Posts by hank

Damn, that's cold Marco. We're still at about 77 or so. Must be an upwelling or something near you?

My buddy in the Philippines would shoot big morays. But since I've read that they're likely to have siguatera if it's present.

They're a strange fish. It's like picking up a slippery snake. I had to move Doc's around to pack some ice on fish yesterday. It feels like they don't have ANY bones. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

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I strongly believe than a "no take" period during each species spawning would bring back their population. But it must be a "no take" for everyone; commercial, recreational, speardivers, scuba. EVERYONE. I won't mind stop taking one species for a 3 month period each year if it turns into more nice fish later.

You're right Marco. And the problem, as you probably see in Venezuela as I see here and I saw in the Philippines, is enforcement.
You can have all the laws in place but if there are not boats or officers out there patrolling and at the marinas checking coolers coming in, laws don't mean squat.

Scuba or free diving…we should stick together. I've read figures where spearfishing is less than 2% of the total number taken from the wild.

My personal take? I've done both…much more free diving. Scuba is hard. If you go beyond 130 feet or so, you can't be chasing fish down as they go deep. You'll get so narced breathing hard you won't know up or down. You only have about 15 minutes before deco on air. If you do two or three dives per day, you're only killing fish for ….30 minutes if you're lucky.. Free diving, I'm in the water for 4-6 hours.

Check out the cooler. Doc has a Taiwanese friend who is his doctor and he LOVES eel. When Doc gets him one he invites his other Taiwanese buddies and they make a big soup. Unreal. One of them was pretty big. Doc's crazy.
Jake got the nice black. All I got was a conch. Really. I missed the only shot I took on a nice dog snapper. But it was a great day. I was driving and dropping the boys. Finally pretty clean water and sunshine. But cold water. Brrrr.

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65 feet is deep. Think about it. Scuba agencies consider beyond 60 feet as deep.

Looks like golf ball dimples. Nice job. How do you do that without making black burn marks from the soldering iron?

I've never tried them but I've heard the same thing Dan's saying.

Are you free diving or scuba?

Welcome. This is a great bunch of guys here.

Rest in Peace diver.

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Great cooler Hank, you better enjoy his love stage and pray you survive his broken heart shit stage <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

HAH !!. At least I can get him out diving with a broken heart. But with a hard on….and a pretty lady waiting…no way. I can remember a looooooonnnnnng time ago…..I was kind of like that. "surf…..girlfriend….hmmmm…." hah.

Thanks guys.
We saw quite a few larger porgies. Jake shot that one.
Andre and Doc always shoot trunk fish. I ate one at Doc's house and they are very good. There's like…..3 nice pieces of boneless meat inside.
Jake shoved his Wong ….??…hey that sounds a little strange….heh…heh….in there just as I took the pic. I think he wants to get sponsored. I told him, "you're already sponsored. I pay for all your gear, gas, boat….". But he does get a lot of fish and Chela sells some to buy gun parts etc. I'll keep him for a while…. <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">

Finally got out with jake. He's in love or some shit. Anyway, got into a few. jake said he saw the biggest dog snapper ever. Over 25 lbs? Obviously very smart too because he quickly disappeared.
DuQuesnay got his usual array of triggers and trunk fish. The trunks are really good eating but I can't make myself shoot one. They're just too…..too…..I don't know. I guess I'm just not hungry enough. haha.
Good day on the water. I shot a nice dog at 64 feet. It was right next to a big barracuda.

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The only crimp job I had let go was cable. I hadn't braided it and I lost a 40 lb or so kingfish. I've had the shooting line break at the little loop on the shark fin but that was just due to me being lame and not checking my gear before going out. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Nice diving. How big was the manta? Hard to tell in videos.

I've found that hunting around reefs, even a not so great crimping job will still outlast the shooting line. A couple decent size snappers or grouper will try to hole up and shred the mono shooting line. Blue water...maybe more important. But I had just put a new line on my gun last week....shot one 25 lb black....done. Shredded.
But I do my best to make nice even crimps. I just ain't always successful. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

I used to go up to Michigan and into Canada every year with my dad and brother. I remember crystal clear ....and very cold water. Upper Lake Huron. MacGregor Bay. Seems that northern pike might be a nice one to pursue. The "Barracuda of the Great Lakes".

I just looked at mine. I took the cover off and it I didnt sit the battery properly in its seat, it looked like your when I put the cover back on.
Use the tool and take the cover off. It should reset with no problem. But your O ring is probably still sealing.
Good piece of gear. Jake and I've had them for....3 years? No problems

I have the Mares. LIke the red one. But one problem with it is the opposite sides of the crimper don't exactly line up. The semi circles don't meet exactly like in the picture.
But it works. I've never had a crimp slip.

With 300 lb and 400 test line, I only use the two smaller slots in the crimpe (not sure the brand I got it from Mako…before I knew Dan). So if the Omer is only lacking the bigger slot, it would be the same as the Mares I would think.

I'm going to use this new machine a lot and learn about my BP. I mean, most of us have it checked…once in two years at the doctor? Not a lot of info there.
I checked it last night after a couple shots of Jack Daniels and a huge fruit shake. 140/94. I guess that's why it says NOT to test after you drink or eat. It does vary. This noon, an hour after eating and resting, I strapped it on and 126/82.
This is as much fun as trying a new set of spear bands. <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're right badehh. Information is power. I should have done this long ago. It's been bugging me int he back of my mind….which probably causes my bp to go up. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

The Proline Sport (just Googled it) looks almost like the 22 foot Bradley I had here 8 years ago. Mine was probably a copy of yours. Deep V hull. NIce ride. I had a 150 Yamaha two stroke on it. But it needed deeper water than I have now to come in our canal so I had to sell it for my panga.

Anyway, welcome and good luck. Post pics and stories.