Everyone has made some great insite and contributions about the pros and cons of the yak as a spearing platform.
Obviously the yak is my choice for spearing. I am the slowest in our group to get ready and the slowest to get everything done at the end of the day. I am the oldest and definately not the strongest in our group. Yet once I get in the water with my yak I have everything I need and want for10 hours of spearin.
I can reach the outside of the 3rd reef in 30-40 minutes and stay there all day in 5f seas.
I believe what makes the yak not good is the extra hassle beyond just swimming out. But the extra hassle can be minimized so that the yak is almost easier than swimming out. I have my yak setup so that it is very easy for me to do solo and even off beaches that I could not swim from with a speargun.
1. My yak lives on my truck, like Stevos yak. Scott just slides his yak into his pickup truck bed. It is like having the spearing boat always loaded and hitched up to the truck and just get in the truck and drive to the launch.
2. I have 2 yak carts that I use depending on the pavement/sand. That way I never have to carry my yak. I either slide it across the sand or cart it down the beach or street. If I wanted to, I could use my bicycle to tow the yak on its cart down the street to the beach:) [that would save me the $5. per day parking fee and the truck gas].
There is more and more, but important is to make the yak as easy and convienent as possible.
When I leave my house to go spearin, I walk out the door with an arm load of stuff, get into the truck and drive off to the beach. When I get back home at the end of the day, I just park the truck, get out and carry the same gear into the house. The yak is already done and ready for the next spearin trip.
Posts by hau
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Yes, I learned the trigger mouth cut the hard way.
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WOW---those are some nice looking fish you guys got.
Congratulations.
How did the trigger bite happen please? Do you guys put your shot fish on stringers that attract the triggers?
Just wondering as I wanted to buy a stringer to put fish on so I reload my gun faster.
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pargo---I have been in the Keys wrapping up some nasty business:(
Almost done down there now. Maybe 1-2 more weeks and it will be over.Yes, the chum bag is a problem. I may have to tie it up higher on the anchor line as the nurse sharks don't seem to like to swim up off the bottom. I shoot at least 1 trigger a day off that chum bag/anchor line setup.
Saw no nice fish today, as I spent all day in shallower water.
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at Dania pier beach today
begin at 1030am-----------------------end at 430pm
wind from N at 5mph------------------from ENE at 14mph
water temp76F
current from N at 2 1/2mph----------From N at 2mph
viz 25f in 15fsw------------------------20f in 15fsw
seas flat in 15fsw---------------------seas 3f in 15fsw
air temp. 70F cloudless--------------78F PCScott got there at 930am, I got there at 1030am, LunkerBuster got there at apox 230pm and fishindude and friend got there at aprox 5pm.
I got a dozen or so reef fish. No hogs and no macks.
Scott and LunkerBuster also got fish.
I went hand to hand with another nurse shark that grabbed my chum bag and wouldn't let go [again].
I called Scott over to help me, I threw him my gun so I could use both hands on the shark. One time during the fight I looked at Scott and his mask was filled with his big bug eyes as he watched me fighting the nurse shark
Scott had to swim down under me and the shark to get my gun off the reef. :0
I lost to the shark [again] and lost another $6. chum bag.
Thanks again for helpin me Scott.
Another great yak spearin day
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LunkerBuster---Thanks.
I'm getting the mac hunting technique down also. I got a shorter gun [RA120] that swings faster, searching out areas where more mac are likely to be, practicing stone shot placement, etc, etc.
Down home we didn't have the number of macs as up here in Miami. Seems like that preditor slot was filled by barracudas in the Keys. So learning how to hunt macs is new to me. -
pargo---thats a nice mac you got there
I think that the macs are one of my favorite fish to shoot and eat. Hogs are ok, but not much of a challange once you learn where and how to hunt them. The macs always get my heart pumping
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pargo--sorry to say, but I do remember that Mr. Clean commercial
Toledo970--yea, whats the problem
I edited the pic. --"Good woman wanted, send pic of boat and tub"
OK, from now on I have a better photo idea. You will see. [If I ever get another nice fish to photo].OK, back to the fish:)
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pargo--not to worry. After I got done cleaning that King in the tub I had a major clean up to do
I don't think greekdiver would approve of my food preparation technique.:)
The landlord painted all the sinks and tub before I moved in, the color is where the paint has been scrubbed off:(
That King is the best fish I have gotten up here in Miami since July 08:) -
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TinMan---'jumping the string" is what we called it back in the day of longbows and recurve bows.
