Posts by hau

black1---I'm a tinker.
1. I cannot leave anything alone. I buy a gun an want to change the muzzle. Or I want to change the grip. Or I want to change something. Pipe guns are much easier to tinker with.
2. Pipe guns give me a much better sight picture than a flat top gun barrel with the bands piled up on top of a wooden barrel.
3. The Euro is already wide WITHOUT the bands. WITH the bands stretched the Euro is way to wide for my liking.
4. I am now sold 100% on enclosed track guns. The Euro is not an enclosed track gun. The only Riffe gun with an enclosed track is the Riffe Metal Tech with the optional enclosed track.

In less than a week you'll be able to hold and inspect the new Mako ETPG at the Blue Wild

tinu---I am sorry for the derail

black1--yes I liked the Riffe Euro 120.
But I like pipe guns WAY better now.
I have been shooting my prototype Tin Man/hau 120 ETPG since Jan. 2010 and LOVE it.
My next gun will be the new Mako ETPG as soon as I can get my hands on one
Just my personal opinion.
Hope this helps

Quote from Marco

Drag in a reel (FOR ME) is not that important. A reel is a "line storage device". You drag /put pressure with your hands and retrieve with your hands. The only important thing about drags is that they fully open when a fish pulls and stay tight enough when you load and set the line.

I agree 100% with Marco.
Until the new Speardiver composite reels become available I will continue to use my RA composite reel. The RA composite reel has worked GREAT for me for over 250 days of spearin in the last 1 1/2 years. I have used the SAME reel on both Riffe Euro 120 and RA 120 guns. I now use the SAME RA reel on my ETPG. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Hope this helps

RIP brother
My condolences to his family and friends

NO fish is worth dying for

Spearos--I need someone that can weld SS to make a battery holder for me.
I just bought a Hummingbird 385ci FF/GPS.
It is designed and advertised as "Kayak Combo"
It uses a small sealed battery that is 6"long, 3 1/2"high by 2 1/2"front to back and is 5lbs or so.
I want to mount this battery on my yak inside the hull.
Is there anyone that I can pay to make this battery holder for me?
Or does anyone have a better idea?
Thanks in advance

LunkerBuster---him trying to steal my chum bag was just a matter of princible. It was MY chum bag he was trying to steal. (besides, the chum bag was hanging on my yak anchor line an I didn't want to loose my yak too ).

mrmike---glad u got out today.
Looked a little rough to go out to the 3rd on a yak today. Congrats on roughing it out.
Meade an Dania seems to be getting fished out. Moving Target went out to a number I gave him today an only saw 3 hogs all day
(an Moving Target is a very good Indian )

LunkerBuster--I'm not exactly sure how intelligent sharks are, but she seemed to respect my space a little more AFTER I slipped my Pursuit PPD onto my kill spike

sdeisen--yea we bond alright, but scott doesn't like it when I hand him my gun and go down to pry my chum bag out of their mouth <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Thanks brothers for the kind words

LunkerBuster---Sounds like that spot did well for you.
Glad I could help and thanks for the kudos brother

sdeisen--"this thread sucks WITHOUT pictures"
VERY nice fish you got sir. Congratulations

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 8am-----------end at noon
wind from ESE at 5------from SE at 12mph
current S to N at 1/2mph--same
viz 50f in 40fsw ------40f in 40fsw
seas 2-3f-------------same
water temp 78F
air temp. 78F 25% clouds ---90F 10% clouds

Me an my shadow today
Started at the same spot I quit at yesterday
I jumped in an 5 min later had a 10f hammer drift out of the haze towards me.:@
She was huge fat and swimming slow like she was gonna have pups any second. She would drift in and out of the haze every 15min or so. Every time I pulled the trigger I just knew she would be coming. So every time I saw a shootable fish I would look left and right and all around, drop down an shoot the fish. The second I squeezed off a shot I would have to fin to the shot fish as fast as I could to get there before my shadow and to minimixe the shot fish flopping around. My shadow was not challanging me but I don't trust ANY shark. And I never saw a shark hang around for so long.
I ended up getting 3 ok hogs an 4 porgies before I got back on my yak an let my shadow have her area back.
Todays hammer is the biggest I have ever seen off Dania
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Quote from Dan

Do I need to call you for the info or are we all friends here?

