Posts by hank

The increase in heart rate and blood pressure makes sense to me.

It mentions blood flowing from the extremities to the core organs and this is documented in seals. But their extremities are a small part of their total mass compared to us.

If the veins and arteries in our arms and legs become restricted, it seems logical that the only thing that could happen is pressure increased in the whole circulatory system. And to compensate for the decrease in 'pipe size" (hey, I"m a hatchery operator) and maintain the flow rate, you have to increase the pump capacity, which in this case means the heart would have to pump faster.

Just thinking out loud here….this stuff is fascinating.

I gotta admit, Myth number one is more like happens to me. I've been laying on the bottom and although I haven't actually monitored my heart rate, I'm sure that it isn't slow. And I think to myself, "damn, I thought it was supposed to slow down....what am I doing wrong here"?

Nice fish Steve.

Send your fins here Marco. I'll fix em right up for you. <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"> Dan keeps trying to hire me but I don't want to move to Florida.

I tried nail polish remover. But I ended up scraping most of it off with a sharp knife.

Truly shallow water…….15-20 feet or even less does change the game a bit. It makes being sneaky somewhat easier because you can see fish two coral spurs (ridges) away, dive to the bottom and crawl in between or around where they can't really see you. I've had a lot of fun working dog snappers in shallow water like that. We have one spot where we know they come in to roost in the holes towards evening. You can see them in the distance and they want to come in…..then it gets fun. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

I had a set of Beachat plastic (hard, stiff plastic) about 10 years ago. The blades both snapped in half on the same day diving but the foot pockets were the most comfortable I ever used. I never even used socks with them and could dive all day.

DuQuesnay has them now. I put a set of Riffe plastic blades on them. Still going strong. Does Beachat still make those type of pockets? The weird thing is I found the fins in a obscure hardware store here in Belize City.

Cardio (stationary bike) made the biggest difference in my approach to diving. It added 15-20 seconds to my average bottom time.

I tried stationary breath hold tables at home but didn't notice any improvement.

One thing for sure….it takes me a looooonnnngg time to warm up. I start doing my best dives after about an hour in the water. That could be 10 - 12 dives or so but when I start peeing a lot, my dive times go up. The first 8-10 dives of the day are rarely over a minute. Then I jump to 1 min 15-25 sec. Best days a bit more.

I like hunting in shallow water. Although I don't really consider 40 feet shallow. :@

I have spots where I know we find fish and go there. Most are the cuts in the reef. Some are very obvious and some aren't but the fish know and they're there.

The fish, like dog snapper, muttons and black grouper live there. And when I get in the water I think they pretty much know I'm there. I just hope no one else was there in the last week or two because as mentioned, how well the fish are "educated" is a big factor.

But let's say they aren't educated and you get a few snappers and a grouper. After that, they know and it will be hard to get close again, so I generally will move to another spot. We normally will hit at least 3-4 spots in a day.

When I dive I always try to hide my gun as much as possible. If I see some dogs off in the distance I try to get to the bottom quickly and hide. Then just wait.

Man, this thread could get really good. Where's Marco? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

What foot pockets are you going to put back? The Pathos or Omers? I'd be curious to see how the Omers work. They are comfortable to wear. But they do have a very thick tendon compared to the Pathos. Not sure how that will affect the Moana blade performance.

If all those coolers are full of fish there MUST be a lot more to this story. Nice.

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About fitting, I got a wide feet and the Omer Milleniums is the best footpocket fit I have found so far (beauchats, c4, mares, cressi, pathos). Pathos are fine for me too, just once they are heat molded.

Pathos are a bit "flat" for my foot and pinch the first knuckle on my 2nd and 3rd toes, especially on my right foot. I've heat moulded mine also but learned to keep the fins in the shade out on the boat. If you leave them in the sun, they will revert back to the original shape……as Dan warned me they would about a year ago.

They must be taking secret spots. I think we can get that translated on Google. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Kabudlai con tanan tao diri ma hambal Espanol, French, Pilipino, Eeenglish, ….haha.

Nice fish. Damn Tono…..did you ever play any American football? Middle linebacker dude….

What's the difference between a woman coming out of church and a woman coming out of the bathtub?

The woman coming out of church has hope in her soul…….

What's the difference between an epileptic oyster shucker and a prostitute with diarrhea?

The epileptic oyster shucker shucks between fits………….

Oxygen is good. It's standard on scuba boats for DCS primary treatment. But free diving, finding the victim fast is critical and finding and getting to the surface while free diving is infinitely more difficult. Imagine getting a visual but not reaching your buddy, just as you have to surface. It's rough, not so great vis…..and you have to breath up and hope you find him again. Shit.

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I think scuba equipment is a very good tool to have on the boat. Not just for emergency rescue situations but also for situations that are risky rescue situations waiting to happen (getting a fish out of a deep hole, unsticking an anchor or shaft at a depth at the limit of your capabilities) I have no misgivings about the lack of purity or sport in situations like that.

But understanding of scuba physiology and safety as well as experience with equipment is very important to using it correctly. I would be extremely worried that a freediver in an emergency situation without scuba knowledge and practice could make a deadly mistake quite easily. Pulmonary Barotrauma caused by lung overexpansion is extremely easy to cause. All it takes is a deep breath at depth and holding it as you surface and your lungs literally explode.

Very true. Thanks for posting that. I became an open water instructor in 1999. Jake is open water certified by yours truly. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> You may not need a free dive course <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> but it would be a great help to do a scuba course.

Some type of FAD…..:) "got another of Nate's today….".

I used to bring one all the time and have used it to retrieve fish holed up with my 100 foot float line, 20 feet shooting line and 8 foot bungee……stretched right straight up and down. No way I was going to try and free dive down to get the fish, which had holed up inside a small cave, up into the ceiling and was laying on a ledge behind my head.
I have 4 tanks, compressor, 3 regs, two backplate/wings. I could just grab the gear, open the valve and jump over, strapping it on as I descend while looking for my buddy. I get chills thinking about it and hope to God I'd never have to resort to it but it does make a lot of sense. Ability to search and ability to react when you find your buddy. All positives. Air to breath for both.

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