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Posts by hank
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Yeah, Roi tastes so gooood too! I ate a medium sized one years ago before I knew what cig was. Flakey, white grouper meat.
I agree with Dr. Randall, most large reef fish here will probably have a little cig. Interestingly, I shoot most of my fish on the east side of Hawaii island, which is said to be less prone to CFP. This idea is the basis of my thesis, comparing two sites on the island, east vs west. So far, over 90% of Roi collected from the west side are hot, with only 40% of Roi being cig positive from the east side.
Jack told me a theory on Cig a long time ago. He said the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus, that produces the toxin, is very similar to the lichens that are the first to populate a new lava flow (not sure how long that takes) And this was why Cig was rather rampant in the S Pacific after WW2. The US and Japan both dynamited reef structure to get material to build airfields and roads on the islands. The dinoflagellate quickly grew on the newly exposed calcium cabonata.
If that's true, it makes sense that parts of the Big Isle with new lava flows interring the water may have higher levels of Cig?
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Dr Randall tells me it's crazy to eat those big Uluas. But he always gives me shit for eating the bigger snappers we get here in Belize too. It's pretty bad if you get it so he figures, why risk it.
Too bad about the Roi being prone to Cig. They're everywhere on Oahu now. Like the lion fish here…..:( -
Man, this has totally changed my whole concept on leading fish. With a flared flopper, or this type of tip, you don't NEED to lead fish anymore.
If the fish is moving to your left, you rotate the handle of your gun to the left. Now the flopper will be on the left side of the shaft, create drag, and curve to the left with the fish. Holy SHIT !! I can't believe I never thought of this before. And even if you get a bent shaft…..maybe put TWO floppers so compensate. Of course, straightening the shaft might help too but….. <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> -
I wouldn't' think the tip being flattened on one side would affect the "flight" of the shaft any more than a flopper with it's flared end. ??
I'm not buying it.
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That hull design is great for going faster through rough seas and chop. But at anchor it rocks like crazy with the deep V hull.
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Been free diving for 63 years
50 years with this watch
Just had it refurbished - picked up this morning
Damn feels good to have it back
You take that diving? It's a fricken antique. How much is it worth?
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Hull looks similar to the large center consoles we have here Dan. a Seavee or Conteder. etc. 1800 'bs is a lot of weight but similar to a full tank of gas on a boat that size. Should be within normal limits of the boat.
The weight is about like 250 gallons of gas or so. But it makes the boat really top heavy where they set if for sliding off. It was pretty quick on the video but it looked like they turned the boat? to lean it over and slide the block off? What if it didn't slide off? That's rad.
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To me the idea of deferring to a watch to tell me when to do things in freedive spearifshing is absurd. My body performs differently on different days and my job is to be in tune with it...
That's very true. Some days I'm like "shit,….what the hell is wrong with me"?
I know my body is different on some days and have been trying diet, rest, whatever to toy with it and see if I can make it consistent. But I wouldn't know those 15 second differences without a dive watch.
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Awesome !! I wish I had a couple of those.
Jake and I put two out but someone stole them.
We were really excited about getting it in the water. And had about 250 lbs of anchor material attached. Engine block, fly wheels, etc. Be real careful when you drop that over the side and don't' get tangled in the line. :@
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I can't see the video. ?? It's not showing on the post.
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Welcome
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Sorry but that vid is a poster child ad for how not to dive. (Buddy diver was a rockstar)
Cheers, Don
Yep. And in most cases, there is one way to do it right. But there's LOTS of ways to do it wrong. Like I always preach to our staff here….and my kids for that matter….you learn more through failure than success. Knowing what doesn't work is just as important as knowing what does work.
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Welcome Josh.
Jake, who is on here and is also my son, is moving to Kona next week to work for SIS shrimp breeding company. I'm sure I'll be visiting there soon. Also have a daughter in Kaneohe. Her grandfather is Jack Randall. He knows a bit about ciguatera in Hawaii.
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" Reasons I decided to buddy dive" l
It's too hard pulling the anchor and trying to drive the boat in choppy seas, close to the reef… alone? <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">
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Two divers, one gun is a very good idea. Until you shoot that 50 lb cobia that's going crazy and needs another shaft in its head. <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">
And yes, there are too many fatalities. I don't know if it's just that we hear about all of them now because of the internet? or if it's just a lot more divers? But in a way, it's like those crazy wing suit fliers. One in twenty dies. We're not that bad but just the nature of what we do….what is it they say in boxing? A plan is great until you get punched in the face? With us, a plan is great, until a 50 lb cubera or black is sitting right underneath you and you just came up from a dive…..so much for safety at that moment…..
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I use a free dive computer, or dive watch. Whatever it's called. I don't even notice it on my wrist and glance at it for numerous reasons.
As far as being a distracting device, I guess it would be if I stared at it for minutes. But lets face it, we can see about….70 degrees? in our field of vision? If you're not constantly turning your head around and probably making yourself dizzy in the process, you're going to miss things happening behind, below and above you. I don't buy the distraction theory.
And as with most tools, it is just that. A tool. It can't hurt to have more information out there. I mean, why use a GPS, or a depth finder, or carbon fiber fins? Those fins get you so deep so fast, it's dangerous. You're 100 feet thinking you're only 50 and black out on the way up. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
For me, that video was another reminder. Yes, he hyperventilated a bit. But seriously, who doesn't? You got a nice fish and he holed up at …..50 feet? You know the shot wasn't that great and you want to get him. You can see him just wrapped around the rock and the shaft didn't go through. I've done it. It was an eye opener seeing the dive depth and time Ben did and still blacked out.
More information. Use it, or don't. But it can't hurt. It's like a bad shot in golf. You throw your club and think "shit". But try and figure out how you hit that shot. You might need it again someday.
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Yep, that's it. "…the rabbit comes out of his hole, goes around the tree, and back into his hole". That's how I always remembered it.
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I use a bowline for a LOt of stuff, because it can be untied after extreme pressure. I use to tow cars because of that.
I use it to tie reel line to pigtails. Never tied reel line to a shaft yet. But I don't know how easy it'd be to untie using that small of a line.
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They are very easy to shot. Almost suicidals. And delicious!
They exhibit a lot of the same behaviour as hogfish. Another smart fish…. <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">
