Posts by Slingador

Welcome dude! Drop a pm if you want to ever set anything up

Not sure. Its the mkii but not the mkii-s. It seems slim enough

Hi Yall, I got an unused Frv mkii for sale locally in Sfl. It comes with 6 cylinders. I really would like to keep it, ill probably only have it up for 48hrs. First 850$ takes it.

Just saw the video:) epic! Theres always those time where you tell yourself, if I had ole faithfull(in my case ethier a ra 90 or 120) that you are certain a fish would have rolled over dead, like magic. For me at least I find myself taking longer to get shoots off due to having less trigger time on my bw gun, but its purely a matter of practice. I think your situation is a perfect example of when a belt reel can come in handy. Either way, one day you win, onether the fish win. Its how it goes. My string of hoo mishaps is so long its emberassing.

The more I hear stories of swivels opening up it makes me want to switch to pig tails. I have lost a nice fish or 2 due to cheap swivels and reelguns.

"Physically its much more challenging" thats my point. Even when things go right, the chances of it not going your way are also increased. Thats also not taking into account the one time out of hundreds when the line tangles, a hot fish will take the gun in a split second. It can be mitigated somewhat by diving with a backup belt reel. Dont get me wrong reels have their place, they are just not for me, 95 percent of the time

That woukd solve my main gripe with the gun, triger pull and line release. Do you have left hand handles. Have you heard of anyone making a hybrid out of one?

Want to do it with mine, still use the current handle but new trigger and 7.1 shaft. Do you know if a 7.5 will fit? I heard it does but need to see for myself.

Im thinking along the lines of what gill did with his later euro hybrids. I think a small amount of extra mass would really help it shine and get the most out of the et. The recoil gets a bit much with when the bands are too tight. Gona give it a whirl and see how it goes. Will tell you more when I see you.

Set one aside for my visit at the end of this week! Cant wait to get my paws on the teak eurogun!!

Gentlemen, i hadnt gotten around to reading this whole thread. Impressive work mates!!! I got at least a dozen teak planks enough for a gun or more each from slow growth trees;) 4 fully cured blanks, 4 buechat marlin handles. I used a carpenter to rip a few of the worse board to practice my laminating. Anyway, if you guys ever need a shop gimp to sweep up in exchange for a gun building aprenticeship. Id be Soo down. I would even trade some teak for shop time. I just want to own at least one gun I had a hand in making;( anyway. Carry on! Keep up the goodwork

You got me wanting to visit!! The pic on the back of the sailboat it epic!

NICE!!!! I also got a reel on my belt, I rarely if ever use it, but its nice to havr the option of being able to teather off and give the fish a bit more room before coming to a hard stop.
I got a feeling you gona land some bigens!! This season

Thanks!! Its a 120cm omer cayman et. Got it while in europe last summer for a steal. Wanted to dive and not lug guns, so it served its purpose.

I have mixed feelings about it. The trigger pull is HEAVY and longgggg. When i do time it correctly its accurate but its not something i will get used to. I LOVE the barrel desing and like the muzzle, i do wish the bands were a bit more inline.
I think with a shaft change, and aftermarket trigger it had potential. Has GREAT range but it doesnt mean anything if the shoots are all over the place.
Ive been playing around with it since I wana use it till the factory setup is trashed, then make up my mind.

Mixed bag rough weather consolation prize

Speardiver suit in action..

I have a vintage arbalette, will take a pic and post it tmrw. Welcome!!! If you need any qualified underwater camera assistants. I might know a few dudes.

One was a rainbow runner the other a cobia both were 36 inches;)

Thanks! I would like that very much, if your buddy ever needs a deck swab or chum boy, lmk I love ALL kinds o fishind!

Dude, sorry my IG has a mind of its own,
the awnser to you question:
we even gaff them from the docks
http://youtu.be/fgpFRfSMxj8

Just kidding, that vid blew my mind!!

Like anything there is a long and a short awnser.

In my opinion, those in Sfl.who have the desire/motivation/money to target YFT, head to the bahamas.

I have fishe ALOT and only seen one, ONCE, freeswiming, sickle out of the water in like 75ft of water, while the boat was on plane:(

Blackfin can be targeted pretty well locally but from what I know, reliable yft fishing is what local call "the otherside" as in the east edge of gulfstream that sweeps over the bahamas.

Its also a big boat/big money affair, with Lots of livies, radar, running and chasing birds. Basically the stuff of dreams.

We settle for small potatoes

Thanks!!

All is not lost! Time to get after em dude
a cobia, black grouper, rainbow runner, and a partride and a pear tree

Some of the guys I go with refuse to even check the reefs, opting to stay in the Blue All day( did 7 trips in a row without shooting at a single fish, just to engraciate myself to the hardcore dudes, when I did start seeing them, somehow messed up 8 opportunities in a row at good fish. This type of hunting can be discouraging.
Other dudes are stricly DEEP reef divers. Getting frustrated at the first sign of a fishless day in the blue, and are fixated on sea monsters that live DEEP

I also have a few apprentices, so to speak, that really want to start organically and need some time on medium game before becoming effective and comfortable, this time of year, the seas are rougher and the cold, make motivation KEY.

Another thing, we often go regardless of forecast( within reason). If the conditions are no good or dangerous, we might spend a few hours line fishing, for sharks or tarpoon. Some dudes can't stand it. So I make sure my crew, is appropriate to what we might be looking to accomplish vs the forecast, etc.
For me its always simple, have a good time, but that goes hand in hand with having a stoked crew

I hope I Dont sound like a maniac.
Hope that helps

Im not in Ft lauderdale, but south of you,but have something cooking every few weeks, if you willing to drive an hour or more, id be happy to wait list you;)), I have a usual crew and my boat is small, but more often than not someone bails last minute.
A bit more info about you could help me figure out what dudes to take you out with. What kinda gun you got, what fish you expect/would like to target, what depth you comfortable in? Shoot me a pm with what days your most likely to get off and I will keep you in mind.