Posts by Don Paul

  • dirty dive pays off

    Quote from littlemark

    don when the weather cleans up, lets get some from a future MPA zone, we left plenty behind. if we can get my hands on a buddies boat, i know spots that have way better pickens then this spot, if not , there are plenty of limits of nice scallops on this spot...


    Rockin mate...I'm powering the vitamins, and drowning the cold/flu with the Netti Pot.:thumbup:


    Cheers, Don

  • Big Jim Gun

    Quote from aquahunter

    Aloha Don,
    He must have been offered alot of money for that one...I have been offered a Jack podanovich and a Sampson for my gun collection for which I am very happy to add....Aquahunter


    If you get the Sampson gun I will send you a new spare trigger/sear assembly and a scan of a mint Sampson
    Catalog Herb's son gave me when he sold the machine shop. Herb was a friend of mine before he passed.


    Cheers, Don

  • MLPA discussion

    [quote='littlemark','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=59741#post59741'] i brushed the lateral line of an 8-10 lb calico once and it tail slapped me, swam 5 feet away and turned on me, doing that famous calico stare.


    I hear ya Mark, I have had that happen in the Chi Chi Club on my first trip to Cat... she was very sporty.:toast::toast:


    Cheers, Don

  • MLPA discussion

    Quote from ladvr

    I plan on taking advantage of the reserves. Wildlife viewing, freedive training, u/w photography etc..I don't support closures but I am willing to give them a chance and make lemonade out of those lemons.


    Funny you say that, I told my son that he and I will still have his back yard to dive in and hunt for a perfectly focused, well composed images of paired White Sea Bass.


    Cheers, Don

  • Big Jim Gun

    Quote from aquahunter

    Hello Guys,
    I was wondering if this Big Jim midhandle is a hard gun to aquire? I saw one on ebay a few days ago. Looks like a nice piece of history...aquahunter


    Yes very hard, I have the long version Jim's personal gun. The seller ended very early with bids on the table.


    Cheers, Don

  • MLPA discussion

    Quote from toptuna

    Well you guys missed our meeting the other night. I give respect where it is due. I do not respect the TWO officer that came to our meeting. They lost my respect. I still have respect for the others. I'm also not telling people to break the law. A dive on New Years Eve is perfectly legal.


    And I respect your right to have MPLA discussion including opinions of first hand personal encounters.


    My post was not directed to any one person, just a heads up on any posts suggesting support or a call to arms for poaching. Feel free to vent as needed , this a huge personal loss to many speros in Laguna and other ''back yard'' dive spots. Carry on...


    Cheers, Don

  • Katerina from Greece

    Quote from metelin

    i don't know her don but i'm sure we can get her to post some pics and tell us a little about herself and what she does.


    I have knowledge of her background, and really like her views on spearfishing. I just don't want to C+P someones story to our forum when she can tell it herself. I'll e-mail her after my work day ends tonight.


    Cheers, Don

  • MLPA discussion

    When legal actions brought on by user groups have come to a end, we the spearfishermen, the commercial lobstermen and line fisherman, need to have the largest organized wake for the Death of our American Rights to Fish. It needs to be a nice sunny day when the Main Beach is packed. Fishing boats, paddle boards, surf boards and lobster-men at the paddle out. Those that can't attend can have a toast to our long lost friend in sports bars out side Laguna and homes in Cali. Western Outdoor News and major media will be invited to this very sad day. Maybe Guinness would step up with some easing of the pain ? I'll personalty invite my heros; Dana Rohrabacher and Buzz Aldrin to the sadness.

    Don

  • MLPA discussion

    Spot on Chris and Daniel. I have carried F+G law books in my dive van for 30 years in Laguna. Cops and F+G officers are just a slice of society, just as there are two types of people in the world....good ones and bad ones.
    I am calm and non confrontational when dealing with any officer, just the facts. The court room is where you practice the adversary system.


    Cheers, Don

  • MLPA discussion

    Just keep in mind guys the ''fish cops'' did not bring this MPLA process upon us, they enforce the Fish and Game laws of the state. I have had a very good relationship with many in DFG over a 25 year long span.


    I have never received a F+G citation and don't plan on breaking any F+G laws. I also ask my Cali members not to post threads suggesting the breaking of State Fish and Game laws.
    There are words and there actions, I intend to play hardball on the MPLA rules, and I'm not giving up one meter of legal sea bed in some spots, even if it means having a GPS locator on my float.


    Don