Posts by hau

Alan --- I got mine a year ago and have had zero problems with it, [once I figured out how to trim my own eyelashes].
The strap is a little wimpy but with care I have not broken it yet. The whole mask easily fits in my size 10 Omer footpocket where I keep it.
Like Dan said, I have never seen a mask like it.
This is just my opinion.
Hope this helps

av001---I just got a pair of Pargo's medium hard carbon blades.
We did a pool trial and the medium hard stiffness blades feel perfect for me personally.
These carbon blades "give me wings"
This is the first pair of carbon blades I have ever worn and I was totally amazed at the difference between my plastic Omer Millinium blades and these carbons.
They even felt good and worked easy on the surface as well as powering from one of the pool to the other on the bottom.
Sorry for the derail:)

Also----Pargo spent hours with me, installing my new blades, the pool test and installing and adjusting my new Tin Man camera gun mount
Thank you Pargo

Marco---getting closer to having pictures now.
I got the camera 2 weeks ago.
Just picked up the UW camera case from stevo. We met on the street in Hollywood Fl. like 2 drug dealers exchanging packages
And the last component, the camera/RA mount, should arrive from Tin Man this week
If everything fits and works I should have pictures this week of the monster 14in hog fish we are happy to get

The camera/UW case seem pretty heavy. I hope that my 120RA will still float after mounting the camera. If not then my options are to try the camera on my 130RA and if that still sinks then my only other option is to switch out barrels from aluminum to carbon. But that is a lot of money for me:0

seaweed---Thanks. That is exactly the kind of information I needed

I want to use my RA reel with 200F Qpower line,------so, is a 100F RA float line with a dive flag float good enough for the 3rd reef AND blue water?
Thanks in advance for your opinions

Stevo and Toledo970--- think I'll stick with Tin Mans camera mount
Thanks for your suggestions

At Meade St. today
begin at 830am---------------end at noon
wind from SE at 5mph-------from SE at 7mph
water temp 81F in 20fsw
current from S at 1/2mph---from S at 1mph
viz 35f in 20fsw--------------20f in 20fsw
seas flat----------------------less than 2f
air temp 82F PC-------------91F PC

Me, scott and Moving Target on the 1st reef and did 1/2 day
Scott got 1 or 2 good hogs, Moving Target got 1 very nice hog and 2 ok hogs, I got a dozen reef fish
viz was perfect when we first started and got worse and worse.
Scott and I both are missing less fish after switching back to mono shooting lines instead of Qpower line connected direct to the shafts. I took some pictures of Moving Targets fish, hope the pictures turn out ok and he posts them here

I'm starting to get rigged up to yak/spear out on the 3rd reef. Anyone with third reef experience that could offer opinions on how best to hunt out there using, float lines, chum, break-away systems,, etc would be greatly appreciated. I currently have a RA reel with 200f Qpowerline, a RA 120 with 2 16mm short bands and 1 RA FAD.
What else would you suggest I use for 50F+ spearing on the 3rd reef?
Thanks in advance for your opinions

At Meade St.
begin at 8am-----------------end at noon
wind from SE at 5mph------from SE at 25mph
water temp 81F
current from S at 1/2 mph--same
viz 35f in 35fsw-------------25f in 20fsw
seas less than 2------------2-3f and building
air temp 82F Cloudy-------80F Storming

me and Scott went to the "schoolhouse" on the 2nd reef to try to get some schoolmasters, but they were all to smart, so we came in to the 1st reef South of Meade and scott got 2 nice hogs and I got a dozen small reef fish.
A storm chased us in and we just made the beach just before the wind hit 25mph:0

Tin Man--PM sent.
Thank you

Tin Man---thanks for the reply.
I wish my RA HAD a side line release like Paul's Euro. There would be much less risk of a shooting line hang up with a side release.
I guess there is only one way to find out if your barrel camera mount will work is to try it.
Is there anyone in my area that sells your camera mount [like Florida Freedivers or Pargo] or should I order it from you please?
If you wanted, you could PM me the details.
Again, thank you for the reply

Tin Man---has anyone else used your camera mount ahead of the reel on a RA?
How have others solved this problem please?
Thank you

spearos---I finally got the camera and UW case.
Now the question is--how best to mount the camera on my RA guns that already have reels on them?
I like the simplicity of using Tin Mans camera / barrel mount, but do not know how the camera mounted ahead of the reel will work. Also remember that the RA has the bottom line release so that the shooting line has to pass the reel and now maybe the camera mount.
For this reason I was thinking of a grip mount for the camera but am concerned about the camera being in the way of my chest while cocking the bands.
I do not want to reinvent the wheel, surely someone else has solved this RA/camera/reel problem before and can help me.
Thank you

edit--I don't know if I put this in the correct section.

