I use 3lbs for my 2.5mm shorty and im 195. 5'11"
Posts by greekdiver
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Facial expression says at least 50lb
Nice cobe and good story Harry. That is indeed a nice spacious boat and the two motors give that extra peace of mind. How about a pic of the whole boat if you have it. So the cobias are in and the conditions are perfect, I'll be keeping an eye for them when I'm back in the water in a week. How did the cobia taste? Do you like them in general?I love cobia. I steak them and put them right on the grill with spices. I am going to my families house tonight. Going to cook a bunch of steaks.
They are great eating but they bend shafts. They are easy to get. If you see them, chances are you get one. There isnt any technique to getting these fish. It a prized fish because of size but i still like to shoot them because they are tasty.
Boat is a 28.6 Prokat center console with twin 225 4 stroke suzukis. I run it at 3000 rpms and it hardly burns any gas.
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Great Cobia! Was the visability decent within a mile of shore?
water was crystal clear everywhere.
hau,
lol
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I started drifting along the reef in about 65ft of water. The visibility was awesome. I could make out the bottom in 70ft. I saw a big sea ray along the bottom, and it was covered with cobias. I counted 8 cobias. I took a quick short breath, and i was on my way down. I began to get as close as possible for a headshot. I was in range where i knew i could get the shot. I let the spear fly, and it almost passed completely through its head. The spear got caught on the reef, and the cobia bent it half.
I slowly came back up to the surface while i watched the cobia shaking his head trying to remove the spear. After 2 tries i grabbed the fish in its gills, and he was mine.Ps my facial expression rules
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What is this trophy fish you speak of?lets say a 40lb grouper or 20lb mutton at 5m
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At far distance, that spear would have bounced off. 10ft or over.
I know having the fish on the spear is better but there will come a time where a trophy fish will come barely within shooting range and i want a gun that will take it down. Ill keep untangling my fish on the line just so that one day i will get that fish barely within shooting distance.
But you are right, i think the bands are 14mm.
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43 lb fish my ass. :nono:
I dont know if its me but the gun looks super weak. The band setup maybe? The spear should have exited that fish at that close distance shoudlnt it? A 10ft shot shot at the same place probably woudlnt have penetrated. I know if i shot that fish, the spear would have easily cleared it. Its probably an incorrect band setup.
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Not fast enough. <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">
I might have a pin for the cyrano. Im going to check. I know i have a pin for asso.
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Weather has been pretty bad lately so i thought id release a clip of my movie.
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Yes that looks like it.
Its just a muzzle with an internal oring.
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Tovarich kit supposidely fires harder and faster than mamba kit. It has very little drag considering it has no pieces on the shaft. It just has the mono attached to the front of the spear. It works really good for open water fish but not for grouper since the line is attached to the spear up top. If a fish holes up, it could be a problem getting it out.
Tovarich kit contains only one oring so its more simple than mamba kit and less stuff can go wrong. I havent had any problem with mamba kit though.
I don't plan on changing anything on my gun. It's a perfect gun for me.
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It will work for all pneumatics but it has to shoot a 7mm or 9/32 shaft. Going to bed. Ill tell you tomorrow the differences.
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Call scubasworld, they will give the right oring for the correct piston and mail it to you in an envelope. Just driving to a place will cost you more on gas.
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I dont go to scubasworld anymore. I just call them up, and they ship to me. Its far for me too.
I use fork oil 7w( 5-10w will work fine) for my pneumatics. You can get it at motorcycle shops.
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scubasworld should have that oring. You are talking about the cyrano? I wouldn't grind one down. What oil do you put in the gun also?
If scubasworld doesnt have it (They will have it), you can go to an oring store west of Atlantic that sells individual orings for 10 cents a piece.
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BTW I have 3 tovarich kits i am not using if anyone wants to buy them. My pneumatic with mamba is working perfectly ( i rarely miss) and i really dont want to change anything thats not broken.
Dan,
Nice job on the cleanup! Impressive.
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Nice lobster and detailed report!
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Pompano Report
Went out of Pompano for about 3 hours. The vis was about 50ft. The water was cool but was fine with 3mm open cell with hood off. I could have gotten away with my 3mm shorty but the outside temp was too cool. Limited out on Muttons, 1 big hog, 1 medium size hog, 1 bonito, 1 yellow jack. I saw a nice black but i had a mutton on my spear. Sorry no pics, just video coming soon.
