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  • Diving on an empty stomach

    Ill chime in too....I dont eat at all the day of, just liquids. I will try to drink an entire gallon the night before. Around halfway through ill munch on a oats and honey or pnut butter bars, sometimes a little bit of chicken If i eat, smoke or drink coffee any more then a 3-5 hours before a dive, ill notice my bottom times decrease and I feel like im going to suffocate after a 30 second drop.

  • got an Omer education today

    The one air came out already, i think they fixed the line release issue, but its prices so high that i dont specifically see people having any issues with their current guns to ditch theirs and go to the One Air. I held a 90cm at the Blue Wild Show a few months back, and thought to myself, ill stick with my dry barrel modded Mares. I do quite well with it and dont have problems at all.

  • New Go-pro update

    My friend made a post online about how it fixed his issues as well and gave him two new shooting modes. I dont have one of those fancy ass gp3 cameras but after seeing my buddies, i might have to make the upgrade sometime.

  • My dad shoots more tuna than your dad.

    The first time i watched this i thought it was pretty cool. After a few other times i notice something that concernd me. Shooting fish in a barrel is kind of cheating. Personally, Im not so sure id turn the offer down to do this down tho sooooo.....:D Second, standard powerhead safety is to load the bullet BEFORE the shaft is loaded. Since you cant insert the pneumatic shaft without it being loaded like you can a band gun the method they are using is very dangerous. From the look its a .223 powerhead, one going off in your face like because it misfired and hit your hand would surely screw you up pretty badly.


    I like how they are all using pneumatics with only one wrap, and was impressed by the accuracy of the guns and the guys shooting them. Always waiting for that perfect head shot from the top. Very quick reaction times. I wonder who is collecting all the fish after they shoot them?

  • Video and Trip Report: Grenada and The Grenadines March 2013

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    Ben. You should seriously consider a ten to twenty foot tag line at the end of your gun. I would not advise ever diving without either a reel or gun if the water is much deeper than your shooting line. Just a bad idea but you know that.


    We are all glad you are okay.


    Yea...I appreciate the concern man. Its just hard for us to get proper gear down here in Grenada, which is why I'm shooting 20lb Jacks with a 70cm Rob Allen :D

  • Video and Trip Report: Grenada and The Grenadines March 2013

    Freedive Spearfishing Grenada, West Indies - YouTube


    Hey guys! I know it's been a long time since I've posted, but I've been super busy with school. Midterms are over now and we were able to get out for a few trips over the long weekend. My friend John and I ran up the coast of Grenada to a bunch of islands to the north where we had heard that there was some EPIC diving. We arrived at the first spot after about a 30mile trip in a 18' Edgewater CC, 5 miles of which was through a channel where the swell stacks up due to and underwater volcano. We jumped in to clear 100' viz, a ripping current, and plenty of life! I'll let the pics speak for themselves!





    John with his 22lb Horse Eye Jack that he shot with a shaft WITHOUT a flopper at 80'! This guy is an animal! He had shot a bigger Horse Eye earlier and the shaft just broke at the flopper pin.



    We shot a few more fish that day, nothing too big, but there were plenty of fish in the boat! We saw a MASSIVE yellowfin grouper while dropping to 85' that were sitting in 110' that I know would have beat the world record of 32lbs. This guy was every bit of 40lbs. He looked like a small Goliath Grouper.


    My friend Dave also shot a larger grouper that day, but unfortunately it tore off. (more on this later)


    We returned to Grenada with a TON of fish and were able to give some of our friends who are locals a lot of the fish for their Easter dinner.


    Over the next few days, all we could think about was diving the Grenadines again! So we loaded up the boat on Easter morning and made the 30 mile run again. This time the wind was blowing a steady 25knts and the crossing was even rougher! We made it to the islands after about 45min of getting beat up by 5-6ft waves.


    That day proved to be worth the trouble though. Within 15 mins of being in the water, I shot this 20+lb Horse Eye Jack at the end of my breath hold at 65' without a float line or a reel (Yea I know i'm stupid). Fighting him to the surface was extremely difficult and I almost drowned doing it.



    Later that day, we ran into a grouper with a huge hole in its side- It was the grouper that Dave had shot on wednesday!! After a bunch of diving I was able to get a shot on it in the hole, but MISSED! I knew he didnt have that much space to run, so I rammed the spear into him with my hands. The shaft penetrated and I was able to bring him to the surface on the next dive!





    That day proved to be pretty epic as John shot another 20lb Horse Eye and a big Barracuda!
    Here's the 'dock of death' picture of that day's catch.


    What a great day diving some gorgeous and epic locations!! Now back to the books....



    Thanks for reading and here's the link to the video:
    Freedive Spearfishing Grenada, West Indies - YouTube