Posts by hau

Dan--yesterdays mutton went 32inch.
Todays mutton went 24in
I don't have a scale so I don't know what they weighed

Is it just me or are there more sharks where there are muttons?

Good luck sir.
I got my fingers crossed for you and for a speedy 100% recovery
How long till you can dive again?

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am-----------end at 4pm
wind from W at 5------from NE at 10mph
current from S at 1/2mph--same
viz 50f in 50fsw ------25f in 25fsw
seas flat-------------2f
water temp 80F
air temp. 78F cloudless ---94F 75% clouds

Solo today
went out to a reef at 50fsw looking for future spots and yaked around till i got too hot and the FF battery pooped out
Clouds began to get threatening so I came in to shallower reefs closer in to the beach.
I could see it raining S of me but there was no lightening so I just kept hunting
Ended up getting a sink of dead fish.
Today was a very hot day out on the water for 7 hours

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am-----------end at 1200
wind from SW at 5------from W at 10mph
current zero----------same
viz 50f in 60fsw ------40f in 50fsw
seas flat--------------still flat
water temp 80F
air temp. 78F cloudless ---94F 10% clouds

Solo today
went out to the second an saw no fish and had no current OR waves so I packed up and paddled out to a reef at 50fsw.
Dropped anchor there, drifted down the anchor line and began seeing fish
I didn't have much time out there before I had to start in but I did get one mutton an 1 mac out of the bunch
The water and sky were beautiful today
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WOW, that is a VERY nice fish. Congratulations Larry on a memorial beach dive.
(glad I didn"t have to swim all the way in towing that cuda):)

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 9am-----------end at 1200
wind from SE at 5------from ESE at 15mph
current S to N at 1/2mph--S to N at 1mph
viz 40f in 35fsw ------25f in 20fsw
seas flat-------------less than 2f
water temp 80F
air temp. 78F 10% clouds ---94F 10% clouds

MrGreenJeans, a friend of his and me yak freedivingspearfishing today
Conditions started out perfect with flat seas,no wind, no current and top to bottom viz in 35fsw
Problem was we couldn't find the fish again:(
I had to quit early because of working and only got 1 hog and 1 mutton. Hopefully my buddies got fish after I left

fishingdude---congratulations Bro

spearos--thanks for all the help and suggestions :toast2:
I went to Bass Pro, but bought one of those roll up see-through dry bags instead.
Now my whole FF/GPS AND battery pack is nice and dry inside the dry pack and I can operate/read the FF without opening the dry pack once I plug the transponder wire in (I plug the FF in before I put the yak in the water)

Used my 385ci FF again today and LOVE it.
It tells me where I am. Where the reef is. Where there are fish and much, much more. :yay:
It even tells me how much battery is left

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 800am-----------end at 1230
wind from SE at 5------from SE at 15mph
current S to N at 2 1/2mph--same
viz 40f in 40fsw ------25f in 20fsw
seas almost flat---------------2-3f
water temp 80F
air temp. 78F 10% clouds ---94F 80% clouds an storms forming

The current was kickin again today
got few fish again today
viz went bad quick today
saw a huge turtle cruise past me 10f away
I wanted to go to the 3rd but the current was WAY to strong

black1--LOOKS and SOUNDS like a great day of spearing. Congratulations

seaweed---I'm sure you are correct about the thunder and lightening scaring the fish. Thanks

spearos--- my favorite weather station http://evsboca.netfirms.com/index.htm
has been down for a while so I called them and talked to a nice guy--Nick--who answered my questions and said he'd get the station working tomorrow AND he informed me that they have ANOTHER weather station for Jupiter area here http://www.evsjupiter.com/main.htm
There is a ton of weather/tides/moon phase/etc information on these two sites

hope this helps

spearos---I have gone down a different path with the Hummingbird battery.
Dan turned me on to this small AA 8pk battery holder from Radio shack ($4.)and it works great
Thanks all for your replies and help

