Posts by Oscar

  • Spearfishing Alaska salmon

    My hats off to all spearo's that hunt in cold water. Well done! :thumbsup2: your comment about the color of your suit - Black vtsus Camo made sense when I stopped to think about it. Black suit = Sea Lion look alike, number one predator of Salmon. Interesting.

  • New Member: Sam from Iran

    Welcome Saam. I was in your country many years ago (1965) and it is an interesting country with long history. I visited Daniel's Tomb and a new Dam being built for Hydro- electric power but it was many years ago and I don't remember the names but I was in a maritime port on the Euphrades River entering from the Persian Gulf.


    How is the diving in the Persian Gulf and what type of fish do you have?


    Welcome and hope to see some interesting photos (maybe from the women's beach) sorry American humor :nono:

  • worms in peacock bass

    Quote from Undersea

    you are spearfisherman?how you release a fish after catch him,i.like this fish,good taste,how i can know if this has parasites with the fish live,i am spearo but sometimes fishing with lines ,in florida is prohibited spearfish in fresh water so i must got it with line,and like eat my capture,i enjoy both kind of fishing .but no release ,no no no,i capture only necessary for eat and enjoy a fresh fish,beer,fried potatoes,a good sunday,mmmmm. ufffff,bad english.


    Funny - spearing any kind of bass not allowed, or at least, it didn't use to be. Even thse imported from South America, had to be on a line if legal :laughing:

  • New member - old spearo saying hi

    Quote from Marco

    Hola Oscar,


    Mi respeto para ti. Espero seguir buceando a tu edad. Las islas serían Los roques? Son muy bonitas, pero son parque nacional y no permiten la pesca submarina.


    Buenas tarde Marcos - gracias pero ya no puedo ir a cien pies y matar meros y Pargos como antes :laughing: pero si, es bueno que todavia puedo regresar al mar de pesca submarina: :thumbsup2: regrese al gymnasio para ir a la Paz en Abril que nunca he pescado Yellowtail y quiero hacerlo o debo hacerlo cuando puedo.


    Donde pescas en Venezuela? Lo conosco bien de trabajo y me da triste de la politica de ud's.


    Si, Los Roques - fue de visita muy Bonita's no Swabia que etan parque national es peo que bien.


    Llevo mi familia a Panama el lunes de vacaciones y Vamos a las Islas de San Blas por 4 Dias pero sin pesca submarina - nada mas de "snorkeling"


    Dive safe and clear waters!

  • 2 little mid handle guns.


    Well done mate - curious what is their length? I like the grove you made for the hands at the head of the guns. Nice!:thumbsup2:

  • New member - old spearo saying hi

    Quote from Marco

    Welcome to the forum Oscar. I'm an old fart as well (47). How old are you?


    Hola Marco gracias! Bueno pues tengo 71 de anos pero hijos (mellisous de 13 anos). Si soy vïejito y ud muy joven todavia :)


    fue Una vez a las Islas afuera de Caracas pero de visita no de pesca pero me parece que deben de ser muy buenas para el buseo! Asi es?


    Saludos - Oscar

  • Speardiver Teak Euro speargun 90cm - 140cm

    Quote from Dan

    Oscar, the specs you provided don't help me answer your question. As a rule I cut the bands to %300 elongation, using a very short wishbone (it is then up to the individual user to shorten them if they want more punch. But %300 is relative to the band stretch, which I measure similar to what Lunker Buster posted, except to the tab closest to the mech, on the shaft that's coming with the gun. For the stated band stretch I measure to the mech mouth. Because theoretically that's where someone could put a notch or a tab if they wanted to, and that's the maximum band stretch possible with the gun. Going by this last method, the band stretch of the 120 is.. surprise! 120cm :) 130 and 140 also indicate the band stretch for those spearguns.


    I gotcha. Wishbone to last tab is what I. Was calling pull/stretch for lack of better measurement but thinking more, analyzing your and Lunker posted, agree my measurement really doesn't mean much.


    Thinking more about this - probably irrelevant anyway since they are very different style guns and shaft dia is probably another factor.


    Guess I will just have to buy yours and test them in real life :laughing::laughing:


    Thanks for trying :). Really nice looking guns very tempting.

  • Speardiver Teak Euro speargun 90cm - 140cm

    Quote from Dan

    Oscar, what is your way of measuring band pull?


    Already owning two American style teak guns of similar size, Riffe midhandle 50 and 55 inch (130 cm = 51 inch) approximately, was trying to get a feel/comparison (on paper) of the power/shooting range and thought knowing the bands and stretch would give me an approximation.


    For example my 50 inch uses9/16 x 24 inch (61 cm bands (3) with a stretch of 39 inches or 99 cm - while my 55 inch uses 3 9/16 x 26 inch (66 cm) with a stretch of 44 inches or 112 cm.


    Or am I trying to compare apples and oranges? I havent handled aEuro style gun sine the 60's and 70's and curious of the comparison. The Spearfining spearguns are great looking so .............. Rationalizing :nono: or is that justifying? :confused1:

  • Speardiver Teak Euro speargun 90cm - 140cm

    Quote from Dan

    For full frontal pics and tapers for now I urge you to visit the bikini thread :)


    Medium size reel on the 110 and large on the 120.


    OK but I've already worn out my keyboard visiting the bikini thread but if you insist ..... :laughing3:


    Dan what are the band lengths and band pull (lentgh) on the current 120 and the future 130 and 140's?


    Thanks - beautiful guns.

  • Where to mount camera housing on speargun?

    Quote from Dude george

    NOTE TO SELF: DONT MOUNT THE F'in Camera on the back of the gun then dive into a cave with 0 vis and shoot a 12 pound dog and fight it till out of air!! RESULT= no camera, no spear BUT I got the fish :@


    OK, I agree with Dan & Hank. There is a story imbedded in this one (lose spear and camera but got the fish) and we would loooooovvvvveeeeeee to hear the details!!! :@


    Standing by when you get Internet again :thumbsup2:

  • Ceviche, crudo or any other way?

    It does look great. I grew up in Panama and we used Corvina cut in about the same size as yours, but we only used Key lime juice, very little salt, and chopped Habanero peppers and that's all. I have had cevichi in Mexico, Costa Rica, and several other styles, BUT The BEST ceviche I have ever had was in Peru. They use flounder I think, cut into slices, use key lime juice, sliced onion, and make it in front of you and serve it immediately. Reallllly good: oh they also serve it with corn on the cob on the side. Yummy.

  • Oklahoma


    Glad you are home and sustained little damage - little is relative to the really bad stuff. I was teaching at the FAA academy when the monster approached Moore (just south f academy) and took my class into the underground tunnels. Bad ass storm and worse part was losing the kids in the demolished school - but could have been worse. Bad sxxt. Welcome back!

  • New member - old spearo saying hi

    Quote from Dan

    Welcome to the forum Oscar.


    I believe I've seen that jewfish picture floating around for a few years. Cool to have the background story.


    While the plentiful fish and lobster are probably a thing of the past, one consolation is that spearfishing gear has improved greatly. A good thing for older guys who want to be as comfortable as they can be.


    Thanks Dan - Had no idea my old photo had made the rounds - internet is what it is I guess.


    But yes - Which means I'll be ordering one of your 5 mm wetsuits when I return from Panama (if I have any money left over) and before trying to head to La Paz in April/May. Old guys need to stay warm :laughing: