Posts by black1

Nice collection of guns John.

Thanks hau, yeah I am in search mode for a boat, I really want between a 25 and 28 ft boat, I have a storage area to keep it at which is nice so for now it's just research, I am going to the Ft Lauderdale boat show this sunday to just look at different makes and models, should be fun.

When I get it we need to all get together and get her decks bloody with some good fish.

Yeah Montser now all I need is a boat....let's see 25ft or 30ft...single engine or twin engine...lol.

Note to self: Cancel my spearfishing plans off the coast of Queensland.

Sorry for your loss as well Don, I just mentioned FRC diving or empty lung diving on another thread on here and even said it is not suggested for spearing but maybe shallow water, even that to me personally is not acceptable but have heard of some doing it. There is a big difference between freediving disciplines and spearfishing and we all must be reminded by each other of those differences when we talk about our love of spearing. Again I am sorry for your loss.

Good eye Dan, that's the Riffe Euro 100 I got for my friend in Costa Rica, he wanted me to pick it up for him so when he comes in December he can bring it back to my house (he lives in my house in Costa, and yes he is paying me back for the gun) he is gonna be the proud owner of it for spearing over there.

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Riffe Euro 130
Aimrite Super Venom 120
Riffe Euro-x 110
Deathstick 55inch

Riffe 75ft float line in black
Mako 100ft float line in blue
Riffe Float w/flag

Wow that is alot of packing, very impressive though, go to deeperblue forums and read up on FRC diving (fractional residual capacity) or exhale diving, pretty interesting form of freediving. A passive exhale then dive, first part is a static dive with no movement (similar to pendulum dives) because there is no buoyancy to deal with and dive reflex kicks in very strong. Not suggested for spearfishing unless in shallower water, maybe for aguatto style hunting? not sure if I spelled that right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGh9lMxHp1Y

here is Eric Fattah doing a 67meter one, he is always on deeperblue and easy to talk to about this unique way of diving.

Wow that should be pretty cool hau, hope it works good for you and we get to see some good photo's.

Here is a couple of photo's of my Deathstick handle, it's real nice.

Good post's guys.

Yeah those are real nice guns.

choppy conditions here in Boca as well, still windy at the beach and it doesn't look good.

Love it, I actually like the handle, some don't , but, everyone is different right? I also like how light it is but has a thick strong carbon barrell, mine is the super venom model, Rick was a stand up guy when ordering and answered all my questions. The line release is on the side and the trigger mech is real nice, all in all a great gun.

What exactly is he famous for Monster? besides killing or is that what he is famous for?

MonsterSlayer my Aimrite is 120 so it is a little smaller than the Riffe 130 so that is why it is slightly better as far as maneuverability in the water, I dont think I am going to sell my 130, been thinking about it and it is just too nice to sell and yeah I would probably regret it too much...lol.

Does it shoot better with the dyneema, no drag from mono? what lb dyneema do you use? which model Mako did you get, was that your Mako I remember seeing with Tinmans muzzle? looked good.

avOO1 yeah I have 2 Riffes at the moment, a Euro 110x and a Euro 130, I might sell my 130 because I know it will be difficult due to it's length in wood to track easily or at least comfortably. I have not even gotten it wet yet but by using my 110 for some time I think the 130 will be a difficult gun to track up and down , maybe not so much side to side but definitely up and down. I also have a Aimrite venom 120 and it is a great gun, easy to track and swing and nice and light when surfacing with fish.
I am just curious about the 2 guns (Mako/Rob A) and may get a 130 to add to my others. I love the wood guns, great looks, super accurate, easily sanded and varnished to look like new again, etc, etc but I also like to streamline look and feel of pipe guns, a bit better in tracking, nice and light when descending and ascending, powerful, etc etc. Right now I am debating selling my Riffe 130 and getting a pipe 130 or not so I thought I would ask about these 2 guns to get different opinions.

I would like to have 2 wood and 2 pipe guns and be done with it, but, I have 3 wood ( I have a beautiful Deathstick) and 1 pipe so I may thin out my collection and get another pipe, well see.

That is the main thing I have been contemplating, loading pad or no loading pad, both are nice guns for aluminum and the prices are good, especially the Mako. I always use a wetsuit with a pad so that is not a problem, any ideas on durability of one over the other? they both have SS mechs in them but anyone here of one of these brands "falling apart" if I can use that term, screws loosening easy or anything? thanks guys.

avOO1 is yours aluminum?

Just want your thought sguys on these 2 aluminum edition not carbon. Which would you get and why the Mako 130 or the Rob Allen 130, looking MAYBE for an aluminum for a cheaper price than carbon but still good construction and durability, thanks all.