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South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am-----------end at noon
wind from SE at 12mph------from E at 12mph
current from N to S at 2 1/2mph-- current N to S at 1mph
viz 50f in 25fsw ------35f in 32fsw
seas 2f---------------almost flat
water temp 84F
air temp. 82F 90% ---92F 90% clouds

Solo today on the 2nd reef just trying to get back into the swing after a month out of the water.
current was 180* from the wind today current was rippin at 830
It is 230pm now and a summer squal is building right over top of my beach house in Hollywood, hope everyone out on the water is safe
I lucked out and got 2 muttons and 2 ok jacks
Today was the maiden voyage for my new hau yak hauler
Stood on the beach an talked to an NICE FWC officer for 1/2 hour at the end of my dive
Hope everyone has a safe/fun July 4th
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spearos---just got a report from scott rapp.
He said "at least 30ft viz, minimul S to N current, 2ft seas"
He got a nice 17in hog off Ft Lauderdale today
Hope he posts up a report
Thanks scott
soon, "fish r gonna die"

yea, and I REALLY like the Pursuit decals on the fins.
Wish I could get a Pursuit patch to sew or iron on my Pursuit wetsuits and cloths

GR--that is a BEAUTIFUL fish and GREAT picture.
Congratulations

808natural---very nice job so far sir.
With the number of great gun builders here for advice and assistance you can't go wrong
Looks like you have some serious tools and shop at your disposal also (drool).
Enjoy your "Journey"

LunkerBuster---thank you for the compliments brother. That was the "little truck".
The NEW hau freedivingspearfishing yak hauler should be ready in 2 weeks

Stevoooooooooo---we miss u brother

mrmike---IMO, if I was 6' 1" and 200lbs I would buy an Ocean Kayak Trident Prowler Angler 15 and only look back to see if the others were still following me
My good friend Rhodyhunter has this yak and is VERY happy with his.
They are not cheap new ($1050.+) and very hard to find used

For spearos my size (5' 10", 170lbs) or smaller, the Scupper Pro Classic (front and rear hatch) is VERY hard to beat.
We have make numerous unintentional attempts to damage our scupper pros. From end over end 6' surf beach landings :surfing: to 65mph freeway airborn launches :poke:we have not been able to break a Scupper Pro yet

If money is not a factor and speed/distance is, then buy a Hobie Adventure. With this yak you could peddle to the Bahamas an spear. It will cruise a 5mph all day with the Mirage drive peddle system. I have one on my hau yak hauler 24-7 as a spare.
The above is just my opinion.
Hope this helps

brothers--"just checkin in to see what condition my condition is in" <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
My excuses for not posting;
1. Like brother sdeisen said, the weather here has been crap for a week or so
2. I bought a new hau mobile and have been working on it for a week now getting it yak freedivingspesarfishing ready. Have to vinyl reapholster the seats and cab floor to make the interior of the cab waterproof. Put on running boards and grab bars so I can get my geriatric ass up into the cab. Build the yak rack, tint the windows,bolt on the wheel flares, etc, etc.
3. We are short handed at work so I worked 9 straight nights 7p-7a, had 1 off and now back to working another long stretch of nights
4. The water here is too hot to spear

PS--thanks for checking on me Dan. You never know, I might have fallen down and couldn't reach my beer

Monster slayer--that is the most compressed informative mac video that I've seen
this video should a GREAT help to anyone wanting to score more macs
thank u for shareing sir

JasonK--nice video
Nice hog
Great teamwork :toast2:
Looks like you guys are havin fun

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am-----------end at noon
wind from SE at 12mph------from NE at 15mph
current from S to N at 2mph--same
viz 60f in 45fsw ------55f in 45fsw
seas 2f---------------same
water temp 82F
air temp. 85F 50% ---94F 10% clouds

Several of us out there spearin today. I had to quit at noon
I got there late after work and sdeisen was already out past the 2nd reef. He put us right on a spot in 45fs where we got 5 hogs without hoisting anchor
I hope everyone posts up their stories
Today is a beautiful yak freedivingspearfishing day.

