I know RA comes in both colors but basically they are the same thing. Real easy to braid on swivels and clips. I made a 60' and a 40' floatline from a 100' line.
I've looked it up and I think you have to buy a whole spool (600') so that pretty much defeated the purpose of making one myself.
just put a 2 after 'webcam' in the url so it reads webcam2.
or
http://www.sunny.org/webcam2/camapp.cfm
it is smaller resolution but you can zoom in to %400 and it still looks good
I noticed the webcam was not updating and you rely on it to see conditions. You know there is another ft lauderdale webcam right?
Wind is blowing pretty hard right now. It has been increasing in the past few hours and is now at 20mph. I know you like nice weather, keep an eye on it.
We went out last saturday with a supposed less than 2 and had 2-4 with an occasional 5 all day.
Good catch.
Those crabs were pesky. They were attracted to my floatline and would hold on with their claws.
I think those tides are called neap tides or something like that. Seen it at John LLoyd also. A1A was completely submerged by the intracoastal.
We only had about 4 inches of clearance for the boat this weekend under a bridge where we usually have no problem. Also interesting was that we saw thousands of crabs laying eggs this weekend as well. Kind of cool to see nature being able to tell time.
My favorite ramp is John U Lloyd I guess. They let boats in 1 hour before opening to the public. On holidays there are lines about 10-20 cars long waiting for opening time. On these holidays I always love the look on nonboaters faces when I skip them all. I had their fish cleaning table set up with zip ties so I can slide a beach umbrella in there and clean my fish in the shade. They also have a creek that goes behind the ramps and you can beach your boat on the sand and they have grillls there as well. Parking is $10 but you can get a yearly pass for $80 if you plan on going more than 8 times a year.
There is also one in the Keys around MM 80. Free, but it's a dirt ramp. Head out straight for 3 Nmiles and always a good time all the times I've went.
Definately not a good mix. I look at spearfishing as a way of hanging out with buddies and having a good time on the water.
I'm thinking since CO2 is heavier than air and your body is pointing down as you descend you are filling the mask with mainly CO2.
Pretty complete listing with pictures of the ramps and other info such as fees and # of parking spots.
http://capmel.com/SE_ramps.htm
Also includes freshwater ramps.
Doesn't the spike interfere with the line guide?
Some people run their reel line through the guide so the spike will obstruct. Maybe you can add a optional line guide on the unit either on the spike or on the delrin.
I enjoyed it. If you play all of the levels it is interesting to see how the solution changes from one to the next.
In the level "unpossible" I had to build a trebuchet which I thought was pretty cool compared to most of the other levels where a vehicle usually gets the job done.
Kris asked me to post this for him
Dan, if you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about it’s usually best to not say anything at all.
First of all, I have NEVER nor will I ever ask or persuade someone to dive when they don’t want to. Everyone on the boat is encouraged to help pick which spots we dive on and I’m always happy going to spots where people like to dive, they are always the fishy spots. We do sometimes take the boat out to very deep spots where there are only a couple of guys interested in diving because of depths or conditions or whatever, but the people that don’t dive are never looked down upon nor does anyone try to persuade them to dive out of their comfort range. Our diving on these deeper spots is normally in short stints of a few dives each just to check the water column for jacks, etc, and then we move on to other spots. That was the case in our diving on the Ultra Freeze like Jim said. To claim that I’m somehow making people dive out of their comfort range is completely ridiculous.
If being in the company of good divers makes a diver push their limits beyond comfort then you should never invite any inexperienced divers our on your excursions, but I know that there are quite a few guys that join you that aren’t as experienced as you or Sergio. Jim is an excellent diver, better than me in fact, and was as gung ho to dive on that spot as I was, I don’t blame myself for the incident, I’m just glad that I was watching him and was there when he needed me, that’s all I would ever hope for in a dive buddy.
