Posts by hau

Stevo---We all use the 3lb. folding grapnel anchor for $16 at West Marine, with 1 1/2foot of stainless chain from Home Depot with at least 100ft of 200-300lb test POLY anchor line all on a nice neat line wrap.[I have a spare anchor line wrap I can give you].
1. The 3lb anchor you can hold in your left hand and swim with while searching for fish and open the grapnel flukes for super emergency holding power. 2. The stainless steal chain makes the 3lb anchor heavy enough, just like on real boat anchor setups and prevents the anchor line from getting cut on the reef bottom. 3. The poly anchor line floats so that when you are swimming holding the anchor the line does not sink down to the reef and get snagged.
I cannot help you with a yak cart as my Hobie takes a Hobie only type of cart that actually plugs in to the bottom of my Hobie. When you see mine you will understand. I do not have any experiance with other carts.
Sorry.
I would suggest a cart without blow up tires.

Hope all this is helpful. Please let me know anytime if I can help.
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av001--- you are correct. Guess we all have our "closets".
I was just trying to find a cheap local hawaiian sling with a paralyzer tip
or even an nicer one I could get at a good price.

I am wanting to buy a used pole spear, 6f or longer with a paralyzer tip.
I will pay by cash.
Maybe someone has one in their closet they do not use anymore.:)

pargo--- wish you would have come out to Vista yesterday [2-15]. we were just 200-300 yd off shore on the 1st reef or so.
I check my phone many times during the day while spearin. If you call I can usually return the call within 1-2 hours to let you know where our group is located on the water.
Also with a pair of binoculars you could probably see our little group of yaks on the water to locate us. Most yakers are one yak by itself but our group is 4 to 8 yaks together.
We would be honored to have you or anyone else to join us anytime. Even on short notice. Often [like yesterday] others join us latter in the day.

Stevo---congratulations on your new yak
Many spearos swear my that model yak.
It is great to have you join us.
Everyone will be happy to help you get set up to yak spearfish.
Just post here or PM if any of us can answer any questions or help out.
Please to keep an eye on this thread to see where and when we are going out.
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spearos-- I need help. My filet knives are dull and I wanted to know how others sharped their filet knives. I have tried the little cermatic sticks that are V shaped and you pull the knife through but after several sharpenings those sharpeners do not put a shaving edge on a knife.
How do others sharpen your knifes please?

at Vista beach today
begin at 0900am---------------------end at 6pm
wind from S at less than 5mph-----from S at 10mph
water temp. 72deg in 30fsw
current from S at 1mph-------------from S at 2 1/2mph
viz 35f in 20fsw----------------------35f in 30fsw
seas flat------------------------------2f
air temp.72deg PC------------------78deg PC

9 hours in the water today
Spearos Scott, dino, Lunkerbuster, flamencoguro, seguyette and buddy were there
Great day for yak spearin. I got; 4 spade, 1 mutton, 1 trigger, 2 cero macks and 1 hog:)
Had a 6f Bull come to check out the blood and guts in the water
seguyette and his buddy had a near miss by a speed boat that never slowed down:0
Hopefully the other speasros will post also

pargo---you are correct. 25f viz is good, but as you know, on the close shallow reef a spearo can go for miles before seeing a good fish. So from the surface if you can just bairly see the reef bottom we fail to see many fish unless the viz is much better than the water depth. In 25fsw good viz would be 30+f, and in 15fsw good viz would be 20f and so on. The problem with hunting shallow is that most of the times the shallow water is cloeest to shore and gets hunted a lot more. So the further out from shore generally the more fish, at least along shore in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. The ideal for me and my yak would be a reef 15fsw 1 1/2 mile from shore. That would be too far for many beach/float spearos to swim out to and there should be less beach hunting pressure and generally the viz improves the further off shore you go. So most of my posts I'm out there chasing viz. I'll go out further as long as I can see the bottom well.

Core--when you come down this way there are many of us to help you out. We have extra gear, yaks, floats, etc.
And like pargo said, you do not need a yak to get fish here from shore.

beach yak spearos--
We are meeting at Vista park tomorrow [2-15-9] at aprox 0800am.
Some spearos are getting there a little later and I will post our dive plan in the usual spot
So far there are 4-6 spearos.
Any and all are welcome to join us.
Weather forecast is very good.
Reply here, PM me, email me, or call me if you need more informnation

on Dania pier beach today
begin at 0900am-------------------------end at 3pm
wind calm---------------------------------from SSE at 10mph
water temp. 72deg in 30fsw
current 1/2 from S----------------------1mph from S
viz 25f in 25fsw-------------------------same
seas flat---------------------------------3f in 30fsw
air temp. 69 deg cloudless------------79deg PC

Today looked perfect until I got in and the viz was 25f in 25fsw:(
I swam from 0930 til 2;30 pm and I only got 1 14in spade, 1 14in trigger and
1 25in Mac.
The Mac was so far away by the time I got him in my sights I was amazed I even hit him
and my RA slip tube saved me from loosing that Mac.

