Why no fish? Wrong time of year or over fished? Cool video.
Posts by ladvr
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That is a quality fish. Congrats.
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FYI
QuoteDisplay MorePosted on Monday, September 17, 2012
On August 27th, the California Senate voted to pass SB 1221, legislation that would make it illegal to hunt bears and bobcats with the aid of dogs in the state. California Governor Jerry Brown now has until the end of September to either sign of veto the measure.
Throughout the legislative process, sportsmen from all walks of life came to Sacramento to express their concerns with this legislation that supersedes the authority of the California Fish and Game Commission to regulate hound hunting based on scientific evidence provided by professional wildlife managers. Despite these efforts by California sportsmen and women, the bill continued to make its way through the legislature thanks to the efforts of a handful of legislators who went out of their way to keep SB 1221 alive by using a series of procedural maneuvers including holding a special hearing to vote the bill out of committee without allowing for testimony from those who opposed it.
Initially, the California Department of Finance placed a $400,000 annual price tag associated with anticipated lost revenue to the Department of Fish and Game on the bill. To offset these costs, the bill sponsor agreed to amendments which require any hunter pursuing mammals, not just bobcats or bears, to participate in a newly created Hound Tag Program administered by California Fish and Game. If the bill is signed into law, sportsmen who choose to pursue any mammal will likely be required to pay a new fee to cover the costs of the program, obtain a coded license tag for their dog and be responsible for placing a microchip identifier under their dog’s skin.
If you are interested in protecting the rights of California sportsmen and women who pursue game with the aid of hunting dogs, please contact CSF Western States Manager Andy Treharne via email. If you would like to contact California Governor Jerry Brown directly, please use the contact information below to encourage him to veto SB 1221.
Governor Jerry Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814Phone: (916) 445-2841
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Make sure you get a service contract / extended warranty. Some of those low end machines are junk.
Good luck.
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Just a heads up...
QuoteDisplay MoreBillfish Conservation Act of 2012 Passes the House of Representatives
September 11, 2012 (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 (H.R. 2706). This bipartisan effort has been among the legislative priorities of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) for the 112th Congress and is hugely beneficial for the conservation of billfish populations.
The bill's sponsor and CSC Co-Chair Representative Jeff Miller stated, "The successful passage of the Billfish Conservation Act of 2012 is a huge victory for sportsmen and the economy, while at the same time promoting conservation efforts and supporting healthy ocean ecosystems. Thanks to the collaboration of members of the Sportsmen's community, the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, and the House Committee on Natural Resources, we can help restore a severely depleted fish population, preserve our nation's fishing heritage and provide for an economic boost during a time when America needs it most."
Billfish (marlin, sailfish and spearfish) populations have declined severely due to overfishing by non-U.S. commercial fishing fleets. In an effort to conserve billfish, H.R. 2706 prohibits the sale of these Pacific-caught billfish, except in the State of Hawaii, in order to respect traditional fisheries.
On August 24, a coalition of recreational angling groups, including the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation sent a letter to Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Cantor and Minority Leader Pelosi urging them to schedule H.R. 2706 for passage under suspension of the rules as soon as possible after the bill passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee with unanimous consent on August 1.
"This is a major victory for the conservation of billfish populations which could not have been achieved without the hard work and dedication of the bipartisan leaders and members of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus," said CSF President Jeff Crane. "We thank our representatives in Congress for passing this important piece of pro-sportsmen's legislation."
The Billfish Conservation Act has also been introduced in the Senate (S. 1451) and is currently in the Committee on Science, Commerce and Transportation. With unanimous passage of this bill in the House achieved, our attention is now focused on Senate passage of the bill.
More than two decades ago, the United States banned the commercial sale and harvest of Atlantic-caught billfish. Catch-and-release recreational angling for billfish generates many millions of dollars in economic benefits to the U.S. economy each year, which will grow substantially with passage of this legislation.
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Awesome report. Great pics.
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Gotta love that warm blue water.
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Other models or this one. What was wrong with them if you don't mind
Not that model. I had a 6mp and a 10mp. The 10mp did not hold up well. The monitor quit working after a few months. Overall picture quality is poor underwater. Video is OK. However, for the price you can't beat it. Make sure you get an extended warranty if its offered.
I like the Sony but I really think the lack of a monitor back is a mistake.
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A prusik knot with an extra loop makes a good clutch. Only cost a few bucks for some webbing. Cool invention there Phil!
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Nice lookin gun. How much lead did use for ballast?
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Might as well retire and take up golf after that one.
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Awesome clips.
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Very cool shells!
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I've owned two Intovas. Not sure I would buy another.
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Nice pics.
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Nice catch.
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Good eats.
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Josh/Neptonics posted in this thread yesterday. Regardless of the content of his post it was removed, as per Speardiver forum policy addressing specifically this kind of situation outlined here http://spearfishing.world/foru…09-advertising-forum.html. The purpose of this policy is to allow members to not feel intimidated when posting a negative review of a product or a service, by the provider of such product or service. If the review is unjust the community will set the OP straight. In the case of the business that's the subject of the thread rebutting the complaint, it's guaranteed the customer will be portrayed as being at fault. How courteously this is going to be done has been demonstrated on enough occasions, the forum can do without it.
Dan,
You should consider extorting money from vendors in exchange for not having negative reviews posted. Kinda like another forum does. <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">
