Posts by Don Paul

  • FishingDude's PFI experience

    I've lost 23 friends who died breath hold spearfishing here in Cali, French Poly,SA. and Baja. Only one .... ( Alex Felix) died in a pool training alone in South Africa. He had taken my place in one of Pipins first class's here in San Diego. I had given him a Stearn talk about pushing too deep while hunting with me here in Cali. I have had the talk with a few very deep dive mates over the years....some take note...others have passed.
    My limit is app 100FSW but only when needed while spearfishing or filming.
    I would love to lie and tell you I'm a poster child for safety but I'm a sinner. The thing that has saved me is my 12 year old boy....I don't want him to lose his dad . I'm very beat up from a long swim today more later...I feel 59 today .:(



    Cheers, Don

  • Hello from Southern CA

    Quote from Jeff

    Thanks for the warm welcome, gents! I'm thinking I'm going to like this forum, a lot. :toast:


    Cool ,now tell us about the rattle snake in the avatar ? I'm cool with sharks but have very little experience with rattlers other than dealing with a chick who got bit at Santo Tomas .



    Cheers, Don

  • Hello from Southern CA

    Welcome Jeff, good to have a Fathomier's here on the forum :thumbup:. Great intro mate.


    Feel free to send Dan a image of your club crest so you can have it in your sig line or avatar if you wish.


    Cheers, Don

  • Some beers, good friends and Golden Jacks

    Quote from monster slayer

    [quote='Don Paul','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=53979#post53979']


    Don you´re paceño bro, you know the town and the hot diving spots better than all locals together!


    I'm vintage and well traveled .
    LLSS;) Stick and move...and the fishing spots are great too.^^


    Love '' The Pose'' <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> I'll be back with one later.


    Cheers, Don

  • Some beers, good friends and Golden Jacks

    [quote='monster slayer','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=53925#post53925']Los Cabos is like an americanized town, is pretty much like Huntington beach, with huge marinas and super malls.


    Till the Chubasco find it's way north up the coast..:@:@:@;)


    La Paz is my all time best place in Baja. love the town and people :toast::toast:
    Diving is not too shabby ^^^^;).



    Cheers, Don

  • Death Of A Halibut

    Quote from The freediver

    Yeah, the fish was shallow and in surgy water. I already came close to it once to identify it and couldn't get any closer with my big gun (120cm) without bending my shaft or breaking my wrist. I was hunting bigger fish deeper and got bored. I looked around for an hour and found this guy.


    I've been moving into the new Dive Den and doing the endless yard workand set up...talk about getting bored:@ Help I need wet down soon.:toast::toast:



    Cheers, Don


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  • Free Divers hating on Scuba Divers

    Quote from tulocote

    now im a bad guy just cus i say what i think of it ?? is tennis and raquet ball the same ? what i say for my opinion is that the sport is freedive no tanks if you are lazy is ok with me but dont make it right that is all , and thank you for the video .


    We are from the same tribe brother. Great avatar image....very sweet composition.:toast::toast:
    A grouper or bottom fish will have a safer sanctuary from take without the hose. They know how to use structure to part a line or dislodge a hook. 99% of breath hold freedivers in the US will not be harvesting game deeper then 100FSW. The hookah diver and bubble butt killer can eliminate them from the reef in very deep water.Then, after many years of slaughter, ask;''Why can't I kill'em any more?''...''.Look at all the fish the nets and long line'ers take''.


    I had to work a DEMA dive show a few times in New Orleans and the Bubble Butt Barney gunslingers took pride in showing me images of huge bloody rays/skates they hung and weighed, one even had a Mola Mola.:@ It made me want to puke. They are from a different tribe I will never support.


    You brother.... I would be happy to share a dive and meal with some day.:thumbup:


    Cheers, Don