Thanks guys, with age come experience. I have seen a lot of gear fail over the years, and one rig was mine. I lost all on a 12 to 13 foot Black Marlin 15 years ago.:( The fish sounded in 1200 FSW) and took everything. (100' norprine bungie,100 foot float line, 3 foam filled lifeguard hard floats, Titanium reel with 500' kevcord and a Riffe blow up doll.)
Cheers, Don
I'm 61 in March and honestly don't feel any slowdown in the water. What has changed is my drive to keep spearing larger and larger fish, and winning trophy's. Before my son was born my ego and a strong drive to dive deeper and kill large fish prevailed. I am very happy now and at peace with my dive skills. I plan to keep diving into my 90's, my dad was still tuff at 86 when he passed from pneumonia after shoveling snow at home.
I'll stay away from the cold stuff.;)
Cheers, Don
Ordered the 5/8 Aquatek plywood Fri, today cut the 6061 aluminum L extrusion to support the aft edge of the deck. The white cardboard is the console footprint.
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[quote='LunkerBuster','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=77142#post77142']I don't know anything about marlin and crazy large tuna, but I do know a lot about physics. To a fish, the net buoyancy is all that he feels.
A fish also needs to deal with the hydrodynamic drag of the entire rig, which increases with their departure speed in to the depths. When they are slowed down they lay on their side cork screwing to the sea floor. Other times they will rocket to the surface.
There is a delicate balance in the landing of big fish; too much drag on the rig will rip out slip tips, brake the slip tip cordage, or the shooting line when crimps or swedging quality lead to catastrophic failure.
Cheers, Don
Length: 104cm / 41"
Width: 52cm / 20.5"
Height: 9cm / 3.5"
Distance from rear of the board to the centre of the hole: 75cm / 29.5"
H-80 is 5lb per cu foot, you could use 4lb.......but you feel lucky.....sucker?
;)
Wrap the unused line end to end so when the tuna go's down the float will cartwheel slowing the fish.
Cheers, Don
Here one from Miles in South Africa.
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Dude George asked me about tuna floats, this image is for him, of one that works made from Divinycell.
Cheers Don
Hooking fish what size guns you guys use out there i have a 110 Hammerhead with reel and a 75 3 prong gun.
The same guns that you would use there, 110 and up for game fish. 110 and under for reef fish.
Out at San Clemente Island (60miles offshore) we get 100' vis on a good day.
June is when our season really gets rolling on pelagic fish.
Mahala, Don
Are you far from Homosaasa Springs? some good caves there.
Cheers, Don
Welcome mate.
Cheers, Don
Welcome Bigski.
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Welcome Jack, thanks for your service mate.
Mahala, Don
Can't help you with that one, you Florida guys would have more experience with this.
When it has been sharky for me in French Poly I have a PPD mounted on my second shaft.
Terry Maas carried a separate ''shark prod'' on a shaft he tucked behind his back.
Cheers, Don
Paging Don...
Was looking for some slip tip expertise. The question is. Spectra or cable?
Spectra for Wahoo, Cable for Big tuna,Billfish, grouper and dogtooth snapper.
Cheers, Don
The problem with any device that you have to inflate yourself is that by the time you need it you will not be thinking clear. Guys hardly ever even ditch the wt belt before they black out.
Cheers,Don
Speaking of eating...
Cheers, Don http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MX77dds1UJk#!
Many thanks my friend.
Thanks,
I will get there someday to dive those warm bathtub waters.
Cheers, Don
Hank, I'll be back with Terry's E-mail.....
Here it is Hank; freedivevest@gmail.com
What a cool kid.
Cheers, Don
I had a spooky dream last night about diving, so I'm cutting off any more funding on my boat until a have moneys for Terry Maas's Mark II FRV vest. Today I decided I have had enough close calls, and I owe it to my family.
Terry has the FRV mark 2 at $1100.0 bucks for the first 50, I'm on the list for next month release date.
I will be 61 in March and I don't know if my body could survive a game gun misfire into my chest underwater. ( loading a mates gun). I have also pushed myself beyond my limits fighting large dog tooth snapper and other fish in deep caves. Yes it is not a 100% solution for all, but I have gotten away with dive sins too long. I am not going to lie, I dive alone 90% of the time and not as safe as some.
Sincerely, Don Paul
I had a spooky dream last night about diving, so I'm cutting off any more funding on Thumper until a have moneys for Terry Maas's Mark FRV vest. Today I decided I have had enough close calls and I owe it to my family.
Terry has the FRV mark 2 at $1100.0 bucks for the first 50, I'm on the list.
I'll keep going on the labor as best I can for now.
Cheers, Don