Secondly, I have NEVER blacked out while diving, EVER! I have had two sambas (loss of motor control) which is just before a black out but they are not one in the same. The first one happened over a year ago on a dive to 110’ to retrieve a grouper. I had FOUR divers watching me that were each 100+ foot divers and they swam over and supported me in the water until the samba subsided. That dive was out of my comfort range but I had wounded a big fish and I wanted to try to retrieve it, I pushed the limits but I had four great divers watching me. It wasn’t the correct decision but I learned from it. Could something worse have happened on that dive that could have ended my life? Sure, but that’s true of every dive. I’ve always felt that I’m safer diving deep with a buddy than diving alone in the shallows. I learned from that experience and have not dove to those depths for spearfishing since, it’s just too damn deep.
My second time, the time that you are referring to in your post above, was about six months ago while I was freedive training with my buddies. We had a drop-line and tether setup for safety and we were each making deep dives in excellent conditions with 3 guys watching the one guy diving. I made three dives that day, the first one to around 90, and then a dive to 111’ that I had zero problems doing. My final dive was to 114’ and I had a samba upon reaching the surface. I had three guys rushing to my aid and supported me until I regained control. In the spearboard post where we discussed that day I never claimed the 114’ as my PB and only mentioned the 111’ dive since that was the deepest clean dive that I had done. I didn’t claim a PB that I blacked out while doing as you claim in your post. I can’t understand how you can disparage my discussion in that thread without having been there or knowing the facts. If you heard things through the grapevine it’s best to check with the person you are about to personally attack before claiming you have all the facts. BTW, I never claimed that dive to 110’ when I had a samba was a PB either, previous to the 111’ my previous best clean dive was 105. I’ve made mistakes in my diving in the past but I have reflected upon them and they have made me more conservative and safe on the water which has in turn made me enjoy freediving and spearfishing more than ever.
I do not encourage anyone to take any chances on my boat, in fact I continuously stress safety on my boat. The first thing I said when we arrived on the first spot on Saturday (which was a spot in only 35 feet) was “everybody buddy up with someone and be ready to dive with them all day.” That’s what I encourage on my boat, diving with a buddy at all times and at all depths. Are we perfect at adhering to that? Not always, but we do our best, and we’ve become even better at it since we’ve started stressing the buddy system to each other. I’m also extremely proud of the safety record on my boat, prior to Jim’s blackout we have NEVER had a safety issue of any sort, EVER! The worst thing that ever happened was that I bruised my finger pulling up the anchor. Part of the reason for the good safety record is choosing to bring only like-minded individuals along on our trips that are safe, respectful, and get along.
We all make choices on the water and we are all in the end responsible for our decisions. I have chosen to be a safe diver and have not even had lightheadedness or any other close call on a spearfishing dive in over a year, can you say the same is true of your own diving? I don’t think you can. So instead of attacking me personally and spreading lies perhaps you should take the time to examine Jim’s experience and help yourself and your dive buddies be safer in the water like the guys in our crew are doing.
This is my first and last post on your forum Dan, I needed to set the record straight, if you want to discuss things further please email me.
I'm using one of their boot knives as a temporary diving knife now.
The aimrite venom carbon fiber have the integrated track just like the aluminums. The older aimrites had a stick on rail.
Bending shafts is such a personal observation when it's coming from someone esle
There needs to be a standard test for this sort of thing. It shouldn't be that difficult to set up; a constant distance between two supports and weight applied to the shaft in the center.
There is a "test". Generally speaking a every meterial has a noted yield strength. This is how much stress a material can take before permanently deforming. The shafts with a higher yield strength will be less prone to bending but more prone to snapping.
This all depends on the specific heat treatment given to the shaft. If you are ordering shafts from the manufacturer they might provide this info.
I'm thinking if anything it will have more of a psychological aspect to it.
Nice cubera. We had vis in the 8-15 ft range on reef and about 30 ft on deeper wrecks.
Nice fish guys. The blacks sure were out in force but a bit spooky. I saw 6 at one time but too deep to chase around and stalk.
