i agree judah.., i need something to shade caught fish or even better a cooler, but the size cooler i would need to fit fish wont fit in that area.. once fins mask anchor anchor line weight belt and everything else is stowed this thing looks like its ready to siink,, so room is somehwat sparse for things like that.. and i use the side cleat for anchoring when the current is minimal or the front little eyelet when currents stronger
i hear late winter/ spring
yeah but i mean what haus refering too, and what ive called spani macks.. idk though i may be wrong.
i know that what i spear and call a spanish is a cero,, and chances are haus refering to the same thing.
So since the weathers so foul i figured id get a few things done after school that otherwise id ignore. BTW neither of these changes were ideas of my own the flag pole is the same hau uses and the velcro straps are i believe the same as lunkerbusters. The flagpole is from kmart and is actually a bicycle flag pole i guess for children or old people or safety gurus. The idea behind it for me was that its so flexible it can permanently afixed to the yak and then bent over and tied down for while your on the move.. Becasue my yak is so short, though, i couldnt do it that way. No matter where i would of installed it once bent over it would of gotten in the way of where i my arms and paddle would be flailing about while paddling. Luckily a tube of epoxy i have fits perfectly into one of my rear scupper holes. So i cut it in half, drilled a hole in the bottem and then epoxyed the base of the flag into the tube. so while tying it down would of been much more conveniant, i can slip it into the same velcro straps that hold the gun. easy enough. obviously the straps are in place with stainless steal casue i dont want to deal with rust in a week. also the straps can be a lot tighter than in the picture,, and while it seems like the gun is held there in an awkward place its really the best for me considering my yak is so short that anywhere further forward would be in the way.
If anyone thinks my little rig has its faults trust me i know, but youd calll me a genius if you saw it compared to how i did things before.
i think we call cero macks spannish macks locally.
unfortunatly the line release on the mako is on the bottom 
As the owner of a mako its still hard to say what to choose. The rob allens have a great reputation and in my opinion look a little better assembled. That being said i do love my mako and having to make the choice again id still choose it. i ahve the 120 in blue with the two band set up and open muzzle.. Like lunker said the muzzles of both brands do leave alot to be desired.. but both work just fine. Personally i like the loading pad. I have large hands and it still doest catch my wrist or anything that impedes me. and i havnt had the gun quite long eenough to call the trigger mech reliable but no problems so far. also the rubber grips on the mako are nice and its important to get the rubber over the loading butt also casue otherwise its thin hard plastic and almost defeats the purpose. One last point the loading pad is completly and easily removable. Ok and one last last point is that the guys at mako are real stand up about there product and back it in full force. And if your a little tight on cash flow they ahve interest free 4 month payment.. i think i paid like 50 something dollars a month.
yeah ive never got one (or really seen one) that was a size ive been proud of. in that 1960s cuba spearfish competition video someone posted a little whiile back there were some BEAST sized ones.
If anyone has any further or different experience correct me but it seems like rather your on the first or second reef the place i see them most is going directly parrelel with the longer ledges, often shooting in and out of the little trench work there. In the cuba video, if i recal correctly, they were schooling right out in the open
i might be,, ur fins help
too right.. my favorite fish on the reef. They have so many habits i wish i could explain
i know what your sayin dan but ive been after a few hogs that take off just out of sight maybe 40-50 feet ahead and if they dont manage too hole up they slow down and just steady on their way, still running but a lot slower. and if you manage to get low and behind them they do turn around to look back.
One thing i can say about hogfish that to me is a pretty proven rule is that if you follow steady and dont rush them they will turn around to see if your still there and give you a nice broadside shot.
haha english majors spear to? its best to make unbiased cuts to avoid prejudice?
awesome write up hau
if you can find somewhere that has fins in which you can try them on.. the footpockets the different brands use makes a big difference.
amazing fish,, do you have mussel crackers in that area?
makes sense,, so while the initial warmth is comforting your just adding too the cooler internal water in the long run.. either way as soon as i hit the water i may think my bladders empty but the wee does come on full force regardless.. also i dont know if i could take myself or anyone else seriosly if they had a "pissete" floppin around while wrestlin around with a fish
hood insides,,
a better shot
no it not reversible i dont think and heres my go at photos
P.S dan please resize as you see fit
yeah gimme a min to break out the high definition photo instruments.. and then give dan a min to fix my butchered attempts at inserting photos
que?,, honestly i dont want this one getting weird.. but its out of my hands
ha thanks,, becareful what u say you might get some of these guys all excited
