Posts by hau

davidpil---If you are not in a big hurry to buy a gun, then I would wait till the new Pargo gun becomes available. It should be a real bargain priced gun for the money. That's what I'm going to do before I buy another gun
If you ever get to Miami you are invited to go out yak spearin with us:)
Hope this helps

spearos---There have been many good points made here on this thread.
All I will say is that I would not kill the tiger unless I was forced to defend myself, and even then I'm not sure that the six .357 rounds I carry could kill a 14f angry tiger shark.
Back in the day I remember complaining about having to buy a second box of shells for my PPD in one month, but times and minds change and I haven't used one .357 in years.

With all the negative publicity this 14f shark killing has gotten, I am just very, very happy that it was a hook and line shark and not taken spearfishing. We as spearfishers do not need any bad press ever.
Just my opinion.

Didn't 2 spearos get speared in the head in Brazil recently:( Now a penis eating parasite worm with hooks :@
I think I'll take Brazil off my vacation places to go to list.

Hia-Leah---will do:)

Going to Dania Pier in an hour or two for my new Scupper Pro sea trial. Seas to be 4-6f. Anyone wanna go?

Toledo970--way back in the day [1969] I used to have a bumper sticker stuck on my Dodge Charger RT passengers dash that said "Gas, grass or ass, no one rides free".
I have not done grass since about 1975 and my yak uses no gas, so that only leaves one way for a female to pay for the yak rental :bed:
Wish I could fine another one of those bumper stickers for my yak

Thank you for researching the address. The camera and UW housing may get here this week or next. But like I said, seeing a true sea snake has been very rare for me. I do have very close GPS numbers to where Projectile and I saw the snake and I plan on hunting that area alot more as soon as this weather breaks so maybe we can get a picture of the snake.
Again, thanks for the address

spearos---this is not snake related.
I have just bought a 2nd yak and now have a yak to use as a loaner if someone wants to go out with us who does not have their own yak. Both yaks fit on my truck rack nicely together and therefore both yaks will be easily available all the time. It will take me a week or so to get the new yak set up with dive flag, anchor, gun holder, cooler, etc.
I must be honest though, this loaner yak is not a first come first served basis. If a shapely female in a small bikini wants to use my spare yak then all others will get bumped;)

pargo---sorry for the late reply.
I have tried to get clarification of the sea snakes.
One source states that there are no true sea snakes in the Atlantic. But for me the discerning fact is that the sea snakes I have seen have to surface to breath. Color variation I have seen is primarily brown and white bands on 2 to 3 foot snakes. Sorry I do not have a genus/species definition.

Rolo----sorry. Just now saw your question.
I bought a Panasonic DMC FX35s and Panasonic UW case just like my photographer hero greekdiver.:)

pargo--this is the closest that I could find to the color variation snake that I showed projectile. The snake we saw was more of a brown variation sea snake, but was probably the same family the we saw. The sea snakes are very long and thin, just like land snakes. As you know, eels have much thicker bodies, even little spotted eels still look like eels where these sea snakes look distinctively like a land snake just thrown out in the ocean. I do not know much about these sea snakes only that most true sea snakes have venom. Getting to see a true sea snake is rare for me.

Video: Sea Snake at Portlock

pargo---you are correct. Is ny_er[Ben] and keyskiller[Brad]. Good peeps in the Keys to know
Thanks Adrian

straight shaft--- that is a beautiful gun
If I owned such a gun I would hang it on the wall of my living room as art.
Congratulations on such a perfect piece.

Todays weather is crap and looks to be crap for several more days so I had time to order the camera and uw housing today. It should be here in 7-10 days
Going up to Florida Freedivers in the morning to pick some things I cannot get local, if anyone wants to go along or needs me to pick up something for them just let me know.

Aaron--In my past experiance, that is the worst shift, days and nights:0
In my past experiance that work scheldule is the scheldule that is given to someone the employer is trying to get rid of. Hope that is not your case. No one can honestly work the combination of days and nights for very long without "breaking". Again, hope that is not your case.
7p to 7a is THE best shift. Work 3 nights a week and spear 4 days a week.
Hope this helps

