Posts by hank

Quote from Hardline

I experienced the same viz Saturday off Miami but the fish were out and about as you can see below.

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We have that same kind of water here now. Only on the top 20 feet though.

And Sunday I was tasting this….metallic….sour? taste in the water getting in my snorkel. I thought it was just me because I'd bitten my tongue a bit. But Jake said he tasted it too. I could lick my arm and still tasted it. ???
WTF? But it don't seem to be bothering the fish. But they were on the bottom where the water was clear.

Also a lot of trash in the water.

Note the new suspension on the trailer. ya man. That's a load off my mind.

Thanks for the advice Mike.

I already replaced everything with local materials. I'm going to religiously spray it all down with diesel fuel after washing when I get home.

My trailer only travels about 4 miles round trip over a dirt, mud road in first or second gear. Every couple years I do haul it about 30 miles to the port authority though. But I go slow.

Welcome amigo. I'm your southern neighbor here in Belize. Looking forward to stories and pictures from up your way.

Weird water today. There was a layer of dirty, cold water about 20 feet deep. Under that it was warm and crystal clear.
We have a new spot I named Yapak, after a very good dive site off Boracay, Philippines. It's set up the same. With the right tide, the current is hitting the wall, coming out of deep water at about a 70 degree angle. LOT of fish. All kinds. We could see them out in the blue too. Maybe wahoo? I gotta work on this one. This is the area where we put the fads that were stolen.
It's hard to dive though. Swimming into the current the whole time and the dives are at least 60 feet. We're thinking of dropping a small anchor and have a float to breath up on. Is that cheating?

A few friends from Blue Creek came down and did all the steel cutting and welding on my trailer. So we took them out. They were pretty blown away.

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Willy approved the under chassis work. He even had on his Mennonite overalls. haha.
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HELL YEAH !! You're my idol buddehh.

Have a good time in Kona. I never dived there but the water looks unreal No silt or sand? Dry lava. Must be a lot of holes. Stoked for you badehh....

Quote from Don Paul

I even traded in whiskey for a night cap to a glass of red wine.
Cheers, Don

uuuhh…yep. That's that married life will do to you….

Thanks for the tips. I don't have brakes on my trailer.

I rinse mine after every use also but my problem is we have to back the trailer into a shallow silty, muddy, saltwater canal so it gets that stinky grey mud caked on the leaf springs, axel and all over. And then it sits in the sun for the 6-8 hours we're out diving.

I do grease the lugs and bearings every couple months.

My trailer frame is aluminium also and it's like new. I'll try the diesel and what you said about greasing. But I'm starting to accept the fact that this will be a regular maintenance thing every 6 years or so.

I got all the parts. Jake and I are going to assemble the whole new undercarriage today and tomorrow. Only a few things to weld.
I went the cheaper local material route. It was going to cost about US$2400 to bring in all the parts with duty and shipping. It would have lasted longer but I got six years out of the last materials and to replace everything only cost US$750. (excluding tires)
A guy here swears all i have to do is, after washing, spray all the parts with diesel fuel. We'll see.

Been almost two weeks dry…..this sucks.

Nice. I want a FAD too.

Wow George. Nice wahoo.

Cool under pressure…I've watched sharks coming in but so far, only like they're curious, other than the ones that grab fish on my spear but at least 20 feet away.

I've often wondered about this…how do you know it's time to shoot?

Aw….Dude…I just checked your pic again. NO WONDER you had a problem with the shark. You didn't have your lucky shirt on. dude….haha

I have Speardicver 90 with Omer foot pockets and I have Moanas….medium I believe, with Pathos foot pockets.

For our diving here, I prefer the stiffness of the Moanas. My SD 90s are a bit soft for my taste but I would guess Dan's stiff blades would be more like the Moanas.

The Omer foot pocket is softer and overall, to me anyway, a bit more comfortable. I do get a little blister on my heel if I don't us thick socks though.
The Pathos pockets are a bit tight on the top of my foot. But with they thinner tendons, JD, the maker of the Moanas, said they're the best pocket for his blades so I went with his recommendation.

The top of my toes got blisters at first. But my son and I heated them in almost boiling water and stretched them a bit while hot on our feet (with socks on)
You can definitely see a right and left fin with mine now based on foot shape. But, as Dan told me, they will try and revert back to their original shape if left in the sun. We keep them shaded and they're held the shape for months now.

I think it's just a lot of personal choice. If I'm shallow reef hunting and being sneaky, I like the SDs. If I'm moving in current and doing deeper dives, I can get up and down faster with the Moanas. But again, I haven't tried the stiffer SDs.
Hope this helps.

Nice Marco. Just how you like them. BIG……and Deep…….haha

How come no one steals YOUR fads?

Quote from jaguigui

hank, haha, yeah i know. no gps coordinates, but typically between makapuu and sandy's.

That's some rough ass shore diving when the trades are blowing. I was there last Dec and went around that side on a friend's boat. We hopped in just past Sandy's going town side and drifted looked for ono but no luck.

I still go to Sandy' every time I'm there. I'm gettin' kind of old for those grinders but still getting barrelled.

I'll be there soon again. My daughter, named Sandy…haha… just gave birth. She lives in Kaneohe.

Quote from LunkerBuster

Not to derail but make sure you use good quality grease with three different metals in a high salt environment.

No derail at all amigo. That's why I want to deal with a good company in the US and get that kind of setup. My old one is shot.

The title says it all. One of my wheels split yesterday from being rusted through.

I've been looking online but was wondering if any of you Florida boys could recommend a good dealer and website. I want aluminium wheels, stainless lug bolts and nuts. Galvanized axels.

Any suggestions? I can order, pay and have it shipped down on Hyde Shipping out of Miami.

Thanks in advance.

Nice. I lived in Oahu for 5 years back in the 70s and 80s. I go there almost every year now to see family. Where on the south side do you hunt? (no GPS points <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> Just general area)

Welcome. Nice groupers.

110, 60 hz.

And yes, the mountains are back from the sea.