Posts by greekdiver

  • Dec8 - Variety is the spice of life

    Had a nice mixed bag today. I was diving 85ft, and I was feeling really strong. I shot a couple snappers right off the bat, and I boated them fairly quickly. I did my normal 2:30 min breathup after my gun was loaded, and I was ready for another go. I dropped down to the bottom and waited for some snappers to come around. I didn't see anything worth shooting so i was ready to come up. Then i saw a nice fat gag about 30ft away at the edge of the reef. He saw me and then ducked down below the reef. I knew that was my chance. I sprinted over there as fast as i could because i knew he couldn't see me. As i got closer and closer, i was getting ready for the gag to pop up from underneath the ledge to see what i was doing. Sure enough, I was right. He popped up, and I took my shot. I thought he was going to be a lot closer but i'll take what i can get. I took about a 5m shot, and hit the fish right in the brain. I saw that the spear didn't pass all the way through so i decided to loosen the drag to almost freespool. I boated the fish and began removing the spear from its head. It was stuck in its head and I couldn't pull it out or push it through without risking a bent spear. I took out my knife and carved it out. That did the trick. I am glad i sharpen my Rob Allen spears. :)


    After several drops on the same spot, i was laying on the bottom, and i see this big king out of range. He sees me but doesn't seem too interested. I was going to try to swim to it but decided not too. I just sat there motionless hoping the curiosity would get the best of him. And it did! He made a turn and came my way. I took my shot and my reel started spinning. By the time i got to the surface, the fish had taken quite a bit of line from my hammerhead reel. I let the fish run as much as it wanted so it wouldn't tear. After it took about 150ft of line, it stopped running. I pulled in all the line and boated the fish. He didn't fight much after the first run.







  • Loading pad position and shape survey

    Quote from griswold

    3 to 6. I see no reason to make the loading pad small. A pad that is too small and too high is a sore spot with me. There are many suits and rash guards on the market which I will not even consider because of the size/placement of their loading pads.


    Good job thinking it through carefully Dan.


    BTW, I really like the lining in my Picasso wetsuit. Makes for easy entry and exit and I use my 3mil all winter long in some pretty cold water. Riffe also uses a similar liner in their new suits, something you might want to consider.


    You really dont want a huge loading pad. The smaller you can get away with the better. You really need less stuff around your chest for flexibility for breathholds. I prefer no chest pad and just putting a padding on the butt of speargun if possible.

  • Mutton King - Dec1

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    very nice buddy...you are the king,....for now



    glad to see you are liking that band gun...what else do you prefer besides the bouyancy? is the loss of power throughout the whole shot or just at distance?


    I dont like using long guns. This gun has a lot of power for its small size and very little recoil. It is easy to move around and takes 7.5mm rob allen shafts. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> It has nice trigger and handle.


    <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin"> Oto.


    Everyone has their preference on guns though. I just like this one. Somebody might try it and not like it.


    It's really about how comfortable and confident you are with your gun. If you have those 2 things, you have yourself a good accurate gun.

  • Mutton King - Dec1

    Quote from Alan

    very nice fish congrats:thumbup:


    how deep were you diving?


    didnt oto call himself the mutton king before also??^^


    The title goes back and forth. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x"> I am current holder now :toast:


    Fish were 75 to 85ft and had to do some long aspettos so the big ones would come close. I few big ones wouldn't come close no matter what.


    Gun is the denton 110cm.

  • Mutton King - Dec1

    I got my limit of muttons. Smallest mutton was 22 inches and largest was 28 inches. I also shot a 26" black. All fish were deep. I saw 5 hammerhead sharks from small to huge and 2 big bulls. The gag was caught the day before but rest of fish were today.








  • Custom gun needs a custom reel

    Those open spools are fine as long as you don't fill them up. One good thing about open spools is you can regulate the amount pressure you want on the fish easily with your hand. This is important when you shoot a fish and it tries to hole up. You can put the brakes on him.


    The closed reel i think is a safer reel if designed correctly. The open reel might be able to take more line but I am not sure.


    Tin Man,


    What is the best way to make the reel as light as possible?