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sdeisen88 and scott were out at Meade St.today.
sdeisen88 will post up the report as soon as he can
Thanks guys

Yesterdays conditions reports [11-16-9]

UaVaj
Re: Current Vis Biscayne Bay / Elliott area and Miami 11-16
mangrove snapper = 5 per person. i was out today. just in the bay. very clear.

Itchy Trigger
Location: West Palm Beach
Jupiter Conditions 11-16
Don't even bother going out! 30 ft from the bottom i couldn't see my fins in 80ft

Hope this helps

I'm too sick to go out and check the spearin conditions myself.
I slept with a pig the other night an now I got the swine flu <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">
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My peeps in the Keys just said that the viz on the reef was 30f in 30fsw this morning.
Viz prediction for tomorrow is 40f
Just putting an idea out there for anyone that can / could go to the Keys to spear tomorrow
Hope this helps

Meade street solo today

begin at 9am--------------end a 11am
12f viz 1st reef
18f viz 2nd reef
25f viz an RIPPIN current south bound on 3rd reef
4f surf hitting the sand makes for a thrilling ride INTO the beach on a yak :@

edit--forgot to mention that FWC checked me out this morning. The LEO was a nice kid, but in our 15min conversation he asked me if I had a PFD in my yak and asked to see it :innocent2:

spearos---lookin out the window the sea is almost FLAT with a just little wind chop right now [11-13 at 130pm]

I don't know how NWS missed it so bad as NWS is calling 4-6f seas today

Just got an in the water report of 6f viz an rippin South bound current at Dania Pier.:@
Only 1 of 2 yak spearos even got into the water before they headed back to shore.
Viz was so poor that they couldn't even find the jaxs
Hope this helps

Beautiful craftsmanship. Amazing finish.:@
Why no enclosed track on guns designed to be very powerful and accurate?

spearos---problem solved, thanks to all the advice / direction /suggestions from my friends
Tin Man hooked me up with McMaster-Carr, www.McMaster.com tooling supplier in Ohio, I called them at 330-995-5500 and ordered 4 5/64 tungsten carbide jobber bits [part # 2956A12] at $8. each. The bits were here in 2-3 days and tonight I chucked 1 up in my drill press, measured back 15in. from the most forward band, locked the shaft in the drill press and watched the RA shaft shavings spin up the bit
I cut a 5/64 pin to the correct length, just long enough to stick out of the shaft and hold the wishbone good and bent it back towards the trigger. I mixed up the JB Weld, put some down the pin hole, on the pin an set the pin into the hole. Next I carefully turned the pin to angle back towards the trigger, wiped off the excess JB Weld and it was done
With what JB Weld I had left over I set the RA POS safety onto the "fire" position and applied the JB Weld so that the safety will forever be locked in the fire position.;)
As soon as this weather clears, [or we find a target practice pool to use] I'll field test my "hau extra band tab" an report back here

Anyone local that wants to try this 'hau extra band tab' just give me a call/text an come over.:)

Again thanks to all those who helped make this happen.
I love this forum

sdeisen88---I KNEW we could count on you
I'm gonna make some phone calls an pick up some "liberal" ladies I know, stop an buy some more wine/beer an we'll be over for our SECOND CLUB MEETING.
I'll tell the girls that the pool is heated, ok?
Dan-- can you bring Rocky and the bite suit? The girls want to meet him
:drink3: :bed: :dogattack: :attack2:

Thanks sdeisen88

Wood Guy---good points.
So seems like we have pretty much ruled OUT any public/community pool as a target practice pool option.
Seems to me that with all the repoed/abandoned homes in every community and such a broad base of spearos in our area that a pool could be located. I know that if I had a private home with a pool that I would be elated to have my peeps come over, get in the pool, shoot some target, try out someone elses gun/fins etc.
I thought it was a good idea

Tin Man----very nice
Thanks for contributing such a good idea
Certainly building a very good target is next AFTER we find the pool
Do you have a pool we can come over and use until this weather clears?

Dan---I hate it when everybody except me is correct
I got a place where we can try spearing gear an such, IN SALTWATER. [Which would be much more accurate than a freshwater pool.] But with all this weather I'm afraid that the viz would suck in anything EXCEPT a pool.
I got a "private" place at Oleta and also we could go on the other side of Dania pier [Wiske Creek].

Marco--now I understand what you meant. Sorry <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
Thanks sdeisen88 for helping the old man understand

When I was a PADI instructor is was not hard to find a pool to rent, but finding a pool where we can target practice is "different".
I know that I would pay $5-10. a day to swim laps and target practice and check out gear. Hell we pay $6. now to park at Vista/Meade/Dania Pier.

Soooooo, does anyone know of a pool in our area where we can target practice?

Marco--I'm sorry but I don't understand.
I was just asking if anyone knew of a pool that we could use to target practice in while this weather was bad.

I was thinking how best to spend this shit weather down time and thought that maybe pool target practice would be a good constructive use of time.
I can be there almost every morning after 830 or so. Scott can be there after 9-930.
I have numerous tools that we could use to build a target with.
Now all we need is a pool that we can shoot in.
I already asked at the condo where I live an they freaked out:@ =="NO!! NO!! NO GUNS!!"
I will volunteer to buy the target materials an build a nice big target.
Anyone have or know of a pool in our area that we can use??

WOW
What a beautiful gun
Congratulations Luv2dive
Excellent craftsmanship Wood Guy. You are a master craftsman

:fanwave: redtide-welcome to the "other side"
This is a great place an I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do.
There are some very nice, friendly and helpful spearos here
And let us know when you can come to the "otherside" of Florida

No fire an no blood but the dog smells like beer <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">

wish u could av been there Aaron

spearos---I know I had a good time at the first meeting at Dan's house.Thanks Dan
This thread is a is about a spearfishing club meeting, so at our first meeting we discussed rules and after several beers decided that the first rules of the club were;
1. No rules
2. No rules
3. No rules <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

Officers were elected from those that were NOT there.
If you did NOT show you were probably elected to club President, Vise Pres., Clerk, etc
If you did NOT show you were probably elected onto a committee <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

seaweed---it was, boz+food+boz= friends in bite suit+ spearguns + rain =great time an noone got hurt

Thanks Dan:)

This weather is very depressing
It has blown to gusts over 40mph for 4 days now with no end in sight.
You should see the view of the sea from my place. There are rolling white cap waves 10f tall as far as the eye can see. There are NO boats whatsoever on the sea. There are no birds flying or anywhere near the beach.
You can SEE the rip current from North to South.
I'm glad to not be a fish for the last 4 days and nights. The sea is relentless.
When we do finally get back in the water and out onto our shallow reefs, the reefs cannot be the same after this beating

spearos---this is a good product SALE heads up. Is West Marine Comfort Series Manuel Inflate
The vest I wear to freedivespearfish in water over 50f is on sale at West Marine for $60.
Regular price is $100.
The one I have is all black. The same vest comes in black, red and yellow.
This vest also meets USCG requirements for PFD for a boat or YAK
www.westmarine.com
Hope this helps