Posts by phil herranen

Quote from Dan

So if I understand correctly, under the same load the coast lock snap will deform and lock but you will not lose the fish (hypothetically speaking), whereas the pigtail will fail completely? I think this needs to be done at least 3 times with consistent results to be sure. I find it amazing that the pigtail straightened out. I still contend that it's easier to use. But if there's at least a 50lb difference in capacity then that goes in favor of the the coast lock snap. Still I'm sticking with the pigtail for convenience, until it fails on me, but I don't foresee that happening with the fish I take.

almost . in the video the standard deformed and locked up and the pigtail was still more or less fine ,only after the normal locked up did the pigtail start to straighten out . in the video the pig tail is on the right.

when i do it again i will zoom in more ,and pull much slower , when i did this one i had no idea it would be so ez ,and fast . i didnt even touch the throttle just the truck rolling back did it .

i agree it needs to be done a few times to be a true test
phil

Quote from Dan

I don't understand. If you're using both and one fails why would the other then fail?

i will post pics in the am .
the normal swivel deformed and locked up , but did not release the line.
the pig tail did not deform until the normal locked up, but then straightened out and released the line .
phil

i have done it twice . the standard deforms and locks up very fast and with little force(it will catastrophically fail a little after it locks up) ,the pigtail holds its shape longer,and deforms at a much higher load , but fails catastrophically. im going to do it one more time and try to film it better . i would still use the pig tail over the standard.
phil

Quote from Dan

Phil, can you explain what's going on in that test? It's not clear but it looks like you're doing both snaps at once?

yes, that way they both have the same force applied. if you test one at a time you need a scale that records max load . the eye on one was tied to the tow hitch on my truck ,then a loop both swivels are attached to then the eye on the other swivel was tied to a tree ,then i just slowly backed up until the pop . its not the best quality video but it told me what i wanted to know.
phil

i did a little fail test today with a normal and pigtail swivel . i thought the pigtail would jam up and hold and the standard would fail ,i was wrong.the pigtail did hold its shape longer but once the standard locked up the pigtail straightend out .the swivels i used are from neptonics but it looks like they are from the same source as pursuit. i will still use pigtails on my inshore gear because my mono will beak long before the swivel and the pigtail is ezer to use and will not accidently pop open . on my tuna /bluewater gear i only use shackles
fail testing standard and pigtail swivels.avi - YouTube
phil

i like the pig tail swivel ,much ezer to use with thick gloves and cold hands ,thats what i use and i often dive 45 deg water and have a old injury that makes my right index finger go numb after a hour or two .i think the rep of them being tuff to use comes from the untuned riffe pigtails that come stock on riffe guns ,they are hard to use with a pair of pliers.
phil

i have never cut one down but i have used the wood with no reaction
phil

Quote from chris oak

Except in captivity they have never attacked a human being. However keep in mind because they are mainly up north they probably have not seen many freedivers so who knows what might happen if they start showing up around here all the time. The general concensus is that they are smart enough to tell the difference between a seal and human.

We see them all the time up here ,when the grays are around ,and I have been in the water with them when surfing ,and freediveing many times and they have never been agresive . A friend just got buzzed by a pod about 2 months ago a little south of sf . I saw a pod mid Chanel between Cruz and ci harbor in Sept this year .
Phil

Nice gun

be carefull when using anything thinned with alcohol , alcohol is the bridge between oil and water and makes petroleum and other chemicals water soluble( think of how ethonal sucks water into your gas on a boat ) and they enter the skin on contact .
Phil

Quote from metelin

linda mar is everyones "secret spot" in norcal. i dove it several of those rare days when there was top to bottom viz, it is spectacular. even on days when you can't see the tip of the gun it was productive for me. my only regret is i didn't have a chance to dive it during the early days when abs were legal to take there, i have seen several hubcap size ones in the water and many more built into walls of the local shacks or decorating peoples yards.

btw, crab season just opened.

I dove abs there for 8-10 years until they closed the season , if you went around the corner to devils slide there were walls covered with abs . For about 14 years I worked in sf ,and lived in redwood city ,and for 2 years I lived in Linda mar ,and took the coast home and dove or surfed every day . I have had some epic days diveing between ptown and hmb . That's still one of my favorite sections of coast to dive . P town will be awesome when the striper spearing law changes !
Phil

Quote from capt offshore

Wishihadgills

Thank you for the advice. . . .it just so happend that I built the PVC/Visqueen/duct tape/dust free/heated and vented/ 8'X8' "MAC DADDY" gun finish room yesterday and put my first coat on! ! ! Not to bad, had some fish eyes and bubbles. I think most of the bubbles were from the paduak, it has very grainy pores after you blow it off and the fish eyes probably from the ipe, it is a very oily wood. The colors look sooooo damn good with epoxy on them! ! ! The paduak looks almost 3-D, like you could reach into it. I followed Phil's recommendations on not useing any solvents on the bare wood, now that I have a base layer down I will sand and wipe down with acytone each coat till I reach the finish I'm looking for. So far so good though.