North of Port Everglades today
begin at 800am-----------end at 3pm
wind from ESE at 5------from ESE at 17mph
current S to N at 3mph--same
viz 40f in 40fsw ------30f in 20fsw
seas 2f---------------2-3f
water temp 79F
air temp. 78F 10% clouds ---90F 80% clouds an storms forming

scott, Rhodyhunter and me yak spearin today
The current kicked our butts today
we got few fish again today
summer thunderstorms ran us in early today:(
I have given up on the instinct/past knowledge/estimating method of finding the fish. Today I installed my dual beam/color sonar/fishfinder/GPS/reef maps unit in my scupper pro. NOW, "fish r gonna die".
Other than the screaming current, no fish and lightening flashes it was a great yak freedivingspearfishing day

porgies r gonna die today

I am very fortunate to be able to try out new gear. Thank you Dan

That said, I wanted to give a progress report on the Speardiver bands and wishbone inserts.
I have used these bands and inserts for 68 days of spearing so far since 1-18-10

Speardiver Bands--are GREAT. With NO problems at all. No deformations, no breakage, no power loss, no nothing bad:)
I'll never go back to anything but Speardiver bands. They look and feel like the day I put them on my speargun
Many times I have just one band stretched on my 120cm speargun and the spear still shoots clear through 40in fish.

Speardiver wishbone inserts--once again, you gotta have these. I have had ZERO problems at all with these inserts. I shoot a lot in a days time, which means my wishbone dynema takes a beating. Changing out the dynema is super easy and fast with these inserts. I'm using the same inserts for 68 days of spearing and they look and work like new. If a spearo shoots a closed band hole muzzle, these wishbone inserts really are the best and easiest. You can change out a band or replace your wishbone dynema while sitting in a yak.

Hope this helps.

Rhodyhunter--thanks, but I pale in comparison to some here sir
Interesting, the shot on that mac was straight through his guts. I pulled the trigger, the spear hit the mac straight THROUGH his guts and the whole spear toggled on the far side of that mac. All he did was turn nose up and quiver. That is the second mac I have intentionally gut shot with GREAT results.
(I'll do an autopsy in a minute and see if the spear hit his spine of not)

Dan--its still messed up. I had to put the picture in another folder as I cannot fine the "Spearfishing Pictures" folder to move the picture file to. Thanks for your help. Much apprectiated

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 830am-----------end at 3pm
wind from SE at 5------from SE at 12mph
current S to N at 2 1/2mph--from S at 1/2mph
viz 50f in 40fsw ------30f in 30fsw
seas less than 2------2-3f
water temp 78F
air temp. 77F 10% clouds ---90F 80% clouds an storms forming

South of Port Everglades again solo today with NO shadow
Missed another photo op as a BIG turtle with remoras swam just a gun length on front of me:(
Saw few fish, got 1 mac, 4 hogs an 2 porgies.
I wasn't quite ready to quit, but I broke ANOTHER Ice Blade and missed a nice mac cause I couldn't drop fast enough with just one fin:(
Great day of yak freedivingspearfishing.

WEDNESDAY
NEAR SHORE...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 6 KNOTS. SEAS
2 FEET OR LESS.
FRIDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 KNOTS BECOMING 6 TO 9 KNOTS. SEAS
2 FEET OR LESS.
SUNDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 13 KNOTS BECOMING 5 TO 8 KNOTS. SEAS
2 FEET OR LESS.

National Weather Service
Generated 2221 UTC, Tuesday, Jun 01, 2010

"fish r gonna die"

LunkerBuster---the rest tab pin is good, but without a mig welder I cannot keep the rest pin in the hole. I've tried many different epoxies and glues. All have failed. I'm gonna try Marine Tex next

spearos---thank you all for your suggestions and replies:toast2:

mrmike---thank you sir.
That may be exactly what I am looking for.
Can your dad spot weld a small pin to the top of my SS spear also?
I can pay cash for any fabrication
I'll get back to you in the next day or so.
Again thank you