Posts by hau

At Hallandale Watertower Beach scouting today
begin at 9am---------------------end at 3pm
wind from NE at 8mph---------from NE at 10mph
water temp. 84F
current from North
viz was top to bottom in 25fsw
seas less than 2 foot-----------3f in 120fsw:0
air temp 82F PC-----------------88F PC

Went scouting off a new beach today with the Hobie yak, fish finder and GPS
I found no defined reef line like at Meade St. and Dania:(
But I did find tons of big fish with the fishfinder in 120fsw
The bottom did not look good, but the fishfinder fish alarm and big fish symboles on the screen just keep on and on for at least a half hour while I circled with the yak. My guess is that they were cobia headed north
I just know that I could not get down that deep.:(

Spearo fla----I put my fish in a 30 liter dry bag with blue ice blocks and that bag goes inside my Yak Catch Cooler.
So to me "half a bag"is half a 30 liter dry bag. Most times I don't even count them unless I think I'm getting close to limiting out on one species or another.

That storm over Miami Gardens was probably the same storm me and stevo beat into shore

At Meade St today
begin at 8am--------------------end at noon
wind from E at 7mph----------from S at 5mph
water temp 83F in 22fsw
current from South at 2.5mph--from S at 2mph
viz 40f in 35fsw--------------22f in 22fsw
seas less than 2f------------flat
air temp 82F PC-------------88F PC

Me and stevo went out for 1/2 a day. We almost called the dive off as too windy but stevo wanted to go.
Good choice as the seas and wind went flat at aprox 10am.
Stevo put a very nice shot on a nice mac. Hope he logs on with the details and the story
I just got a 1/2 bag of schoolmasters.
We had a great time on our yaks out on the second reef today before the storm

Pantoja---that is a nice cuda
Congratulations

I shot a 49in cuda on 7-4-9, did a MIL cig test first before we ate every ounce of it. It was delicious.

Pargo----you make if seem so simple
I'll try to get started on that this week.
Thank you for the tutorial and the help

Pargo----sorry for the late reply.
Yes, the new place has a beach view,but just from the 4th floor.
I thought that it would be more useful to a spearo to have a beach condition report early in the morning instead when the day was over.
I just thought that I could attach a web cam to shoot out to the beach so a spearo could click onto this thread and see what seas and sky looked like.
I do not want to set up a weather station and as you know I am computer challenged.
I was hoping that there was some way to post a picture or short video of the beach each morning to help spearos.
Thank you

7-18-9
Out the window this morning at 815am
Seas are perfect flat. Not a ripple
Not a palm leaf moving at this time
Partly cloudy. Good beach viz
Hope this helps

Anyone know how to or can help me set up a beach cam?

"We have the equipment and the technology"

Now I gotta figure out how to use the damn thing

Thanks to every one who helped me get THIS far.

There are a lot of things about the RA I would change if I could.
1. Change the trigger mech to SS as mentioned
2. Have an adjustable trigger
3. Change the safety to one that worked
4. Change the line release to a side release
5. Change the muzzle to allow for an optional screw in kill spike
6. Have a choice of camo colors [blue water or reef] for the alum barrel, muzzle and grip section
There is more changes but these are the major ones to me
This is just my opinion

sorry for the derail

At Meade St solo today
begin at 830----------------end at 3pm
wind from SE at 5mph-----from S at 20mph
water temp 81F
current 5mph on 3rd reef, 45fsw--2 mph on 2nd reef
viz 45f in 45fsw------------25f in 25fsw
seas flast-------------------3f and building
air temp 83F PC-----------80F afternoon storm

Went solo out to the 3rd reef but the current was rippin so hard that my 120f anchor line and anchor was bouncing on top of the reef and I couldn't let go of the yak:0
I loaded up and paddled a mile to the Schoolhouse [2nd reef] and :attack2: a bag of schoolmasters and other small reef fish. Saw no good fish all day. Another big afternoon storm today, but I got my compass mounted on the yak now so I can tell which way is in to shore.
A yak friend of mine got worried till the LG saw me coming in with his binoculars.

Tin Man--I sent out your check yesterday [7-7].
I love the mount. It works perfectly and looks great on my RA.
To define 'works perfectly'==
1.There is just the correct amount of adjustment to allow me to get the cam exactly where I want it.
2. The mount is not heavy and does not sink my RA120.
3. I have had no problem with the shooting line snagging on the mount or cam
4. This mount can position the cam out of the way to allow easy band loading
5. The mount is so easy to put on and take off that I take the mount off my RA in seconds.
5. Your manufacturing workmanship is perfect as always
6. Your customer service is also perfect.
Thank you again

spearos---if anyone needs a cam mount, this is THE best one to buy
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Marco---do not move to Florida:0
We would all like to have you here, but you would be very, very dissapointed with the spearin here.

