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Technical Spearfishing Technical Scuba diving is generally defined as going deeper than 130 feet. You must have the proper training for this extreme aspect of spearfishing. |
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03-29-2006, 03:14 PM | #31 |
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Nice video lesson there Tony. I'd have to second Chad's advice on the spare shaft, or at the very least, a Ray Odor kill spike. I like the kill spike on a strong, struggling fish, because you can stab it from a distance, avoiding the mask/reg knock off!
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03-29-2006, 08:35 PM | #34 | |
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03-29-2006, 09:49 PM | #35 |
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Tony, that's incredible video, and I like the new section you added. I've been wanting to learn more about this stuff since Dan shot that big grouper at 400 ft last year.
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03-29-2006, 09:58 PM | #36 | |
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Yes, Dan's deep work is inspiring. The reception to this new section has been exceptionally positive. The more we all learn about every aspect of diving from freediving to technical diving, the better. Thanks for the feedback!
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03-29-2006, 10:55 PM | #37 |
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Remarkable video!
If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney You did it! And thanks for sharing it.
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03-29-2006, 11:08 PM | #38 |
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AMAZING!!! What a astonishing video. Tony, you da man!
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03-30-2006, 02:34 AM | #39 |
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wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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03-30-2006, 03:43 PM | #40 |
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Great idea for the new section. I love it. Thedecostop is a good forum for tech diving but does not include much about spearfishing. It will be nice to see threads combining the two subjects.
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Awesome video.... I got busted at work hypnotized by the struggling fish what can I say I am an addict
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03-30-2006, 11:06 PM | #42 |
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that was awesome........I'll take a bent shaft for a cobia like that anyday. Keep those videos coming.
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03-31-2006, 08:31 AM | #43 |
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Damm those cable tips. That same thing happens to me every time I convince myself to use that type of hardware and get a really good fish.
Kind of surprised you lost that cobe so late in the fight. He looked like he lost about a 2 gallons of green fish juice. GREAT video , graphics and story! |
03-31-2006, 09:04 AM | #44 | |
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The real story is that I have had amazing success with the JBL Rock-tip Break away tip. Never had that kind of problem. I love that tip for long shots, shhoting rocky holes and angles where you just can't get a stone shot. That morning of the Cobia Adventure I went to my local dive shop to get a new shaft to replace that bent one. I also bought a no-name brand break-away tip because they were out of my favorite JBL. At the time, I noticed that the steel cable was thinner than the JBL and should have realized it was inferior. So this was a true example of spearfshing equipment failure causing the loss of a fish that I am sure helped the food chain and made a bull shark happy!
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03-31-2006, 12:50 PM | #45 |
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The normal cause of cable tip failure is lack of maintennce. Changing the cable regularly and a thorough fresh water soak after the dive makes them very unlikely too fail. Of course I replace mine with cable from kinked shooting lines off my riding rig, so the cable is about 30% heavier than even what comes on the JBL rock tip. Deburring the tip cable socket a bit helps too.
Nice fish in the video.
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