Posts by hank

  • sdeisen little fish reports

    Quote from montereyspearo

    I think that it is an involuntary reaction due to nerve damage. I have seen it happen with rockfish, ling, and halibut here in Cali. They don't always turn black, sometimes they turn white, or a mixture of their colors. Every time it has happened because of a spine shot. Some times, all of the body changes color.


    That seems like a logical explanation. Look at the hogfish in this pic. He turned white near the dorsal fin where I hit him and also below that. But hogs do their little camo change of colors if they're trying to hide also.


  • band center hole misaligned

    Interesting. Have you test shot the gun using those vs "normal" bands? I wouldn't think it would make a difference in accuracy. It's still pulling the same direction against the resistance of the weight of the spearshaft. I could be wrong though....bring on the experts. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Hunting dog snappers

    My first boat I had in San Pedro was tiller operated. It is more responsive. With the twins and hydraulic steering on mine, it turns like a barge.


    BUT, the ride home with following crossed seas, the high seat behind a console is a LOT more dry and comfortable. I know, we go out to get wet and dive, but after 6 hours in the water it's nice to stay high and dry coming home. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    And as Dan mentioned, I have a much broader view of what's in front of me. Case in point...one of my best buddies here was fishing with his family in a place where he and I fished a LOT. Here came a boat just like mine....he could see it for a couple miles away. He was anchored in a channel. The boat just kept coming...and coming. It ran right over him and killed his mother. He has the propellor scars across his stomach. The guy driving the boat never saw them because his high bow was right in line with them. Tiller operated sitting low in the stern.


    I bought my boat a couple months later and put that high console on there for that reason. A lot of the locals laugh at it but it's very functional.

  • Hunting dog snappers

    This is from a few months ago, but one I really had to work for. It was really fun. Shallow water. They come in to roost at night and there were a lot of schoolmasters and small muttons around. This one and a few other big ones were moving around like ghosts....just out of range. I did about 15 dives to only about 12 feet or so. Laying and waiting. Finally he got a little careless. True hunting. I love that.


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  • Fear of spearfishing Barracuda

    Quote from Dan

    Gotta shoot em' good Hank, not tickle them with the spear <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    This thread title is funny every time I see it.


    (mumbling...) krabble frackin' wrassle frassin'...sneaky bastards..... <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">

  • Fear of spearfishing Barracuda

    I think I posted these in another thread. I've shot a fair amount of barracuda and was always wary if they swam around wildly after being hit. But I never thought they intentionally came after me.....until I shot this one. He made three passes right at me. He would turn, look at me and charge. The third pass he clipped my knee.
    Lot of blood. I made some butterfly bandages and got on antibiotics that night. It closed up nicely. I'll be honest....I've shot a couple nice ones since then but I am much more careful. I swam away and put my gun on the boat, pulling them in from there. They are good eating...



  • Hunting dog snappers

    Quote from Pachamama

    We find them in schools of up to a hundred or so stationary in 1-2 kt current in an open rocky area. So we end up diving up current in time to reach the bottom in front of the school. The fish can either come forward to check you out or you can use the current to try and close the distance.


    OBTW, I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, but I can see all images except for Hank. I am trying to upload one of my own for the first time... We'll see if I can figure it out.


    Nice dog.


    I used to load my pics on here from Facebook. Just "copy image address" and paste into the box here. Not sure what Facebook did....I still have an account there.....but all those pics changed address or something. I still have all the pics on Facebook though. Weird.
    I now download the pics from PhotoBucket.
    Sorry about that. I'm kind of bummed because that was about three years worth of journal for me. I would review it to remember what and how we did it.


    Pachamama, is that a 25 foot Imemsa you're diving from?

  • 125lb black - video

    Nice. Puppies are great.


    You should see this dog we have on the farm. Looks like a "Rot" (father was full blood) but herds sheep like a pro. The mother was full Australian Heeler. He's small but it's amazing. Natural herding Rot. haha.