Posts by hank

  • A few from Belize

    Quote from Marco

    For me, best shot for ceros is between the two finlets they have just before the tail. Of course, if I have a head shot I'll go for it.


    You mean here? Where I kind of blurred the pic?
    That's a good spot and usually where I hit when aiming for the head. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • A few from Belize

    I forgot to mention. We saw two schools of small tuna come tearing through in that big channel. Some were about 3 lbs I would guess. That's a whole 'nuther huntin'. Man they're fast.
    I've heard that they catch marlin and other pelagics off a pinnacle just outside that channel too. We saw some boats anchored out there. Didn't want to disturb their fishing. But I'm going to check it out on a weekday. Soon. The pinnacle is supposedly at 80 feet.

  • A few from Belize

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    For ceros. Shoot them in the face or above the spine. If they get on the shooing line in their guts they will tear off. Lots of bone in the head to hold them


    I hit a small one in the head on Sunday. It started shaking its head side to side as I pulled it in. Just as it tore off I grabbed its tail.
    They are really soft. As you said, they can tear off the shooting line.
    Gut shot is a bit risky for tearing off, but they....and most fish seem to die pretty quickly. I guess maybe it's more a heart shot?
    The only sure way to get them is to stone them.

  • A few from Belize

    Quote from Marco

    For a Riffe C3 I would go with a floatline. It's weird shape makes difficult to attach any standard reel unless you flat the surface where it will be screwed a bit.


    Well done! :)


    Thanks Marco.
    I put a Rob Allen composite on my C3X and as you said, I had to chip out a flat spot to set the mounting bracket in. But Jorge, aka, the Spaniard, put a Mares reel on his about 4 years ago and it's contoured to the shape of the stock. I don't know if that reel is still available though.


    Dude George, Marco and some of these guys would have better knowledge about what to use for ceros. They're a special treat for me. But I agree, the 5/16 shaft probably is blowing too big a hole in them.
    I don't rig anything special for them but if I did, I guess I would try a slip tip with a 7 mm shaft.
    I use a 7 mm single flopper and hold most of them.

  • A few from Belize

    We went exploring new areas up north yesterday. We were within sight of Belize City near the channel where big ships come in to port. It was pretty calm and little current. The coral doesn't look healthy in that area but there were a lot of fish. We hunted the edge of the channels in a couple cuts and found red grouper, which we don't see much down south. Jake tore the flopper of his shaft and he also forgot to bring the extra ones I had sitting out....."Yeah Dad, I'll get em'...."....riiiiight....
    Anyway, he shot this 30 lb cubera with no flopper. But he got close enough to blow the shaft all the way through the fish, which held. Jon, (Belize Spearo on here) went down and shot it again. Then a red came swimming by and I went and got it.
    Jon spears a lot. He's good. He also learned why we use reels. Maybe he'll post here...haha. He shot a nice mutton with his new gun, and no reel. It got wrapped around a fan coral and he couldn't get it up at 65-70 feet or so and not so good vis. We did about 5 dives trying to see the gun floating up but couldn't see it. Lucky the boat was anchored near and we had a vector.....and scuba gear. The fish had gotten off the shaft and was laying there next to the coral where the line tangled. Lucky him. What's the best reel for a Riffe c3? haha.
    Sorry the pictures kind of suck. I had the camera on the boat and forgot....it seemed a forgetful day. Shafts, camera...anyway, we got about 8 grouper, a couple muttons, a dog, and the big cubera, among other schoolmasters, ceros....nice day.




  • Stationary Bike

    Dick's Sporting Goods


    These look pretty good. I'm kind of torn between the eliptical and the recumbant. But somehow, sitting seems .....lazy. hah
    Dan, I live on gravel which is either dusty, or muddy and very bump and hard on tires and joints also. I have to go 7 miles to get to pavement and it's a dangerous road. People here drive like maniacs as there is no driver's education....you just go buy your license.
    Thanks and keep em coming. Jake says I'm a pussy for not just doing squats but man, it hurts my knee caps. Getting old isn't for pussies......

  • Stationary Bike

    I'm gettin' older, no doubt. Running hurts my knees. I'm thinking of an exercise bike to keep my legs in shape, which should benefit my diving.
    Problem is, there's a shitload of them online. Anyone have any good or bad experiences or recommendations for a good one?
    I figure 15-20 minutes 3 or 4 days per week. I can put on the headphones, listen to about 5 Skynyrd or Blues songs and I'm done. Easy.
    And by Christmas I'll be able to dive as good as Jake. That prick....^^

  • Introducing Self.... Michigan

    Welcome. I met two brothers in Hawaii that were from Michigan. We used to surf together on the east side of Oahu during kona wind, north swell days. My family used to vacation up near Traverse City on Crystal Lake when I was a kid.

