Posts by Don Paul

  • A Lobster Story

    Quote from attan

    i think the same...thanx for sharing....great story...great pics....i dont know why but here in pr i hear a bunch of locals telling that at night lobsters are all around the reef...im like ?(


    Yeah but a bet the Gordo Stripey thing may be out hunting too.:@


    Cheers, Don

  • Barn Report / Sort of

    Thanks Gogo, this is shaping up to be one of the coldest seasons I remember, SCi should have been going off a month ago.


    Cheers, Don


    PS I can't remember if you belong to the Jet Ski Mafia ?

  • Best wood for spearfishing float?

    Lots of labor to get it to look nice and good Balsa and glass will put the materials alone close to the price of a
    commercial one that comes complete with cup holders.^^^^;) Plus the dogs could get splinters.:@


    Cheers, Don

  • Blue water Meet

    Quote from attan

    100% right...i was looking for the words but my english is not that good haha!...Don your pics are a journey my brother...please keep em comin..


    I'm glade you like them, I have plans to use Freediving Spearfishing Forum as a gateway to the past.
    Hopefully these will make up for the fact that I have not been posting current fish reports and images.
    As soon as I have meat for the winter I'll look into taking the camera and holding it in my non gun hand.
    Cheers, Don

  • Blue water Meet

    Quote from papaa

    Its always nice to see vintage pics,


    Glad you like them, I'll be posting some more before I complete the report on 2010 later this week.


    P.S. pappa sorry I tampered with the edit tab instead of the Quote key.


    Cheers, Don

  • big ups to a friendly new forum

    Quote from Miguel

    I think I've got a pretty good idea where that is, trying to get my work to send me out there for a few months :)


    PM me:nono: ... if you get it I'll buy you a :toast: <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    Cheers,Don

  • Safetys on Spearguns

    So I have entertained the idea of a safety at times. Not to protect others, because I do that by watching where I point the gun. But as an added precaution during the loading process.[/QUOTE] Tinman


    I entertained the same thing years ago when a stock sear pin failed. I feel a well designed safety is a asset to my guns while loading bands.
    Cheers, Don

  • Safetys on Spearguns

    I have hand milled mechanisms I fabricated in the 5 guns I use with the exception of the Omer Airbalete.
    I have never had a mis-sear or a misfire except the second gun I built with a stock Under See mechanism which had a rivet deform under the power of 4 5/8 bands 30 years ago. ( converted to my first mechanism very fast):@

    All my guns are cocked and un-cocked with the safety's on and I have never lost a fish because of it.
    The safety on 3 of the guns is a silicon bronze cam which is rotated by a lever and prevents the trigger from un searing when engaged.


    Double Trouble has a push button SS bar that locks out the trigger on the bottom shaft.The main top shaft
    has it's trigger protected and locked by a 1911 type lever that is released when I wrap my finger around the handle. I have tested all my safetys and sears by hitting the butt of the gun while cocked underwater
    with a hammer. My mechanisms are bench tested every 2 years with a 1000 lb pull and have a smooth release.
    Thirty years and no issues to date. I have broken wishbones and had a Mean Green band break in the center
    and that's about it.All my sears are 17/4 ph stainless.


    I personally feel the safetys on my guns have helped make issues and misfires less likely and I'll take any edge I can get. If I ever blow a shot on a big one you have my word I'll post it here.


    Sincerely Don