Posts by ddonnell

Well written Chris. Posts like these keep me going in the winter months, waiting for the warmer waters with bigger fish.

-Davis

Looks good to me! I have yet to pop some urchins thanks to some critics, but hopefully I'll scarf a few down this spring. Did you get those on a recent dive or did you have them frozen?

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ha it looked like a 1.5 pound surf perch to me. Sandy called it a grunt and Darren shot it . I checked the IUSA records and they don't accept any ocean fish that is under 10 pounds.

Yea I've seen that rule in there. I'm going to put in a SOLID day looking for a Burrito Grunt over 10... the best part is that they taste great!

The Burrito is the gold-ish one. I think that one was around 5 or 6.

Oh and if you haven't eaten the Giant Hawkfish yet, its amazing! I shot one a few years ago having no clue what it was and it turned out to be amazing. Nice job all around!

Glad it was to you Daniel!

Soon enough!

Daniel- What type of grunt? If you look through the IUSA records, burrito grunt is wide open.... <img src= " height="23" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x">

I mainly used a surfsuit up until recently, but I wasn't diving nearly as much as I am now. But for kicks I'll put my cards out:

45-60 7mm open cell jacket and FJ's with neoprene gloves
50-70 5mm open cell jacket and FJ's with hood and neoprene gloves
70+ surfsuit with hood or for long hours 5mm jacket with 3mm closed cell high waist pants with mechanics gloves

I don't know how you Fl guys don't use hoods! I feel naked without one!

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A RIB would do better.

+1. RIBs are really good for beach launching. Light enough that 3 guys can manage. I have a buddy and his has beach launching wheels that fold up. In Florida, your opinion and needs may vary, but it works for us for short trips to some breakwalls and some points a few miles away.

Welcome! The 'other' place is out of control now.

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I would agree Dan, the small ones are dumb. However, the big ones aren't big for nothing.

Yup I was talking about the big dudes. Our CA sheephead is the same way, all the 12-18" you can shake a stick at, but the big guys (and gals!) are the challenge.

I agree

Don- What year was the last photo you posted taken?

I believe it was the last dragon 2002 or 2003, my old news letters are in storage.

Cheers, Don

Nice fish! Never dove for them, but I've heard they're quite the challenge!

Is it just me or does the stainless steel shaft in the experiment have more of a parabolic bend whereas the spring steel shaft has a more linear bend.

I don't know if its my vision or not, but its past my bed time and I'm running on a lack of sleep due to finals..

Good stuff!

Lucky bastards! I have to be the DD that night for my pops. I'm gonna love the 5 coming home...

Welcome!

Thanks Don. Watching it now.

I believe a mod has to unlock it or you have to reach a certain number of posts.

Also, the first pages of some threads are private, so put all the pics and report in a second posting. The first usually just has this guy:nono: Its to keep this site more private/exclusive

Welcome Lance! Any blood on the Egypt gun yet?

It might work, but unless you are stuck on a laptop, I'd suggest a desktop. It can handle quite a bit more than a laptop can...

this one's a bit safer with the flames pointed up, until there's a bridge..:@

Take note of the bottles..

If I remember right, there was an incident where a (large) man needed to be taken out of the water because of some sort of medical emergency. With him being large, that was really difficult to get him out of the water and to medical personnel. They didn't pull the plug, but they made it very difficult with insurance demands (as previously posted).

Yes it was a fun tradition, but something was bound to happen sooner or later with booze, boats, and fire involved..