Posts by Don Paul

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Sorry for the slow down guys:( but i have excuses ;)


    1. Marriage, now that I'm on the treble hook, the wife wants more walks on the beach at sunset and more romance to boot.;)
    2. Baseball with my boy, his team finished 1st and is now going to Tournament of Champions and All Stars.:thumbup: then high school baseball camp starts.


    3.Health issues, not going to go there as I might want to bounce/body guard again some day.;) I'm all right now, but not as good as I once was.


    4. Dog ate the camera.;).... This thread is worthless with out pictures.^^


    In the mean time here is that old broken Jabsco searchlight with a fresh rebuild. Primed it with Bulldog adhesion promoter then the Awlgrip black paint. It now goes up and down and all around.:thumbup:


    Once I get another camera, I'll bring you guys up to date with progress, but no it's not in the the water yet.
    I'm going to start a fuel fund so I can go on someone else's boat in the mean time.


    Cheers, Don

  • Frickin' Jake.. spearfishing Belize

    Quote from hank

    No. I've never seen a tiger. But we come home normally before sunset. I have to go 16 miles and if it's rough....slowly. I did have a small bull come up yesterday as I pulled that mutton up from the bottom.
    That spot always has sharks and we've had to leave after shooting a couple fish many times. But man, it has fish.


    That's good not to have to be there when the sun has set, it looks like a spot a big tiger would like to patrol on
    stormy overcast days and dusk. Maybe the long line boats slowed down the the big boys years ago?
    Looks like a wonderful spot to harvest.


    Cheers, Don

  • 19mm band stretch ratio

    Boattails are faster through the water along with less cross section.We not going to get a good laminar flow
    behind the band/wishbone area but we can design in that direction. This is more important on stacks of rubber
    all hooked to the same shaft notch.


    Cheers, Don

  • my new gun!

    Such a beautiful gun, floating art. I really can't believe a guy can't show his new gun from Greece:S. I thought that other place just had a hard-on for Speardiver gear. That's a shame mate.


    Cheers, Don

  • PV Shark Watch

    Quote from Dan

    I heard Mako shark is good eats.


    Very good, I shot one that finally got me pissed off after 5 close pass's and a poke. Even a 8 footer can hit your ankles and cut a artery. I cut off the head on the swim step, and had the steaks on ice still twitching.
    It was very good meat on the Barbi.
    I would not target them however.


    Cheers, Don

  • PV Shark Watch

    Quote from ladvr

    [quote='Don Paul','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=81867#post81867']


    A majestic animal for sure. Kill it eat it.:nono:


    I agree, I personally feel '' donated to research'' on that much meat is Bull Shite. Even if some body gets to take some home it will taste like piss after dragging it around with it's skin and guts intact for two days. :(
    What a waste to cut open it's stomach to ''see'' what it eats, than weigh it's liver while every one go's wooo dat heavy.:rolleyes:


    I have no problem with guys fishing Mako if they don't waste the meat.


    Cheers, Don

  • PV Shark Watch

    Quote from Hookinfish

    Those are some amazing animals but all these sightings are not convincing me to jump in the water. Are these sightings keeping any of you out of the water in these locations? Am I just being overly cautious by not diving these spots?


    My back is keeping me out of the water, so I fear unsafe drivers without insurance much more.;)


    If I lived and dove up North in the triangle, a daily sighting of a big one would make me drive a mile or two to a different cove. We have done this at both local islands when we see one.....just move the boat a mile away and get back into the ''safe'' water. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    In the ocean I fear props.


    US Coast Guard Data from propellers.


    2012 - 19 deaths


    2011 - 35 deaths


    2010 - 27 deaths





    Cheers, Don

  • PV Shark Watch

    Quote from Dan

    Beautiful?! it's death incarnate..


    A purple-blue swimming Mako lit by sunlight in the blue water is the most awesome thing a diver will ever see.
    Those bloody dead on the dock pictures make them look grotesque.
    I love seeing and filming sharks in the water, makes me feel alive, that said I would try to kill one if I had no other choice.


    Cheers, Don

  • PV Shark Watch

    [quote='ladvr','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=81857#post81857']Time to go offshore and away from these pesky GWS. Haha....


    :@:@:@ The record Short Fin from Mass is 1221lb .


    Think of how much tuna,yellowtail, and seals that shark must consume to swim each day......but what a beautiful fish to be removed from the sea and not consumed.:(


    Cheers, Don