Posts by Oscar

  • Cuba spearfishing

    Thanks Dan. Firstly - the original painting of the Shark Attack is in the Smithsonian in Washignton D.C. Have viewed it numerous times. Secondly, I have spered a few large Tarpon in Pananama for the locals - they are extremely boney with so many fine bones tht trying to eat s a loss of energy from removing bones versus getting meat in your mouth. I do know the locals in Panama ate them - but I do not know how.


    Latly, without getting into politics - I used to fly a lot to south America out of MIA when I lived in South Florida as an aviation safety inspector for the FAA and crossed over Cuba many many times while in the cockpit jump set. The southern coast of Cuba alwAys looked so inviting with crystal blue water - and no boats in sight. God it must be full of fish that hadn't seen a diver in years and years if ever.


    I have Always wanted to go both diving and underwater photography in the waters of south Cuba - just imagine still virgin. Thanks for the photos Dan - reminds me of Panama and I ddn't take photos either. Difference s, yes I know, I can return easily and you can't can not. Hopefully things will change eventually.


    Good thread thanks.


    Oh, not confirmed by me, but I have heard that ray wing cut into circular plugs has been sold and tastes like scallops. Just relaying not MY experience.


    My apologies - started on first page thinking this was a new thread - blame it on dinner and dinner wine. 2008 and still going - great but my pistis irrelevant. Desculpeme

  • Spearfisher living in Costa Rica

    Quote from castawayconcepts

    Hey everyone Im originally from Southern California, but I am now living in Costa Rica. I have been spearing here with my 2 friends over the last couple of years. We have amazing fishing down here and so far all our catches have been off shore dives. There is a lot of rock reef in the northern part of Costa Rica perfect for all kinds of fish, lobster, and octopus. Im currently using a 90cm dual band Mako railgun. Its a great gun and has landed me some nice fish. We are slowly working our way to deeper depths and longer dives. Im pretty new to the sport but have been a surfer my whole life so my passion for the ocean runs deep. I joined the forum to exchange ideas and info with other divers. And also to tell people how awesome diving in Costa Rica is! Thanks Trever


    Welcome Trever - I think you will like this forum. Fun group with some solid experience and always will Ing to help. I spent most of my life diving just south of you in Panama and know very well your waters, reefs, and fish.


    I can absolutely tell you that you will need a bigger gun! Costa Rica, like Panama, has some nice reef fish - Broomtail grouper, black grouper, Jewfish (Goliath Grouper), Mutton Snapper, Red Snapper and Big Dog Tooth Snappers. Outside Big Dorados, Tuna, Wahoo, and Billfish (I don't advocate spearing billfish), Kigfish and Sierra to name a few.
    Then the most sought after fish in Central America - the elusive and beautiful Corbina (small relative to the California Sea Bass).


    That's just for the Pacific side - the Atlantic has similar but different mix of fish. I assume you are on the Pacific side?


    Like others have said - attach photos of fish, beaches, coastline and some pictures of the beautiful Ticas in bikinis is always welcomed here - Dan the owner, manager, moderator is always helpful and check out his store for great stuff and better service . Bienvenido!

  • Add a pissette to your wetsuits?

    Quote from Don Paul

    <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"> too funny. I even tried to hide them with the black marker.:the shoes were from my pirates of the Caribbean costume.


    Cheers, Don


    Don - I am still laughing, and trying to conceptionalze the fairy shoes with the implied zipper - a real dichotomy. <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">

  • Add a pissette to your wetsuits?

    Quote from hank

    You know the story pretty much as it happened. No, it wasn't me. I was still in the water when the fish box was left open.
    Got a few small fish near Chinaman's Hat. I missed a LOT. I was using a mid handle with 5/8 strong bands. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
    His sister put in 38 stitches. Went to his house that night and it was all sewed up.
    He wanted to go the next Sunday and was going to just drive the boat. But I had family plans.
    It's always fun diving with Daryl. It's a lot different then diving here and the fish are pretty educated there. Lot of good spearos in Hawaii. But he knows a LOT of good spots.


    I've never been to Hawaii but have heard that the fish are wary and scarce. They also shoot a lot of fish that I grew up never spearing - considered unedible and too small. Sounds like a fun outing.


    Curious about spearfishing in the Phillipines. I took all my spearfishing gear when we moved to Singapore thinking I would get a lot of opportunities - ha ha never happened but the Phillipines being huge with so many islands was always a place I wanted to dive.


    You didn't have good luck with the weather but any feedback on spearing there?


    Thanks!

  • Add a pissette to your wetsuits?