Stevo--damn son, that looks painful:(
I know that my Omer pockets are softer than Riffes in exactly that spot, but guess you already tried Omers.
Maybe try the new H. Dessault pockets:)

yaudon---sorry about the spear, camera and spear tip:(
Glad you were able to get back in the water

South of Meade St today
begin at 8am---------------end at 4pm
wind from SW at 5mph---from SW at 25mph
water temp81F
current from N at 1/2mph--same
viz 50f in 30fsw-----------25f in 25fsw
seas started flat----------4-5f and building
air temp 80f PC-----------70F, small hail and big lightening

I went South of Meade street looking for uneducated fish and got 5 hogs in 3 hours
After I limited out on hogs I headed out to deeper water to look for different types of fish, 2nd reef way South of Meade. I found a great spot full of Schoolmasters with a dome top at 20fsw and straight drop down to40fsw in sand. I was there, about 1 1/2 mile from Meade St. when a big storm rolled on top of me with lightening, very high wind and waves and hail. I had to swim my Scupper Pro in part of the way to shore as I could not see shore because of the heavy rain and seas. [Conditions like these is why my Hobie has a compass mounted.]
As soon as I could see shore I jumped in the Scupper and paddled like hell for the beach. I landed with my fins and mask on
I lived but 5 hogs, 1 mac and 2 schoolmasters died

At Meade St today
begin at 8am------------------end at 6pm
wind from S at 2mph------from SE at 12mph
water temp 80F in 25fsw
current from S at 1/2mph---from S at 1mph
viz 40f in 25fsw--------------30f in 30fsw
seas flat----------------------less than 2f
air temp 80F cleare---------90F PC

me, Moving Target,scott, dino, stevo,ismail and friend, eze and friend, and fishingdude on Meade St 2nd reef today.
Today was a beautiful yak spearin day.
Fishingdude, stevo,me and Moving Target got fish . I saw some big fish today but they are all educated by now and flee at the sight of a spearo:(

yak spearos--
looks like a reef clean up is building for tomorrow [6-20] at Dania pier:attack2: :fish:
1st shift of spearos is starting at 0730
2nd shift is starting at 1030
3rd shift is starting after noon
any and all are invited
just go to the end of the pier and turn to SE and our yak flotilla should be visible on the horizon
_______

It is never safe to go alone. Cigarette boat missed me by 75feet today. [Just glad I don't use a 100f float line]. It went between me and stevo/scott. Stevo and scott thought that it got me at first. I fly a full sized boat dive flag on a 5foot straight up fiberglass pole on my 15f yak.:0
I'm looking forward to the many uses for my new UW camera;)

At Meade St. today
begin at 8am--------------end at 1230pm
wind from E at 2mph-----from NE at 10mph
water temp 80F in 25fsw
current 0-----------------from N at 1/2mph
viz 40f in 30fsw---------25f in 25fsw
seas flat------------------less than 2f
air temp 80F Clear------85F few clouds

me and stevo on the 2nd reef then scott came out just as the viz dropped from 40 to 25f:(
It was a beautiful perfect day until you stuck your head in the water and couldn't see:(
I missed lots of fish but did manage to get 2 hogs and 2 reef fish for the girls:)
Stevo got fish also.
We had fun for a short day

Toledo970--This is a great thread. Thank you

At Meade St. again today
begin at 9am---------------end at 6pm
wind from SE at 5mph----from SE at 10mph
water temp 80F in 30fsw
current from S at 1mph---2mph from S
viz 40f in 30fsw----------25f in 25fsw
seas flat------------------less than 2f
air temp 80F PC---------85F PC

me and Tyson started. Scott and Hia-Leah came out later.
me and Tyson went back to shore at 11. Scott then later Hia-Leah came in just ahead of the storm:(
After the storm past I went back out till 6pm and got just 1 hog and 2 small jacks:(
Met a lady fisherman/spearo/yaker that wants to go spearin with us

Finally found and ordered the UW case for my new FX37. Direct Video says it will be shipped out tomorrow. So maybe this time the order will not get messed up and I may have a working system in a week of so.

Now lookin for a new place to live on the beach