Posts by Don Paul

  • Spearing near sharks

    Quote from monster slayer

    just read any knowledgable spearfishing manual, including Carlos Eyles and Terry Maas, and they clearly state. " Abandon area, after the first shark shows up" That´s directly from BWH´s. Terry has dived with the most dangerous animals known to man, but he knew that a lot of people with different backgrounds were going to read his book.


    For the record... he lied....;);) Most tuna trips come complete with sharks. In French poly they go hand and hand with Doggies and any Yellowfin tuna. Once in a while we lose a fish, it's part of the hunt.


    30 years ago we had blue sharks with the off shore kelp paddy fish, some times a nice blue would come up and scratch his back on the swim step I was standing on. Once I would step in they would bolt before very slowly coming back. I have never lost a fish to a shark in Cal,. Tahiti and New Zealand yes, I do leave the water if I see a Tiger or White, big mako, or a really pissed off Bull
    Cheers, Don

  • WSB croaking question

    Why wouldn't it work the same with ocean predators? I'm just saying:)[/QUOTE] Gobig


    It has worked for me for 30 years, If I know the fish are near I lay in the sand or reef and talk to them.
    One croak per breathold is all I do followed by a wait and see with the gun laying in front of me and my finger on the trigger. Some times you can piss them off if you don't get the sound right..... ask me how I
    know.;)


    Cheers, Don

  • report

    Quote from Joe Acevedo

    Hi Darren , ill be working in Laguna all week ,,, ill have my gear in my truck ,, just in case :toast:



    thanks for the report ,,,,Joe


    Cool.... Time for a :toast::toast: The water looked a lot better this week form shore.


    Cheers, Don

  • Subsections for California forum

    I don't believe we need sections yet, any North Cali brothers are free to dive and know any spots I talk about. I like reading the North Cali stuff, some day I'll go up and get some big snails. Thanks for asking Dan.


    Cheers, Don

  • Great Whites

    Quote from attan

    dude seeing a white shark...wow...intense...im always thinking of the cali divers or near white sharks area how they do it haha...i want to hear some ws stories


    I'm not a big fan of WS storys unless one of my friends tells me face to face or on the mobile, letting me know they saw one at a spot I dive allot. I've been within 15 feet of 2 and have a Life Guard float with 2''
    deep holes, but that's all I want to say. I hope I'm wearing my a Go Pro the next time I swim with one though.


    Cheers, Don

  • Newest FS grom

    Welcome Patrick, The Fathomers are a great dive club :thumbup: lots of history there and great guys.
    I've known some of them 30 years, you guys are always welcome to be my guest at a Neptune meeting.
    Cheers, Don

  • Intro w/fish p0rn pics

    Welcome Alex, we have a fun place here mate. Just a heads up.... giving a guy the finger while your still in the water on a paddy can get very sporty.^^^^:@:@8)


    Cheers, Don

  • checking in

    Welcome mate, we have a good time here. Good to see the Cali section grow with quality speros.
    Dan has given us a great forum with appropriate guidelines to help insulate a few of our personal WSB spots from the traffic and footprints of the masses.


    Cheers, Don Paul

  • Here I am

    Welcome Stephen, great to have you here, it's a nice place, and your mentor get big style points for his conservation efforts. Were off to a great start on the Cali section and I appreciate Dan's effort to help keep
    our WSB and flatty reports from heavy traffic by outsiders.


    Cheers, Don Paul

  • Ascendv6 is here

    Welcome Darren, and thank you for all your hard work on the MPLA issues. It looks like our Cali section has been growing this week.:thumbup: I'm looking forward to beach diving with you when the Red soup goes away.
    I just got home from a fun time with my son. I know your a great family man yourself, good to have you on board mate.


    Cheers, Don Paul