90's for my kick style in current and deep dives, plus they take a beating in the H.Dessault pockets I hammer on the shore dives locally.

Cheers, Don

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Thank you for your perspective Don Paul. Coming from someone with as much experience as yourself, it definitely means a lot that you'd take the time to share that knowledge. Does that mean before you settled on the C90s, your fin of choice was plastic?

Awesome info guys. Thanks for contributing. Looking forward to seeing the carbon blade reviews Dan.

Regarding my choice, if the Pathos footpockets do not fit me well, I will disregard the Moanas fins. Everyone I've spoken to about Moanas say that their main advantage is their light weight. JD had also mentioned that he made the blades with the Pathos footpockets in mind. It also seems that a lot of people who rave about the Moana fins on the other board have only used plastic or glass before them. However, I have one friend who owns the soft hybrids and loves them. Went from DiveR Carbons and is selling them now. Great diver too

The Deep Apnea fins come stock with the Beuchat footpockets and come with a 5 year warranty, which is a big selling point to me. They also sponsored team USA in 2012, so I thought they would be excellent fins? Dan, I know that you have done a lot of research into carbon fins so I'd be very curious to hear about your experiences with the Deep Apnea fins. Do you just dislike the owner personally, or do you think he sells an inferior product? Do you think the 100cm blades are too long?

Finally, the C100 fins have had excellent reviews on this forum. They also seem to hold up to a lot of abuse. How much extra do you charge to fit them into Beuchat footpockets Dan? It'd be really cool if you could get your hands on the Moana blades to check them out. I always like reading your opinions and reviews. How about the triaxial and quadraxial fabric the Moana and Deep Apnea fins are using? Does it really make a difference?

Cheers,
David

Hey guys,

I just sold my Beuchat Mundial Carbones and am looking for an upgrade. The fins I'm currently interested in are:

Speardiver C100 Medium (Beuchat Footpockets)
Deep Apnea 100 Soft (Beuchat Footpockets)
Moana Soft Hybrids (Pathos Footpockets)

I know the Beuchat footpockets very well but am unsure about the fit of the Pathos. I will try and find a pair of those footpockets to try next week. Can anyone share their experiences with any of these 3 fins? Has anyone used 2 or even all 3 of them? I heard the Moana mediums are very stiff. Any information would be appreciated.

Cheers,
David

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Look very nice. I also appreciate the insight into your planning and the extensive testing. More folks should take more things that seriously

The moment I saw Darren's custom guns, I knew I had to own a few of them. He took my wife and I around his workshop for a good hour or two showing us the ins and outs of speargun making. To say he has the passion and talent is an understatement.

Awesome little guns, they look even better in person. I got the chance to check out some of Darren's works this past month and the quality is spectacular. Can't wait to see how my two custom timber guns will turn out

Cheers,
David

Awesome read, thanks for sharing! What length is that Pelaj?

SOLD

Thank you guys

Hey guys,

I'm looking to sell my Wong 55in GR Hybrid (Semi enclosed track/ ti barrel). It just got refinished by Dr. Wong and is in brand new condition. It has not touched the water since the new camo paint job. Daryl also installed stainless steel reel inserts (for a Rob Allen composite reel) on the bottom of the gun. I'm looking to get $620+shipping. The gun will come with 3 x 14mm rubbers (excellent condition) but no shaft.

I was planning on cutting it down to a 50in (since I have a 57.5 and 63 GR Plus) but I need to pick up a few more things before I leave for Australia next weekend. Had some last minute complications with my dive gear . Send me a PM or email me at david.zhang0392@gmail.com if you're interested.

Thanks for looking,
David

Thanks for all the help and information everybody. I'm going to go with Dude George's suggestion and grab 2 spools of dynaglide

George, that is an awesome price for dynaglide. Thank you for posting that link. I will most likely go with 2 spools of that instead of the zing it/ fling it unless someone gives me reason not to?

Hey guys, I'm looking to spool 2 reels with some new line and have noticed that the zing-it and fling-it (Jetset) throw lines are very cheap and have received great reviews. Does anyone here use either as reel line that would recommend one over the other? Any information on their durability? Here is a link to the lines I'm looking at.

I haven't seen either of them in person but it seems the Jetset has a higher breaking strength. I'm thinking of buying 2 x 180' spools of the 1.75mm stuff. Any information would be appreciated.

Awesome footage mate, loved how you were patient and got closer to the fish to secure a better shot. Some would have gotten excited and taken a hail mary. That's experience right there