I was really hoping and planning to have this thing ready to go before our gag season closes on the 16th, but it isn't looking to promissing between work and Mother Nature. This morning the wind is CRANKING so hard from the north east and it is low tide, there is almost NO WATER behind my house! ! ! In the spot light it looks like I could almost walk to Mexico. I'll be heading to the shop shortly and maybe be able to work-in 2 coats today.

Thanks again.

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The first couple coats it is very important to bring the gun and room up to about 90 deg. And then let the temp drop as the resin cures , do not let the temp rise while the resin cures or you will get lots of bubbles . I only do epoxy in the afternoon ,starting in the morning is asking for bubbles . I also don't sand between every coat, the next coat after sanding never turns out great ,I only sand if I have to, on most guns I do now I never have to sand the gun. There is no need to wipe down with acitone after sanding as the coats are within about 72 hours . Before 72 hours its a chemical bond ,after 72 hours its a mechanical bond and you should sand and wipe with acitone .
Phil

Quote from toptuna

Phil how did your carbon fiber water ballast gun work out. I think you sent it with Guy correct?

I didn't have quite enuff time to finish it for the trip . Guy had asked for it last time I was at his place and called about 2 weeks before this trip so I told him he could have a old proto I had half built untill his was done.if I had 2 more days it would have been done . I will post some pics soon .its a 68" x 3/8" shaft 6 band tuna gun , that weigths 7# dry and holds almost 10 liters of water . His is about 4th gen ,I am around 6gen now and am just about happy with the final desgin .

Phil

I always use brushes with black bristles, that way if they fall out they are ez to see . I am normaly doing finsh on 3-6 guns at a time and the foam brushes only hold up for one gun if you are carefull.
Phil

sorry i have been away from the computer and its hard to cut and paste on my phone.

http://spearfishing.world/spea…eargun-coating-epoxy.html

epoxy info:
2/1 ratio
7 hr hard time @ 78 , 7 days full cure
working time 20 min at 78

safety:
always wear gloves and wear a respirator or work outside when working with epoxy resin, and when sanding resin that is not fully cured.

general :
never very ratio for epoxy
do not thin epoxy
always fully mix epoxy before adding any fillers or pigments.

mixing:
this resin has a mixing tint to take full advantage i use clear mixing cups .when you first start mixing it will look milky after about 1 min. of mixing ( mix slowly and make sure to scrape the sides and bottom to limit bubbles and to get a complete mix.
only add pigments/ fillers after mixing

gun prep:
1 sand all surfaces to 80 grit with the grain to promote a strong mechanical bond.
2 quick ounce over with a green scotch brite pad
3 blow dust off the gun
4 from this point on do not touch gun with bare hands ( oils from your hands will give the finish "fish eyes"
i never wipe down with any kind of solvent ,it just makes a sawdust slury that fills the pores that makes a poor bond for the epoxy to grab on to
application:
1 hang the gun and bring the room and gun up to temp (around 78) (do not apply resin as the temp is rising or you will get bubbles)
using a disposable brush or high quality sponge brush apply a thin coat of resin. check on the gun and stop drips every 20 min until hard
2 add 2 or 3 more thin coats : call it good if happy with finish or
3 sand to 220 to remove any lumps
4 do 2 more thin coats or until happy
5 do NOT start assembling the gun for at least 4-6 days to give the resin time to cure (it will be very ez to scratch the first couple days
phil

Tis the season . There are times of the year you just don't surf or dive some spots . I'm just glad they really don't like to eat people ,we see them all the time up here
Phil

santa cruz kelp stalkers. its more just a group of 20 friends
phil

Quote from Dan

Does perpetual mean it gets passed on to the next winner?

yes , you name and fish weight gets engraved on it and you keep it for the year,then at our year end party it goes back to the club and re awarded. this one was for wsb.
we have wsb ,abalone , pelagic , lobster ,and halibut
phil

here is one of our perpetual trophy's from my club
phil

Quote from ollie

can anyone post a cross section pic of the float line your speaking of

here you go
phil

Quote from undrh2ohntr

Congrat's on the YT...they are so much fun to hunt.
How big did the black go?

im calling it 200# but it might be bigger ,i only have a 50# scale the head spine and skin weighted almost 100#
and it took took 2 people to carry the fish bag with only meat in it into the house.
phil