Posts by hau

fishingdude---I got your new RA. All I have to do is put it together. Sorry it took so long to find all the parts ( from 1115am when you posted till 700pm <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> )

At Meade St today
begin at 9am--------------------end at 11am
wind from N at 5mph-----------from N at 15mph
current from N at 1/2mph-----same
viz 10f in 18fsw-----------------same
seas 2f---------------------------same
water temp 70F
air temp. 55F cloudless--------70F cloudless

Scott, sdeisen an me on the 1st reef bumping into each other today cause the viz sucked
I was glad I was with good spearos an didn't have to worry about anyone getting speared
Beach surf was very rough today but we lost NO gear an no one got hurt:)
scott did a great job yak surfin right up onto the beach
we all saw fish but the viz was so poor that we each had about 2-3 sec from the time we would see a fish til it was gone into the crap viz:(
We tried for 2 hours an then gave up an went to shore
Today was a beautiful yak spearfishing day with blue sky, warm air, ok wind and seas an good friends

at Meade St today
begin at 9am---------------------end at noon
wind from SW at 3mph---------wind from NE at 24mph
current from N at 1/2mph------same
viz 30f in 30fsw-----------------25f in 25fsw
seas almost flat-----------------2-3f
water temp. 70F
air temp. 68F overcast---------76F overcast

Went out solo at Meade St today.
Seas and current was great, but viz and sun was poor.
I only saw one 20in dog that thought he was a chub and was just swimming around in a school of chubs until 60in of Riffe SS zipped through him <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
I was paddling almost to the second reef when 2 stealth spearos all in black and in an all blacked out high preformance dive boat slipped up behind me. When I finally heard them behind me I turned around in my
yak seat and saw Seaweed and his uncle grinning at me. We talked for a few minutes then went our own ways. A short time later I saw FWC pull up to seaweeds vessel and remain there for 15min or so. When the FWC left seaweed and headed my way I stopped hunting and just waited but the FWC just drove past me and waved

Since I had planned to just be IN the water for 3 hours yesterday and today, I wore JUST my freedivingspearfishing 3mm 2PC open celled suit with Mako gloves and Omer 3mm socks and I was warm the whole 3 hours both days

Don Paul----Ya Mon, we be pretty well spoiled here in warm an sunny Florida
You are personally invited to join us anytime you can. We would be honored.
That invite goes for anyone else here on our forum that gets cabin fever
(just remember that I don't big fish and I don't shoot many fish)

PS---did I forget to mention that todays spearin trip cost me $4.? (for the parkin ticket)
PSS--did I also forget to mention that a lady in a string bikini helped me slide my yak to the truck ?

At Meade St today
begin at 0900-------------------------end at noon
wind from S at 10mph---------------from W at 13mph
current from S at 1mph-------------same
viz 25f in 25fsw----------------------same
seas 2f -------------------------------2 1/2 foot
water temp 70F in 25fsw
air 65F 50% clouds-----------------84F 40% clouds

Solo at Meade st today.
Rough seas, rough offshore wind, poor viz, no fish, few beach buns and only 3 hours in the water:(
I don't know where the fish are. I only found one 18in hog that commited suicide.
Today was another personal sacrifice day field testing new gear for Tin Man and others
But it was a beautiful day to be in and on the water yak spearin.
I'm just happy to be out there enjoying the water

Dan---thanks for the heads up about the new suits coming in. I'll stand by til they arrive. Thanks

monster slayer---thanks for the advice brother. I remember using the hot water trick 25yrs ago when we would ice dive in Michigan:@

1-20-10, I wore my new freedivingspearfishing 3mm camo open cell 2pc suit with my Omer 1.5mm on top of that. I stayed warm, but the closed cell Omer immediatly felt restrictive. After just 2 days with the open cell suit i will never go back to a closed cell suit again. The open cell suit is like a second skin. It keeps me warm in the cold water yet is cooler out of the water than my 3mm closed cell suits. I am so looking forward to a true 5mm open cell freediveing suit.:toast2:

at Vista today
begin at 0800---------------------end at 1300
wind from W at 5mph------------from S at 5mph
current from S at 1/2mph-------from N at 1/2mph
viz 35f in 30fsw------------------30f in 30fsw
seas less than 2f-----------------seas flat
water temp 70F in 30fsw
air 60F cloudless-----------------72F cloudless

