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Forum: Florida East Coast Spearfishing 01-21-2024, 04:14 PM
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Posted By billder99
Lap around Florida... "fishing" for tips and ideas

I know there are a LOT of spearos experienced in Florida. My wife and I are driving a long-lap around the Florida coasts in April... from Jacksonville down the East coast to the Keys, then up across...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 12-22-2020, 08:05 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 125,442
Posted By billder99
Re: Why did they quit making the Scupper Pro?

Reviving this old thread for fans of the Scupper Pro. There is an updated version now on the market, the Scupper 14. Lot's of upgrades, a lowered CG, vastly updated drains... in my opinion, now the...
Forum: Other International 08-31-2019, 10:51 AM
Replies: 482
Views: 208,730
Posted By billder99
Re: cabo in shore report

Hey Steve,

It's fun to still see this thread pop up every now and again. Glad to see you are still coming down on occasion. I'm still living and diving in Loreto, but I'm also doing at large...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 05-22-2018, 10:44 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 52,790
Posted By billder99
Re: Your Kayak Setup for freediving

Is that Nanook in the back seat? (you guys are way too young to know who Nanook of the North is)
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 04-15-2018, 06:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 17,444
Posted By billder99
Re: Baja; My first multi-day kayak/camping trip

Stephane: Maybe you are way more talented than I am, but my DIY projects always end up taking 5 times as much time as they should... and the result is usually lacking in some way.

Here is the...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 04-10-2018, 01:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 17,444
Posted By billder99
Re: Baja; My first multi-day kayak/camping trip

Thanks Stephane & DKirby... here is the chair I got for the trip... easy to deploy and pack, sturdy, and the "sand foot" worked like a charm: ...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 04-09-2018, 04:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 17,444
Posted By billder99
Baja; My first multi-day kayak/camping trip

I planned for the last 4 months to go on a 6-day unsupported (but guided) kayak/camping/spearfishing trip, 45 miles around the islands near Loreto, Baja Sur. I got back yesterday, had a long shower,...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 03-06-2018, 07:09 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 52,790
Posted By billder99
Re: Your Kayak Setup for freediving

Nice! I really like the simple speargun tie system you are using, same one I use... very secure and safe. One thing I do when diving is tie off paddle and anchor on the starboard side of the yak......
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 02-21-2018, 07:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 103,949
Posted By billder99
Re: New to Kayak spearfishing; Loreto, Baja Mexico

Hey Ross, would be cool to meet a Spearboard Brother... it's very nice of you to offer to bring down goodies, I can't think of a single thing I need right now.

When you know, confirm your dates...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 02-20-2018, 08:24 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 52,790
Posted By billder99
Re: Your Kayak Setup for freediving

Sanny: Good tips, thanks. No kelp this side of Baja, but a wet towell is a great idea when paddling with fish out of the water. I most always dive with a floatline/float/stringer... portable setup...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 02-18-2018, 10:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 52,790
Posted By billder99
Re: Your Kayak Setup for freediving

I have now been kayaking & diving 8 times. I have not taken the speargun yet... wanted to first be comfortable with paddling efficiently, in/out of water, and managing anchor and dive gear. I'm ready...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 02-18-2018, 09:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 16,855
Posted By billder99
Re: New Seals

Great thread guys... I just purchased 2 Cobra Tourer kayaks, about 10 years old, in great shape but they will inevitably need some maintenance... appreciate these tips.
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 02-14-2018, 06:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 103,949
Posted By billder99
Re: New to Kayak spearfishing; Loreto, Baja Mexico

I'm a bit sheepish to admit it, but my first day out I had a nice 2 mile paddle out to my selected spot, all hot and ready to dive into cool water... and I find that my mask and snorkel are gone. I...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 02-13-2018, 11:07 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 33,050
Posted By billder99
Re: Sit in vs Sit on?

Hey Ron, I a spearfisherman who recently started kayaking solely as a mode of transport that is cheap and adds to the workout. Surprisingly, I have found I really enjoy paddling! I think I got a...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 02-13-2018, 10:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 103,949
Posted By billder99
Re: New to Kayak spearfishing; Loreto, Baja Mexico

Thanks Peripatetic. Baja is a wild and lonely place, not for the weak of heart. I'd love to have a dive buddy, occasionally dive with others, but I'm a fairly hard core 61 year old... I am trying to...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 02-09-2018, 01:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 103,949
Posted By billder99
Re: New to Kayak spearfishing; Loreto, Baja Mexico

Hey PBurns, I don't get down past La Paz very often but same offer here... if you are headed to or thru Loreto, give me a heads up and hopefully we can schedule a dive.

UPDATE: The kayaking is...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 01-31-2018, 04:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 103,949
Posted By billder99
Re: New to Kayak spearfishing; Loreto, Baja Mexico

Thanks, I've seen it get rough when calm wind was forecast... can happen very quickly. I'll take my time becoming a proficient and competent paddler, and I'll buy a handheld VHF before I cross open...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 01-31-2018, 01:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 103,949
Posted By billder99
New to Kayak spearfishing; Loreto, Baja Mexico

I've been spearfishing here for 12 years, just embarked on a new adventure... sold the Panga and bought a kayak (Cobra Tourer, 15'x28")... kayak spearfishing in Sea of Cortez should be some wild good...
Forum: General Spearfishing & Diving Discussion 01-30-2018, 10:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,319
Posted By billder99
Re: Spearfishing in Baja Sur... magic

Steven: Even better, 18.7pesos/US$ today, it's been as high as 22pesos/US$... it is incredibly cheap in Mexico right now for Americans, many of them down here enjoying the good life.

Tim: ...
Forum: General Spearfishing & Diving Discussion 01-29-2018, 09:20 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,319
Posted By billder99
Re: Spearfishing in Baja Sur... magic

There is no spearfishing allowed inside the Federal Protected Marine Zone (Parque Nacional)... it's all fair game outside the park... plenty of dive spots accessible by boat, more difficult to access...
Forum: General Spearfishing & Diving Discussion 01-29-2018, 01:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,319
Posted By billder99
Re: Spearfishing in Baja Sur... magic

Hey Guys, in order of questions:

San Benito: I haven't had the pleasure yet, but diving there is on my radar... you have seen what I'm talking about on the Pacific side... incredible fishing and...
Forum: General Spearfishing & Diving Discussion 01-29-2018, 12:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,319
Posted By billder99
Re: Spearfishing in Baja Sur... magic

I came down here in 2004 to work as Director of Commercial Construction for a large development (Loreto Bay). Once I got here, I realized working for the Developer was a no go for me... they were...
Forum: General Spearfishing & Diving Discussion 01-29-2018, 08:27 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,319
Posted By billder99
Spearfishing in Baja Sur... magic

Mods... please don't move this thread... I posted in General on purpose because so few members come to the Mexico forum.

After 50 years as a committed Waterman (comp swimmer, water polo, sailing,...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 01-19-2018, 03:19 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 29,795
Posted By billder99
Re: Kayak diving - San Diego to Alaska

It's been 7 months since this thread was updated... I hope you managed to gear up at all bargain prices, the kayak you got sounds like a fantastic deal.

Man, you are so much smarter than I was...
Forum: All About Kayak Diving 01-19-2018, 02:54 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 33,050
Posted By billder99
Re: Sit in vs Sit on?

I hate to admit it but I had to look up primary/secondary stability, which led me to a whole bunch of other fundamental things I should have known but didn't. I have been paddling purely by feel and...
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