Posts by Don Paul

  • Custom US Speargun Builders

    I dedicate this thread to Master US speargun builders who stand in cold garages late into the night bringing us tasteful well crafted creations.:thumbup:


    I would like to see the work of the US Custom Sperosmiths. ( yes my new word).;)


    Cheers, Don

  • 9/25

    Quote from Dan

    Wow Don, you recognized a spot by the eel? How long will an eel stay in one place?


    No I he's too young to know me.... I just used to spend too much time in the water before I was a dad.;)
    Some of the Cali moray eels I'm friends with have been in the same crevice or ledge for over twenty years. I believe they can live for about 30 years. I never harm them and they can lead a bug hunter to a good meal.
    Cheers, Don

  • intro

    Really great to see you here Phil. I have very much admiration for your willingness to share first hand knowledge of the art of gun building. I had a chance to pick up and inspect your beautiful craftsmanship on the gun you donated to Operation Ocean Freedom. You are a true master of the art.


    Cheers, Don

  • Custom Euro Gun Builders

    Quote from fishingdude

    Judah, I think that may be a rest tab or a tab for hole shots. If you look closely, you can pull the band back all the way to the last notch and thats right above the handle.


    Your spot on about the '' Pussy'' tab, but it is the first place the shaft will deform when a big fish lays down some moves.


    Cheers, Don

  • 9/25

    Nice pictures Darren, that eel looks familiar...do you have coffee across the street ?


    Cheers, Don

  • Concern about white Delrin for muzzle

    Tin man, try this test.... leave test samples of black and white Delrin from the same suppler exposed to the same cycle of sun/ UV index. After 90 days rub the white test sample with a black cloth and the black sample with a wht cloth. You may find the white Delrin takes on a chalky surface .The carbon particulate in the black sample may provide a better UV filtering ability limiting the depth of UV penetration.


    Small micro crystals of salt and minerals forming in any non water proof joints of the metal-Delrin interface of the shark probe may be adding to the materials loss of elasticity at this slightly stressed area.


    The interference fit of LunkerBuster's shark probe boring along with UV could be limited to only his early prototype part.


    Cheers, Don

  • Moving sucks

    Quote from captn ron

    What's going on Don? Will I see you at the Fall Classic?


    I'll be at the next meeting, but have lost too much time with my move to go diving.:( this month.


    I'm planning on getting wet on the cock-a-roachs soon though.


    Cheers, Don

  • When i get that feeling...this is normally the result

    Nice fish Khalel, do the larger ones have cig as many do in French Poly ? I have never shot one for this reason but I did get one to flood a old Nikonous III.when he bit the lens I shoved in his face. He managed to crack the glass and deform the aluminum edge.:@ This gave me me allot of respect for this big hotel Bora Bora resident.


    Cheers, Don Paul

  • Speardiver Forum DVD

    Quote from Dan

    Don, I was counting on you :) It doesn't matter if the video is shot with the Gopro or not. I'll have to make the quality match though, can't have a high quality segment making everything else look bad. I don't know anything about contracts for this purpose.

    Dan


    All I need from you is a PM hand shake brother Dan. ;) However I would have your shooters sign a hold harmless agreement in case someone slips on a wet swim step trying to get the action.I would also forbid letting a shooter point a loaded camera mounted gun at a diver.


    I have tripods, and a hi end digital 8 I like to use for land shots and interviews so I can use basic composition techniques on raw footage that are white balanced.


    Regarding the duration of 1.5 hrs of your DVD I would just suggest you start with a 1 hr show of tightly edited content. Our brains have been programed by decades of media exposure to process about 22 minutes of visual data in a 30 min period. It will take a very skilled film maker with flowing footage to keep the average viewer in their seat for 1 hr. Perhaps a two part '' Speros of the World ''release
    (sample title) would work. Shooting raw field footage is the easy part. The editors and producer will be sitting in front of a monitor for many nights. Just as a example Blue Water Hunters used app 22 hrs of pro shot footage. Terry Maas's Hi eight footage was a mere speck in the production and was converted
    for the project.Terry has moved forward to capture some very stunning images of the life of bill fish and bait.
    I have a short film called ''In the eye of the Shark'' I shot and produced in the 90's I'll send you as a resume.


    Cheers, Don

  • Speardiver Forum DVD

    I'll play.... Could I shoot some with other HD cameras ? PM me a contract with specs. If I could shoot till
    June of 2011 I could get some off shore blue water action. I usually shoot twenty to one ratio to get some nice stuff.


    Cheers, Don