Solo at Vista park today
Today I wore my 1.5mm Omer over my 2pc 3mm open cell.
Got 3 fish. 1 18in hog, 1 porgey and 1 dog snapper
I didn't see any other good fish.
Saw 4-5 turtles and one swam up to check out my anchor in my hand
Today was another beautiful day to be in the water with blue skies and flat seas

1-19-10 was my second spearing day with the new Speardiver 16mm bands.
Dan helped me rig the new bands and wishbones. These bands are the shitz.
These bands are very fast and smooth. The first time I reached up and pulled a band back I could feel the difference. I am sure that I could pick out the new bands from the old bands blindfolded. The new bands feel more alive than say new RA bands. There is no "dead spot" as you are pulling the band back and the spear shoots very fast even with bands that are too long.
This is the band material that I'll be using from now on.
Thanks Speardiver for another great product.

Tin Man---I like the "component" approach for spear guns.
Interchangable muzzles, interchangable barrels, interchangable grips/mechs
You already manufacture several different muzzles. You have already built working ET guns with your Lost Wax gun and my ETPG. Seems to me that the only component left if for you to design and build is a grip/mech with a shapelock grip. Using these components every spearo would be happy. 2 band/3 band w/wo spike, CF ET of any length, universal mech/grip with shapelock grip that is guarenteed to fit every spearos hand perfectly. What more would a spearo want from a gun manufacture? Each gun would be custom for each buyer to his needs.
Just an idea

PS---I would like to be your first customer.
Order #1. One Tin Man ETPG, 120cm, 2 band black muzzle w/7mm spike, black shapelock grip with Tin Man right side line release mech. Please send invoice. Thank you <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

OK, this post is 1 year after the last post.
Same problem. Cold in the water
Now I am using a great 2pc OPEN cell suit (I finally learned the open cell / closed cell lesson. I'll NEVER use closed cell again. Closed cell suits are so unnatural and ineffecient compared to open cell suits)
I am IN 68F water for up to 8hours a day and I am 60yr old:old2::old::hau:
1. Is it "better" to buy a 5mm open cell 2pc or is it better to layer( like we used to layer cloths on up north) one suit on top of another open cell suit?
Thanks

Tin Man---I have had at least a dozen other spearos ask me if you will be making any MORE ETPG barrels.
Plus, I would like a spare gun.
Would you make and sell the ETPG barrels?
Thanks

Today was the second day with my Tin Man / hau ETPG. This gun is the shitz
1. Balance=the ETPG with RA reel and Tin Man spike muzzle FLOATS flat with the shaft out:)
2. I do not know what my ETPG weighs, but it is much heavier than any RA. Which means that there is almost no recoil (course my 2 post-op bands are very long also). I would not, but THIS is the pipe gun to put 3 bands on
3. Reloading the spear is effortless compared to any rail gun. Just tip the muzzle up, start the spear in the muzzle and tip the muzzle a little higher and the spear slides down and clicks into place. Pull a band or two back and shoot again if I need to without taking the time to rewrap the line
4. The ETPG tracks just like before, maybe better. Before when I turned the RA fast the spear and bands would chatter. Now turning the ETPG is smoother and quiet.
5. The Riffe finned spear is a joy to own and use so far. The Riffe fins add 4 1/2 inch of band pull MORE than the RA spears. NO RUST or even threat of RUST. I used to have to rinse off my RA, dry it with a towel, take the RA spear out, let stand for 15min, then wipe the spear with oil. Now I just rinse the ETPG off in the shower and towel it off=done and NO RUST
6. The new freedivingspearfishing bands and SS wishbone pine work great and are the shitz also. The bands pull very smooth with no dead spots and have a lot of power
7. The best way to describe this gun is that it is SMOOTH. It feels smooth, it looks smooth, it works smooth, it shoots fast and smooth.
8. This ETPG is THE highest performance pipe gun ever.:attack3:
(so far I have pulled the trigger 3 times and 3 fish have died. "One shot, one kill")
Thank you Tin Man

