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Quote from Dude george

Some of our FADS are in 10000 ft with a two mile swing radius. But read Marcos guide on FADS its called the poor man FAD, it's shallow, cheap and doable for just about anyone.

How do you find those? A GPS is only going to get you so close. I guess you use 3 m3 buoys that are brightly colored? No wonder you get all those wahoo. <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">

Quote from Dan

I appreciate your enthusiasm. Before you buy be aware that it's somewhat difficult to insert knotted wishbones into this tiny hole. This rubber is really meant to be used with the Speardiver wishbone system Low Profile Plastic Wishbone Inserts. These wishbones are fantastic and changed my band making into something I no longer dread. All you do is drill an 11/32" hole into any piece of wood, put the head of the plastic wishbone insert into the hole with the tapered stem sticking up, put some dishwasher detergent on the stem and push the band on. It takes 5 seconds and no wishbone insertion tool or pliers required.

Speardiver Spectra wishbone line is ideal to use with the wishbone inserts Speardiver Wishbone Line. Insert the wishbone line through the hole in the head and out the side, with a lighter burn a glob on the end of the line and tie a single overhand knot. Do the same for the other end of the band, now pull hard on both ends of the band and the Spectra knot will settle into the hole and out of sight. The wishbone line can be easily pushed to expose the knot again and undo it, to thread the band through speargun muzzle holes. I will make a video of this soon.

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When did you get those? I need two dozen. haha. No shit, I dread making the bands with a knot but it's worth it. But this looks great. I'll place an order.

FADs do work. We have PVC pipe sticking up from the bottom in just 15 feet of water and it's always got fish around it. However, If the dynamite people will find it, it will be targeted.

The key is to keep the floater below the surface and mark it with a GPS. Jake and I put two in deep water....250 to 300 feet. Within a week, both were gone. We put the one and came back about 8 hours later and found it. But within days....no more. I'm pretty sure someone saw us putting them in and stole them for the rope.

There are some in blue water off the southwest of Panay. We passed by them on the way to Tubbataha a couple years ago.

And Nick, if you put a FAD down with lots of anchor weight, be sure to have a good buddy with you. Dropping the weight overboard can be dangerous. Put all the line out before tossing the weights. Jake and I dropped about 250 lbs of weight with one. No joke if you get tangled and pulled over the side.

You might actually be able to convince the locals to make a small MPA. (Marine Protected Area)

Try to organize a group and spread the word. My buddy Boy Saldana did this for Nogas Island. They actually enforced it starting back in about 1995, when I was still living there and now, it's got a lot of fish. They realize it works and all strive to keep it that way. If someone came in and dynamited it, it could get ugly.
And in the south, the dynamite boats are usually run by some ex military or some big shot. Assholes. It's a lot of deeply ingrained politics and everyone knows who's doing it. But try and educate your friends up there.
Here's a shot of Nogas from Anani'y Antique. I'll be there in May.

uneducated fish. Case in point. Today we went to a spot where a big school of dog snapper come in to "roost" in holes in a bit of a cut in the reef. I know they come in as the sun starts to drop so we were lolly gagging around....waiting. I saw a few off in the distance so I dropped down and laid on the bottom.If you can lay on the bottom in 25 feet up to 1 min 40 or so, you have a better chance.:....anyway, here they came. about 150 dogs from 3 lbs up to maybe 7 or so. I waited and BLAM !!!!. Got the lead big one. As I was trying to take it off the shaft the other 150 were just hanging around. All within range. But they moved off....just about the time I got the fish off the shaft and was reloading. Yep. Unreal day yeah yeah.....pictures....it's coming. That's Andre with my dog and his hog. I shot the dog right through the face down the body.

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It's hard to monitor for us because we have to travel 15 miles out to the barrier reef, but we don't hit any spot more frequently than once every month or so. What we don't know, other than by observing the fish behavior once we see them, is how recently someone else was hunting there.
If you dive in front of your house on the same spot every day the fish are very familiar with you.

And as you mentioned, more than a few times I've shot a jack or some less desirable fish, and as I'm taking it off the shaft and gutting it, three large cuberas or dogs will swim right up and watch, almost at arms length. But as I reload, they go, "uh oh.."....and are gone in a flash.

The Philippines is different because the fishing pressure there is as intense as anywhere. 80 million people in an area the size of Arizona.....and they love to eat fish. I have watched Jake dive down there....40 feet or so, and EVERY fish just bolted in all directions. EVERY ONE. Amazing.

Oh, mirrored masks may be good for clear, blue water hunting, but looking for fish at 50 to 70 feet down....can't see them. I have a mirrored mask that is still like new after......7 years? Never gets used.

It's hard to answer this. Different fish or even the same fish at different depths and or conditions requires different hunting technique.
And face it, there is a lot of luck involved. You can be the best hunter, breath holder with the baddest ass gun. But if the fish are educated, it's hard.

Can you be more specific? Try narrow it down to species. You have different ones there, I know. But jacks are jacks, and snappers are snappers...etc etc.

Yep.

Yep. try to move upwind or current as you gather line on the surface so it moves away from you. I've had a shark grab a nice dog snapper and if I had been tangled in the line.....whoaaa. I watched my Riffe floater disappear like a small cork.

Jake and I will reel the line in on each other's guns as one pulls up the fish.

Great story and advice Oscar. Thanks.

Congrats. Nice fish.

I'll let you know when we get confirmation on the flights. I think we'll be arriving from El Salvador and may just stay in a transit lounge. It would be great to hook up.

You mean he thinks that if people are allowed to shoot lion fish with a gun or sling, that it might start a trend and people might actually shoot OTHER fish? How could he think such a thing? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Very nice Marco.
In two or three weeks, Jake, my stepdaughter Kenny and I will be passing through Panama airport on our way to Bangladesh. The snappers may be able to feel that.....El Marco and Jake in the same country....shiiiit. <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">

Very nice.
Nice house.
I've spent time up in Iba, just north of Subic. The beach looks kind of the same. You get some big waves up there too in the typhoon season, no? And some of the typhoons pass your area?

I hear you on marrying the family. The Philippines is a wonderful place. Hard to live at first until you get used to the customs. But once you make friends there, it's forever.

I'll be there again in May. Going south to Antique Panay though. That's my old stomping grounds.

You suck George. I went diving again today....or tried. Still have sinus block. So all I got was sun burned. You're good badeh....shet.....

Nine hours? That's intense. Great art work.

I thought of getting one about 15 years ago. I actually drove to the place to do it, but it was closed. Had it not been.....??
But then my ex wife got one of three dolphins in a circle on her ankle. My friend Boy looked at it and said, "why did you do that? When you're old, it will look like Uga". Uga is dried fish in Ilonggo. haha

Quote from Marco

I'm sure there's plenty of wahoo spots close to your home. Just ask the H&L guys where to go.

OR PUT SOME FRIGGIN' FADS out there. I think I wrote a post on how and where here.

Marco, we DID put two FADS a year and a half ago. Both were stolen. That's the shit I have to deal with here. And there are pelagics near that spot. I've seen kings for sure. The H and L guys have told where some "highways" are but the closest one is like 48 miles from here. I don't have a boat for that. I mean, I can make it out there but I have to carry a shitload of fuel.

George, thanks badeh. I really hope to get over your way some day.

Well take me on a walk then badeh. I'd love to see that blue water silver. I've never seen a wahoo in the water. Big king fish....but no wahoo.