Posts by Roberto Reyes

Quote from monster slayer

Roberto, thanks for taking the time to explain that interesting angle of the subject. Is hard to find a good diving buddy. I seldom get good fish, cause I am always in " bodyguard mode¨ My main concern while spearfishing is safety and to keep my diving team safe. Is sometimes dificult, but I kind of enjoy it.

Yes, you concentrate on your dive buddy and you really
cant get the full attention needed to get good fish,
at first is really demanding,specially when you care
for others and nobody cares about you.

Until you find (or teach) someone to be there for
you too, and then you will be "safe" and spear
with the same oportunity as someone alone
and with very high risk.

I dont know if spearing on scuba is safer,
I dont have the data, I will try to get it,
but Freediving is dangerous, and even more
if we spearfish on a breath hold,the more we
know, the better our chances to prevent mistakes.

Not too long ago, we did not even knew what
SWB was.

I have nothing against scuba spearfishing, after all
is not the fishing art form, is the caracter of the spearo
what will decide what he does with his spear.

All I know, is that I feel safer while spearfishing
on a breath hold, than driving to the diving spot
and driving back from it.

Freediving class:

They are all asqued why they are taking a
Freediving clinic, and their objectives and expectations.

"So, tell us why are you on this freediving class."

"Well, I wanted to be able to find my limits and
black out , I will push it until I black out, thats why
am here, I want to have a SWB."

Then the guy who came with him to the clinic
is asked the same question:

"So, tell us why are you on this freediving class."

"I came here to see him black out..."

Black out is nothing for Freedivers , while is almost
certain death for spearfishermen, the diference is
that we are alone in the water when we
push out limits.

Is not about counting how many black outs,
go to you tube or google it, I mean, samba,
black outs, everywere, no big deal.

Black outs in training means go back , you were
too deep, or held your breath too long, go back
and keep training, you are not ready and is dangerous.

They get disqualified at the mere sigh of disconfort
in tournaments, you better be in a strong and
healthy looking mood when you reach the surface or
start breathing , or you wont be allowed and be called a BO.

Is actually DAN whos got the answer to that, with this I mean
Divers Alert Network.

I remember that when the diving computers came up, so did
the scuba accidents, I think that was in the 1985, and I guess
as computers got beter it went back to "safe" levels.

They were gathering data from breath holding accidents too,
so they should have some numbers by now.

http://diversalertnetwork.org/

We take this sport of ours too lightly, specially the younger
stronger guys, loosing someone close is a devastating experience.
No fish or depth record is worth a life, and it is so hard to make
someone understand the dangers.

Its even harder to get someone to stick to a buddy system plan,
since as soon as you are trying to make sure your partner is safe,
you will loose some fishing oportunities even in clear waters.

It would take some unselfish act to stay together, and that is seldom
seen, voluntary good deeds are hard to find, but is actually this kind
of spearfishing the only safety way to go.

Pure freedivers are more safety oriented since they dont go after
fish and stay put in place so they can watch each other up and down,
and this has saved many lifes, its been proven 100%, is not the black out
what kills you, is being alone when you get in trouble.

Terry has been working on his safety jacket, and it looks like a winner
for the ones who can afford it, hopefully in the long run it will be more afordable.

The fish does look big in the pic, but seen it personally, it was soo fat, pic does
not do justice.
It had a dog tooth tuna look, and it was such a fight.

That king looks really nice, fat one.
I still remember that huge one you got
right next to me, seen you fight that beast
was such a joy, I wish we had video of that.

No surprise here, well done.
Those fish are so hard to land
and you always take the big ones.

Ok
This is the way I look at it.
Go to this fish pic in particular, take
a good look at it.

Are you lreally looking?,
now tell me if you aim at this
wall, and wait enough for it, will u miss the shot?

Traveling far away and trying to land blue water fish
on diferent locations takes a diferent kind of hability and
discipline, is more like cimbing mount Everest, hell, its there
just go for it, why dont you?

