Posts by Don Paul

Welcome dude,

You have a great bunch eating pizza.;)

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It even works on tri cuts.

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Quote from The freediver

I saw that done on a video once Don but wasn't certain how exactly it is done. Thanks for describing it. Maybe the next time I shoot a nice fish and am diving from the boat I can do a quick vid on how to do that.

Here it is on a vintage Wally Potts '' Ice Pick'' from a time before Jay was building guns.;)
I wonder if Wally ever got a shout out ?
Wally's ice pick used a hardened drill rod for the front tip, I never bent one, they would just stick in the rock if you wanted to sacrifice one on a record Calico. Cost was 8 bucks in the early eighty's with the adapter.

I used these with 300# tuna cord before Kevlar (shitty) and Spectra (better).

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Nice tutorial Ben, when I remove the slip tip from the fish I just roll a hitch over the tip a 1/4 '' from the point, than just pull it back through the wound hole.

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Ciao Salvatore, good to have you .

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Welcome mate.

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Congratulations Woody.

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Outstanding work Peter.

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Welcome mate, good to have you.

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Reserved for images.

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Andrewk's post about going basic with gear has inspired me to start this thread about Vintage Skindiving in the Sunny state of Florida. I'll add what I have this weekend .

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Sorry for the delay guys, I need to find a lost image file.:(

Quote from makelymyday

Or they had it better in the day when huge fish were everywhere.

Here in Cali, the game fish off the beach are bigger than ever.
Newbies some times shoot 50 to 60lb White Sea Bass with a euro gun.

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Quote from sdeisen

I wish we had legit clubs like that (neptunes, tritons, fathomiers) in Sofla

Florida used to have some of the oldest skindiving clubs, guess the hose guys took over.

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Here ya go, just a plane ride away.
Old School Meet | Watermen's Alliance

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Quote from Undersea

Thanks ,don paul what is tsp?

TSP cleaner, also known as trisodium phosphate cleaner, is a cleaning agent, stain remover and degreaser. It was originally used in a wide range of soaps and detergents because of its incredible cleaning power. The pH level of these cleaning agents (which are 1% solutions) is 12, which is alkaline enough to easily saponify grease and oil.

You should be able to find it in a hardware store, make sure you wear gloves.

The 2 part Teak cleaner is expensive as a kit, you may be able to get a wee bit from someone who has a sail boat or does boat maintenance.

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Best mix with Bamboo I have seen, I like the contrast.

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Quote from Dan

That handle shape will make it painful to load.

I would just hang it on the wall and fondle it every week end, but I'm a romantic.;)

That would look great with a voluptuos black haired Italian girl.....skin out black Cressi Sub suit....Cressi Rondine rubber fins.... and a micro mask getting out of a Fiat 500.

Ciao, Donzi

Get some TSP and brass or bronze wool, along with rubber gloves.
You could also use a 2 part teak oil stripper from a marine store.Forget the mineral spirits, as it will soak in and later may eat your bands.

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