Posts by hau

we be leavin for eze the beach now mon

spearos---looks like aprox 3-4 spearos are meeting at 77th and Collins at aprox 9am.[3-29]
I doubt that the conditions will be do-able, but many of us need a salt water fix.
Any and all are welcome, though we may not even get in the water.
I'll check back here around 7-730am if anyone is interested and needs directions
Parking meters in that parking lot only accepts quarters.

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SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION
SUNDAY
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET NEAR
SHORE AND UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

At Dania pier beach this morning [3-28]

wind from SSE at 20mph
reported water temp of 73deg
seas 4f breaking on the beach
air temp. 76deg cloudy

I was there today at 9am. Didn't get in. The conditions were worse than 2 days ago.:(
More of the beach N of the pier is washed away with a 2-3f ledge left from the pier North past half way to the inlet where I stopped. The beach erosion ledge extended as far as I could see North.:(
Watched the 2 or 3 kite boarders till one got knocked down by a wave and drug to shore by his kite:(

You didn't miss anything today Core.
If a spearo DID get into the water he might be missing a lot of expensive gear today:nono:
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LunkerBuster---I am far, far from a super spearo. I'm just an old spearo junkie that had to have a fix

Hopefully that beating yesterday will hold me til this weather breaks good:)

Marco---great video and beautiful pictures. Those are some very nice fish
Looks like a great bunch of spearos sharing good times.
[Just dreaming I was in those pictures also:)]

Projectile---I like it. Looks like it will serve you well and the lisensce plate should work great to support the flag stick.
But---where is the pic of your brand new yak please?
Congratulations on your two new vessels.

spearos---thanks
seaweed--you are correct about the gun in the park. However today, the ranger could not have ridden his beach cart to me as the whole beach has eroded away in most places leaving a 2-3f ledge of the beach. Conditions were so rough this morning that there was no surfers, no kiters, no sunbathers [blowing sand], no one.

Dania Jax beach/float dive
begin at 0815-----------------end at 10am
wind from SE at 19mph------same
water temp. 73deg
current from S at aprox 3--same
viz 6f in 20fsw---------------same
seas 5f in 20fsw------------same
air temp 70deg PC---------75deg PC

today was a desperation dive with high waves, high wind, high surge, high rip and low viz:(
I almost made it to the end of the Jax but got caught in a S to N rip and got dumped onto the beach aprox 300yd N of the Jax. I lost no gear and saw no fish. A cutie stopped on her bicycle to help me out of my wet suit in the parking lot
[I am NOT addicted to spearin:)]

pargo---OK

seaweed---thats exactly what happened to Projectile a couple of weeks ago under similar bad conditions on the Jax. He said that he fought the surf for a long time before having to give up.
Looks like a solo dive so far.:)
Hopefully I can give an encouragining viz report at least.

Pucho---that is a beautiful gun. You have great skills and talant. Thank you for sharing:)

pargo---you are correct. There are several reasons that I often dive alone
You don't think I'm going to take my freshly waxed yak out in these conditions, do you?
I don't plan on being in the water more than 2-3 hours

PS--Yea, I saw the link. Thank you, thank you. [I was afraid that the beach cams were gone at first glance]

spearos---I've reached my limit. Been out of the water as long as I can take it.:frustrated2:
I'm float divin the Dania Jax tomorrow [3-26] at 8-830am. Any and all are welcome to join.
Be prepared for bad conditions of high wind, high surge, high waves and low to zero viz.
I wiil be using my $15. float,[ no boogy board to loose or get destroyed]
Please to let me know if you are interested.

Small craft should exercise caution
Forecast as of 9:58 am EDT on March 25, 2009
Coastal Waters From Deerfield Beach To Ocean Reef, Fl Out 20 Nm-
Rest Of Today
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Intracoastal waters choppy in exposed areas. Slight chance of light showers.
Thursday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of light showers.
Friday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Northeast swell around 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a moderate chop. Slight chance of light showers.
Saturday
Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Northeast swell 2 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of light showers.
Sunday
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Chance of showers.

Yea, I'm jonesing to spearfish:(
And the above forecast is the best one I could find, others are calling for 4-6f seas through Sunday.:(

Projectile---Welcome to a better place
I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do.
There are a lot of experienced and successful freediver spearos here that are happy to help.

spearos---Projectile just bought a very nice Hobie Mirage Adventure yak and hopefully will be joining us at Vista Park, Pompano and Dania pier. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

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The phuking boat driver who run over him should be shot to death :angry5:

I agree with you monster slayer.
"The phuking boat driver who ran over him" is an ER Doctor:0

Projectile and I are meeting up at Dania pier Sunday at 830-9am. If the weather is bad we plan on rigging up his:0
BRAND NEW HOBIE MIRAGE ADVENTURE

LunkerBuster---congratulations on the nice fishes. And don't take the mack thing personal, cause they laugh at me too

Stevo---sorry about your paddle. I know how proud you were of it. You were even bragging about how nice a paddle it was today before our dive:(
Please to keep my paddle until you get a replacement. No problem:)

today we were in eze territory [South of Haulover]:)
begin at 930am----------------end at 5pm
wind from NNE at 6mph------from NNE at 18mph
water temp. 73deg
current from N at 1mph------from N at 1 1/2mph
viz was 30f in 20fsh----------same
seas 2f in 20fsw--------------4f in 20fsw .8mi off:(
air temp. 70deg PC-----------75deg PC

Today Hi-Leah, Stevo and me were supposed to be searching for 2 green bags of lost dive gear
We found NO bags:(. One spearo got lobster. Another got some fish and I got I spade and 2 triggers.
Me and Hi-Leah got caught in a small weather front coming through with high wind, high seas and so much rain only the biggest buildings could be seen. Hi-Leah did very good in the high seas and high wind but still landed aprox a 1/2mi South:(. I cell phoned and called off the other search team from coming out because the weather was so bad. Me and Hi-Leah were glad to get on the beach

monster slayer----your solution is the best solution, except that I tried that last month. I have a Riffe 00 27in that I rigged up with a paralyzer tip to shoot small fish with. I called it my fish shotgun. So I am swimming around the reef blasting almost any grunt, spade or porgy I could see and this 30in cero mack cruises past me about 10f from my face. I look at the mack, look at the 27in gun in my hand, look at the mack swimming off and swear to myself that I will not make the mistake of being under gunned again. As I swam back to the yak to get my RA130, another mack just a little smaller repeats my education about being under gunned.:(
Now I swim around with my RA130 with both bands stretched just incase mr. mack swims by. If I see a hog down on the reef or a gag in a hole I have time to take 1 band off and not damage my spear or get it stuck in the reef.
Scott suggested that I swim with a gun in each hand and my anchor in my teeth

pargo--a real rest tab would of course be better, but I was afraid what me welding on a tab or drilling in a pin would do to the RA shaft galvanizing and strength. I didn't want to take the chance of messing up a shaft.

Your idea of a 'tuck' line tied to the extra band wishbone sounds very good also and I'll try that if my glue on tab fails.:)
Thanks