Posts by Don Paul

  • Fear of spearfishing Barracuda

    Quote from hank

    <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"> <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"> Everytime I look at this and Dan's post, "BIG"...and "deep".....I bust out laughing. Perfect.....haha


    Cold water joke about 2 guys and a bridge?;) <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">..... dat water DEEP TOO....


    Cheers, Don

  • PV Shark Watch

    Quote from ladvr

    We had a small (military?) helicopter try to chase a shark out of the surfzone this morning with its prop wash. I think they meant well but the helicopters maneuvers looked more dangerous then the GWS. I saw the shark in a wave face about an hour later and decided to call it a day.


    Chomper meets Chopper:@ How big ?


    Cheers, Don

  • Super modulus rubber speargun bands?

    Quote from Timinator

    I have the black stuff. It's for a big reef gun I put together years ago. I tried it on an open water Alexander gun he made me, but I couldn't get that gun to shoot straight no matter how many bands I tried on it, so I dumped it. Thanks for the update.


    Jack lived out on Point Loma in San Diego right? I get him and Wally mixed up. We went out there to his house a few times years ago when we were building guns and trying to get his take on what we were doing and get help with mounting his reel designs on them.


    They both did , you may have been to Wallys house , he was the builder of the Potts ABS reel. They are are both together diving spots in heaven the last few years.....the fathers of spearfishing. Jack is on the left in this image.


    Cheers, Don

  • Super modulus rubber speargun bands?

    Quote from Timinator

    At the time, it was pretty good and pretty rare stuff. Riffe and Alexander sold bands but nobody "sold" this stuff. I "think" Wally Potts was the one with line on this stuff. I'll have to ask my buddy.


    These bands could stay fully stretched for hours without loosing much if any power.


    I'll take a pic and post it, but they are all black rubber with very small hole.


    20 years ago it was the real deal.
    I still have some in vac bags just for one of the Prodonovich guns I have.(Collection)
    The black rubber was 1/2'' and the Tan was 5/8''. Jack called it Hi Modulus and it was.
    I used to test it with bleed down cycles of up to 6 hrs to 250% elongation, it did not like 300%,for more then a hr.
    It was truly a blend that Bill Lowery and Jack came up with, it was great rubber.
    The tan stuff was prone to breakage with exposure to sunlight.


    I currently use Dan's small id stuff and I'm very happy with the performance.


    Cheers, Don

  • Fear of spearfishing Barracuda

    I've never shot at a Great Barracuda because Tahiti is the only place I've seen them.
    The biggest I've been next to was in the 5 foot range at Hotel Bora Bora, it was barking at the reflection of my Nikinos lens after materializing right aside of my wife's shoulder. We were only in about 15 feet of water. The fish moved like something out of the Matrix.:@


    Here in Cali we only have the Pacific Cuda (slime stick) my old cat loved them, and I smoked a few that I shot when target shooting/testing . I dig diving down into balls of them in Baja...Cuda tunnels.


    Cheers, Don

  • Fear of spearfishing Barracuda

    Quote from hank

    Jake and I have pretty much agreed to leave the sneaky bastards alone after seeing this. It really is just not worth it.
    After the one hit my leg it really struck home. "what if he caught your wrist? You could fricken' die".


    I really hope this guy pulls through. Amazingly sharp teeth and they're quick.


    Hank. do the big one in Belize have cig, in French Poly only ones under a meter can be in the market.


    Cheers, Don

  • High Altitude Training Mask

    <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"> <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"> Pulp :thumbup:


    D

  • High Altitude Training Mask

    Quote from hank

    This thead is going downhill fast....must be winter. <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">


    What ever happened to just breathing through your nose?


    Cheers, Don

  • MAKO Spearguns - Poor quality made in China

    I don't know why I'm on a Mako thread as I don't have any of their Shite. (I like the new post tab)
    What I will say is this: I could own and use any gear that's out there, also I am not sponsored by Speardiver but choose to buy and use it for it's constant refinement and quality. I will not risk my life on gear that I can not depend on. My Speardiver wetsuit, weight belt,wt vest. C-90 Carbon fins, Speardiver knife, PPDs, Rubber and GoPro cameras have been spot on perfect. No other seller Ive dealt with puts product on my door step faster then Dan/Speardiver.....Bullshite walks and no body talks. I also admire hard work and perseverance from a family business that go's out of it's way to give me good service and top gear. I look forward to future quality gear in the chute.


    Cheers, Don

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    This weekend I tried to find a project that was easy on my recovering back, so I set out to complete the manual pull start project from the 40 hp unit I had sourced last year. I still
    had faith that I could find one for a 50hp if I kept searching FleBay and marine salvage stores on line.....nope... nada....no joy. I like doing challenging projects, but just throwing down a couple C-notes and buying a part makes for more sense at times. I started by
    re- drilling the 8 1/4'' sheave ring holes to 5/16'', easy right.....not thorough heat treated steel, out came the carbide bits.
    Mounted it on the flywheel with 8 locktighted grade 8 bolts, zinkcromate primer and black paint followed. Then came 4 hrs of centering the rewind housing sprag, temporary jigging and mock up of the 3 support legs hacked from the unit for refab and fit. ( glad my son Dillon had my camera so there is no record of the carnage, welding and grinding that continued till dark.


    The next day I replaced the cord with a new part, more fun but I knew I would be pulling it soon and bring a fire to the cylinders......well not yet, starter bendix nut needs .050 more clearance machined into the housing... out came the band sander.... (poor mans CNC) more cleaning and reassembly. Fleck....I should have just bought a new Honda 4 stroke.. I could be having a nice cigar and whiskey by the fire....but that's no fun and not much of a challenge, right?:boring1:


    By 4PM today I had trial assembled everything , plotted the location of the pull cord hole and carefully drilled it. Now I'm to lazy and hungry to pull the boat outside, hook up the water and fuel and give it life...... tomorrow night is the plan.
    Next the eng top cowl gets stripped and taken to the powder painter, then back to the floor project......good things take time.;)


    Cheers, Don