Posts by hau

yaudon--WELCOME-- glad to see that you have come over FROM the dark side.
Welcome to one of the best spearfishing forums there is.
There are a lot of very experienced/ successful/friendly spearos here to learn from.
I have learned much here.
I hope you enjoy this forum as much as I do.
hau
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This is from 11-8-8--the dog was longer than my yak is wide!!

JimCuda--If your going to try for an order, depending on the price, I would like 2 of those blue handled knives Model sub11d with plastic sheath. Unless I'm mistaken, the sub11d is the same knife as the Riffe standard?

Some fish pictures from this week or so.

pargo---thank you!!!!:)

http://www.roballen.co.za/imag…ssories/pic-slip-tube.jpg

TurboRon--cannot figure it out, this is the best I can do so far--sorry

pargo--thank you for the compliments. Yes I agree that the cmaera on the gun will be a hassle but I was hoping that the added floatation to the gun could be justified to enable me to carry another shaft on the gun. Thank you for your help.

TurboRon--I'm not good with this computer thing but I will try to post a picture of the RA slip tube.

pargo--thank you- I love spearin and just being in the water. Every dive is a good dive for me, even if I get no fish. Just being out there recharges my spirit. I couldn't feel the same if I had to buy boat gas, tags, boat gear, etc. for 1 hour in the water like yesterday for 2 fish.

yes, the camera would be nice. I use my iphone now to take pic but of course the iphone as a camera is very limited and I have to take it out of its drypk:nono: to take a picture. Does your camera with housing float? The reason I ask is that I want more floatation on my RA130. I want to start carrying a spare shaft on the gun. The last several dives I could have gotten many more shots but I was busy taking fish off my shaft, rewrapping line, etc. Of course a spare shaft will make my gun sink [not good freediving] and I do not want to use a float line and I was hoping that the camera/housing would add enough to float the gun with a spare shaft. What do you think?

TurboRon--no worries, whenever you are ready just let me know.

Don't tell anyone, but man am I glad this weather turned to crap. My gear needs fixin, I am sore from divin almost every day, my freezer is so full of fish I cannot make ice, my laundry needs done and my room is a mess
Yesterday I went out to Dania and got one of the nicest hogs I've gotten up here. He went 21in and was a beautiful color-at least until he made his last mistake in life by turning sideways to look at me. 60in of 7.5mm RA spring steel changed his color quick. I resurfaced from 40fsw and pulled him up quick enough to explode his bladder and to keep a nurse shark from getting him. No worries of him tearing off with my RA slip tube deployed through him. What a nice reasurring feeling knowing all my fish cannot tear off again. I will never go back to using a flopper shaft:)
Got my ass kicked in the rough seas and high wind and had to yak back to the beach straight into the wind. Saw a yak and dive flag on the first reef by the pier and went over to see. It was flamencoguru with his camera man. The camera man was on scuba and was exhausted in the water fighting the seas and current with all that scuba gear and camera gear:0 I escorted them back to the beach and we talked yak/spearin till we got our gear/yaks loaded up to leave. Flamencoguru uses a RA 100 with no reel. The viz was great.

I don't know how to do the quote function, so I'll just copy/paste this from seaweeds thread:

Thats what I've been wanting for years!!!!
1. Never made sense to me to try to hold a 5-6ft long pistol steady in the water with one hand to hit a fish.
I even went so far as to talk to Ray Odor about their old/old guns with stalks years ago..
3. Wood doweling for the barrel of similar diameter to the RA with an enclosed track could have a SG[specific gravity] of less than the current RA, =float better than the current RA. Different woods have different SG. If other woods are used, the new epoxy gun finishes being used by many builders now would prevent delamination problems.
4. Matt888 and Griswold use a CF tube with an enclosed track on their hybred guns now and another famous gun maker is experimenting with an enclosed track AL barrel. Matt888 and Griswold both have working muzzle designs on round/dowel barrels now, as does RA of course. These new round CF and AL barrels have high floatation material inside the barrels so that water intrusion is not an issue as it is in other hollow barrel guns.
5. I think I know of a manufacture of TI rods/tubing for the sliding wire stalk.
6. Mori manufacutres a low profile trigger mechanizem for his 'reef' model guns and the RA assembly is very light weight[and cheap] and would have one of the lowest profiles in an enclosed track gun. The Riffe Euro/Euro X trigger assembly is low profile and has a side release [monster slayer]
7. If you are going to design a gun for reel use, I might suggest a side line release instead of a bottom line release.
8. Sooo,= take a 1 1/2in teak laminated dowel, use a ball cutter for the enclosed track, route out a corrisponding trigger pocket for a Riffe Euro or RA trigger assembly, shape the muzzle band slot, make a grip to match and attach a sliding Ti wire stalk.[ Oh, and paint it black epoxy if you wanted [seaweed ]. Then it might even look like a pneumatic with bands [greekdiver]]
Tin Man may have some good ideas and he can manufacture/produce anything.

