Had that happen to a friend while we were out in Delaware. The boat ran right over his float and floatline. He had to dive in order not to get run over himself. The floatline was cut by the prop and he dropped his gun when he felt the floatline pulling. Lost the gun, but got to keep the float.
Not much you can do when guys that have been out drinking coors light all day are driving boats......
I was just happy that he was ok.
I second that! It's nice to have the extra hole in front of the notches, no real difference over a shark fin attachment, I just don't like the fins. Also thinner shafts are always nice too.
Use a sheet bend or double sheet bend.
Sheet Bend by Pro-Knot
That's pretty nice.... I like the catching the fish by hand part!
I visited a friend that was up there in the coast guard, and it was a beautiful island. Great surf, beautiful hikes, beach camping and fish and chips with salmon. It was a fun two weeks of visiting him.
some folks use a reel and a shorted floatline..just as deep as they plan to dive..then the use the reel for most everything but have the safety of the FL.
That would be a bit ridiculous, trailing around a 50-75' floatline, might as well just use a straight floatline.
I could see maybe a 5-10' chicken line, just so you could let go of the gun to adjust something or what not, but still that would defeat the freedom of not having a floatline.
I used to be strictly floatline, then when I started using a reel, I found that it had no entanglement issues, pretty much nil compared to a floatline (ie: other lines, anchor line, wreck. ect...) I don't use it for shore diving, unless I have a float w/ flag anchored somewhere close.... or I'm in California, diving with my cousin.
Glad I could help. Make sure you at least pass it through or something besides just whipping the end, it'll slip.
So, from what I'm understanding you just need a bit longer spectra line or trim off like 6" of tubing....? That way you could do it the exact same way you did the other side.
A picture might help.
I like that the poly rope is lighter than a tube floatline, I've had both of them knot up. I've actually got a neptonics floatline here that I used once. It's pretty bulky, but that's my opinion. 
I keep it as a loaner.
I was thinking today about it, and I use a reel for about 70% of my diving, with a good mix of open water and wreck/reef diving. I've never had a problem with landing fish up to 80 pounds in open water (no place for them to tangle up). I was just thinking, that as long as you don't let go you should be fine..... I've had a 37 pound barracuda strip most of a reel pretty fast though.
Now using a float and float line definitely makes it easier and probably safer, but I like the convenience of just rolling up and going out.
Just wondering how many use a reel for open water, or at what point do you switch over to a floatline? I'm not talking about tuna here, just normal fish, cobia, aj's, barracuda, and light bluewater, ect.
I'm not quite sure, but something like this has always worked for me.....
Spectra Single Braid Lanyard
I've never bothered whipping the ends.
I usually just tie a knot, but that was a while ago, when I used to use tube style floatlines. Now I just use three strand poly rope. It always floats, doesn't get holes in it, and if it gets stuck somewhere, I don't feel bad just cutting it out..... Oh and it's like $0.15 a foot.
Samson-The Strongest Name in Rope, ULTRA BLUE-3
I've got one of the Yokooji hybrids in a mid handle..... the thing is really nice. I personally think they look a bit nicer than the Wongs, in as the pipe extends all the way back with wood curving around, and shoot just as nice as anything out there.
So do you guys own/ride any other bikes or are they just training/race bikes?
Not trying to stir anything, just asking. I think most folks end up in a less comfortable position, just due to "road geometry".
My girlfriend does tris and is gearing up for a half ironman. I'm in the boat of rather having a bike you can actually use for daily use/riding to the city/light touring/realistic use. All her friends seem to be in the boat of having super race bikes. I've actually adjusted/fit her up to a much more comfortable less racey position, where she can actually use the drops, and it's much less of a chore for her now. She used to complain "I don't believe you that there are comfortable road bikes!", now she just rides and smiles....
Just asking.... out here I ride singlespeed mountain bikes, bike commute to work and ride into the city, and I can't get my head around how road bikes don't have tire clearance anymore.
Btw, I ride a Surly crosscheck or an old Raliegh converted to fixed gear on my 10mile (oneway) commute..... I like steel:)
Cobia 82 pounds (81.8 after being on the deck for a couple of hours....)
8/11/2011
delmarva
55 to around 62 --- 7mil top, 5mil bottom
60 to around 70 --- 5mill top, 5mil bottom
68 to around 75 --- 3mil top, 3mil bottom
around 80 and above --- 3mil top and trunks
The knot to tie the wishbone to the loop is the sheet bend.
http://www.animatedknots.com/sheetbend/index.php
There's also the double sheet bend, depending on how big of a loop you have to tie to.
http://www.troop7.org/Knots/SheetDouble.html
Both work well, I usually do the double.
If you haven't picked something up yet, check out Fox Floats.
http://www.foxfloats.com
I like the idea of a tire innertube for the bladder. You can patch it easily. That's what I ended up doing with my Omer Atoll float. It's pretty much my beater float now, but gets more use than my other floats, and with the innertube to replace the two crappy pvc bladders inside, it works pretty good..... A bit heavy though.
I string fish on the floatline all the time..... a lot of times I just pop a couple zipties on the end of the floatline, instead of using the "speed needle". We'd be lucky to see a shark up here in Md/De, and having to deal with a lot of current most of the time, it just makes it easier. Sometimes I keep a fish or two strung on the shooting line, mostly if I'm just using a reel and don't want to swim to the boat right away. When your average vis is about 10', you're not taking long shots anyway.
Is it better than a belt stringer? I guess that's up to everyone's individual preference.
When I went down to Colombia a couple years ago, a 120 is what I brought. I figured it would be about the best of both worlds. I found it a little long for the reef fishing, and considering that's what I did 90% of the time, I would have liked something a bit smaller.... Maybe a 100. A shorter gun also makes it a little easier to pack, with baggage restrictions. I had to get shorter shafts in order to make the total bag length.
I don't really mind if they rust.... I've only had one shaft totally rust, and that was a bad batch of coating. It still killed fish just like the other ones, until it bent. Other than that, the tips rust... no big deal. I like that they are cheaper than stainless shafts.
RA shafts or Riffe shafts....... they all bend, it's just another expendable piece, so don't worry about it.
--Dave
