Posts by Don Paul

  • The Latest Build

    Zack, another way is to just let the slip tip cord hang in the shooting line grove and wrap the line over it. I have been doing it this way forever. Awesome work dude. :thumbup:
    Please don't cock that thing out of the pool water.:nono: I like you and your family.;)


    Cheers, Don


    PS can I shoot my Airtbalete in there ?^^

  • Legends Nite 2/26/2011

    Quote from Joe Acevedo

    Post em anyways ;)
    I'm gonna post my shitty ones tonight


    Cool. I only took pictures of the speakers in the tent but was able to talk to some guys I have not seen for 25 years. Cameron had some killer Tequila in a black ceramic bottle, but I could only do one shot as I was driving home.


    Cheers, Don

  • New WSB Gun

    Quote from Xp100

    Joe,
    Yes. In a previous life I shot firearms competively and know what works for me. Custom built guns provide a fine opportunity to fit the gun to the shooter and not the converse.


    That is spot on:thumbup: Great looking gun too. I don't know how I missed this thread.


    Cheers Don

  • Legends Nite 2/26/2011

    Yes Marco, he is the center of my life, gets A's in school and is a very good catcher.

    Quote from ascendv6

    I am on the road this week. I will post a good write up and lots of pictures on Thursday.


    Darren


    Thanks Darren. I'll try to hold them off with Playmate pictures.^^


    Cheers, Don

  • New Gun!!!

    [QUOTE=The freediver;47733. It's gonna fling the big shaft effortlessly with all that mass.


    Oh behave......that's what my chick says.:yay::yay::yay:


    I've dropped a few big croakers with the 3/8's in the early eighty's.... they didn't swim too far...took some of the fun out of it.;).......the deep dives to the mud.....the kelp cutting and the rest of the under water demolition that goes with a unhurt hot fish.


    Brown is the new black...and a 3/8's to da head make um dead. :attack1::attack1:


    Cheers, Don

  • Legends Nite 2/26/2011

    I had planed to give a somewhat technical talk about drift diving the offshore banks. After the first session of speakers I decided to just speak from the heart about my journey from a majestic lake in Connecticut to the waters 100 miles offshore. The Blade Runner dialog just came spilling out as I looked out and wondered what I would say after I threw my neatly numbered cards to the side. .... can't wait to see the video to hear what I said.


    Dillon said it sounded like a Terry Maas roast, but Terry and I had good things to say at the end of the day and we are close friends for life.


    Cheers, Don

  • White shark off Deerfield

    Quote from Dan

    So if you start seeing big AJs watch out :)


    We can only joke about it because we're not going to stop diving and there's nothing we can do to prevent the shark from showing up. But if you don't already have these PH I think they're a good investment http://freedivingspearfishingg…12-slip-on-powerhead.html


    That's a fact Jack....a good PH just feels a lot better in your hand when a eater shows up.:shark1:


    I may not kill a White but he will not still think I'm seal bait.:overkill:


    Cheers, Don

  • DFG SantaBarbara MLPA Meeting

    NOT SO FAST: SOUTH COAST MLPA IMPLEMENTATION SLOWED BY RED TAPE
    SACRAMENTO - Take a deep breath. South Coast Marine Life Protection Act closures that were on track to become the law of the land by early spring appear to be going nowhere fast. The implementation date is anyone's guess, although it appears increasingly likely we'll enjoy fishing our South Coast waters through the end of the year.


    Like everything else associated with the four letters MLPA, pinning down the implementation date is complicated and messy.


    According to California Fish and Game Commission Deputy Executive Director Adrianna Shea, the regulatory file will likely remain under review for a minimum of 30 days before it is forwarded to the state Office of Administrative Law.


    Once it reaches the OAP, that agency will have 30 days for its own review - provided the state's dismal economic condition and Friday furloughs don't further slow the process. That eventual occurrence will start yet another 30-day clock, this one at the California Secretary of State's office.


    Those adept at simple arithmetic can calculate the earliest potential closure date. It's somewhere in late May. But not so fast - that's the beginning of ocean fishing prime time. Shea said the commission prefers to avoid mid-season closures.


    That explains Shea’s February 17 testimony before the Joint Legislative Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture chaired by Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro of Arcata . There, she cited a likely January 1, 2012 implementation date. Today, she said it could be pushed back further to March 1 if a California Lobster and Trap Fish Association request is approved. A closure in the midst of lobster season would cause havoc.


    In other MLPA news, Ted Reckas of the Laguna Beach Independent uncovered the private funding that fueled the MLPA's reincarnation. His investigative story, published February 11, details $20 million sourced from environmental groups and managed by the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation. The sums and sources Reckas revealed:


    Packard Foundation, $8.2 million
    Marisla Foundation, $3 million
    Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, $7.4 million
    Keith Campbell Foundation, $1.2 million
    Annenberg Foundation, $200,000


    Given the outcome that's left most anglers enraged, and recently uncovered documents that show the MLPA South Coast Blue Ribbon Task Force frequently conducted its work in cozy, secret meetings, that $20 million in private funding bought tremendous influence. Remember, MLPA Initiative staff funded directly by the RLFF oversaw the planning process down to the finest detail, including manipulating (MLPAI staffers called it facilitating) the Regional Stakeholder Group.
    Posted By Bradley On 02/22/2011 At 5:17 PM Comments (0) Trackbacks (0)