Posts by hank

Fatty, I would guess the main reason you don't have long, extended dive times is you're DIVING IN ALASKA !!. <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">

My dive times in the bitter winters of Belize are definitely shorter than when I'm wearing just a 1.5 mm or better, just pants and a lycra in the summer. I think just the restriction and added effort of moving in a thick wetsuit burns more oxygen and ….just keeping warm there requires more energy.

Also, how long do you stay in that cold water? I don't' really get warmed up for over an hour or more. When I get into this relaxed state and start peeing a LOT in my wetsuit, that's when I do my best dives. But it takes a while to get there.

My hat is off to you even attempting to dive where you are. I shiver thinking about it. Just be patient. Eat a lot of pasta….be a marine mammal.

Not sure how long your training sessions are but I'm usually in the water a good 4-6 hours or more. Only breaks are putting a fish in the cooler or drinking water…..or moving to another spot but then I'm getting even colder with a wet wetsuit on while driving the boat.

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Dan, I'm sure it depends on the person but what water temperatures would you say these are effective to?...... Ballpark.

South of Gainsville. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

I use a 1.5 here for about 6 months a year. But I think the Speardiver design will be a little warmer than the one I've been wearing.. (I didn't say it Dan. <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 I do plan on getting one soon.

78 to 82F or so for me.

Welcome Steve.

Finally a clean canal and this comes in. God must be telling me to give the fish a break?

Very nice fish.

Free diving Alaska....man, you guys REALLY love spearfishing.

Welcome!!

I've been waiting for this for almost 3 months. This is the supply canal for the shrimp farm and it's where I launch my boat. But, it does fill in and needs dredged once a year or so. It's been three years. We had to get out and push the boat the last times we went and the mud was waist deep. But now…..yah man….the fish are nervous. We're out there.

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You only had to shoot it once?

I've only shot about 5 cobia but man, they're nuts. They swim around like nothing's wrong until I touch the shaft….then….whooaa. The last two we got were shot twice and one still twisted a shaft right out of its head on the boat deck. Insane…..

Nice. My Spetton is wearing out fast. If I model them for you will you give me a discount? <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">

Yeah shet man....bad vis and a river nearby.....

Last week Jake and Byron, a guy working in the hatchery had to scuba out 1500 feet and put some self starting screws into our 6 inch PVC pipe. Hurricane Richard broke it up in 09 and we just slipped it back together. We tied it with trucker tie downs but the fishermen nearby love our FAD and always anchor there because there are so many mangrove snappers. And they pull the pipe apart.

Anyway, they were swimming out under water and saw some BIG horse eye jacks checking them out. Then the jacks bugged out in a hurry. Then,...jake sees a tail....he says about 4 feet tall, with a tall dorsal and short under side fin....and gray. They went on out and finished the job but jake said he was nervous.

Vis was about 8 feet. There is a fair sized river...for here....about half mile up the beach which keeps our salinity around 32 ppt. Seems like a bull sharky place based on all I've read about them and fresh water. I don't mind if I can see them but murky water......brrrrrr......:@

Belizean diving.....

Coming home on Doc's boat, we had to change over fuel tanks. 5 miles off Dangriga. We change tanks and after about 30 seconds I was wondering what the smoke was and what that smell was. In about two seconds I found out. Diesel. <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">

The Yamaha 85 quits. We change to another fuel tank but it wouldn't start. Worried about running the battery down we mount his back up Yamaha four stroke 8 hp. It had been lying on the deck bouncing around all day. AND, it's not manual start. An 8 hp with electric start? Anyway, it had wires hanging off it and Doc thought we just had to touch the two of them after we hooked the other two to the battery. Nothing.....

About then another boat comes along and we hooked up to them. We decided to keep trying the 85 and finally it coughed, sputtered and blew out a shitload of smoke and started.

What a day. DuQuesnay was laughing ....in between advising everyone on how to start outboards, how to fix a sore back, the weather or anything else he could think of to talk about.... <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">

We made it in right about dark. No pictures but I got a nice Cubera at Shark's Hole again. Got a nice dog, a school master and a 4 lb or so mangrove snapper. I saw a huge school of big ones that were in spawning mode. Had a shot on permit and midnight parrots but they're illegal here.

I had fun just diving. Warm water, weighted just right. I was getting 1'45" laying on the bottom. Now I just have to get Marco to show me how to do those 110 foot dives.....:)

Welcome.

So Teaspoon Shallow….if you….you know…..like…..need that gun tested on Caribbean snappers and grouper….I can pm you my address. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

It's a beaut. Looks solid and simple.

I do agree with you in principle Chase. No one commercially hunts for any land species. It's not sustainable other than officially monitored herd thinning in some cases.

But the real problem isn't in countries like the US. There, you have effective enforcement to manage resources. It's developing countries, which have laws…..but there are no resources to enforce them.

Wouldn't it be nice if only sportsman could fish or spearfish. Limits on species and seasons?

Aquaculture is the only hope. When we can produce fish cheaper than people can catch it, we'll put them out of business.

The one good thing I got out of this news is that it appears he didn't suffer. My biggest fear is imagining one of us tangled in something on the bottom and fighting to get free. Death is death and it's hard. But I hope he went out peacefully.

Holy Shet badehh !!. Nice. I'm living through your pictures now. Our canal is so full of mud that I can't get my boat out…..I've been out once in 6 weeks. Keep 'em coming.

Welcome

A prehistoric mutton? Nice. Pictures?

Nice cobia and story.

Wow Marco. Contratulations to Alessandro. He's ahead of me !!.