Posts by sdeisen

  • sdeisen little fish reports

    Out today from 5-8:30 with Nate. Went out to our usual depth but found no viz so headed back in a bit till we could see the bottom from the surface. Nice way to wrap up the day. Nate shot 3 snappers, I shot nothing because I only shoot real big fish. I did stone half a box of krispy kremes though,,



  • Speargun designs I can't stand

    Quote from Nate

    My grampa used to say "If we all thought the same, we'd all drive a Chevy." That said, I drive a Jeep.^^ It's all about preference, what pleases one person may not please another. The loss of band stretch with tie in ferule bands is undeniable. The tradeoff for me is the band profile when loaded, as well as aesthetic difference.. I just plain like it. I haven't had a problem with the bands tangling with each other thus far. They float vertically when I'm loading it so it's easy to just grab one. One thing about it that has annoyed me so far is a single "arm" of the band will rotate sometimes, twisting the wishbone into a clump.. then you've got to untwist it . I can live with it on a gun that I don't have to load all day, however I don't think I'd go the ferule route on a reef gun that will be loaded repeatedly. Here's a quick video of loading my ferule'd gun, watch the third band.. that's the problem I'm talking about. If anybody knows a fix for that, I'd love to be enlightened.
    ngload - YouTube



    The only real speargun style caveat that I have is over extended butts without a remote trigger and pushrod. I understand the whole hip load preference, but some guns are made with literally 8-10 inches of completely wasted wood in the rear of the gun. Then there's rigging that bothers me too, excessive shaft overhang, double floppers, closed muzzles, the super sharp euro metal wishbones..etc However people tend to kill fish just fine with all of the above, and if that's what they're used to and comfortable with.. then who am I to question.


    When that clip was almost over I realized you werent going to shoot anything and that it was for demonstration purposes :(


    That gun really is a beauty, I wish I had shot it that day we took it out on the reef.


    I agree too that excessive shaft over hang and the riffe/jbl style double floppers are not something I prefer.
    I dont know why I dont like excessive shaft overhang, though. From diving with Hau I developed a preference to have the flopper literally too close to the muzzle to close, but I've seen a lot of ppl take nice shots with that extra length.


    The Abellan and Dapiran both have trigger gaurds that dont connect with the handle and leave a gap. thats something I couldnt live with.. But both are dream guns for me ( keep on playin them scratch off tickets, thats how you get ahead)

  • sdeisen little fish reports

    Got out late yesterday, couldnt wait for Nate to get off work so i shot out around 3 and he met me out on the reef a couple hours later. We found pretty nice viz in 49 feet of water and dove until the sun ran out of shine :) Both of us got multiple little hogs but the big boys never came around. We also expected snow, but it must of been just a one degree too warm.



  • Hobie Odyssey - Kayak Fun

    Quote from Reefchief

    I dont think they can be. But Like Makoa says. No need, you'd be surprised at how "custom" they fit. They stretch so well that you can almost certainly find a size that fits like a custom suit. Especially if you aren't rail thin and tall. That seems to be the body type most in need of custom suits. Look at some of the different body types in Speardiver suits on the reviews and you can see what I mean.


    I actually just switched from a small suit to a medium. Ive been wearing a small for 2+ years and it fit great. But I tried on a medium recently and found the fit to be even a little better. I even just bought a new suit in small. The small stretched to fit so well I never thought a medium would be better. Being a local if you buy a Speardiver suit Dan can size you up and fit you correctly to ensure you go home with the right suit.


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