  • Reefchief's oceanic adventures

    Yours looks a lot neater than mine. I have another board to the side with masks, computers, floatline, knives. Wetsuits hanging from the bent shafts turned into curtain rods. Bands are in the "man fridge". The top of the dresser is designated to all the tools and parts for making bands, crimps, shooting line and other stuff.
    Louis Rossignol saw the pic and said, "if your stuff looks that neat, you're not killing enough big shit". <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


  • Video- How to Tie Speargun Band with Constrictor Knot

    Quote from KeysKid

    So your saying that me telling people to use a single constrictor knot on my bands using Mako's materials is misinforming spear fishermen? I'm pretty sure it works just fine on all the fish I shoot? Here ill post some pictures for you guys of some fish I've gotten with a single constrictor knot.


    Your method works well. I think all Dan is pointing out is that there are other methods too. And that's why this is a good forum. Input from others on ideas.
    Setting Steel Gear (Tone) came down here last Jan. He popped like....3 band on the day we went out. He was using the stainless steel bead on his wishbones. I told him, "think of like....a penis. A tapered, hard end is going to slide in....or out, easier than a knotted 1 inch rope". He agreed.
    And I was surprised that you only tie a single constrictor knot. I tie another one, or a half hitch with a double wrap...variations but I never just tie the one knot. It's good to know that it works. Thanks


    And I get a lot more force tying one end of the constrictor to something solid. A bedpost, porch railing etc etc. Daryl Wong gave me a lesson in that at his house. I've never had one pop either.


    It's all good. Thanks for the video.

  • Video- How to Tie Speargun Band with Constrictor Knot

    Quote from Dude george

    would have liked to see a section where you just make your own knot and insert that into the band and use that instead of just showing how to insert a bead or other third party object into the band... Many times we tie bands on the boat with nothing around other than the bands wishbone cord and even use fishing line as constrictor cord if we forgot to bring constrictor cord, it works well actually ;)


    I learned to make a half hitch, with another wrap....a "double half hitch", knot on the wishbone line from Riffe. It's a fatter knot and I've never had one slip.
    I tie bands by tying one end of the constrictor line to my bedpost then wrap the band and pull with a pair of needle nosed pliers with the line wrapped around them. Then "roll" the band back and forth to really cinch down the knot.
    Waxed line really makes it slide together tight but it's not as strong as the nylon woven line. Either way, the knots will outlast the band material or wishbone.
    I just take an extra set and leave it in my cooler. I don't want to mess with tying bands on my boat. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> Doc has done that though.

  • A few more from Belize 2

    Here's a few more pics. I did about 6 dives and didn't get a fish but we got some shots of the weather. Jorge got a nice video but I don't know how to post it.
    We jumped in and within about 30 minutes Jake had 5 fish or so. Then a nasty squall bliew in. Jorge was a bit sick so he got back on the boat. The waves had been coming in from the East, southeast but the squall came from the NE. The boat turned into the wind on anchor but waves were whitecapping and hitting us almost broadside. We got back on the boat and tried to decide whether to hide in the cayes...but I started the engines and tried to keep us pointed into the bigger waves.
    Jake got another fish and then the curremt picked up strong so we headed back.
    By then the wind shift had kicked up two swells that were crossing as they followed us. The boat would lurch as they peaked right under us and we'd start to surf down the face. Lot of throttle control and concentration.
    When we reached the reef, we got in the cut and that squall had built up into a major thunder storm with lightning all around us. Pretty wild. We ran to the north and anchored and waited it out for a couple hours. Then had a pretty rough ride home sliding around on the waves. Those skiffs, with a flat bottom are like surfboards in waves. Shit.
    Jorge seems to have bad luck. Last time he was here, my motor broke down 24 miles out. He really dives well.
    This is just inside the reef where we anchored to wait it out. Jorge got some video of the lightning bolts all around us.


  • Tuna & Wahoo

    Nice. I'm hungry now. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Lunkerbuster's fish stories

    Quote from Dan

    I find it interesting how skittish they are, considering they're usually too small to target, so they shouldn't be used to anyone going after them? In the Bahamas they get huge. The locals call them "the barber" because they're known to carry siguatera.


    Jake has a theory about school masters. He says, "they're the same as dogs, just smaller. You have to play the same game to get close AND they're a smaller target. It's the perfect practice fish for dogs".
    Makes sense. And my family prefers to eat the smaller, plate size snappers anyway. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">