Pargo---those are amazing pictures with the lighting conditions
Thank you

LunkerBuster--Thank you. And the gun even recoils less with the added weight of the cam

stevo---I asked scott today if he had ever had his RA accidently fire with the safty on and he said no. He said "why?' I said good, cause if you see me pointing my gun at you I'm taking your picture. He said "glad you warned me" <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

At Meade St. 1st reef today
begin at 815-------------------end at noon
wind from SE at 5-------------SE at 10mph
water temp 81F
current from S at 2mph------from S at 1mph
viz 30f in 30fsw---------------25f in 25fsw
seas flat-----------------------less than 2
air temp 84F PC--------------93F PC

Me and scott went on the first reef and got some small fish. Saw an 10f nurse shark, turtles and scott saw 3 crippled hogs

LunkerBuster--is another nice thing about yak spearin. ==never had an officer board my yak
They may have a quota of stops each day.
I don't mind the stops once a week or so. Is WAY, WAY better than down in the Keys PARK with stops EVERY
DAY by FWC, USCG, DOT, HOMELAND SECURITY, MCSO, etc, etc, etc:angry5:
Just my opinion

Marco---sorry for the delay.
I trimmed my eye lashes and now have no problem at all. Pargo tried on the same mask and did not report having the eye lash touching the lens problem. The lens is so close that SOME spearos may need to trim their lashes.
If Pargo can get the Technisub masks, I want to order 2 more.
Hope this helps

Pargo---Ya Mon, I love spearin.
Also, I have to break-in my new carbons and UW cam
Thanks Pargo

spearos---be advised, "FWC is on full alert for the next 2-3 weeks before mini season".
I got checked yesterday and today,[ by the same officer]
He even knows me by name now

At Meade St today
begin at 8am--------------end at 5pm
wind from South at 5mph--from SE at 15mph
water temp 81F in 25fsw
current from S at 2.5mph--from S at 1/2mph
viz 40f in 40fsw-------------25f in 25fsw
seas flat---------------------less than 2 from SE
temp 80F PC---------------93F PC

Solo today. Started at the "Schoolhouse" on Meade St. 2nd reef till the viz shut down. Then I went out to the 3rd reef to check it out. Viz there was 40f in 50fsw so I came back in to the 1st reef and drifted North. Got a bag of schoolmasters and little dogs, thats all

monster slayer---the Technisub is a very low volume mask. One of the best examples of this is the fact that some of us have to trim our eye lashes to keep them from wiping the inside of the lenses. That is low volume:0

As far as I know, the Technisub is not available with a mirror lens finish
I HAVE seen the Technisub offered with a clear [not black] rubber skirt. Though I would never buy a mask with anything other than black rubber/latex.

I can work my Technisub without my hands. Once the strap is adjusted just right, I can wrinkle my face enough to let a little water in and then just tilt my head up and exhale to purge that same water. This is important to me as I normally hunt with my anchor in my left hand and my gun in my right hand. On decent it is very easy to put enough air into the mask.
Once the lens is cleaned really good when you first buy it, fogging is not a problem like Omer masks.
Most important to me, is that once I have the Technisub on I never notice having it on

At Meade St today
begin at 830----------------end at 2pm
wind from South at 5mph--from NW at 9mph
water temp 81F in 25fsw
current 0--------------------from South at 2mph
viz 60f in 40fsw------------30f in 30fsw
seas flat--------------------less than 2f
air temp 80F PC-----------90F PC

Can't believe I haven't been in the water for 6 days:0
Met a nice Cuban spearo at Meade St. parking lot and he borrowed my Hobie and went out to the 2nd reef "Schoolhouse" with me.
He uses a pneumatic and I could hear him shooting and shooting
I shot a 49in cuda midbody above the spine that took 100f of reel line off on the first run:0
I yelled and my friend swam over and put a kill shot into the cuda.
He got several nice reef fish and at least one mac I saw.
I got a bag of reef fish and the cuda.
FWC checked us out while we were on the 2nd reef

I had the new cam on the gun but don't know how to use the cam yet. My RA120 just barely floats with my new cam rig
The Tin Man camera mount works perfectly. I can easily load the bands as the mount places the cam out of the way. As expected, the mount is beautifully manufactured and with perfect service from Tin Man as always. Thank you Tin Man. You have a PM