Posts by hank

  • Most ridiculous Anti spearfishing Campaign I've seen

    Disregarding the possible negative image it may portray to .....normal people, I think it's badass. haha. "Don't **** with spearos." would be a good caption. Call me crazy...maybe I am...living down here in the bush....


    I dont' mind shooting the big egrets. They eat shrimp from our ponds.

  • How far away do you really shoot fish?

    Quote from Dude george

    I could not in a million years explain how I aim in water,


    I have to agree with this. Same with distance because the fish that I've shot that were over 40 lbs looked to be about 25 when I shot. So much for MY distance judgement.


    And how I aim...hah. I miss the most shots on a fish just laying there on the bottom. I point....aim....try to get the perfect stone shot....and MISS !! haha


    I was told by our favorite gun making dentist from Hawaii, "don't aim...just point and shoot", which is how I shot bob white quail with a 20 gauge. It works better for me which is why I hardly miss a moving cero. It's the stationary 10 lb grouper that give me trouble. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Frickin' Jake.. spearfishing Belize

    Jake and I were out diving with Mo and our old buddy DuQuesnay. We went north to a spot we've been to a couple of times. It's the channel where the big ships come into Belize City. Cuts are where we hunt most of the time on the reef.
    I dropped down to about 45 feet and laid among the coral rocks. A nice grouper swims up to me and "Thwack", first fish of the day. Jake dropped down and laid in the sand at about 70 feet and shot a nice dog snapper.
    We then swam out towards the sea because there was deep water on either side of us. I knew it had to end in a point, which, along with the channel factor, should have been a hot spot for fish. I hadn't seen that previously. So we swam out about 200 yards....and there were all the bait fish. Small blue lined jacks, little tunas, creole wrasse (always a sign that there are grouper). I dropped down and saw about 5 black grouper. Jake dropped down and comes up with a 16 lb cubera snapper. He was trying to get it off the spear as it was skull shot and the shaft was imbedded. I dropped down to about 60 feet and waited, hoping for another snapper. I saw a few black grouper and just as I started ascending, a HUGE black comes in towards me. Being out of breath, I couldn't go back down. I got to the surface and said, "Jake, take my gun down. There's a big black right below us".
    Jake drops down and I watched him shoot this huge fish. The fish then bolted into a hole. Jake came up and told me he needed to go shoot it again and it was huge. I set to untangling his line and getting the shaft out of his other fish's head. I drifted about 100 feet off in the slight current. I swam back and Jake went down again...I watched him disappear into the hole, which worried the hell out of me not knowing how big it was...and it was 75 feet down. Turns out he said he could stand up in it and another 30 lb black was in there. But the fish was gone. It had torn the barb right off the shaft. SHIT. haha. That's the way it goes sometimes.
    I pulled the boat up and got the GPS reading. Named it Jake's House.
    We then noticed that the rock formation continued out even farther. After shooting a few other fish in that area, we swam out another 100 yards or so and the reef came up to about 50 feet. Jake dove down and saw lots of grouper and shot a nice dog snapper. It holed up immediately so I dove down to get it out. At about 60 feet I looked in the hole and then looked around. It wasn't a House, as we call the holes where fish stay....it was a fricken CONDOMINIUM !!!. Holes everywhere. A new spot..."Condominiums"...haha..
    There were huge dog snapper there.
    Anyway, we didn't get anymore fish but the cooler was full. Oh, we also saw two schools of cero mackerel...spawning I guess. I'd only seen that once before. They weren't the biggest ones...only about 6 lbs or so. Really nice to see.




    Willy and the cobia. I like this picture. hah.

  • New Here diver from Key West

    Beginner....so who's GPS did you steal? <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    That's the fattest mutton I've ever seen. Nice fish.

  • Top 10 reasons why I Shoot a Hybrid

    Quote from dustyyoungblood

    HA HA H AHA HA.
    It is a big deal these days to find long, straight, tight grained wood.
    Luckily we have enough primo teak left for 20 more guns or so.


    You guys have to come here in a few year. We've planted about 2000 teak trees and another 5000 mahogany. Should be ready to make guns by......2022 or so. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Frickin' Jake.. spearfishing Belize

    Quote from sdeisen

    sweeeet, Id been hoping you guys would post some video at some point


    Jake's getting it figured out. I'm in the Stone Age with all this techno stuff. I just learned how to text last year. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Why build Hybrids? Pros and Cons

    Quote from dustyyoungblood


    So Wong owners chime in..... What is it. It's got to be more than tracking and epoxy camo. What is it?


    I would guess it's a lot like Chevy/Ford or Dodge pickup owners. Brand loyalty. Are there other guns as good? From my limited knowledge, I would guess that yes, there are.
    I'm sure there are guns that have the same durabililty, quality in parts and craftsmanship etc. And from what I've read, there are more accurate guns based on test firing in a controlled environment.


    Why Daryl has such a staunch group of dedicated Wong users? Aside from his guns being proven on the hunt?
    He lives the life of a diver (when he's not torturing someone in his dental chair^^). Hard core and out there every week. If you buy a gun from him, I'm pretty sure he'll be happy to take you out on his boat to his best ulua holes, or wahoo...or just reef fish. Jake said he went with him one day with two guys who had some other guns. He's a commercial spearo and gets a LOT of fish in a day. He and Joe work in sync as a team really well.
    I learned more from him over three years and 6 trips on his boat than I did on my own in 10 years of diving alone.
    At the ritual BBQ after the hunt at his house he'll teach you how to repair a gun, tie bands, repair shafts...and have fun talking story about hunting all over the world.


    So, I admit, it is a lot about who he is to me as much as how his guns work. Jay Riffe didn't invite me to go spearing with him. (just saying....I know he's a good person but also a busy man).


    And Dustan, you're welcome to come to Belize and borrow one of my 55 rear handle plus. (Jake, Tino and I use them) Set it up with different band lengths, diameter etc. I prefer to power it down a bit. Jake....well, he's Jake...he likes 24 inch 5/8 on his.

  • Frickin' Jake.. spearfishing Belize

    Jake playing around with the GoPro. One of these days we'll get some good footage.
    We were at this little shallow cut yesterday. There was a fair sized swell coming form the east but no wind. There were actually some ridable waves at Long Caye cut. Anyway, the water inside the reef was crystal clear too and there was an outgoing tide. The surf was churning up the bottom and vis was bad, except right at the opening in the reef where the cut is only about 6 feet deep. There was a strong current bring a slug of clear water into the foamy, 5-7 foot deep water....and it was LOADED with fish right there. A school of about 80 or so permit, bit porgies, black and white margates, some dog snappers (but they bugged out fast). And the BIGGEST parrot fish I'd ever seen. It was cool. There were little eddies along the coral walls going in, which I had to use because the current would wear you out.
    Maritsa was hanging with me and doing well. She shot at a nice hog...twice but missed. Hard to aim in all that turbulence.
    That little shallow cut that only the local fishermen use is where I've seen the biggest dog snapper, cobia, midnight parrot fish, permit and the green and pink parrot fish....that I've ever seen. And that area is rich in all the corals. Really nice.
    I had to edit in the funky music because Jake said some bad words. haha.


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