Yeah, I've never seen wood like it. I'd save it for a wood gun though.
<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 still have some left over from a bed room family project, i might be able to use some day.
Cheers, Don
If you have to do anything to bring in a fish, excepting a WSB or a YT, throw up some sand and leave the bands and your vocal chords alone.
I can't dive deep enough at Tanner to to throw sand any more.
Roger that on the Baja bulls .
Cheers, Don
Here are two pieces of Mango wood I will be using to shape a handle for the Nitrobalete next month.
I floated some Olive wood and felt it is too dense, I also love the crazy flip flopping grain reflection in the sun light from the Mango,although not shown in the picture.
Cheers, Don
Don,
Any truth to the rumor that strumming the bands creates a sound that arouses the curiosity in fish and prompts them to come investigate?
A few guys do it, I think it works on some fish like Yellow tail and Jacks and it will put a few Tahitian sharks
like the Grey Reef and Silver tip right in your face some times over there. I don't do it too much, maybe some others guys can comment.
Cheers, Don
Welcome mate, Love the music....
Cheers, Don
Thanks Zack, if you need any Lacewood, or Cocobolo for the handle let be know, both would have to be sealed though.
Cheers, Don
Don,
Please explain "croak".
A sound made in the throat to mimic the croak of a White Sea Bass, like a call to a turkey.
It works for me but if not done correctly or too often will cause fish to shy away just like any call to wild game.
Many fish around the word can be attracted this way such as the Jacks and croaker families of fish .
Cheers, Don
Well I talked to a lifeguard and he said a Laguna Beach police officer can give a citation for poaching. So next time I see some poaching going on my plan is to run back to the car for my cell, go back and find the poachers, then call 949-497-0701 for the Laguna Beach Police. Should be interesting.
Sad to hear they were freedivers, The plate # and car description can help the next time we find him parked and diving a area. They will most likely do it until they get nailed, I took a course with F+G law enforcement when they had a deputy program offered to select dive club members many years ago. We had a agents #
and a direct line to all the wardens in our area. I was able to set up a few big busts on poaching gillneter's and
a ass hole that thought he owned all the bugs at Cat year round.:angry5: It took 2 seasons to get him but he went down at gun point during a sting.
I do not the agents in LB or CC theses days, but let me see what I can find out for the next time.
Cheers, Don
Sad thing is Next year there might not be anybody to stop the Poachers:(:angry5::(
~`~`~`~` the MLPA's ,,,,,ok done venting...Joe
I going to take the day off work to go to the Dec meeting as soon as I find the time and date.
At least the MPLA will get no Prop 21 cash till they try to sell the Save our parks lies again.
Cheers, Don
WTG Correy , looks like a Dream trip ,,, thanks for sharing ,, Joe
Hey Joe.... Where ya going with at gun in your hand...... Your not getting way with out a a few words on how you feel about Spectra..... Ok please give us your views.:) Thanks buddy.
Cheers, Don
I would have attempted a plate # on the car, if the jerks refused to put them back. We need to partner up,
I am a confrontational guy when I am face to face with a poacher in our back yard. Were they bubble butts ?
Cheers, Don
I just called the 888#... they must be out protecting our State Parks from from people with poodles off the leash.
Yeah Hank, that is a pair of White Sea Bass gliding past on the bottom. They are not always the elusive ghosts that some make them out to be. If a guy lays on the bottom long enough and croaks to them the right way they may swim by to investigate. ( No White Sea Bass were harmed taking this picture);)
The lens is 35mm so these are nice fish.
Good luck on your dive mate,
Cheers, Don
Nice pic Don.
Shot by a pro Jeffery Malone with a Hasselblad ten years ago , I will use him again when I do a gun book .
Cheers, Don
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bahabound...., make sure you don't tell the clan.......I visit the Darkside every few years.
And Double Trouble may be heavy but she's skinny and moves quick.
Cheers, Don
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Your right the Farllon was the best still.
Cheers,Don
Dandy Don,
Please explain the snorkel for "big white caps" comment. Como se dise in Engles?
I made a large bore tube that was longer and used a month piece with molded teeth spacers for the
big waves and rough seas I dive in off shore. The unit was chewed up by the local pit bull last week.:(
He stole it from my dive box but that is my fault for walking a way for a minute.
Cheers, Don
don im liking that snorkel
are those WSB and if so are they normally midwater or like that (in the last photo)?
The snorkel is one I made for big white caps, WSB do what ever want in 2' of water or on the bottom in 90 feet.
I have even been schooled a few times 1/4 mile from shore in 700+ deep water while drift diving for tuna.
Most of my hunting is off shore at the islands and banks.
Cheers, Don
X -100 here are some poor quality scans Of a line up before a trigger pull by me on my Double gun.
You can see I have no worries with recoil with the 5/16 shaft and 3 5/8 bands on my heavy gun with H2o and lead shot ballast trim pods. The last shot are White Sea Bass that were posing.
Cheers, Don
Nice fish Rick, dam the Phil is a young guy, who is the other guy to your right ?
That looks like a perfect day for water skiing to Cat.
Cheers Don