Planing,Money, time, patience,desire,ego,money,so many things,
plus the fact that you will be making one single shot,if you
get really, really lucky, this is not for everyone, its harder than it
looks in so many ways, and then, they are landed all the time
with rod and reels, nets, harpoons, but land one with a speargun
on a breath hold, and for some reason or the other someone
will hate you.

I will probaly never get the chance at one, But i sure as hel will
be happy from all the blue water hunters that haver taken one,
from the incredible fish of Terry Maas, to the few ones I will
read from now on.

Welcome

Gerald pics are always amazing, I have always felt that a good spearfishermen, patience and knowledge makes him get such incredible shots.

lion fish are devastating the reefs, they wil be inposible to erradicate, but at least we should try to control them.
There should be overfishing of lionfish for this to be acomplished, spearguns, hawaiian slings,sling shots, nets, traps,hooks,jigs,knifes, tridents on a pole, gafs,chum with them, bite them,whatever works.

Quote from virgili

Roberto,
This pic is dedicated to you because we talked about this recent trip at the Wild Expo and I remember a the time your feeling and experienced/ comments about this;). Pura Vida!

Virgili , I jumped of joy when I saw this pics, what an incredible trip and to harvest such
a majestic fish is an incredible feat.

I celebrate your catch like if it were mine, all blue water hunters do.

Now that you dedicate it for me, I want one with your name on it.

Marco, tuna you aim at the head, and they are sooo fast you end up hitting were
it hits, you would have to aim in front of it depending on speed,but then
you run the risk of it turning and avoiding the shaft, has happen to me enough times,
I just laugh when people critic bad shots in tuna, if you land it, it was the best shot ever.

He lost a monster using regular slip tips, so he adapted and improved his gear so
he could be succesful next time, it seems it worked.

Marco, we should plan a trip for tuna again,
will talk about it on the Puerto Rico Freedivers tournament meeting.

Quote from Don Paul

He has been a legend long before this, with camera and gun.

Cheers, Don

I agree , it is very rare that someone who has not payed his dues would take such a magnificent fish.
I can imagine myself taking a chunk of it and preparing it raw right there,Ahhhw! pass me the soy sauce please.

Virgili, wohooooo, Thats the stuff dreams are made of.

Congrats my friend.

[quote='Dan','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=36555#post36555']Is this fish the same as the California yellowtail, and is called a kingfish in NZ?

3 sub species of seriola:

The California yellowtail, Seriola lalandi dorsalis,
the southern yellowtail, or in New Zealand
and Australia the yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi lalandi,
and the Asian yellowtail, Seriola lalandi aureovitta.

Depending on habitat, some grow bigger than others, NZ fish are monsters.

Nice thread, keep it going, this will be a good one.

Quote from spearstuff

Temps on this coast have been crazy this year. It was mid 66 degrees last week and now it's 54 degrees (water temperature) in Orange County, CA.

I wish it 70 degrees right now!

And to think I complain when in our winter time water temp sometimes drop to
78F.

I dont know if we can really control this fish invasion to some degree, but at least we are trying.

"According to the US Fish & Wildlife page ,lionfish are now the second most populous fish on many deep reefs in North Carolina, and 85% of the juvenile fish on reefs in the Bahamas were lost due to lionfish predation, within a five week period. "

“These fish are from the Pacific and can decimate a Caribbean reef in just weeks. They eat non-stop and can lay up to 30,000 eggs. They are a huge threat to the Caribbean and we are trying to stop them while their population is manageable.”

We are planing a tournament for the members of the club, if you want to participate and you
live in the island just give me a call, all you have to do is join the club.

Later on we will make an international one.

Quote from LunkerBuster

Way to go Roberto. That is taking a stand to help mother ocean. I salute you

Nice info Don. Thanks

Mother Ocean have given us many things, and the way I see it
we take, and take and take, and we should give some back
from time to time.

There have been few studies in the past about lion fish,
for example, the spines dont act like a siringe, the point has no venenous,
is on the sides of the spines were it holds it.
The pain is suposed to be bad enough for some people saying
they wanted to cut his arms. so it is not a game.

Hola Bienvenido.

Hum
I would like to make a spearfishing tournament or two in the island of Puerto Rico
before the end of the year.