Posts by seaweed

  • Building my hybrid barrel

    Not only is the angle important but the sequence in which it is put together. If it not balanced you can have coupling between bending and axial displacement.


    This means if you compress the tube axially the tube will actually bend.

  • Record depth Grouper

    Seas were easily 3-5 that day so we decided to turn back and dive the secret lobster spot in the bay. Vis was blue top to bottom which is rare for this spot usually brown 3-5 ft vis there. Looking for bugs I couldn't believe that I saw a nice grouper. Went back to the boat and got the gun.

  • Record depth Grouper

    Shallow record depth.


    Kris sporting his carbons for depths ranging from 72-120"



    Challenging fish. I made 30+ dives chasing it from hole to hole. Only time I wish I had a 12" gun, my 105 was impossible to aim in the structure. I would spend one dive angling it in the structure then move to the other side of the structure to pull the trigger. I fired 3 times into different holes. First time I got a water bottle, second a sponge, third a stoned grouper.


  • Accuracy of the weather forecast

    I'd say weather forecast is 80-90% right. NOAA on the other hand looks like they use a very complex algorithmic formula. I think they just divide wind speed by 5 to get a wave height in feet.


    The NOAA forecast should only have about a 10-20% bearing on your decision, it really is not important. The other 80-90% should come from local hourly/daily weather reports and from local bouy reports. The way I do it is very long to explain but you should plan your actions according to the hourly reports for that day.


    What has been going on for the past few days and what will happen in the next day or so after your planned dive is what you have to look at.


    In short, for this area, any wind direction that has an east in it should be investigated further. Any other wind generally means flat seas regardless of what NOAA says.


    It could be blowing 20-25 knots west or northwest and I won't think twice about going.

  • Is this a deep diver or what?

    If you look closely he is only using about 6-8lbs of weight with possibly a 5mil. That is why he uses his hands to propel in the beginning, he is so bouyant. This alows him to come up with little effort and stop kicking about 40 ft from the surface. This is in order to waste less air on the way up when he might need it the most.

  • Usefullness of "Strap cutters"?

    I think the knife is still far better since you use it all of the time. When an emergency happens you'll know exactly where to reach for your knife since it is a practiced movement.


    Maybe for cutting the gut cavity open it is a safe tool.

  • MACO2 la nueva era

    We thought about its uses and with a 10mm shaft and the ability for quick loading we concluded that maybe for chasing tuna/pelagics it will be good and safer than carrying loaded guns on board. You can load the gun in 1 second and the thick shaft has plenty of penetrating power.

  • Maintaining proper form on the surface

    Quote from pargo

    When I think about all this now I'm tempted to experiment with less weight. This theoretically will make less kicking necessary to stay horizontal on the surface and should facilitate breathup. However I suspect that as the weight belt is located on the lower portion of the body the legs will sink first regardless if all of you doesn't end up sinking and so kicking will still be necessary. Honestly I don't pay attention any more to kicking while breathing up. I am however looking forward to losing weight. Then I will require less weight on the belt and be better balanced overall.



    I used to wear 12-15 lbs with my wetsuit but I have been trying out less. While diving 50-70 most of the day I was using 6.25 lbs and it is a definite improvement. I can float on the surface without having to kick forward, I barely notice the belt at all, and to surface I only do a couple light kicks to float effortlessly to the surface (very nice feeling) and conserve air when you most need it.


    I have been diving shallower so I switched to 7.5lbs. Last week I was diving very shallow, 10-20ft, and holding on to a rock was enough to keep me on the bottom comfortably. When the water warms up I will try very little or no weight at all and see how it goes.

  • Real Mexican food

    I saw the same show yesterday and was salivating as well. The best part about all that food is you know it will cost you less than a dollar and tastes really good.