Posts by mrmike

  • New Member

    WELCOME!



    Quote from LunkerBuster

    Hello. Nice to have you.


    I was in 250' today and it was eerie. Pelagic hunting is not for the faint of heart.


    I was h&l fishing a couple weeks ago in about 900' and had to jump in because of a prop tangle. with just board shorts and a mask I felt very exposed and helpless. you get any fish?

  • Boat storage?

    as stated before most places wont let you work on it. I store my boat in a sentry self storage place for 120/month. but there max space is 26' long. my 20' boat with the trailer and outboard is exactly 26'. Your best bet might be to check local ads for people looking to rent lot space. as times are hard right now people are looking for any way to make an income. I would just make sure your boat is very securely stored(max trailer security and a boot on the wheel if you could get one) and nothing of value left in it. Again being able to work on it might be the problem and you would probably have to discuss that with the renter.

  • Good set of gloves

    I wore gloves like that once and my only complaint was the the portion around the wrist was unsecured and flopped around a bit, more of a nuisance than anything. I solved it with a fairly heavy rubberband around both.


    LB I doubt there lionfish proof but they feel safer to me than my dive gloves. I just try to avoid the dorsal spines altogether.

  • Freediving class fins

    Quote from spearwolf

    With all this discussion, exactly how do you fit your foot size to a pocket. I have a size 91/2 foot and I usually ware a Argos sock. I'm told to always go a size up, so my foot pocket would be a 101/2 which would be a 44-45 (10 - 11) pocket size. I have also been told to get the tightest pocket you can put your foot into. Like a 42-43 (8 - 9) pocket. What is some of your experiences.


    try different ones on, the rubber materials are different as well as the dimensions of each footpocket. Dan can probably help you out the most, especially if you measure your foot. Personally I like it to fit snug without restricting blood flow. a loose pocket results in a loss of power transfer ie: less efficient


    edit: Dan posted before I could. Listen to him he knows his stuff

  • Freediving class fins

    I've been using my carbon fins for 10 months now around bridges in the keys and reefs here in ft. laudy they get scratches and scuffs but can take a beating. Like Dan said they work great for surface swimming and require minimal effort which is nice when it comes time to dive your heart isn't racing from struggling to swim across the top. I regularly use them to beach dive out to the second reef here, which from my best guess on google earth is about 700yds one way.

  • Pole Spear

    Ive used both single flopper and paralyzer and like the flopper better, but im 99% sure id like a slip tip best. My favorite polespear is a hollow aluminum tube I made with a paralyzer tip.