Posts by Don Paul

  • HEY everyone!

    Quote from formosus808

    yeah im short i take good pictures lol i still have not seen one as big in the water again. yeah i know Brian. I been off of maui for about 12 years. so i decided to start diving again in hilo.


    Thanks, I need to get out there and see him some day.
    Mahalo, Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Hey Lunkeruster, I do the same thing with Calico bass, I like pan fish that fits in my iron skillet.
    I like the av....:thumbup: it makes me laugh ever time I see it.
    Cheers, Don

  • Diaphragmatic Breathing

    Quote from Kyle c

    Don when you do Yoga do you do it alone at home with a video or do you prefer going to a class.


    You got to be kidding.... <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"> <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">. me in a class with a bunch of tofu munchers,
    and there were no videos when I was a young kid.
    I took up martial arts when I was 14 and yoga is something I studied from a book to keep from taking
    Ritalin.^^


    If I was a young stud today I would find a coed Yoga class in a heart beat.:thumbup:
    Cheers, Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Quote from greekdiver

    Hey Don,


    Congrats on your new gun. I'm sure that gun will have more than enough power to take down a WSB. I stopped using long pneumatics because my shafts kept bending. I went through a bunch one year shooting AJs, Grouper, cobia, ect...


    Harry, I have a bunch of shafts in 17/4 and a few Ti. I'll be using a 9/32 slip tip.
    Our White bass make one run, and wrap up in the kelp bed, probably like a Stripe bass ? (never shot one)
    I'm blaming this whole Dark Side thing on you and your cool vids.:toast::toast:
    Cheers, Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    haha, I grew my first beard at 16 cos i thought my face looked fat(it did) and the hair helped to conceal it, now I hate being barefaced....need my whiskers


    It's bad enough you shoot that cute fish in your avatar... how come you are yelling at it?^^;)
    Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Dan, years ago I tested dive gear for Scuba Pro, and handled a custom 140 Mares that was made for the world team. Now, that gun with a 10mm slip tip shaft ( set up for tuna ) was a wee bit nose heavy,
    but still killed hundreds of game fish.


    I still have the 140 mares but I don't want to kit it as the gun has a good history.


    The Airbalete has much better balance then some of the old relics I am quite used to.


    I am a band gun guy, but I plan on using the Airbalete platform for some fun ideas.


    When I use a air gun, I keep it tucked tight to my body until I extend and pull the trigger.
    I also like to lay on the bottom and croak in big WSB to the tip of my out stretched gun.


    There's word's and than there's actions, I should have the thing by the week end so I can start to build shite.


    PS, my 10 year old boy hit a nice home run tonight at his game, he is already 5 foot tall and 105 lb.
    Last night he received his green belt in Shorin ryu karate.... so it's been a good week for a dad.


    Cheers, Don

  • Flashers


    I thought the same thing when I tried on my 5 mill spring suit the other day, I'm @ 204 lbs:@
    I need to get back to 190 in 30 days.:@ I don't have a pool any more it's killing me.
    Cheers Don

  • Monster Slayer's first dive report

    Nice fish....:thumbup: take that disco ball out to the fiery and hang it off the back the boat from a 100' current line.
    Just make sure you don't shoot the big pet Mero inside the hull.;) Those big YT should be around soon.
    Hey, what happened to the go tee ? I thought we were brothers?^^
    Cheers, Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Quote from Dan

    Tu casa my friend tu casa :)


    So Don, do you really expect the Airbalete to shoot exceptionally or something? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> I mean I'm sure you shot all kinds of guns, are you really looking forward to some marked performance improvement? Or is this winter talk? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    Dan, my philosophy is '' expect what you inspect'' I have many air guns going back 60 years.
    I have not used a production gun to hunt fish on a regular basis ever.If the gun can't be made to perform in my inshore waters it will end up as a wall hanger.


    I don't want to come off as a A-hole but my double has spoiled me, and I need to get back to basics, back to my roots. I have been a Blue water snob for too long, so I'm going to mix it up with climbing down cliffs and beach diving off the wall places by my self.

    No one in my clan would consider using a airgun at this time, many would be happy to shoot fish at 30'
    off the tip. All I want from this gun is a dirty water gun for 10 to 12 feet and If I get rolled on a rocky
    coast in big surf and lose it, I will not be losing much sleep. I want to keep my personal guns for my kid
    to donate some day.
    I should have the airgun in a week.
    Ciao, Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Quote from sdeisen

    looks very ergonomic, i like deep finger creases im surprised more gun makers dont use them


    I have a have a Mares Titian pneumatic from the 7O's that has the best handle I have ever on seen on a production speargun. I try to carve all my gun handles close to it. I don't have a image sorry.
    I'll take some pictures on the week end.
    Cheers, Don

  • Omer Airbalete 110

    Quote from Marco

    Nice. There is a guy in Spain that makes them in hard rubber. I will try to find the pics.


    I have a latex mold for a cast rubber handle I'll have to find, I cast it to fit my hand.
    The thing looks like it used to belong to Darth Varder.
    I'm going give this gun a good workout before any BLING BLING and a Diamond Ring.^^
    Cheers, Don