Posts by Macdyver

Hit Pompano drop off yesterday morning for a few hours with the GF. Viz was at least 40. only got 1 hog and 1 Mac. Did see a manta speeding by with Cobia in tow that was too far away to get to. Great day of exercise that yielded dinner as well, couldn't get any better.

Pompano yesterday night 1st reef, viz maybe 5 feet on the surface and 10 feet at the bottom current flow to the south.

Went south of Pompano pier to the buoys after work yesterday and got one Cero and one Spanish. Missed a few other macs. No Jellies or boat traffic, viz at least 35 with light waves. Good results for last hours of daylight

Glad to see you on here young Patrick. You wearin a speedo til you find a wetsuit is cool,,, but the potato goes in the front of it, not the rear dude. Hopefully, you can learn other good stuff from the members on this site.

I'll be getting the neptonics line now and maybe a carrot later if I ever get out to the west coast. This is great info that saved me from buying the same piece of equipment twice , I didn't realize Riffe lines had an issue with sinking as mentioned in a related post.

Thanks for the responses to my post regarding Speartek line, lots of good info. Someone mentioned Neptonics line, so I visited the Neptonics site, and found line with integrated bungee that can use a "kelp carrot". I like the idea of a 75' line that can stretch to 100' thats coated for entanglement reduction and managing the line in general. I may do some kelp diving in the future , anybody out west use this line?

Description is below from their website.

PRESSURE PRO
1400lb Spectra Core

Quickly Change Setups for different fish
and different locations.

INTEGRATED BUNGIE SYSTEM

1400lb Spectra Core runs throughout the Bungie Systems.

Stretches 350% and offers 30lbs of resistence.

10 Foot Integrated Bungie Stretches to 35 Feet

Does anyone have any experience with Speartek brand float line? It looks good on paper per description below.

PROFESSIONAL GRADE FLOAT LINE
MADE WITH PRIDE WITH AMERICAN COMPONENTS IN THE USA by SPEAROS for SPEAROS!
2.2MM ROUND BRAID SPECTRA RATED @ 1400 LBS BREAKING STRENGTH
STAINLESS STEEL SUPER HEAVY DUTY TUNA CLIPS
STAINLESS STEEL 0.135 '' WELDED RINGS CONNECTORS ( NOT CHEAP SPLIT RINGS )
STAINLESS STEEL SUPER HEAVY DUTY PLUGS , CUSTOM MADE FOR SPEARTECH INC.
1600 LBS SUPER HEAVY DUTY BULLET SWIVEL
SPLICED CONNECTIONS ( NO CRIMPS OR KNOTS )
PREMIUM QUALITY 3/8 O.D. VINYL TUBING
HEAVY DUTY VELCRO CINCH STRAP FOR EASY STORAGE

Not for the races but I've been to the track there. Great Lakes dragway a bunch of times. Hows fishing now? I miss sittin on 5 gallon buckets, jiggin, watchin tipups, and drinking Pabst.

Hey fellow cheesehead, good to see you on the board! I moved down from Fondy bout 3 years ago. You deer hunt?

Protect the airway is most important, remove mask, blow, tap, and talk. Do this all gently so they don't freak out or worse when they come to.

Pinch your nose to pre-equalize your ears, then use the same hand to remove your snorkel. You should not leave the snorkel in because if you SWB you have an open airway for water to enter.

I did FII with Martin one month ago and he had the holes. Unfortunately, I didn't realize I forgot the holes until my 50' dive, reverse block all the way up! I went hoodless for the remainder of the course. I now have the holes and everythings fine. However, my suit I just bought has no hood, and every hood I try rubs my neck raw. I need something super soft but haven't found anything that works.

Anyone know if the Pelaj Iki Jimi spike is any good? Is the sheath as crummy as the base Omer Stiletto I own? The Rob Allen is way too much for something I will probably lose eventualy.

I hate hoods but might consider one if it were an extremely pliable material like Yamoto 45. Does anyone where to get one? My reasons are to keep warm and due to a story I heard bout a dude who had a man o' war wrap its tentacles around his throat as he was ascending and still carries nasty scars today. i've noticed a few in the water lately.

Chuck your pin in a drill, spin and groove it with a hacksaw black, then snap "C" clips into the groove.

Hi all. I've been scuba spearfishing for about a year and started freedive spearing about 6 mos ago. I just finished level 1 freediver with FII to improve my ability and safety last month. Mostly I beach dive Pompano which is a short walk from my apartment. Anybody in Florida needing a buddy or wanting to go out let me know. I'd really like to get into some big fish, try different areas, and fishing techniques.

Tony