In spearin it might be, "jumping the band", or "jumping the rubber", or in the case of a pneumatic gun user. "jumping the blow job <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">""Sorry greekdiver, I couldn't control myself.
No harm intended:) -
TinMan---'jumping the string" is what we called it back in the day of longbows and recurve bows.
In spearin it might be, "jumping the band", or "jumping the rubber", or in the case of a pneumatic gun user. "jumping the blow job <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">""Sorry greekdiver, I couldn't control myself.
No harm intended:) -
Toledo970---yes we are very, very lucky.:)
I love yak spearin here in the Miami area.:)
Yesterday was a prime example of why I love yak spearin here.
1. Me and Scott each paid $5. to spear all day.
2. Bad viz at the 3rd reef didn't mean we couldn't get fish in shallower water.
3. I can get up and be in the water in less than 1 hour any day, any time.
4. My last boat [yak] cost was a month ago when I paid $9. for a compass to glue onto my yak.
5. If someone has to quit early they can just go in and I can keep spearin.
6. My flag and boat [yak] is never more than 100f from me.
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Larry---glad that you are back.:)
We all missed you.:)
There are aprox 12 or so of us yak/beach spearin now. Please to come join us as soon as you can -
at Dania pier beach again today
begin at 9am----------------------end at 630pm
wind from N at 5mph-------------from NNE at 18mph
water temp 75F in 20fsw
current from N at 1/2mph-------from N at 2 1/2mph
viz 25f in 15fsw-------------------25f in 45fsw
seas flat like a pond--------------3f and building
air temp 67F PC------------------84F PCMe and Scott started on the 1st reef, then went to the 3rd reef as the wind and seas were flat, but the viz on the 3rd reef was only 25f in 45fsw:(.
So we came in to the 2nd reef and the viz was still 25f in 25fsw so we came back in to the 1st reef again and started shooting small reef fish. I got 3 hogs, 3 spades, 2 chubs and 3 triggers. Scott got some fish also, hope he posts.
Saw one big mack for 3 sec before he dissapeared into the haze.
Saw several big nurse sharks. An outside spearo in the parking lot said they had to kill a moray eel that was eating their fish:0
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pargo---sorry, I was so tired last night I typed a reply then must have not clicked the submit button.
The Korean, Vietnamese, Phillipino and India girls I work with will eat anything
I will try to follow your instructions on how to post a picture later today when we get back from spearin.
I had to clean the King in my bathtub:0
ThanksI like your new avitar much better
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At Dania pier beach today
begin at 11am--------------------end at 430pm
wind from SE at 5mph-----------from W at 15mph
current from S at maybe 1/2mph--from S at 2mph
viz was 25f in 20fsw------------same
seas flat--------------------------3f in 20fsw
air temp. 78F, cloudy-----------82F PCMe and Scott at Dania pier 2nd reef today and ended on the 1st reef
Scott and I went out to the 2nd reef and dropped anchor directly on the 2nd reef. We hunted and hunted and never even saw a shootable fish on the 2nd reef. We voted to go in to the 1st reef, Scott yaked in and I swam in. I shot a 16in hog, a spade, 4 chubs and then a 39in King committed suicide by trying to glide right past my face on the first reef He was so close that I had to pull my RA120 up slow to not hit him. The second I squezzed the trigger i grabbed my shaft line and overhanded to the flailing King. Somehow I got my left thumb and fingers in his throat and both legs wrapped around him. His teeth and fins cut my wetsuit in several places before I could get my right hand free to get my knife. He beat me up pretty good before I could make him quiet. I rushed to the yak with my left hand still in his throat and got him in the fish bag befor I could believe that I really got him. I will try to get pictures posted tomorrow.
We are going to Dania pier again tomorrow if anyone wants to join us. Any and all are welcome. -
pargo---yes, I really like my smiley
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spearos---the beach cams show flat seas now [4-15 at 845am]. Me and Scott are meeting up at Dania at 11am if anyone would like to join us. Any and all are welcome. The dive plan will be posted in the usual place. Looks like a 2nd reef day.
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pargo---thank you very much for the offer.
Pinning the shaft is of course the very best method that I may have to resort to if the glue method does not work.
I am always tweaking my spearfishing gear. I just bought another RA 7mm shaft. The new one is a standard flopper shaft, not the RA slip tube like I have been using. I have been missing more fish than usual and think that the slip tube may be the problem. So I'll be putting a tab on my new shaft also.
Again, thanks for the help