Wow. Thanks for all the great input everyone. It was tremendously helpful, but at the same time has made the decision more difficult! I love swimming and being in the water, so I'll always make time for it. With this new information, I may just have to get both the Gara 3000 LDs and the Mares fins Dan suggested. After all, what's wrong with being able to adapt to multiple situations? Thanks again guys, I really appreciate it.
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Kyle, you're right, I didn't specify what my situation was. Sorry about that. I was just kind of looking for some general input on those specific fins from anyone who had perhaps used them. Both of these latest posts helped a lot though. I think I'll just go with the Gara 3000 LDs then, and if I decide they're too cumbersome then I'll pick up a second set of shorter ones for diving around docks and such. Thanks a lot guys.
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I don't spearfish, and I'm just starting out. I spend a lot of time in shallow water, but I want to start practicing deeper dives. With that in mind, I was looking at the Gara 3000 LDs, but I feel they would be a bit long and cumbersome in shallow water. If you don't think that would be a major issue, let me know. I think they're something like 33" overall aren't they? Nobody really addressed whether the Reaction Pros would be a good choice for my situation or not.
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What do you guys think of the Cressi Reaction Pros for a starter fin?
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What opinion do you guys have on the Cressi Corsica and the Mares Samurai. They both seem very simple as well as being inexpensive. There's no way I'm paying more than $20 for a plastic/rubber tube.
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Someone on this forum recommended the Suave conditioner to me as well (I'm sorry for not giving credit for the suggestion to he who deserves it, but I just can't remember). I have really sensitive skin, but this Suave stuff doesn't make me itch at all. Good call.
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I wouldn't worry about any deflection of the grip when firing. Psycho made a good point about deflection being a potential issue as the grip design typically only has to deal with the low recoil of a 5.56x45mm round, but don't forget that the same grip design is used in rifles chambered in 7.62x39mm, 7.62x51mm, .300WSM, and .50 Beowulf, as well as a multitude of other higher powered cartridges. It's a well-proven design, and failures of any kind are pretty rare. Good job on your successful cross-pollination of firearms tech to your spearguns. I just hope nobody decides to follow your example with a SAW grip (anybody who has used one, unless you have meathooks for hands, knows what I'm talking about)!
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What do you folks recommend for dealing repairing small nicks/abrasions/cuts on the inside of open-cell suits? I don't have any yet, but I'd like to be prepared with some sort of plan if/when any of these occur. Thanks a lot.
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I don't know anything about speargun ergonomics, but I have considerable experience with ARs. If I correctly understand what you're doing, which I may not, and you're molding a copy of an AR lower for use as a grip/trigger guard assembly for your speargun, it may not be a bad idea to copy an AR lower with a Winterguard rather than a lower with the standar trigger guard. But that may not be what you're after. I don't think you could have chosen a better candidate for a template, as you will have nearly unlimited prospects for grip fitment. Good luck.
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Thanks a lot everyone. It sounds like everybody just uses normal hair conditioner mixed with water then, huh? I don't suppose any one kind works better than another, but is there a certain mix ratio that works best?
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My new suit was delivered today. It's only the second wetsuit I've ever owned, and my first 2-piece. It fits like it was tailored just for me, and boy am I relieved. Anyway, I'm wondering what suggestions you folks might have as far as a lubricant for suiting up with. It's an open-cell model, so of course it's a real bear to get on dry. Are the commercial products such as Suit Juice the best route to go, or is there something else just as/more effective. I'd like to hear everyone's suggestions for what they feel is best. I thought cabin fever was setting in before, but now I'm dying to get in the water and try it out! Thanks a lot!
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No Marco, the 13b through me off. I just waned to make sure something I talk about was not going to
drown a young kid.Welcome 13bpower we like to horse around here with each other, and I got a chick.:D
Cheers, Don Paul
Hahaha, copy.
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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.
That's too bad. The historic racing at the Brian Redman International Challenge, now called the Kohler International Challenge featuring Brian Redman (greedy sponsors must have top billing), is tough to beat. If you ever make it back up to the area, I strongly suggest you check it out, you'll have the time of your life (check out the aquatic center for some fine lifeguards, ;)). The fishings still good, but I haven't been able to get out on the ice this winter as much as I'd like to. I do a lot more open water fishing. I'm ashamed to say, I'm still trying to land my first musky! Fish of 1000 casts (or 10,000 for some, like me) indeed.
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Welcome aboard 13b, BTW a 3 rotor its called a 20b and speaking of rotaries and ae86s here in P.R thats our bread and butter here.:)
Cool. I was just referring to when tuning shops take a 13B and modify it to a 3 rotor. Or do they change the name as well? What vehicles came stock with the 20?
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[quote='Macdyver','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=24310#post24310']Hey fellow cheesehead, good to see you on the board! I moved down from Fondy bout 3 years ago. You deer hunt?[/QUOTE
Hey thanks. I haven't hunted for a long time. You lived in Fon du Lac, did you ever go to Elkhart Lake/Road America?
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When I was in high school,they were all the rave. You'd see them in Corollas,280Z.260Z. Probably the best one I saw was in a Suzuki Samurai,that thing would wheelie off the line:D.
That's wild! An AE86 Corolla with a pumped up 3-rotor 13B-REW would be one hell of a car. Sickeningly, a lot of the people who have RX-7s around here pull the 13B and shoehorn in, ughhh....a Chevy 350. What a waste of a great soundtrack. I'm not even sure of a place locally that works on rotary engines.
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As I've posted already, I'm purchasing all new gear this for this season. I'll be posting a similar question to this on multiple threads (for different pieces of kit), so I'll apologize in advance for the barrage of questions. As far as a mask, I've read mostly good things about all of the following, and I've found multiple recommendations across the web for each. I don't have a very small face, so I've excluded the Micromask, which I've heard is aptly named. I don't have any way to try these on, so I'll just take my chances. The candidates are as follows: Omer Alien, Omer Abyss, Mares Star, Spetton Excell, and Sporasub Mytic. Other suggestions are welcome.
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I'm 23. Haha...unfortunately, I don't have a 7. It's just my favorite engine. I guess the name is a misnomer. They're few and far between up here, even the ones in terrible condition. I hope to get one some day, but at the moment it's not in the cards. I'm working on a Z31 right now, though. It's not my favorite car, but it was a decent one and the price was right.
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I'm getting my first new suit in about 10 years, and I thought you folks could give me some input. I've done considerable research, but I'd like to get some expert input directly fromt the individuals providing it. First of all, I dive up in northern Wisconsin inland lakes and Lake Superior. I'm not sure what the normal water temperatures are, but I don't get cold easily. I haven't used a suit in some time, but I want to get one to extend my time in the water and extend the diving season as well. I've picked out a 2-piece apnea suit, a Sporasub Green Mimetic 5mm. I know, I don't need camo, but I've had my eye on that model ever since I first saw it (kind of a Wayne's World thing, "It will be mine, oh yes, it will be mine."), so I figure what the hell. Does anyone have any experience with Sporasub suits, or in any case, what do you all hold as an overall opinion of them? Thanks in advance.
