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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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Old 04-01-2011, 07:55 PM   #181
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Re: How deep on air?

It's funny how this thread has come full circle for me.

I have had the pleasure to dive with Tony(spearmax) and every time, he does a drop to 230 feet lookin for these elusive wreck denizens. He dives on air, has an air backup and scrubs with 60% nitrox. Its 20 minutes on the bottom, 40 minutes deco and he shoots monster fish while at it. Not once in a while, not once a month, every time... That in my book is what u call badass!
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Old 04-01-2011, 08:01 PM   #182
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On a lighter note, this thread has lasted longer than chasintail! bwahahahaha!
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Old 04-07-2011, 06:19 AM   #183
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sorry mate...i might be new in this forum but 200 to 220 feet? u will need a lot of preps and real gold at tat kinda of depth no-go-on-solo...go tri-mix...there was a grp of pro-national discovery divers did tat kinda of depth of coast pahang (kuantan) HMS Prince of Wales, from what i knew they onli made 2 successful dives in 1 month time. Goodluck mate.
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Old 04-07-2011, 06:37 AM   #184
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I see Tony do it every time we go out and shoot 50lb fish while down there.

Good luck is right!!
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Old 04-07-2011, 09:06 AM   #185
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It's funny how this thread has come full circle for me.

I have had the pleasure to dive with Tony(spearmax) and every time, he does a drop to 230 feet lookin for these elusive wreck denizens. He dives on air, has an air backup and scrubs with 60% nitrox. Its 20 minutes on the bottom, 40 minutes deco and he shoots monster fish while at it. Not once in a while, not once a month, every time... That in my book is what u call badass!
Dude, 230 feet on air? You would get narked out your gord. And spending 20 minutes at 230 feet would require over an hour of deco even if you were using trimix for the dive and scrubbing with pure 02.
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Old 04-07-2011, 04:35 PM   #186
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Re: How deep on air?

I'd believe the 230' and run times before I'd believe Tony shoots a big fish every time
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Old 04-08-2011, 10:01 AM   #187
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I Don't care what anyone believes. I am the one dropin him and recovering him after the dive. I get to see the wreck and epth on the ffinder.

No he doesn't shoot a fish every dive, but when he does it is big.

Samson. The dive is max depth of 230.
I'm sure the avg depth profile is less.
Last week he shot and subdued a huge fish on the sand.
He dives the same dive every time.
20 bottom/40 deco. Period!

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Old 06-01-2011, 01:46 PM   #188
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hey built what setup is he using?
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Old 06-01-2011, 05:28 PM   #189
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keys i was just trying to get built off on a rant...
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Old 06-06-2011, 12:10 AM   #191
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Re: How deep on air?

Have any of you guys read Sheck Exley's book "Caverns Measureless to Man"?

There are some pretty amazing stories of these guys diving air to some pretty amazing depths. Plenty of stories of fatalities as well...
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This damn thread is Ancient let it go!!
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Old 06-13-2011, 08:26 PM   #193
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Wow, some interesting posts. Although Mike’s comments are a bit strong, he is right on. Bulit7, regardless of your self taught skills, going into the Tech arena requires proper training. You simply don’t know what you don’t know! Everybody else, please don’t enable this guy with advise on how to kill himself.
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Old 08-23-2011, 01:04 PM   #194
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Man, I finally made it to the end of this thread.
It came up after doing a search for OMS doubles. I have a set of 66's set up that I have never used, and am thinking of selling them.

WTH, I'll just start tech diving again...

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Entertaining and enlightening thread.

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