Posts by hau

Rolo.
Congratulations, looks like a great day:thumbsup2:
Nice story and nice pictures:)
That water is beautiful
Nice find with the anchor too:)
Thanks for sharin.

on the beach at 0830 at Dania pier

begin----------------------------------end
wind from N at maybe 1-2----------from SE at 8
water temp. 75deg in 30fsw
current from S at maybe1 in 30fsw
viz 35f in 30fsw----------------------25f in 25fsw
seas flat------------------------------1.5-2f
air temp.66 pc-----------------------76deg pc

got 1 13in hog, 1 14in hog, 1 14in trigger

av001,
Very nice fish. Great pictures and story. Thanks for sharing.:)
Congratulations.

I was out but I was 5 mi South of Dania
The report is in,Broward Beach Conditions thread:)
try to get out every chance, even if just for an hour. Even just 1 hour is good karma:)
hope this helps

Yea, seems like a lot of boats in my area are set on Auto Pilot or at least the helm is not maned correctly.
I use a full size [22x24?] boat dive flag on my yak and still get buzzed/straffed now and then, especially on the weekends.
Many/many times have I been glad that I use a reel and do not use a float line.:0
I would be very angry if a prop caught my float line:angry5:

on the beach at 0830 [before the LG]:D
begin--------------------------------end
wind from the W at 1-2--------- E at 4-5
water temp 75 in 40fsw
current from S at about 1
viz 35f in 40fsw-------------------30f in 35fsw
seas maybe 1f in 40fsw----------same
70deg cloudy----------------------75deg sunny

got 2 14in hogs, 1 14in trigger, 1 22in cero. Few pink jellies. Lots of boats. Glad I use a full size boat dive flag on my yak.:(
Lots of beach buns:)

Marco said it perfectly. Great advice Marco:D

Dan,
ROLO had it correct, surface dive/surface entry is the applied term for diving down from the surface at least by PADI, NAUI, YMCA and SSI scuba texts that we used. Perhaps there is a different freediving term as freedivers and scuba divers drop below the surface differently?

If you look at the water maps you can see that the closest the shelf is to the W coast of Fl is at St. Pete. As you go up or down from St. Pete the shelf [deeper water] gets further off shore. I used to sponge dive commercial out of Spring Hill [2hr Nof St. Pete] and we got 1fsw for every mile out. So to get into 20fsw we had to be roughly 20mi off shore like pargo said! An artificial reef effort has been made over the years to increase near shore diving and fishing but it all pales in comparison to even our first reef off shore in Broward.
Don't worry fishindude, you'll be back home soon:D
hau

1. Try 1lb changes if you can to get more perfect/comfortable weight.
2. Diving weights are an underrated piece of equipment IMO. When I was teaching scuba I used ankle weights to keep my head up more to watch students better and used more weight than normal to enable me to control a student in the water better. Freediving I use a lead necklace to keep me flat or more head down in the water. I use a loose weight belt with weights free on the belt to slide into different locations as I need them, meaning while on the surface resting face up I slide all my weightsl around to my back and while face down in the water I let my weights slide around to my stomach. With a loose belt the surface dive is much easier as the weights slide towards my head and aid in getting me head down faster into the dive. All of this is unconventional and nonstandard weight belt usage, I know. But once you try diving with a loose belt you will immediatly understand what I am saying and realize how much more comfortable you are in the water not trying to stay face down with your weights on your back as an example.
3. Diving weights are more critical for freedivers IMO because we have no BCD to use to compensate for to much or not enough weight.
4. If you think about it, our weight belt is our body ballast system, much like a gun is ballasted to lie flat in the water.
5. IMO my weight belt represents a hazard to me and I will dump it to the bottom the second I have a problem so I can get back up faster/easier/safer. In my depths I can always go back down after a breath up to retrieve the belt.
Hope this helps.
hau

I am 5'11, 175lbs, useing a full 3mm suit and use 4lbs. But I seldom freedive below 50fsw.
hau

Marco,
That was a great story that really added to the pictures for me. Thank you.
The story could have been in Espanol but your English is very good. Gracias
You do not use a reel on your RA 130?
I use the new RA composite reel with 200 foot of 600 lb. QPower line. I guess I am just afraid of loosing my gun without a reel, but I am cheap and never like to let go of my gun.:)
Gracias for the great pictures and story.
hau

Marco,
Very nice fish. Congratulations.
Your pictures are perfect, but I would like to hear the spearin stories also if you have time:)

I love my RA 130. All my Riffes and other guns sit in the closet also. I should have a sale to git rid of what I don't use anymore.
Gracias
hau

Beautiful craftsmanship from you as always. I'm sure those will sell very quickly at that price.
The rail gun spike you made me works flawlessly on my RA 130 and still looks like new after many days in the salt water.
Thank you for your continued contributions to our sport.
I have another spearin equipment idea if you are interested.
Thank you again.
hau

freedive with reel with 200ft Qpowerline. My yak is my float.

I think most spearos here prefer a two piece suit.
I use a Evo Elite 3mm 1 piece and get cold now in Dec., so I bought a 3mm hooded vest to wear over it.
I should have bought at least a 5/4/3mm or better yet I should have bought one of those 3mm Sporasub 2 piece suits on sale several months ago for100usd. But I am an old dog and new tricks [2 piece suit] are hard to learn:D
hope this helps

12-16-08
on the beach at 0800

begin -------------------------end
wind from W at 5 -------- then from E at 15
current from S at 1.5
viz 15f in 20fsw -----------20f in 30fsw
seas 1.5f------------------ 2.5f in 40fsw
water temp 74 in 30fsw
72deg rain------------------------ partly cloudy 80deg

viz got better later in the dive! no man o war, 2 pink jellies, birds feeding, 2 14in hogs

too shallow,
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

mca00176,
Congratulations on your new yak. Please to post a picture of it if you can.
A boat owners best 2 days is the day you buy the boat and the day you sell the boat. So yesterday was a very good day for you:)
I yak freedive/spearfish mainly Broward County often.
One of the most important yak accesories for me is my yak cart. You can solo yak from anywhere if you have a very good yak cart. [Just a suggestion]
Again, congratulations and let me know if I can help:)
hau

on the beach at 1030

wind from NNW at 15-20
current from south at 1.6
viz 20-15ft in 40fsw
seas 2-3 at 40fsw, 3ft at 60fsw
water temp 74

today was not the perfect day
no man o war
no jellies
few fish, got 1 14in trigger and 1 14in hog
rough seas out at 60fsw for an old man and yak