As simple as this...
I won't put 2 x 5/8 to that gun. Too much recoil. 2 x 14 mm would be better.
That's what I told him....but I think he read somewhere that 14mm bands are for kids, girls and pussies. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Well, we rigged up his gun. He had one 5/8 band on it and I gave him two more, 26 inch ones.
His gun has a shitty design though. It has two band holes. The front one has a slot but the back one doesn't . You actually have to thread a rubber through and tie it afterwards. What a pain in the ass.
Well, I have to admit....I lied. I CAN'T cock my 55s with a new set of 24 inch 5/8' bands, without using the rest tab.. Jake can....the little prick....
. I can do it with 9/16 and the one slightly bigger in metric. But PLEASE, don't tell anyone.
Thanks Judah.
The guy wants a lot of power. Maybe I'll make him two sets of bands. One 5/8 and one the bigger than 9/16 but almost the same, metric.
I have a friend who has a Cressi Commanche. I think that's it...
It has one 3/4 inch band on it. Are two 9/16 bands comparable in power, assuming I make them the same length....or at 3.5:1 stretch ratio?
Two 5/8"? Seems a bit strong. Plus the guy can't cock the 3/4 band without a rest tab. Seems 5/8 bands would be hard also. Thanks
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Thanks for allowing me to join this forum and hopefully I can make some meaningful contributions.
Cheers
Craig
Welcome. Please, pictures and stories of how you got them.
Welcome. Caribbean spearos rule. haha.
I have never wanted to pull the trigger on one, just a personal choice.
Cheers, Don
I guess I kind of reverted back to my scuba diving, non spearing days when I would have been incredibly stoked to see anything like this. The kill thought wasn't strong for sure. I was in awe. And if I had shot it, and been lucky enough to have landed it, I know it was just all luck. It's a lot harder diving down to our sneaky ass snappers and hitting a 12 lb one. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Or am I just gettin' old?
So there I was, hanging on the surface at the outer atholls yesterday. Then all of a sudden ALL the fish dove for the bottom....moving really fast. I look around and behind me comes one of these. This is a photo I got from Google but it's about as close as I could find to the one I saw....this one is bigger,
It just cruised really slow around me. I'm not sure if I was close enough for an effective shot or not. Hard to tell. The water was pretty clear and I'm not sure how big it was. One thing for sure, it was maybe a once in a lifetime siting. Unreal,
Anyone every shot one? I read they run off on the surface and don't dive. Maybe I could have held it with my 55 Wong and reel. ?? I don't mind. I'm not losing sleep over it. Beautiful fish.
I could pm him, but probably more pals would like to see that marvel.
I just talked to him and told him to post pics.....if he's not too busy cleaning fish. haha.
Marco, call me a sexist pig...I didn't hear a word that was said on your video. All I could do was watch the lady in pink's butt. Whoooaaaa.
From age 22 to about 42 I had a lot of lower back pain and after an MRI (yes, it took me 20 years to finally have it really checked out) it was determined that I have a partially herniated disk.
I had read somewhere about core strengthening. For most of those 20 years I was working on a farm and surfing but man, my back would tweak and I would walk like a cripple for about a week.
I tried stretching and it would work, but only for temporary relief of the symptoms.....mainly pain.
So one day I started doing situps. And within 3 weeks I could feel a major difference. To this day, I'm almost 57 now, I still do abdominal exercises at least 2-3 times per week and I never get those tweaks anymore. My back is still a bit stiff if I've been sitting crooked for too long or something but I can lift things now and man, it's made a huge difference in my life.
I know there isn't a universal fix for all back problems but this worked wonders for me.
I asked Jon to send me a pic or post it. Try PM him, Marco. He's a real nice guy....and can shoot fish too.
The suit is bluish in color but it's amazing how it came out. Honestly, it's the most camo'ed camo suit I've ever seen. Really nice.
Cookie, we saw the Sartenejz boys out in force yesterday hunting lobsters. Good luck,
Saw a LOT of conch for the first time in a long time out near one of our spots. I guess the early closure of the season may be helping. Hope so.
Finally hooked up with Belizespearo yesterday. We had a full boat with me, the boys, Dukes and Doc....and Belizespearo. Rainy day and really brown water inside by the farm but it cleared up nice outside.
We hit a couple cuts. LOTS of small snappers around. Muttons, silks, I think mangos but maybe small cuberas?....
Also a lot of hogfish.
Jon (Belizespearo) shot a lot of fish. And the coolest thing I've ever seen was his home painted wetsuit. Well, actually a licra suit but the camo paint job he did was awesome. I have to get him to make me one so I can get as much fish as he did.
The current was ripping with incoming tide all day. We'd drop outside and drift in. There were a few big fish at the second cut. Jon got two really nice hogs and a yellow jack.
Even little Mo (birthday today, he's 10) got two nice mangos. He was really stoked. 
This is about half the fish. The others are buried under the ice.
Doc saw the big school of dogs inside the last cut. But right then a big black squall was blowing in so we high tailed it home. Looks like the hunting could be really good in the coming year.
Jonathan,
I know where you can get some better shafts. Used to be a company called Pursuit but they changed the name. haha
I can loan you one if it fits your gun until Dan ships you some.
Anyway, you won't be going out for the next couple days. Windy as hell right now. The sea is ugly.
Judah, I have some pics of the farm in my computer back in Belize. I'll post some when I get back in a few days.
