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  • What I've been up to - The FRA raffle gun

    It still needs a proper shaft and shooting line, but I just couldn't wait any longer to post some pics.


    This is the gun that Bubbafishing won in the raffle that Griswold and I sponsored a while back to raise money for the FRA. My personal thanks to Barry, and everyone else who contributed either to the auction or to the raffle.


    Special thanks to CFHunter for the Mahi inlay, and Wood Guy for the teak stock.


    61" overall
    Shooting a 65" ish 5/16" shaft
    Neptonics Tuna Mech
    9-1/2 lbs loaded




    The small screw on the top is for the spring resetting line release.




    Dressed up with an amazing Mahi inlay supplied by CFHunter:





    The rear half of the track is enclosed, using black G10 composite. The forward half is an open track that is molded into the top of the Carbon Fiber tube. The tube is 1-7/16" OD, but with the recessed track, the shaft sits no higher than a 1-1/4" tube. And it is filled with syntactic foam to add a little mass and guarantee that it will never flood.




    Gotta have the latest in AR-15 handle grips:



    And a custom Delrin muzzle:



    I know where all the little "Oh Sh!ts" are, and Bubba builds beautiful guns so he will no doubt see them too. But I'm not telling.

  • Fat Chick

    That one was a little under 90 pounds. Was a little sketchy - after letting it make a couple runs and finally getting it up, I noticed that it had a friend - an 8' tiger shark was shadowing it. Nearest buddy was not close.


    The diving is good around here, but it ain't easy. I can go just about anytime the weather is good and I've had exactly 2 good trips since last October. It is just about impossible for out-of-towners to hit the weather, river water, murk layers, fog, fish patterns, ocean currents, etc. right. I'm told lots of guys from California came in the past, but don't come anymore due to 90% busted trips. I think Keith has better luck both due to skill and the fact that his waters are more predictable since they are so far from the river.


    Regarding chasing fish around the globe, there's a season for everything. 10-year-old's need their dads around anyway.

  • GoPro HD Underwater Blurry Fix

    I'm really looking forward to seeing the results. I just bought a NEW GoPro HD a few weeks ago and I am planning to put a PT-044 lens ontop of my housing if it all works out.


    Paying $260 just for the camera itself is crazy..I only payed $213 shipped to my door and that included the motor sport package.


    One question- How did you remove the additional lens from the Housing?
    This is the on I have:

  • Simple mortised handle?

    Quote from LOMartin

    The handle is very much the same in the basic idea. The solution I see they used is a screw on the top of the gun going down where your back pin would be. It's very strong and the floatline attaches to the bottom of the handle.



    I can take pics if anyone would like.



    I wonder if SeaSniper puts epoxy or anything in the hole in the stock to strengthen it so that forces on the handle don't cause the hole to enlarge over time? I was kind of hoping to avoid the screw up through the top, just for looks, but that probably is the strongest way. Maybe a sideways pin, or maybe nothing at all, on the forward stud.

  • Simple mortised handle?

    Quote from Dan

    The simplicity of drilling the holes as opposed to chiseling out/shaping a hole to accommodate the handle is a bonus. Pinning however makes things a little more complicated, if one has to match holes in the wood with predrilled holes in the studs. If it's aluminum maybe you can just drill through the whole thing.


    You nailed it. The idea is to not pre-drill the pin holes. Once the handle is mounted, you would drill the pin holes with the handle in place, so the placement isn't critical, as long as you hit the stud.


    It's not obvious in the pic, but the trigger depth is a little more than a Wong or Alexander handle.

  • Simple mortised handle?

    I was kicking around ideas with someone the other day who wanted a handle for a thin rear handled gun with a rounded bottom. He wasn't happy with any of the ways to recess a normal screwed-on handle, so we started considering mortised ideas.


    What I have so far is a simple 3/8" thick aluminum frame, with the top two studs turned round so that they insert into 3/8" holes drilled in front of and behind the trigger. I guess a pin or screw would be needed to hold each in place. My first thought was that the pins would go through the stock from side to side, but I guess it would also be possible to put a screw straight down and into a tapped hole in the end of each post.


    I think it leaves a clean looking installation that is very easy for the first time DIY guy, on just about any stock big enough to hold a trigger mech.


    I might make up a few of these, but before I do, I'm looking for a little constructive criticism. What are the potential problems with the approach?

  • what i've been up to

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    Oto, I hate weigths, I've done them a lot in my teens and wish I didn't. I wish I would've stuck with grappling more consistently. Sometimes it takes a trauma to realize that life is not a sprint, it's an endurance race and you have to pace yourself to make sure your body is still functioning well towards the finish.


    I don't think loading uses pecs much, it's more back muscles. Heal fast my friend.


    very well said

  • Dangerous gear - speargun wrist strap

    i dont know..i think mako did that you know to get money from every idea they have...obviusly just by seeing it you know its risky..i never think on attaching some leash to my wrist (spearfishing) or to my weight belt..i dont think is safe for the big beasts im seeing lately in the waters of the island..

  • 65" wahoo toothpick

    He's Aaron, Cam's cousin.


    Pics were from the same trip.


    This is going to sound like a bunch of crap, but I actually do best when I don't aim, just extend gun and look at where I want the shaft to hit and pull the trigger.


    I think it is about 8 or 9 inches from the butt to the handle. I've found that I like the in-between handle placement. Not sure if it is the reason for "natural" shooting. I think the short vertical distance between the handle and the shaft also plays a role. Light shaft, light recoil doesn't hurt.

  • what i've been up to

    wow...very sad to hear that bro...i hope you recover really really soon..i know what is like to love diving and you cant do it because your injured body doesnt let you....I tear my thigh playin soccer a couple of months ago it hurts really bad I thought i needed surgery but I handle it by resting and trying to do nothing with that leg..but dude 225 pounds is no joke...when i read your thread i feel the pain you have i know what is like..hope to hear you r out on the water soon..:thumbup:..


    PD= If I try to lift 225 pounds I bet I shit my pants in front of everybody in the gym..