Unca Walt
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The Original Old Farts Club
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That amazes me that a sponsor would send inferior seeds to a moderator. Not good marketing IMO. Word of mouth is a powerful tool on a site like this.
Unca Walt
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Oh, heck -- I gotta share... A lifetime bud of mine wrote to me with a question if you could could get bends just by repetitive free diving (a book about Korean women getting it made him question the narrative). I assured him it most ricky-tick CAN happen.
That lead to this mildly censored reply:
Joey:
Watch this YouTube -- I did exactly this back in the Olden Days before GoPros were invented.
For your setting: This is off Key West in 90 feet of water. BTDT right there.
As an experiment, while watchin the vid, try to hold your breath for as long as each guy does as he casually goes down, hunts, comes up. I had no trouble “Back In The Day” of holding my breath for 1 min 45 seconds…
Walt
PS: I do have a lotsa movies I took scuba diving all over the Caribbean of Scott, Todd, B.Bear, and even Himself.
PPS: I never had a reel on my gun – which looked exactly like the one in the video. I did not even have a connecting line to my $60 stainless steel spear, either.
I hunted by what is called “free-shafting”: You shoot the fish, and quick catch up to it, grab the spear on either side of the fish, and head up.
This method had four advantages:
I could still move my legs OK, so I started to the surface while both my arms were wrapped around the grouper – I was NOT letting the bastage go. When I got to the surface, my buddy on the boat saw me, and we both started laughing… making jokes about who caught who as he untangled me.
When you bring a fish up from that depth, they will not be able to compensate, and they will blow up and be helpless. So when I got near the surface, he was essentially immobile.
But the experience with that PITA line tangle made it so that was my last dive with line attached to my spear.
And I have had stinkin' fargin thief-arse sharks steal my fish! Several times they actually took them offa the metal stringer I had hooked to my belt. Not without getting poked by a pissed-off Waltie, though.
That lead to this mildly censored reply:
Joey:
Watch this YouTube -- I did exactly this back in the Olden Days before GoPros were invented.
For your setting: This is off Key West in 90 feet of water. BTDT right there.
As an experiment, while watchin the vid, try to hold your breath for as long as each guy does as he casually goes down, hunts, comes up. I had no trouble “Back In The Day” of holding my breath for 1 min 45 seconds…
Walt
PS: I do have a lotsa movies I took scuba diving all over the Caribbean of Scott, Todd, B.Bear, and even Himself.
PPS: I never had a reel on my gun – which looked exactly like the one in the video. I did not even have a connecting line to my $60 stainless steel spear, either.
I hunted by what is called “free-shafting”: You shoot the fish, and quick catch up to it, grab the spear on either side of the fish, and head up.
This method had four advantages:
- You shot straighter (no following line to wonky your shot)
- You could reload while still down
- You had greater range
- It was safer: You did not get tangled in the line if the fish was fighting you.***
I could still move my legs OK, so I started to the surface while both my arms were wrapped around the grouper – I was NOT letting the bastage go. When I got to the surface, my buddy on the boat saw me, and we both started laughing… making jokes about who caught who as he untangled me.
When you bring a fish up from that depth, they will not be able to compensate, and they will blow up and be helpless. So when I got near the surface, he was essentially immobile.
But the experience with that PITA line tangle made it so that was my last dive with line attached to my spear.
And I have had stinkin' fargin thief-arse sharks steal my fish! Several times they actually took them offa the metal stringer I had hooked to my belt. Not without getting poked by a pissed-off Waltie, though.
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Let me guess....you didn't putembk.....
My last batch of buds look very strange
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I'm thinkin' heetem.
joeb631a
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Thank you my brother .That means a lot .Yes you are right ,my boy made me a better man .
He left us ,with us by his side holding him. We had a company "Lap of love " come to us with a caring Dr who eased his life into his new life chasing squirrels. My boy left a profound mark in my heart and my honeys. He was her baby boy ,he was my stinky boy. Thank you from my crying heart, it means a lot....
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Thank you brother
joeb631a
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Thank you my brother ,I appreciate it very much, really do ....
joeb631a
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Thank you he left with us in his heart .....
joeb631a
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Thank you brother ...Couldn't afford to drive it too far. Besides, the Old Hen wouldn[t sleep in it. She did ride in the back once. She complained that the windows in the back didn't roll down. I told her that nobody back there ever needed any air.....
Folks here reach for a rifle rather than run for a safe place. Feels good around here, doesn't it?
Joe, know that my heart is with you.
joeb631a
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Thank you Sister I appreciate it ....So sorry about Mojo. I just went thru this as well with my Penny. My heart feels your loss
So sorry Bro, Im dealing with an unknown breathing problem with my pup that they have no clue Scary breathing at night.
I just got off the phone screaming at the Vet staff for not allowing me to talk to the Vet.
Wait until I go in tomorrow.
Hang in there Bro, he'll be wagging his tail to see you when it your turn to go to the castle
joeb631a
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Thank you brother , I know you and all of my brothers and sisters understand . It means a lot.....So sorry Joe. I hate to hear this. My animals are my babies. That is the problem....they don't stay with us long enough. All you can do is love them and is sounds like you did and have given your friend a great live.....respect.
He was not doing well and it was a relief to see him not suffer . Thats what helps me...
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Stop it Joe you are breaking my heart.....respect sent
You did the right thing
I wish someone could be here for us to do that when its our turn
Im friggin bawling
joeb631a
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Understand man cry away you are amongst Brothers
