Went out this morning decent vis despite rain and a brutal south current. I don't often get this angle in a photo thought it looked cool.
Posts by matt hudson
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Great video and impressive fish.
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Incredible fish man! That looks like a trip to remember for sure, and I'm glad you got pics!
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I haven't noticed a decline in cudas. Still see big boys right off the beach in Broward and always see several in the keys. We occasionally use them for chum.
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I've paddled the prisms they're good boats.
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Brad Thornbrough at Headhunter would be a good person to speak with. He's a local guy and knows the Bahamas like nobody's business. I love his predator pole spear because It's light, fast, and tough with a no nonsense slip tip that stays put and never fails to deploy.
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Incredible fish George!
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Nice! I really want to get an AP, I've heard they're delicious.
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Hank, what length shafts are you using for the reef? I've found that at 170cm my 9/32 shafts are a wet noodle when a big black is on the end of it. Maybe if it was shorter a fish wouldn't have as much leverage on it. Bent or not it's hard for them to hole up with a long shaft in them!
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Very cool experiment Dan. Were you comparing different shaft diameters, or different types of steel?
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Awesome!
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Nice boat Hank!
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I never did play with the setup of my hybrid so I couldn't tell you if it would have worked for me If I had put in the effort. My point was only that more than one person builds hybrids and just like their wooden counterparts they are all different. Hank, I use a riffe 130 euro and I keep it tucked into my body whenever possible. When I'm laying on the bottom I also lay it down or rest the muzzle on something. It's not the easiest gun to point but it's cheaper to rest it on a rock than buy another gun. Dan, I prefer a long single wrapped rear handle for my hunting but honestly I would draw the line at 130cm for the reasons you mentioned. I'm 6' tall so the length isn't too bad to deal with. Eventually I will grow tired of bending 9/32 shafts and I'll get a 5/16 gun with some sexy wooden curves!
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I liked Nicks post answering Dans questions about his Wong hybrid experience because they echoed my own experiences with gun. I bought a 50" Wong hybrid 2 years ago and after using the gun for awhile I decided it was not for me. After that I was really turned off on the hybrid design until I used Chase's gun. All things being relative to its size and capabilities I found it to be a fast tracking and incredibly stable platform. It launches a 5/16 shaft with serious authority and I'm able to aim it instinctively and get hits on my point of aim. That was not the case with the other hybrid I had used. The gun is perfectly balanced and easily fired with one hand. I don't know if its a testament to the hybrid design or the attention to detail of the builder but that's just how it is.
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Sick. Trying to make a trip down there happen at the end of September now
Give me a call bro were out every weekend!
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I was gonna say shaft but they beat me to it... I just went through something similar and it was a shaft that appeared straight but was very inconsistent.
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Haha thanks guys. I just did a blind drop on a ledge and while sinking motionless he swam right up to me as if grouper season was closed or something. I hit him in the face and he thrashed once bending my shaft. I didn't realize it was big until I saw it on the deck of the boat. Just in the right place at the right time I suppose...
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Got a nice black last weekend in the keys. I wish I had a cool story to go with it but I just got lucky.
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Go spearfishing with Dan then get a cheeseburger from Tucker Dukes!
