Posts by Don Paul

Welcome Patrick, great to have you.

Cheers, Don Paul

Quote from Immersionfreediving

I doubt that will ever happen as, as best I can tell less than 1% of the people that freedive have had any formal certifications. Doubt charter boats would want to cut out 99% of their customers!

I thought that about SCUBA when I was a kid, can't believe I'm still alive.

My remarks about freediving certification were based on my many years freediving French Poly.
Snorkeling trips to the lagoon will always be for everyone, but I sense a time when a high end property like the Hotel Bora Bora will cater to the clients wants. They could allow '' qualified experienced FREEDIVERS'' to interact with Mantas and blue water sharks. Liability and insurance rates along with cost effective screening
will be a first hurdle. I am a fish hunter till I take my last breath but I value diving with out the gun just as much. I even think of a day when I scooter thru a cave or keep pace with friendly dolphins.
If you were closer I would love to dive with you.

All the best, Don Paul

Quote from ladvr

Outstanding!

I added one more of the blade. I have 5 lbs of the back and toro on ice so the fish's spirit can return to Mother Ocean.Sept and Oct are when the Blue Fin will visit my spots at Cat, just have to be careful of da eaters that come with the tuna after the second week in Oct.;)

Cheers, Don

Quote from LunkerBuster

Nicely done. You get a gopro yet??? Yeeesh

Not yet...kid needed new shoes and a Techzilla bat.:@ PM your address again please.

What kinda knife are you using? Sashimi blade? QUOTE Ladvr.

It's my hand made hand made fillet knife I built in 1985 from a old Sorenson Steel lumbering saw I found deep in a Connecticut forest when I was a kid. I took me several weeks to forge, shape and heat treat. The images do not show the color in the ab shell very well, the tubes through the handle are Ti. I will take better pictures and post a separate thread on the build in a week. The 56RC 8.5'' blade can be bent 90 degrees, is like a razor and is has only touched fish. I do not let my son or GF touch this blade, it is a bone cutter.

I'll post my recipe Sat with pics.

Cheers, Don

Quote from Dan

Did you shoot a tuna?

Nice sculpture.

Just a baby off my client's boat, we were offshore. I jumped in on a single strand of floating kelp that had a few birds and 6 small Blue Fin. I was in and back aboard in 15 min, my fart gun is finally christened.

Thanks.
The bronze is from Kiev .

Cheers, Don

Out for fresh wasabi and ginger.

The Pose....;)

Blue Fin @ the ...... .... Bank. 25 lbs. Dam I need a camera I can get wet. See next post for image.

Back in the AM.

Cheers, Don

Bravo Javi, love the musica and beginning without the gun.

The water looks so clear and begging of deep dives to the ledges with a buddy to watch your 6.

Cheers, Don

Perfecto.

Gracias, Don

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhxqIITtTtU&feature=player_embedded

Nice haul... great tee shirt.

Cheers, Don

She looks too young for the beer.;) Cute picture mate, great looking lake.

Cheers, Don

Bravo Roberto, good eats there.. you have me dreaming of Tahitian Poisson cru with a Caribbean flair.. :)

1 pound very fresh high-grade ahi tuna or parrot fish diced in neat 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup diced peeled and seeded cucumber
4 to 5 scallions, green and white portions, split lengthwise and minced
1 fresh hot small green or red chile, seeded and minced, optional
Several tablespoons shredded coconut, optional
3/4 teaspoon sea salt, or more to taste
Freshly ground pepper
1 medium tomato, seeded and squeezed to eliminate liquid, diced

Combine in a medium bowl the fish, lime juice, coconut milk, cucumber, scallions, optional chile and coconut, salt, and pepper. Refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour. Mix in the tomato and serve right away.

Ciao, Don

Bravo on the underwater chronograph Javi. That is a lot easier then bar coded line.

I have a a few vintage rollers, do you mind if I post a image of a old one ?
Nice AJ
Cheers, Don

Safety on all thing posted for week end warriors, they don't want you to get a jolt from the coil pac or have some ones tee shirt get snagged in the flywheel when the wifie or buddy turns the key to listen to the CD player.

Cheers, Don

Quote from Dan

Is there such a thing as marine grade or can regular automotive spark plug wires be used?

Built would know..;)

I would get them spec to your outboard with water proof plug and coil pack boots. Is it a Mercury ?

1

Turn the ignition key "Off" and remove it from the switch. Remove the 5/16-inch nut from the negative post of the battery with the appropriate open-end wrench. Remove the negative/ground cable from the battery.
2

Trace the spark plug wire from the plug to the capacitor discharge module associated with that plug. There will be one module per plug.
3

Pull the spark plug wire from its push-on/pull-off connection on the capacitor discharge module. Pull the other end of the wire from the top of the spark plug.
4

Push the straight end of the new plug wire onto the connection on the capacitor discharge module and push the end with the 90-degree bend on the top of the spark plug. Repeat for all plug wires.
5

Replace the ground cable onto the negative post of the battery. Thread the 5/16-inch nut onto the post and tighten with the appropriate wrench.

Read more: How to Change Spark Plug Wires in a Mercury Outboard | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_750383…tboard.html#ixzz1WezGGkvf

Cheers, Don

Quote from LunkerBuster

Don, I would love to see you do a speaking event at the next BW with your collection...I know that would be a HUGE draw!!

Don't tell me... go blow in Sheri's ear. ...... just don't let her husband catch you.

All the best, Don

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That's cool. Art and his brothers are some of the last threads to our clan still living.

Thanks nserch, I hope I can come to the Blue Wild next year and talk to him some more. My son Dillon was very impressed with Art and World Champion Terry Lentz.

I would love to have Art make me a sling to his specs.

Cheers, Don

[quote='Marco','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=55393#post55393']What's a cowling?

Cow ling...;)