on Dania pier beach at 10am
begin-------------------------------------end at 1pm
wind from S at 6mph-------------------from S at 16mph
water temp. 71deg in 40fsw
current from S at 1.5mph------------same
viz 45f in 40fsw------------------------same
seas 1.5f in 40fsw---------------------3f and building:(
air 68deg PC----------------------------76deg cloudy

waited on the beach 1 hour for the other spearos. South wind and South current meant for some fast drift diving and slow getting back into the wind. Lots of fish on the reef, saw 4-5 jellies, seas were building fast=not an easy day yak/freedivin. Got 1 14in trigger and had a 21in hog make his last mistake by turning sideways to look at me=1 trigger and 1 hog today.

Some are freedivin/spearin tomorrow
I will try to be at Dania pier at 0900 also.
Happiness is putting on a wetsuit still wet from the last time you went diving [yesterday]
Any and all spearos are welcome to join us. Bring your float, boogy board or yak. We do not discriminate.
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seaweed---great, thanks for posting, it was a beautiful day. Glad you got a bug. How big was it please?

We didn't get into the water till aprox. 0930 and the conditions were about the same for us at Vista Park.
I stayed till 430. The viz increased to aprox 45f in 30fsw and the seas got up to about 1.5f.

Other spearos got some fish. I got a 16, 18, and 19in hogs and a 14in trigger. I shot the trigger off my new chum bag I rigged up on my anchor line= works great:)

Hope the other spearos will come on and post their stories.
I'm going to try to post a couple pic of todays fish.

spearos--I'm going to try to meet you at Vista at 0845 also, but its OK I'm going further out on my yak. See you there.

0715 update--cam shows flat seas, 4mph wind, 74deg==see you there at 0845!!!
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Pargo--just saw your new creation. She is beautiful
When I see a gun like that it reflects the experiance and knowledge of the builder.
Every component and detail combined form a gun into the end result that reminds me of art.
The kill spike is perfect. The overall length/band stretch looks perfect for our waters and the
type of fish we hunt here. The partial enclosed tract is best for hole shots, accuracy, power and speed of
loading. The bands look to be perfect dia. and length for the gun. The overall epoxy finish is durable and
makes the gun shine. The trigger mech. is perfect for the gun design with plenty of strength, a side release, low profile and overall quality. I have been thinking how the Herculon [sp] would be on my RA grip. I have held LOMartins gun and liked the control that the Herculon finish gave.
Your new gun is beautiful. You did a tremendous job and I am sure that your new gun will serve you well and bring you much pride and satisfaction.:)
Congratulations

TurboRon---it already has 5f or so of nasty chain on it if you wanted to clean it up or not.:)
I have 100f of new rope I am not going to use if you want it.
I never had to get into and out of a sit in before as my Hobie is a sit on.
Looking foward to you and Pargo going out off the beach.
Thank you

Don't really need the inflatable. We were getting ready to go off the beach spearin the other day and a beautiful lady in a very small bikini kept smiling at me= I asked her if she wanted to go out spearin with us, she said '' no but ýou can stay here with me instead'. I hesitated for just a second, but decided to go spearin instead
I figured I would be safer in the water:)

This is a heads up about the Evo Elite 3mm 1 piece at Divers Direct.
Scott Rapp bought 2 that tore at the shoulder within the first weeks use and he has changed to another
brand of suit.
Mine tore yesterday at the zipper base, about a 4x4 tear. I take really good care of my gear as my money is very tight right now and the suit still tore.
So if you bought one of these suits, please save/find your receipt just in case. The suit is guarenteed for 2 years, but so far 40 days is the longest mine lasted.
Hope this helps.

OMG those are some beautiful guns. I prefer the side line line release also as the side release does not interfere with a reel. Teak is my favorite gun material. Very nice craftsmanship. Great job and hope the viz clears up for testing====however, if you wanted to make one 130cm with an enclosed track for 7mm finned shaft, 2-3 band and kill spike in the muzzle I would be more than willing to test it for you here in our 40-50f viz;) Or better yet, pack up some guns, catch a flight to Ft. Lauderdale and WE will try them out here

av001--la mujer inflable was Pargos idea

Pargo--I would love to hear their excitement if we ever did find a good spearin spot