Posts by ladvr

  • new member from sd

    Quote from yellowtailslayer

    hi my name is bryant and I have been fishing all my life but have recently gotten into diving. I have been in this amazing life style for a little more than 2 years. no I havnt shot my wsb yet and no yellows but i have gotten a 32 pound hali wich im more than proud of seeing how it was my first on spear and i had wanted one more than a wsb. I have a jbl 5 mil wetsuit wich is awesome. I mainly use guns. weapon of choice is an aimrite 100 venom. i do a lot of dives from shore, some kayak (ive got a malibu mini-x), and very little off boats. you may see me at the cp toughing it out with the nuts but i no what can happen if they are allowed to win, cough cough laguna :(. I hope to make some good friends like clint, ashley, brett and many other guys who ive met through sdf and places like childrens pool, and i hope that i can be seen not as lesser than human diver cuz i havnt shot a 50 wsb or yellow. i treat people egual no matter how many wsb they have shot and i hope to be treared the same, unlike a certain board ;). well thats all for now, i have a trip report ill try and post tommorow.


    time for bed, :sleeping:


    ps. i work at bluewater tackle so if anyone has a h&l question or needs gear let me know, we also sell some dive gear too.


    Halibut are delicious...

  • About Spearboard

    Quote from hank

    "We need a Belize forum. We're all brothers here in Belize. Old, young, ebony, ivory, Christian, Muslim, freediver, scuba shooter, floatline, reel, bbq pictures,....we're always in pursuit...oops, did I say that word?..... of a good time.
    Of course, others besides me will have to join...."


    I posted this yesterday on there after being warned not to post the name Pursuit. I thought it was a light joke. Nope....gone.


    Thanks for the laugh...

  • Vis report 10/15/11 - amazing

    Nice pics Chuck. Back in the mid 1970's my uncle was a commercial stone crabber out of Tampa. I would spend a few weeks out of the year with him running from roughly Egmont up to that Hog Island area. Probably the first real freediving/snorkeling I did outside the swimming pool.

  • First gun build underway

    Quote from Dan

    I suppose many woods can be used in seawater if they're fully encapsulated. But would cedar be a good choice for a speargun stock?


    Seems like it would be overly buoyant? Cedar is low on the density scale. Probably half that of a good teak. I would nail a few filets on it and lean up towards an open fire.

  • About Spearboard

    Daniel,
    The spearboard mentality is not building the relationships in the fisheries management arena or in the local neighborhoods to keep consumptive diving legal and maintain access over the long term. In fact its damaged what ever good will we had. The change is much more apparent to those of us who have been spearing long before the internets. If you are involved with SB or the poachers alliance you are just being used to protect a few peoples financial interest in the business. A greed driven short term mentality. You will eventually see whats going on. In the mean time please don't ruin for the rest of us.


    Dive safe!
    Mike

  • 8 10 and 13lb bugs.....(all released)

    Quote from spearstuff

    Did you remember to hold the big lobsters underwater vertically to remove all of the trapped air in their carapace before you released them?


    Trapped air in their carapace can cause those big lobsters to die, by drying out their gills. It could be a couple weeks, but they will die from it. Chris Oak has seen it happen to big lobsters at his aquarium.


    Thats pretty standard practice along with a few others to insure 100% success.

  • 8 10 and 13lb bugs.....(all released)

    I generally leave the large bugs alone. However, I decided to start relocating the larger lobster to the MLPA areas (marine reserves) that go into effect 1/2012. These areas will be no take zones for lobster. Large lobster help keep the urchin population under control. A big problem in some zones.


    Happy hunting!

  • Closures again

    These meetings are generally just a formality required by law. The decision are almost always made in advance. Unfortunately the internet has provided a wealth of information to pro closure groups and fisheries managers regarding spearfishing. Good luck out there!