Posts by hank

  • Carbon Fins - Soft vs Medium Stiffness


    Be careful and don't leave them in the sun after you reshape them. I did and had to do the reshaping again after they went back to almost like when they were new. . I used boiling water though. And Dan did warn me that it would happen.


    Also, it seems you can't change the foot pockets on the Moana blades. JD told me you have to cut the blades.


    I was using Pursuit 90s before switching to Moanas. I think mine were the soft blades….Dan must think I'm an old fart…. <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">…but after using the Moanas for a few months, I put the Pursuits back on and it felt like I didn't have fins.


    Oscar is right . I MAY be getting too old for the stiffer ones. That's what my wife says anyway…….. <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">

  • Carbon Fins - Soft vs Medium Stiffness

    Pathos foot pockets seem to be made for a flatter foot. I have a high arch and high knuckles on my toes. I had to heat my Pathos and reshape them. They will revert to their original shape if you leave them in the sun. But they've maintained the new shape by keeping them shaded on the boat. I would prefer Beachat pockets. Those were the most comfortable I ever used. No socks....all day. No blisters.


    Stiffness....my take is, stiff will make you go faster if you kick it hard. Soft can only go so fast. I'll take stiff and kick slowly unless I have to move. I do a lot of frog kicking while moving slowly on the surface.

  • Hey from Delaware

    Welcome. A guy on here named Marco has done a lot of diving in Puerto Rico. They might have kicked him out. <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 try for the same fish here in Belize.

  • Maui Diving

    You should post more often. It's great getting information about gun modifications.


    And yep, the fish in Hawaii are educated. Looking forward to pictures.

  • Bunka boat

    Nickmal, you're bringing back a lot of memories.
    Here's a few pics of a small one….like yours with a motor. It was the life boat. haha (the last pic), an the mother boat. We took this to Tubbataha a couple years ago. We show up in a big panga….look at the other boats that were there. haha.


    The design is universal in the Philippines. Big, small…pretty much the same. Coco lumber cross beams (they're under the bamboo on this big boat) finished with bamboo for the down pieces and outriggers. There's a good reason. I asked the guy building the Maruha (the big one) why coco lumber? it rots fast. He said, "you see the coconut tree in the typhoon? How it bends but never breaks? amo na (that's why)".
    A guy I knew there in shrimp a while back….was married in the the Lopez family…built his own big banka. But he thought he was smarter than the locals. He used oak for the cross beams and 12" PVC pipe for the outriggers. Well, guess what happened. ….He got in some rough weather and the oak didn't bend….and the PVC wouldn't sink at all. It cracked the cross beams. He was lucky the US Air Force flew over and saw him. They saved his ass.


    But that's the design. The coco lumber bends like a big shock absorber in crossing seas. And the bamboo sinks. Not completely and that's the art of building them. The sink just enough that the boat stays level. Really cool. I've been in some pretty rough seas on them and they handle. Anyway…here's the pics.


    Oh yeah….and best of all, I believe this boat was about US$80,000. An 80 foot boat for $80K….not bad.


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  • Shore Dive with Miami boy in Antigua

    Looks like a great time. Too bad you had to use such a shitty boat though....^^  <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">

  • Bunka boat

    Nice. I used to scuba dive off those in Antique, Panay. We'd go into fishing villages and my local buddy would get a couple guys to paddle us out. That same design works on ones like yours, up to 80 feet long. No nails. Fishing line rigged. Yep.

  • first gun advice!!

    Hi Killian. And welcome.


    What is the vis like where you're going to hunt?


    There's a lot of great guys on here with a lot of knowledge. I'm a tropical, clear water diver. I use longer guns because I can see the fish farther away.


    Also, don't try to go too cheap on a first gun. If you buy a nicer one and you don't like spearing, you can sell it. The guy who runs this site, Dan, has good stuff. Check the Speardiver Gear link at the top of the page.

  • Hello from Belize

    Fly fishing is big in Belize. Tourists come here to get a triple crown. Bonefish, tarpon and the Holy Grail of fly fishing, permit


    It seems to me, as with any type of fishing....^^....the "art" is finding the damn 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"> You would catch on fast George. They'd probably deport you after a couple days. <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 know where there are permit. They're always there. They're protected and are only catch and release....to be eaten by sharks. (just kidding). I have had fly guides give me shit about spearing in "their" spot. Whatever....I don't shoot permit.