Posts by greekdiver

  • GoPro HD Underwater Blurry Fix

    If you center the camera on your head, R5 is the best. But i see you constantly like to adjust the camera for the ascent. I prefer to use R5 because it doesnt make stuff so small. You still see a lot of stuff you want even if you dont use R3. R3 is good for close ups. R4 is good for seeing more up and down but not as wide which is not good imo, because if you center camera, the R5 will show more side to side which is more important.


    My video shot in R5. Everything that needs to be shown and is centered.

  • Tautog and Sheepshead - Virginia

    Quote from ladvr

    How much light did you have at 50ft with three feet of vis? Impressive haul!


    Mike


    When you land on the bottom, you have to wait there for a bit for your eyes to focus. I usually put the speargun pointing down so i can find the bottom. I would wait sometimes 30 seconds to a minute for something to come close enough to shoot. Tautog have a white chin and that reflects light so it makes it easier to shoot them. I do shoot a lot of shadows and sometimes the fish is bigger than i thought.

  • Tautog and Sheepshead - Virginia

    Quote from Dan

    Very nice shot placement.


    Are those the same sheepshead that we get here? How far north do they range?


    How does the tautog ease of processing and yield compare to the sheepshead?


    They are the same sheepshead but the largest sheepshead here is the smallest there. There are mutants there. I am not sure how far north they go. Maybe new jersey?


    I am not sure which fish you get more meat on. I would say tautog. The fish is very tasty.

  • Tautog and Sheepshead - Virginia

    Quote from Rolo

    Great fish Greek:thumbup:. Do you dive the Chesapeake up there? I was once invited to dive when I used to work for a company based out of Richmond, but boat broke down a few miles from the dock and never did get the opportunity to dive it again.


    Any strippers or was the viz just that poor?


    There are more strippers here in florida <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">


    I shot them on the bay bridge tunnel. I know the area very well so if i get decent viz i can get some real nice fish. I saw some stripers but they are small where i dive. The bigger ones hang out over the tubes.


    I usually spear some nice flounders but viz was way too bad.

  • Tautog and Sheepshead - Virginia

    I took my annual trip to Virginia to see my family and friends. I got to dive a couple days but the viz was horrible.


    Not bad for a day of freedive shooting in 3ft viz. Depth was 50ft. Gun was a Mares 70cm pneumatic. I shot a lot more fish, but they aren't internet friendly. I didn't know where to put this report.


    12lb to 9lb tautog


    12lb sheepshead


  • The Snorkel Controversy. Always in? or Out as we dive?

    Eric Fattah's post which sums up it nicely


    First of all, if you are on the edge of a blackout, there is NO WAY you would ever manage to 'clear the snorkel via displacement.' That is a technique which requires accurate timing, and an accurate estimate of when you are going to hit the surface. When ascending near a blackout, you have NO IDEA where the surface is, or when you will hit it. Often your last clear thought is at 10-15m deep. There is thus no hope to clear the snorkel by any method if you are close to a blackout.


    If you clear the snorkel by blasting, you're finished as well. I have done that and blacked out.


    When surfacing near the edge of a blackout, you should never ever stop kicking. Upon reaching the surface you should keep kicking as hard as you can, and tread water with your arms as well. This keeps the blood pressure in your head elevated. I discovered this after years of pushing my limit. If I surface and stop kicking, my vision starts disappearing. If I start kicking the pressure wave instantly hits my head and my vision clears.


    The idea that by keeping your snorkel in will allow you to STOP kicking as you surface will just worsen the chance of a blackout...


    AND THEN TRUX LAST POST


    Rick, you are right that as far as we ignore the safety risks, both ways have their advantages. However, I do not quite understand what "water tight proof" you need to realize that if you black out with a snorkel in the mouth, your chances to survive abruptly drop? Even if there is a laryngospasm at the beginning that prevents the water entering the lungs directly, you probably know that the laryngospasm releases anyway after a while - either when the blackout is too long, or when you wake. In both cases, having water in the mouth will rather likely have fatal consequences. Are you denying that, or are you also one of those thinking he is in perfect control and can never black out?

  • Central America report

    Quote from black1

    Hola Amigo's


    I am writing you all from Costa Rica and thought I would share some photo's with all my friends here. I shot a decent DogTooth snapper in a cave yesterday and wanted to share my joy, I will give a full report when I return, until then enjoy and Pura Vida.


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    Nice fish bro! GJ! I can't wait to hear the details when you get back!


    Did it come gutted <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

  • Sample pneumatic speargun

    Quote from Dan

    Marco, Greek, I have the final info on these guns. They are not Seac Sub, they're not made by Seac Sub, and they're not made for Seac Sub. Internally they're an exact copy of the Seac Sub Asso. There are slight differences in the muzzle and handle. For example the handle here is TPR coated, TPR is a nice grippy substance. I'm not sure whether the Seac Sub Asso speargun has this.


    I'm curious, does anyone know what the name Asso means?


    Your handle is nicer. But i knew they were exactly the same internally because i have taken them apart so many times. I would say i am very knowledgeable with mares sten, cyrano, and Seac.


    If you plan on carrying pneumatics, you should get a manometer that will show at least 40 bar so you can fill with scuba tank. It makes changing the oil in gun a 5 min job.