Posts by Oscar

Quote from hank

Thanks for posting this. Big fish pics are great but learning from mistakes is the most valuable thing on this site. I promise to post it the next time I do something similar. ....hopefully in the distant future....

Me too - now what is the subject? The nice part of being older than dirt - only need one book and you make love to a new woman every day <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Quote from Dude george

https://www.dropbox.com/s/idgd…king-my-speartip.wmv?dl=0

The good news (gotta look for silver lining) is that your bad luck are getting Smaller <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Dude - recognize that you and others (Hank for example) are living the dream many of us can only fantize about - I expect to see you post a photo and maybe a video in the future with a HUGE smile holding a nice YFT

PS: assuming you use newer lock- tight

What an experience. What were you doing out there when you found the whales?

Dude - I followed this story on fb but still think the full story would help in putting this incredible opportunity in better light. I saw you and at least one other spearo in the very clear water while you were chumming while cutting up a small fish but it would be great if you could tell us where you were, why you anticipated a Tuna (obviously you were), had you seen a bait ball with Tuna jumping, birds working, Dolphin on a bait ball? Had to be a reason for you to anticipate a YFT would come to your chum. Whole story please.

Quote from Dude george

Everything came back in perfect condition, as you can see it went through completely to the point where over 10 foot of line was through as well as the shaft, Jon from Ulusub believes that the shaft looped over the shooting line creating a loop of only line pulling against the fish, this sawed through the meat allowing the fish to get off. Even if that didn't happen I believe that the line alone through the body, at the speed that fish was sounding at, could have ripped the line through, if only the shaft was in the fish and not through the fish i would be still trying to figure out what to do with all that fish :@;)

Easy - 1/2 of the filets would have arrived at my home for days of Sashimi breakfast, lunch and dinner <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Quote from hank

Oscar can take this to a level beyond me but you 40 year old pups haven't seen anything yet. <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

It takes a walk around the house to get the pains and stiffness out of the feet, joints etc after crawling out of bed. I stopped using my Bowflex more or less because it was just causing more pain and stiffness n my shoulders. Hard to reach and scratch my back.

I do feel good after moving around for an hour. And I do my stationary bike.

There was a discussion on Facebook started by Bill McIntyre and being 75. He and Oscar said I'm still young. One key I try to focus on now is just not injuring myself. Falling down a stairs or landing on my hip....could be a long term injury.....and pain.

I do want to remain healthy and dive a lot. But an injury and pain could make it too easy to make excuses not to go out. And then...it's all downhill.

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You ARE young Hank - it's all relative. I went through a medical scare a short time ago but at 71 and very close to 72 - my wanting and passion for diving has not diminished. The aches and pains become part of life and I just deal with them and don't whine. The big problem is trying to stay fit. I could work out in my 40's and well into my 50's and early 60's even - and felt the fat fall off and strength and muscles return. Does not seem to happen so easily - seems I have to work out 3 times more for just a fraction of improvement. But really no choice because downhill happens fast.

The problem in rgards to diving is inability to clear my ears. Not sure if it is age related, been to an ENT, but regardless of what I do now - I have reall problems getting down to any real depth. And probably because I only get to dive once or maybe twice a year - my bottom time sucks.

But, and this is the important BUT - but I still love it and try to go once or twice a year somewhere to be in the water with a speargun in hand. I sure hope I can do this into my 80's and beyond.

Quote from Dude george

My morning this morning 19.10.14 <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152772023816011&set=vb.734181010&type=2&theater&notif_t=video_processed

Holy shit - need story! Wow!!!!!

Maybe it's an outlook related to age BUT for me it's the sheer joy of being in the water and enjoying mother ocean. Yes, I still will take one or two fish to feed the family or better yet - let my son do it while I watch and offer advice. A day on the water and nothing taken is still a GREAT day .

I think the glory part ended around age 20 or so for me. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Then there is Hank - almost 60 with kids and family to feed over three continents from age 1 month to grand kids age one month and who knows how many wives. He HAS got to spear LOTS of fish <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Quote from virgili

got from my african spearos colleagues this pic of a massive AJ taken off Abidjan coast by fishing (not deep):)
fish could not be weighted...
do you suggest any weight estimation ?
mine is about 140lb!
thank,s!