at Dania pier beach today
begin at 0830-------------------------------end at noon
wind from N at 2mph-----------------------NNE at 5mph
water temp.71deg in 20fsw
current from N at 1/2----------------------from N at 2mph
viz 20f in 20fsw-----------------------------same
seas 1f of less------------------------------same
air temp.72deg fog at 200f--------------80deg-PC

Me and TurboRon started at 0830 and had poor viz and saw no fish in 20fsw.
The viz was much better near the pier and South.
We met dino/Scott/LunkerBuster as we were coming in they were just going out so hopefully they got some fish. It was a beautiful yak spearin day with flat water, blue sky and lots and lots of beach buns

TurboRon----thanks for getting up at 530 am and goin spearin with me. Sorry we didn't get any fish.

beach yak spearos---please to check out the 6 beach cams now
Me and a couple others will be at Dania pier today. I will leave our dive plan in the usual spot if anyone comes late.
I will be off line now so please to call me,
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TurboRon--- that would be great to have you go with us:)
Weather permitting I'll be in the water early tomorrow [Fri.13th:0] but have to quit spearin at noon because of work. Scott is going out later or so and we'll work it out later today.
Weather is forecast to be very good tomorrow. I'm glad winter is over

pargo---looks like you fixed the logging off problem for me. I typed this post AND the condition post [#162] without getting logged off. Thank you, thank you!!!!

at Dania pier beach today
begin at 0830----------------------------------------end at 130pm

wind from S at 4mph--------------------------------from S at 10mph
water temp 71deg in 15fsw
current from S at 1/2mph--------------------------from S at 2mph
viz=40f in 50fsw-------------------------------------15f in 17fsw
seas 1f from SSE------------------------------------2 1/2f from SSE
73deg PC---------------------------------------------79deg PC

Me and Scott went out to the 3rd reef to try to find fish and viz. No fish:(
The viz out there was 40f in 50fsw but we saw no fish and came in to the 1st reef and saw no fish:(
Neither of us pulled the trigger all day:(
Nice yak day but the viz and the fish did not cooperate.
Maybe the viz will be better tomorrow:)
My yak and my ribs both worked ok today:)
"We had fun, thats all that matters"--JLB

monster slayer---that looks like a nice high dollar board. Looks like it has everything you could need. Very nice:)

LunkerBuster---good job on your new board. Can't wait to see it in action covered with fish and all tippy because of all the fish piled up on top of it:)
Looks like your best friend has been helping also
I'm going out to check out the fish and conditions now.
Might be a good weekend to be "sick".

beach yak spearos--
The below weather forecast may indicate that many fishs may expire of unnatural causes in the next several days
Weather permitting I hope to contribute to the successful ecologic fish selection process in the next several days.
Please to reply here or by PM if you want to participate in this fish selection process beginning 2-12 am at Dania/Vista:)

Thursday
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
Friday
East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
Saturday
South winds 10 to 15 knots. Near shore...seas 2 feet or less. Well offshore...seas 2 feet or less building to 2 to 4 feet. Intracoastal waters a light chop. Slight chance of light showers.
Sunday
Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 feet or less. Intracoastal waters smooth. Slight chance of light showers.
Monday
North winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet near shore and up to 6 to 8 feet in the Gulf Stream. Intracoastal waters a light chop.
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pargo----Thank you.
We have all been out of the water too long
Scott Rapp got a new RA110 Tuna and yaudon bought a new Hobie tanduem yak that needs to get bloodied.:)

beach yak spearos------
sharpen your knives and your spearpoints cause it looks like better days are comin
We have new guns and yaks to christen

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THURSDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS.

FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS.
INTRACOASTAL WATERS A LIGHT CHOP. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS.

National Weather Service
Generated 1841 UTC, Monday, Feb 09, 2009
Document URL http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtb.../am/amz650.txt
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on Hallandale beach at 0930am
did not begin a dive, just walked the beach today
beach spearos---forget about today. It is rough and tough out there right now at 1030am. I went out onto the beach and the seagulls were even hiding out of the wind

I got my yak fixed and may be able to pull the bands on my RA by tomorrow
Maybe the weather will be better tomorrow.
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Pucho--- I love the idea of an enclosed track round barrel.
To me, the perfect gun would be a Riffe Euro grip and trigger assembly on a 1 3/8in round enclosed track TEAK barrel 130cm. Like a RA style gun but with a teak round barrel.
I like the lines of a pipe gun better than a hybrid and teak is my 1st choice of gun material.
I know some do not like the Riffe Euro grip, but it fits MY hand and the short trigger assembly with side release would allow the trigger and grip to be more inline with the band pull. I like the Riffe trigger and the left side safety that really works.
I understand the advantages of the hybrid style, but those guns just look odd to me.

All this is just my personal preference only.