Quote from LunkerBuster

well it held all day and no serious signs of wear? If i recall, the issue before wasn't wear but the spontaneous breakage right? still doesn't make sense

The "spontaneous breakage" was with different wishbone material, not the new 1.7 OR the 2.2

IMO--the best solution is to use a gun mount camera and play back in slow motion to isolate any band / shooting line tangle / break issues issues

LunkerBuster--yes sir--day 2 with the new wishbones equals so far so good.
No shooting line band tangles and both the 1.7 AND the 2.2 is holding up ok
(I like the 2.2 better so far)

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am-----------end at noon
wind from E at 5mph------from NE at 12mph
current 0-------------same
viz 70f in 60fsw ------55f in 55fsw
seas almost flat-------less than 2f
water temp 82F
air temp. 85F 10% ---92F 10% clouds

Solo today.
Sea was less GREEN today.
There was ZERO current today
Fish are VERY scarce, but I managed 1 nice mango and 1 mutton
Today is a beautiful yak spearfishing day.

Quote from greekdiver

Nice clean work!

x2

That is a beautiful job (as usual) Tin Man
Thanks for spending so much time on this project. I'm sure many will benefit from your time and effort. I know that I have been patiently waiting for this GoPro modification and all the pictures soon to come. Thank you

LunkerBuster--congratulations sir. I too know how exciting it is to get a package in the mail from Tin Man
Hoping to see lots of great spearin pictures from you soon

Fletch--looks good bro.
Would you mind sharing your method of attachment?

Dan--I put the 2.2 on the first band to load, then the 1.75 on the second band to load.

LunkerBuster--I only shot 6 times today so It is too early to tell how the new wishbone line holds up.

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 8am-----------end at 5pm
wind from W at 5------from NE at 17mph
current from N at 3mph--same
viz 70f in 50fsw ------40f in 40fsw
seas flat-------------2f
water temp 82F
air temp. 80F cloudless ---92F 10% clouds

Solo today
went out to a reef at 50fsw looking for future spots and yaked around for 4 hours an got my nose burnt
Found a good looking spot an as soon as the anchor hit the water I knew I was in trouble. The current was rippin N to S at 3mph+. I tied on another 100f of anchor line and cast out a 100f of drift line before I got in the water
I saw several nice fish in the 70f viz but most times I didn't dare let go of the anchor or drift line
Ended up getting 3 hogs an 3 porgies an lost no gear in all that current
Today was a very hot day out on the water for 9 hours on a kayak

Today was the first day testing some new wishbone line

Quote from Marco

Hau: You like toys...

Marco / LunkerBuster--yes, I am guilty of liking toys <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> I haven't needed a scale for the porgies I've been shooting but hopefully that will change SOON.;)
I love my latest toy, the Hummingbird 385ci FF/GPS/marine maps. For those that boat dive, the 385ci is no big deal, but for those of us that are used to staring down into the water looking for a good spot with fish, the 385 is a REAL step up Yesterday I spent 4 hours mapping out/writing down aprox 2mi of 3rd reef top. More and bigger "fish r gonna die"
(I'm beginning to feel like I need a bigger and higher payload yak, maybe like Rhodyhunters Ocean Kayak Trident Prowler Angler 15 to haul all my toys AND big fish)

LunkerBuster--I ran the FF for 4 hours paddleing around on the 3rd reef today
I got a sunburn doing it too as I didn't have a t shirt or hat, just my hood an wetsuit.
The batteries were old (from my old FF). Tomorrow I'm gonna take out new batteries to make sure that the little battery pack can power the 385ci sufficiently. If not then I'll have to rig up the battery that came with the 385
Yea, I found some numbers today;)
Is way cool being out on the 3rd reef with the big sport fishing boats