Posts by Oscar

  • Hello from Germany

    Welcome. Having, in my younger days, been able to dive around the world much like you - free diving simplifys the equipment and the pleasure and exploration is great. Much easier to travel without heavy scuba gear - even sans tank. Welcome and share your exploits.

  • Cobia in the Pacific?

    Quote from hank

    Probably again someday. I just have to make enough money to put my two little ones through Harvard Medical School. 8)Then maybe back to Belize and spearfishing….if I can still dive. ?(


    Every time I moved to someplace new in my life, it never turned out the way I thought….so, we'll see.


    Hank- the move is permanent? Didn't you just build a house in Belize? Are you starting a new family in Vietnam? :nono::nono: <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"> <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">


    How us the diving in Vietnam? Should be great I would think :thumbup:

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Quote from Don Paul

    Yeah but a chick like that is going to want more then beer,;)


    My chick (wife) called and said shes taking me out Sat for Sushi and drinks for my birthday, I told her ''I can buy 2 cans of glue for my boat for what your going to waste on tuna and Sake''.....she just doesn't get it.


    Cheers,Don


    Happy birthday Don - enjoy the sushi and sake. :thumbup:

  • A snook double

    Beauties and so good eating.. I used to spear a lot of those in my youth. I had one spot always poor viz and lots of sharks but a particular point always held BIG snook. 25-30 pounds and often bigger. Viz was so bad and with their coloring - all you saw often was the black stripe . Fun. 8)

  • Spearfishing World forum fish records

    A beautiful grouper Hank.


    Are you expecting another child in early October ^^ <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">

  • Best speargun 90cm ?

    Quote from Deeper

    I'm not a real hunter like you guy's... I live in Montreal... so no sea near my home:-(....
    Dan, let's say in US. I will hunt in lakes most of the time, and twice a year in ocean. I don't want to pay more than 250$. I want easy access for parts.
    No wood, no carbon, juste a good classic gun for pleasure. Good quality ( I hate Beuchat) and I'm really not sure about Mako ?
    Cressi, Omer, Sporasub...??...


    Right up your alley with great customer service



    Speardiver Phantom Speargun

  • The compleat googler.

    You are making me feel old since these are all familiar to me from the early days. I never saw the mask with "equalizes" in person but remember seeing it in magazines. But what brought a smile to me was the loading of the Spring Gun. I had two Italuan Spring Guns (Might have been Spanish) one was about 5feet long other was maybe 7 feet in length. I was small and light and could never load either one with the provided loader with handle on my thigh - so I had to get out of the water and load them like the photo shows - place heavy thick shaft point down on boat deck or reef or rocks and bounce speargun until the shaft caught. Wish I still had them but Don Paul has a few still. :)

  • The compleat googler.

    Boy does that bring back memories. :thumbup:


    I remember owning that book in early 50's and I probably read it a hundred times. Wish I had all of my early books and magazines


    Great find!!!