Posts by Don Paul

  • The Snorkel Controversy. Always in? or Out as we dive?

    What I want to know is how many of you guys have made it through a big shore break...
    popped up on the back of the crest, put the snorkel in you mouth and ..... nada.


    My best friend.... a 6' 9' Olympic water polo star had stuffed my snorkel tip with dog shite :@:@:S


    And yes I did get even, but ever since that day I dive with it out, put it back in just before the surface and clear by displacement. It has always worked for me and unless I do a real deep one, then I leave it out, hook breathe and keep kicking for blood flow and pressure.


    Cheers, Don

  • my day today- Riffe factory


    I know I could do 170' bare foot..... but swimming back up would be a big issue, I suck without my fins.
    Maybe I would have a chance with Terry Mass's vest 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 got spoiled at the age of 4 by a pair of green voits.;)


    Want to hit Laguna Sun if the water clears up ?


    Cheers, Don

  • Sean from Long Beach, CA

    Welcome Sean, I never dove down under, only New Cali and North Island. When you go to Fiji ask the locals which fish have Cigatara on the islands you hunt. Carlos Eyles became very sick there when he ate the wrong fish and can no longer eat sea food I heard.


    Cheers, Don Paul

  • Catalina last Tuesday

    Thanks for the update guys, sometimes it only takes a day to have the nice water move back in.
    The red tide at Laguna looks like it's on the way out. I may try to hit it Sunday.
    Cheers, Don

  • my day today- Riffe factory

    Quote from O2 deprived

    had a really great day today albeit I was not in the ocean. The weather here has been so crummy. I did pool training this morning with a new buddy and his brand new C4s then I went down to San Clemente to Riffe. Jill and Jay showed me the new stuff they are working on ; a non-laminated, less expensive ,gun and new soft blades that Brandon took to 125ft recently in testing. Anyway, you guys would have loved it, too.Sooo many guns, floats, shafts, suits......


    I think Brandon could go bare foot like you to 125 ft.^^;)


    I saw Jay at the last Neptune meeting with a fin but a was talking to Terry Mass and trying on the the safety vest before I could take a look. If any of you guys are temped to build a gun from Padauk just remember the wood dust is toxic. I have found that even with a charcoal respirator I need to wear goggles to keep the dust from driving my eyes crazy,


    Carla are you back from France or on your way ?


    Cheers, Don

  • Hello

    Welcome mate, scuba diving has it's place, but I may need a refresher course before I dive deep again.
    We are here to help show you the path to put fresh fish on your table, should you take a liking to spearfishing. Underwater photography is also a great way to connect with the sea and refresh adventures you have had. Ask any questions that may help you dive safer or hunt more successfully.


    Cheers, Don Paul

  • So Hey I'm a New Member

    Welcome Daniel, great to have you here. Dan and his friends have built a strong foundation here.
    your cool images and post will be a asset. I have always enjoyed your writing mate.
    Cheers, Don

  • Patience When Seabass Hunting

    you get it....hunting wsb is not a sport....there no ballls to throw or catch, or a score to keep.


    Wsb are life....sometimes hard, sometimes easy, but always unpredictable, and some times when you suck at it it gives you another chance. Sometimes you think you have a easy shot..... And watch the spear miss it's target.


    Cheers, Don

  • Patience When Seabass Hunting

    Congrets Mike, on you PB and your new boat. Great way to christen the hull mate.


    I don't find WSB to be just ghosts or smart fish, they are just white sea bass.....
    In the world of legendary White Sea Bass there are no rules that apply the same every day or every season.


    They can be hard to find and easy to piss off, then harder to get rid of when your cutting out that yellowtail from the kelp in 40 feet of water. I have had a pair of 50's swim and park like bookends starring at a big yellow wrapped at the East end Quarry.


    I have shot them at Tanner Bank on a 60 foot high spot,(110 miles offshore) and shot big fish while kneeling in 3' of white wash water. I have had them swim up and watch me knife urchins to draw in calico bass then give me time to pick my gun from the sand and place a head shot.


    During the Blue Water Meet scouting a 15lber followed me for a bit and never led me to her mom.:rolleyes:


    Try laying your gun on a grass covered rock while you and a Nor Cal friend spot each other in a crevice diving abs in 6' of water while a 60 pounder looks at the mesh bag.:@ Yes she was a ghost that day... as soon as I crawled back to my gun.


    Two very legendary hunters saw fish for three days before the Blue Water Meet. One spot held a school of 30 to 50 lb fish between a inside bed and a ledge. Even after Terry croaked to them and swam
    out the way he came in, the fish were not any where to be found at 5am on meet day.


    That's what make White Sea Bass a life time fish we can hunt but never truly know for sure, and that's what I like about them. One day while swimming back to the boat on the ''wrong tide''with big current;
    you will look down after you uncock your gun, only to see a stream of golden/green backs of 40lb fish glide past in the blue water. Those are the days I live for.


    Cheers, Don

  • Finished Intermediate Performance Freediving course

    [quote='hau','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=18012#post18012']black1---Congratulations:thumbup:
    Outstanding freediving
    Be safe


    [I'm with LB. Someday I'll be able to take the course.]


    BTW Is there an age limit for Level 2? I'm 58 last week.


    Happy Birthday Hau.


    Cheers, Don