Dan---no reply==hmmmm

papaa--our water is a LOT warmer here

Alan-- very nice fish you guys got. Congratulations.
Sure beats my porgies
great pictures also. Thanks

Dan--sorry but I got the dog after that picture
The fish at the top of the pic with his nose on the yellow bag is what we have been calling schoolmasters
I already cleaned and vacuume bagged todays fish but the next dog I get I'll get a picture of and post.
Glad you like the pictures. Thanks to you, greekdiver and sdeisen for your time and effort I can now post pictures :fanwave:

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 8am-----------end at noon
wind from S at 5------from E at 8mph
current N to S at 2----none
viz 40f in 30fsw ------30f in 30fsw
seas FLAT------------less than 2f
water temp 78F
air temp. 78F 25% clouds ---88F 10% clouds

LunkerBuster, fishingdude and me S of Port Everglades today
I cheated and got there earlier and got the fish in the pic below before they got out to where I was spearin
But I had to come in at noon so maybe they got some good fish at the spot I showed them
LOTS and LOTS of boaters today:(
Glad I had a yak and a big dive flag and hope everyone gets home safe:@
I'm sure LunkerBuster and fishingdude will post when they get in
Today was a beautiful yak freedivingspearfishing day with good friends
I ended with 5 hogs, 1 mac, 1 schoolmaster, 10 porgies and a dog

5-28-10___#65-2010

South of Port Everglades today
begin at 8am-----------end at noon
wind from N at 5------from E at 5mph
current zero---same
viz 40f in 30fsw ------30f in 30fsw
seas FLAT-------------still flat
water temp 78F
air temp. 78F 80% clouds ---88F 20% clouds

today is beautiful,( except the fish were hard to find)
there was No waves, No current an No fish today.
This morning you could hear fish jump a long way off and look down from the yak an see the reef top fish 30f below.
I swam for hours before I found where the fish were but by then if was time to hoist anchor.
I love yak freedivingspearfishing

I'm not gonna say where, but in my zone today,
"fish r gonna die".

Ft. Lauderdale beach today
begin at 9am-----------end at 4pm
wind from N at 5------from E at 10mph
current from N to South at 1 1/2mph---from S at 1mph
viz 60f in 30fsw ------40f in 30fsw
seas FLAT------------less than 2f
water temp 78F
air temp. 76F 10% clouds ---92F 10% clouds

Scott, RhodyHunter an me at Ft. Lauderdale beach today
we all got fish an had a great time
sea/weather conditions near perfect for yak spearin
I gave a hog to a NICE beach bun and gave 2 big porgies to an older couple on the beach
the spearo is RhodyHunter and a hog he got
dead fish picture below is my catch minus 2 fish I gave away on the beach

LunkerBuster is 100% correct about me TRADING fish to "ladies".

black1---I do not eat the fish I catch

Meade St. today
begin at 730am-----------end at noon
wind from N at 5------from NE at 10mph
current from N to South at 1 1/2mph---from N at 1mph
viz 35f in 25fsw ------30f in 25fsw
seas FLAT--------------FLAT
water temp 78F
air temp. 78F 10% clouds ---92F 10% clouds

Quote--"SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION" <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">
National Weather Service
Generated 1757 UTC, Wednesday, May 26, 2010

At Meade St solo today
Sea is STILL FLAT at 2pm
Viz was ok
Current was fast then slacking
I only saw 3 legal hogs and shot 2. Got a nice 32in mac and a smaller one plus a small jac and a squid.
All in all it was a relaxing morning in/on the water.

Hia-Leah ---that's a nice hog.
Congratulations.
Seems like the hogs are back in the shallow water

spearos--I gotta sell my F-150
2002 Black F-150
130k miles
new brakes
new cooling system
extended cab, with suicied doors in back
soild 100% rubber waterproof sheet over carpet
vinyl seat 100% waterproof covers
6 1/2 ft bed
no dents
needs ac fixed
needs cruise control fixed

I'm gonna replace this truck in the next day of so, so please reply ASAP or I'll have to give it to the new truck dealer.
Thank you
Hau----305-587-1924 (text message is best)

WOW those are some very nice fish. Congratulationns
Very nice pictures also