My thought was to use a crab pot float and put a piece of 1"x4' PVC in the hole of The float with 90° bends on each end. Run the line through the PVC and it would give me enough separation.
Posts by Treebilly3
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Iv been thinking lately of how to get deep water fish (halibut in my case) with in shooting depth. While fishing iv had big fish follow my hooks/hooked fish from the bottom (100-300') to the boat. My thought is run say 150' of line threw a buoy with a light weight and flasher on one end and a heavier weight on the other. With the flashers on bottom I could then drop the weight on the surface to pull the line threw the buoy bringing the flashers up to the surface, diving to meet them and any fish following.
Is any one doing this? If so can you show your setup? I can see a few issues with this so I thought I'd ask before building. Thanks
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That looks like a blast! Great video.
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Nice. The last pic is a pompano? Don't now much about your fish down there, but it doesn't look like pics of snappers I've seen.
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Any updates on this?
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looking at electric scooters most do 2-3 mph, have a 90min run time and cost about the same. you can get a kayak and electric motor for a little more....
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Here we go.. looks like fun. I question what will happen if it tips over and that intake tube catches some water.
I bet with all the weight hanging under the float it probably really stable as far as flipping. the set up in that video looks perfect. would be great for shore dives.
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Its a cool idea but it would depend on what kind of run time were talking. Id hate to swim more crap back to shore if or when it dies.
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It's a gas powered scooter? Sweet!
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I can't speak for the area your talking and I hear that the east coast is rougher, but for bass boats and the ocean I think depends on your experience. 3miles in a bass boat is what a 5 minute trip? Pick your days play it safe and learn what your comfort zone is with that boat because it wasn't designed for big water.
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Iv used a dremel for that and it worked ok but if you have a bench grinder I'd go with that.
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Welcome!
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I have the same knife. Wenoka ti and I love it. I also don't twist the blade. I do the same thing. Maybe I have been missing out
I'm looking for a new knife now and like you I loved that knife. Titanium for almost any other knife I'd say is worthless but as a spearfishing kill knife its perfect. I never took care of it but it always looked new and did what I needed. I will be getting another one.
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Great write up! like the video too. The water looks unreal to me, very nice!
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Not a bad idea!
Ill start with anchoring since it can save your day or ruin It.when dead in the water toss the anchor. it can save every thing.
When possible dive your anchor and make sure its set. I always do this when diving from my skiff so I can wedge the anchor in the rocks.You can use a cannonball or second anchor at line end of chain or to make up for to little chain. it helps absorb the shock the boat puts on anchor in rough water.
If setting threw a tide swing or long periods of time (24hr) set two anchors in opposite directions so when tide comes in and then recedes you always have an anchor set in the right direction against the tide.
Between fishing, diving, hunting and sleeping on a boat in an area with 15-20' tide swings Iv had a whole hell of a lot of problems with anchors slipping. I know some say let out more scope and you get a better pull angle on the anchor, but some times at least in my area that extra scope can mean your boat runs aground on the next tide. In really deep water letting out scope isn't practical. I say go over kill on you set up, use more chain than you think you need and use an anchor rated for your boat size or even get the next size up.
Oh side note! make sure your motor is mounted properly! when I was 15 me and a buddy took my dads 14' skiff out duck hunting, it was middle of November. We had seen a small group of ducks in a small cove and when we cut the engine to drift towards the ducks ( ak regulations states the boat must not be under power when shooting) the wind picked up and put us on the rocks. my buddy stepped on a rock and held us stern out so the motor was in deeper water he pushed off and I gunned it... motor popped up and then disappeared in the water shortly fallowed by me! There was no way I was going home with out my dads motor. guess some one called us in because after about 20 min the coast guard showed up and were nice enough to help me find the motor and tow us in. They must have seen that I wasn't leaving without it! So tighten your motor mounts!!
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Sweet! That ones a nice sized. Are doing all this from shore?
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How come the water is so flat?
What don't you like about the mask mounted gopro?
That knife looks too wide to turn/scramble.
To answer everyone, it was a very nice day with no wind. We don't get swells like you open coast guy. Just google Gravina Alaska and you'll see how the islands lay out. Don't get me wrong we do get rough water here. The current gets so strong that we could only dive this spot for two hours around slack tied before I had to use the kelp to pull my self back to the boat.
I have not used the mask mount gopro enough not to like it just wondering if gun mount would make better videos. I need to not move my head so fast and figure out the camera angle.
The reason it looks like I'm having problems with the knife is I was trying not to push to hard. My fingers were inside the gills and iv poked my self before by powering threw the skull. I lost that knife that day some how after 8years. Kinda sad....
Reread your post. Iv never tuned the blade once in. I usually get threw the top, feel the bottom of cavity then push back toward the tail and wiggle the tip a bit. -
That sucks! I just upgraded the anchor chain on my 25' boat because of that. now running 30' of 3/8 <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> it sucks to pull but I don't worry about it slipping anymore.
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here's a short clip I promised from Saturday 7-12 of the lingcod I shot shortly after I getting my first cabezon. Its not the best film job and its unedited. I'm working on the filming part, but at least it gives an idea of the conditions of the day and the area we were diving. Id call this viz fair to almost good for here and the depth the ling was sitting was about 25'. considering switching to gun mount, but since I release the gun on a lot of shots I'm worried the gopro will get knocked off on the rocks. Open to any suggestions.
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I second that!^^
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