Damn - that is a HUGE AJ! :@

My PB AJ is 78 pounds and a dwarf compared to this monster. I had no clue they got this size.

Quote from japsw

This gets abused on mini season, boats with 10+ people and only 2 harvesting :nono:

I was wondering when this would come up. I used to ALWAYS make it to my spots in the middle keys starting when I lived in Wahongton D.C. And of course continuing the 7 years I lived in Ft. Lauderdale (left in 2002) for the mini (sports) Lobster Season opener.

I saw ths time and time again (boat full of people and 1 or 2 divers) and always found some a-hole that had no scruples take lobsters from a brown/wood hole (lobster trap) after the commercial season started.

Ethics and manners seemed to go out the window during the Sport mini lobster three days (I think it was 3 days)

It always amazed me how many bugs there were during the sport season and how damn few (if any) towards the end of the commercial season.

On OP's thread - take one only. Our resources are drying up nothing now like just a decade ago. My .02 cents

Quote from hank

Jake got his best catch of his life today. Baby girl, 8 lbs 12 oz arrived about an hour ago. Mom, baby and Jake are all fine. Grandpa too. Grandma is supposed to deliver in about 2 weeks. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

yep...

Congratulations Jake & you too Hank.

How much bandwidth and pages are needed to show your off springs and a map where they all live Hank? <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Genghis had nothing on Hank <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Really enjoyed the video. So different from what I've dived. Merci.

I'm traveling and only viewed on iPad but one fish looked like a Cod early in the video and later the schooling silver fish look like what we call Corvina and a croaker - yes? Any size or quantity limit on the Lobsters? Bon appetite.

All the above shit plus OH Shit. That is a beaut! Well done. Need my address to send some sashimi grade YFT? <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Quote from Treebilly3

Oscar, was your original avatar picture of you and one of these big fish?

Yes it was 352 pounds according to note on back of picture. No date given though.

Quote from fatty

So I just read alot about the Goliath grouper and seen some videos of it attacking a spear fisherman off the Florida coast do any of you had any run ins with this fish?

I grew up in the Panama Canal Zone and freediving spearing Jewfish in the 50's and 60' and landed many many over 300 pounds and speared a few over 600 pounds. Spearing them was easy - landing them was difficult with the old two band French Arbalets or Italian Spring guns we used tied to ski ropes and Clorox bottles for floats.

We ate the smaller ones, sold some, and gave the big ones to orphanages in Panama - none were wasted -BUT we gave up spearing them by the 70's since it really wasn't't very sporting. I have never had one take a fish from me - we had lots of men in grey suits to do that, but we did have one diver who claims he was attacked by a very large Jewfish while lobstering.

The current issues with the Jewfish, renamed Goliath Groupe, is the large numbers of them and their taking speared fish from divers in Florida. I understand this is becoming more prevalent.

I too look forward to earring from the Florida divers on the issues today.

I second the "stay away from Mxxx". :nono:

And second Dan's speargun for very similar price but better quality and personal service easily found through Mr. Hau's hot link.

Beautiful family - hope someone with spare $$ bids a nice amount for the family. I don't need it but bid $1K on another forum (not weird board) but hope bid goes higher for family.

Quote from Treebilly3

Haha! I had to watch the video to see what you were talking about. They are kelp perch! Very common, averaging 3-5" I have never eaten one.

Ha ha thought they were a couple of pounds. Guess 3-5 inches is a bit too small to spear <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Viz was a lot better than I expected to see also.

Nice!

Quote from jaguigui

Hi Oscar, I'm able to play it on my desktop. Are you using a mobile device?

Here's the link: "Eclectic" - YouTube

Got it, thanks. Interesting - with sound turned down <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Interesting way to carry a Tako <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">

Nice size snappers to grill whole.

Great video. Was cold watching.

What are those Spotted fish? Rockfish? Bet they are good eating.