    So Hank - you were the one that opened the fish hold in Daryl's boat deck and he turned around not knowing you had and stepped in catching the sharp edge and cutting his foot along the toes nearly to the bone. His sister, a dermatologist sewed Daryl up - he said his seamstress sister sewed him. He went diving yesterday said it was ok. Did you guys get any fish? How was it? Reef or blue water or both? May someday take Daryl up for a dive if I'm in the area - would love to hear how that went.

  • Add a pissette to your wetsuits?

    Quote from Don Paul

    I have a '' convenience'' zipper 10''s long on my left thigh, if you piss in your wet suit and smell like skank
    you'll never get invited to side tie to a yacht for dinner and drinks:toast:......don't pee in your suit and smell like skank. ^^^^


    Cheers, Don


    Don - are those elves shoes in the first photo? Sure looks like it. I need to think some more on your little left thigh zipper before I can make a pissass comment <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">

  • Add a pissette to your wetsuits?

    I'm trying to imagine wearing wetsuit with a pissete on a SHORE dive when I had to walk across/through a crowed beach/parking lot. Depending on the "size" of the pissete - might get some phone numbers (or laughter) on the way to the water <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">

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Great idea Don.


    Curious - with your large extensive enviable collection of spearguns, collectible and current, are the Euro style guns shown in your Thule mount what you currently use in So Cal?


    Seems like your back is better - good news.

  • Switched to a 6.5 mm shaft

    Quote from Dan

    <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">


    Hank, 63" is 160cm so that will work. But the RA shafts are for euro trigger mechanism. Your Wong uses US shafts no?


    Yes Wong's are U.S. shafts.


    Dan you going to offer any U.S. shafts in the future? I use 7.5 mm which seems to be a good balance on my big 60 inch Wong.

  • Viva Diana

    Dan - you bring up a good point and certainly one that also crossed my mind in How Many People had tried and died to escape Cuba and make it safely to Florida BUT I did NOT relate that to Diana's feat. Consider Diana first tried to Make this particular swim 42 years ago when she was only 22 years old. That would be around 1971 more or less. Wasn't that before Castro essentially emptied his jails and basically said you want to leave - leave and before the flood? I thought that was well before the worst of the cruseros ????? (if that is the correct term).


    I see Diana's headstrong fixation as unrelated to the sad history of the strait of Florida and the cruseros.


    When you consider how bloody dangerous that narrow body of water is then her feat seems even more incredible.


    No, we shouldn't forget the losses or the cause - but in my view unrelated to Diana.


    Open for other's thoughts and more discussion but certainly a valid point to be further considered.


    My .02 cents

  • Lost Gun


    Wow scary as hell Don. Imagine if the huge lure had hooked you instead of your speargun - what idiots drive these boats? When I lived in South Florida I didn't have a boat and only dove from shore. I tried to get out from Varios locations in Broward at first light and get back before the morons with a drink in hand started flying around in their fancy boats. Idiots. Hope the OP gets his gun back but seems remote.

  • PV Shark Watch

    Quote from ladvr

    Until yesterday I had not seen a shark in over a month. I had just paddled back out after catching a wave and was sitting on my board. It was not not a Shamu style breech. It happened super fast and if it were not right next to me I would have dismissed it as a dolphin. I saw the head , mouth and teeth for just a split second. Only one other surfer was able to recognize it as a shark. Headed back out right now.


    One really doesn't know what one would do in a specific case until he or she was in a position to actually do it. So me with a cup of coffee reading the Sunday paper could eaily say "chance of being bitten are a million or more to one so Sure let's go surfing to same beach again today, shark or no shark".


    But in reality might not be so easy actually getting into the water. Just saying. :nono:

  • Spear Diver dive watch

    The Rolex Submariner I bought in the Ships Store while I served on a USN Destroyer (Tin-Can) in 1965 is my favorite. At least it was until the Rolex Service Center in Singapore "overhauled" it and messed it up. :nono:


    Rolex and authorized facilities NOW want USD $600.00 to restore it. Guess I will wait :@


    Been on me in practically every ocean in the world - need to budget and restore it

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Quote from Don Paul

    Thanks Oscar, I'm old.;)


    Cheers, Don


    Ha ha - beat you in that one department <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">


    Dating thse young chicks will do that to you - behave yourself. :toast:

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Hey Don - your home project is looking great. Really nice detailed work - well done :thumbup:


    What happened to you? Hope you get off the crutches soon - late summer WSB and YT out there waiting for you.

  • Stop bashing México

    Quote from ladvr

    This thread is heavy.


    I assume its still OK to bash France?


    OK - Just don't call the french fries patriot fries <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">