At Meade St. today
begin at 0900----------------------end at 1300
wind from SW at 8mph-----------from W at 10mph
current from N at 1mph----------same
viz 30f in 30fsw------------------15f in 18fsw
seas less than 2f-----------------flat
water temp. 70F in 30fsw
air 60F overcast-----------------70F cloudless

Solo at Meade today
Longest I have been in the water since surgery = got a little cold
Only saw 2 shootable fish. An 18in hog and a 28in mac
Paddled out to the Schoolhouse, then drifted south and then swam in to the first when the viz shut down AGAIN
Watched a pair of ospreys hunt above me
I love my ETPG. It loads so slick and fast. Thank you Tin Man

Dan---It felt GREAT to be back
I even did my own work unloading and dragging my yak. No one offered to load my gun and the others even moved off when it was time for me to get into the water an start spearin
I just wish the viz had stayed good and that all the others had gotten good fish
I have a ton more to write about the new wetsuit, new bands, new ETPG and more but have to sleep now before work
Thanks

PS---pictures coming thanks to sdeisen

At Dania Pier today
begin at 0830------------------------end at 1130
wind from SW at 5mph-------------from W at 10mph
current from N at 1mph------------same
viz 30f in 30fsw---------------------10f in 30fsw
seas less than 2f--------------------same
water temp. 70F in 30fsw
air 65F cloudless--------------------73F cloudless

scott, sdeisen, MovingTarget, flamenguru and myself meet up east of the Dania pier this morning
By the time I got out there after work scott had already made a very nice find (I'll let him tell it)
At aprox 10am the viz dropped to almost nothing as the inlet tidal wall rolled south and engulfed us.:(
I lucked out and shot 1 time and got a nice 31in mac with the very first shot with my brand new Tin Man/ hau ETPG :yay:
Moving Target got a nice hog and I'm hoping flamenguru did good as well.
Weather was GREAT for the middle of January.
Like sdeisen said "hau you are stoked"
What a relief to get back out into the water after surgery

PS--there was even aprox 2doz beach buns to greet us back onto shore :bouncinboobs:

A gathering of masses.
Looks like more an more yak/spearos are planing on meeting tomorrow ( 1-18-10) at Dania Pier starting at 0730.
So far there are 5 spearos coming. Any and all EXCEPT fish2400 are welcome.
Seas are to be 2f or less.
Viz will probabley be crap.

Dan---thank you for taking so much time and effort with me putting my ETPG together, building the brand new bands and posting the pictures of my new gun.:toast2:

Don Paul--I can relate to "tough times"
This forum is THE major single element that enabled me to get through my "tough times"
I was invited here by Tin Man back in the day when I had a SWB.
I didn't mind having a SWB. I didn't care about dieing when I wrote about having a SWB. My friends and brothers here got me through my "tough times". The sense of brotherhood and family here on freedivingspearfishing IS lifesaving to me.
Some may feel that what I just wrote is extreme, but hopefully those same people will never feel so alone and hopeless.

This is not meant as a derail

:hooray:Tin Man--I GOT IT! I GOT IN MY HANDS! HOLY SH-T! This is a dream
She is so BEAUTIFUL.
Everything is perfect. The CF tube is beautiful after you refinished it. The CF ET is perfect / flawless and beautiful. The fit of the ET, the fit of the CF barrel onto the Tin Man muzzle is perfect, the fit of the CF barrel onto the RA mech is of course perfect also. The complete ETPG is beautiful. Thank you Tin Man. Without all your generous time and effort this ETPG project dream would still be a dream as it has been for years.
I got it in the mail a couple of days ago and went straight to Dan's house for the unveiling.
There Dan spent hours helping me put the ETPG together. Dan spent a lot of time building new high tech bands for my ETPG. Thank you Dan
Dan even took some pictures of my brand new Tin Man/Hau ETPG. Maybe he would be gracious to post those pictures? (Thank you Dan)
Thank you Tin Man :hail1:
Thank you to all those here that supported my ETPG project :toast2:
(I will have her soaking wet and slippery as soon as the weather is good in a day or two.)

Dan-----thank you for sharing.
I love watching those old films.
We are very fortunate to have Don Paul and other great spearing mentors here on freedivingspearfishing
Thank you Don Paul and all the others here who have contributed so much to a sport and a way of live that I enjoy so much

PS--that is a GREAT t-shirt Buzz is wearing <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">