Posts by Wayno

  • Flashers

    Quote from Dan

    How do you control the rate of decent of the flasher?

    I use a flasher made for salmon fishing that takes about 90 seconds to descend to 10 meters. Unfortunately, the manufacturer of those went out of business, so I cannot provide a link.


    A lot of people just use CDs, which are cheap and work pretty well, but you will lose quite a few because they descend very quickly sometimes.


    A friend of mine makes his own out of lightweight plastic pipe coated with reflective tape. They descend slowly and cost very little. The pipe is about 8 inches long and a little over 1 inch in diameter.


    One good way to control the descent is to attach a piece of band rubber to whatever you use, which also acts as a handle for throwing and tucking it into your weight belt while swimming. Just alter the length of rubber to get the desired descent rate. I've had a lot of success with this design sold by Neptonics, which I think are manufactured by Palapas Ventana in Mexico: https://neptonics.com/product/spearfishing-throw-flashers/

  • Flashers

    Hello, Kyle.


    Wahoo are my target almost every time I go spearfishing. I shoot almost all of them at depths of 10 meters or less, and they often come in just below the surface. Hanging flashers work well. Mine has 6 separate flashers tied about 1 to 1 1/2 meters apart, with the bottom one set at a depth of 10 meters and the top one at about 4 meters. Something that imitates a squid works very well as the bottom lure/flasher.


    Tying it to the kayak should work, but if the kayak seem to be spooking the fish, just try attaching the buoy to the kayak with a length of rope so there is a distance between the kayak and the flasher.


    I also highly recommend you make a throw flasher (several, actually, because they tend to get lost easily). I have often seen it where the wahoo show no interest in a hanging flasher, but will come right in to a throw flasher. Throw it several meters away from you and watch as it sinks. If nothing comes to it, dive down and retrieve it at about 10 meters and pause and look around for a few seconds after retrieving it before going to the surface. The wahoo will often be circling around you just out of visibility range, and they will sometimes come in for a look at a suspended diver.


    Good luck!

  • Replacing cable on Mori slip tip

    I called Mori today, and he confirmed the correct method to remove the old cable is to use a small punch that is narrower than the slot and hammer to knock the ball out. He recommended putting in a vise with the slot facing up and drive the ball down through the hole with the punch. To put the new ball and cable in, just use the vise to press the ball into the hole. The cable will recess into the slot so it does not get damaged while pressing the ball in from the back side.

  • Replacing cable on Mori slip tip

    That's the one, Dan. Nothing is separated or stuck. Though it looks like the ball will just push through the hole in the back, it will not. The ball is slightly larger in diameter than the hole. On the other side is a slot that the cable recesses into, which is also narrower than the ball.

  • Replacing cable on Mori slip tip

    I'm looking for some help on how to replace the cable on a Mori slip tip. Specifically, how to get the round ball in/out of the slot of the tip. I cannot figure out a way that does not involve a hammer and punch, and I'm concerned that method will open the slot to where it does not retain the ball properly. I've done the usual Google and youtube searches, but the only results are for spectra replacement.

  • The trip that almost wasnt

    How do you prepare the jack crevalle? I don't shoot them because everyone tells me they aren't good to eat. If you have a good recipe to share, I'll pull the trigger next time and try it out.

  • Hello from France

    Welcome.


    I've heard the anchovy run in the Bay of Biscay during October is a great place to spear big bluefin tuna. Have you tried it?


    I have not yet made it to French Polynesia, but it is on my list. There is some great bluewater spearing there for marlin and giant wahoo. I hope you will share what you find there with this forum.

  • Coming to Belize

    I'll offer my two cents in case Hank or the other Belize members don't respond before your trip. I've been to Belize at least a dozen times over the last 10 years, sometimes staying for a couple months at a time. It's where I learned to spearfish. All of my spearfishing experience is near Ambergris Caye, but I've been to several other islands and parts of the mainland.


    Shore diving is really not an option, but you can paddle out to the reef in a kayak from Ambergris Caye or Caye Caulker. If you're on the mainland, I think you'll need a boat but I'm not 100% sure.


    On Ambergris, panga charters are about $350 per day for the whole boat, not per person. That is for a trip to the reef only - I don't know anyone there who does bluewater spearing. Trips offshore/outside the reef are probably more expensive. I've been out spearing several times around Ambergris with a guy named John Murray, and he's a lot of fun. His cell phone # is 501-620-9433. Tell him Wayno referred you.


    I haven't been there for two years, but the next time I go back will be to the Glover's Reef Resort. Glover's Atoll Resort, Belize Hank from this board put me in touch with them. Their prices are incredibly reasonable, and I expect the isolated location will make it less overfished than other areas. I almost went there last January, and the prices they quoted me (all in US dollars) were $328 per person for 1 week in a cabin over the water, $274 per person for a beach cabin, and $109 for camping. This includes the boat ride to/from the mainland, and it was the price for a full week's stay. They said the boat would take me out fishing/spearfishing for 3 hours for $125. They also have kayaks available and said the snorkeling from shore is good, with reefs very close. If you go to Glovers, please let me know how it is so I can decide if it's worth a trip.


    Lobster season opens today, June 15th, and stays open until February 15th. They have a lot of them and you can take them by any method, so that is one thing you can hunt. You'll find barracuda, snapper, hogfish and maybe a grouper on the reef, but big fish are rare due to the fishing pressure. The reef fish are also very wary due to spearfishing pressure. In the bluewater, I think they get some mahi-mahi this time of year, but not much else. The best time for most pelagics (wahoo, marlin, tuna) is November to March. The lagoons hold bonefish, tarpon and snook, but those are illegal to spear. Permit and parrot fish are also illegal to spear.


    Hope that is of some help.

  • Freedive watch battery life

    Need to buy a new freedive watch, and a big factor for me is long battery life. I've heard some guys complain about having to replace the batteries really often, but I can't remember which watches they had. I'm interested in learning how the Aeris/Oceanic F10 V3 stacks up, as well as any other makes/models. Thanks in advance for your input.

  • Cost sharing experience from one Spero to the Next Hello

    Quote from Dan

    Sounds like you're not using a shooting line for your sling shafts. IMO the spear attached to the sling and the sling to a float line offers more range, durability and is significantly more economical than a quality polespear.

    Dan, do you have any pics of a sling with shooting line setup? Have never seen that before and am trying to decide whether I go with sling or polespear for the Bahamas trip. As a former bowhunter, I'm thinking a sling might be more intuitive for me.