Aaron---sorry, what is an overnight shift please?
I worked 7p-7a 6 nights a week straight for over 3 yrs and still killed fish almost every day there was good weather
I work 7p to 7a for the last 25yr and love it.
I work all night while it is too dark to spear, bicycle, etc and sleep from noon or so till 5pm.
I can spear every day, even on work days from 8am til noon
What I do is;
1. Foam ear plugs
2. Tin foil on inside of bedroom windows.
3. Turn my phone off from noon til 5pm
4. Never plan/scheldule anything at 1- 2-3-4-5pm so that even on my nights off if my body wants to sleep from noon to 5pm like a work night then I can lay down to keep my body in sink.[sp]
Once you form a night shift working habits you may never want to go back to loosing all those daylight hours stuck inside working.
Hope this helps.
NIGHT SHIFT RULES for :attack2::fish:

at Dania pier peach 2nd reef today
begin at 9am-------------------------end at 7pm
wind from E at 5mph----------------from E at 14mph
water temp 78F, 75F in the sand at 35fsw
current from S at 2mph------------from S at 1/2mph
viz 50f in 35fsw---------------------40f in 35fsw
seas 2 f or less, 4f swells ---------same
air temp 81F PC--------------------85F PC

Me and projectile on the 2nd reef today.
Projectile got his first freedive hog fish I called him over and pointed to the hog in the sand. He watched and watched the hog till I yelled "shoot the hog, shoot the hog". Projectile breathed up and dropped to within 20f of the hog and shot and missed. While he was reloading I watched the hog. Projectile swam over after reloading and I pointed down to where the hog was and told projectile to "get alot closer before you shoot'. He breathed up and dropped till his spear tip was 5f or so from the hog and fired. His spear hit the hog in the belly and as projectile was swimming up the hog came off and limpted down under a coral head. I watched the hog until projectile was again loaded, then I dropped down and grabbed the hog under the head but he got free and swan 15f and layed down on the reef. When I surfaced I again yelled at projectile to "shoot the hog, shoot the hog". This time when projectile swam up he had the hog in both hands <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">
I got a bag of hogs, porgeys, a mac and grunts
Projectile said that he "had a great mental health day"

LunkerBuster---no, no wrestleing this time. Shark was to big. When you get old like me you have to pick your fights.:)
I do not know if Dania is getting "sharky" as this is my first season at Dania pier beach. Last year I speared Hollywood beach. Several different factors than last year is that we are:
1. Chumming every dive.
2. Out there 4-6 times a week.
3. Spearin more and more on the 2nd reef.
4. Posting every shark sighting.

Ismail swam over to me the other day all excited. He said he had seen a "big fu--ing shark, I almost sh-t myself"". I asked him what kind of shark it was and he said "one of those big fu--ing sharks that eats people". <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">

at Dania Pier Beach again today
begin at 9am-----------------------end at 6pm
wind from SE at 6mph-------------from SE at 11mph
water temp 77F--------------------72F at 25fsw
current from S at 2mph-----------same
viz 50f in 30fsw--------------------40f in 30fsw
air temp 81F PC--------------------88F PC

Me and scott and stevo on the 2nd reef today.
Scott saw Ä BIG SHARK":0 and got 3 hogs
Stevo got fish also and saw a shark or 2
I limited out on hogs, got 2 muttons and some porgeys.
I missed a lot of fish till I switched out to a new band.
I saw a 8f or so hammer, nurse sharks and 1 bull and lost another chum bag:(

at Dania pier beach again
begin at 9am---------------------------end at 5pm
wind from E at 6mph -----------------from E at 10mph
water temp 77F down to aprox 25fsw with a thermocline below 25fsw
current from S at 2mph---------------from S at aprox 1mph
viz was 60f in 25fsw------------------25f in 25fsw
seas less than 2f----------------------same
air temp at 830 was 80F PC-------85F PC

Me, and Ismail started the day. The mermaid and Devon came out at aprox noon.
Saw fishingdude on a boat on the 2nd reef. He had dolphins [mammels] around his boat that we saw from a distance:)
Ismail "almost craped my pants"when he saw a big shark on my chum bag. Ismail shot his first ever hog fish and lost his only spear in a big cobia he hit:0
The mermaid got spooked by the sharks and left to go back to shore:(
I shot a cobia, limited out on hogs and porgeys and got 4 muttons.
I got back to my place at 630pm and work called me in at 645pm:(

[I will try to post pictures later]

Toledo970---I hope I didn't make you feel like crap. That is never my intention ever. My personal forum policy is that if I CANNOT say something positive and helpfull then I keep my mouth shut.
I agree that pictures would be better with my posts but I am computer challanged and have to use my phone pictures to post pictures from.
pargo--no problem. We are on the same wave length. I agree and understand. Thank you for helping me to get my pictures posted and the picture posting tutorial
greekdiver---thanks for replying with camera buying information

We are goin again today.
Any and all are invited.
Ismail just texted me and we are headed for the 2nd reef.
ETA at the pier is 830