Cayman HF2!!! (brown camo!!!)

[spaghetti]

Thanks Mundial. This is what I wanted to know. For sure I need a 90cm speargun (the last I had went sold to Podge) and these are my candidates (no order of preference):
Cayman HF2 (in february...)
XXV Gold
Seatec Gabbiano
T20 (before they run out of stock)
Cressi Geronimo
cutting my old Master Comp 106 to make a 90 of it...

[Marwan]

dont cut the 106... i tried that once, failed miserably...

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by Marwan

dont cut the 106... i tried that once, failed miserably...

I take this as a good advise my friend, but I wasn't thinking to do it myself:
I know my limits and I know I'd certainly loose one or two fingers if I ever ventured to try that... My neighbour is a plumber and cuts pipes everyday so he'd me my man in the case.
What gun did you cut? (and how many fingers?)

[Marwan]

thats the funny part i wasnt even trying to to cut the barrel, i was simply trying to replace my comanche 60 barrel with a 75...the barrel wouldnt go out of the handle, one thing lead to another , i got crazy, bla bla bla ended up with a broken handle and borken barrel its actually quite funny now..wasnt at the time i should have gon to the plumber

cheers

[Mr. X]

Originally Posted by Fondueset

Of course, Mr X, the Italians invented English.

Next you'll be telling me God isn't English...and then where would be!

Originally Posted by spaghetti

Italians also invented the word "fascism" and "ghetto", as well as fascism itself and ghettos: please forgive us for this...(but you anglophones are still in debt with us for giving you a wonderful word such as "circumstance": our invention!).

..and the name Cosmo/Cosimo. Well we gave the world "Golliwog" [see elsewhere...or was it the Americans?], "chocolate teapot", "gazump" and "gazunder", "Beckingham Palace", "gobsmacked", "tosspot", "dodgy", "Luddite", "Rachmanism" and "concentration camp". A youngster (or "yoof" = "yute" ItAmE?!) recently asked me what the difference is between an "asbo" and a "hoodie", I explained that the former is like an old fashion "ABC" and the latter is a "chav" with a sweatshirt. Doesn't it make you proud (no). Well, at least we're not as fat as the Scots (news story today), yet.

Originally Posted by Fondueset

It's true, Us americans like stuff that you shove in and maybe twist once. Screwing things in is scarey for us; spirals remind us of 'the big questions' and make our heads hurt - so we find ways to do it real quick with power tools.

Good point -- spearing seems almost un-American in its lack of powerful engines. That must be why you have those huge tree trunks with a gizillion bands...and BOATS (knew there had to be a power engine angle there somewhere). The English on the other hand are not to be trusted with their own money or powerful engines.

Originally Posted by mundial

MR-X how is the bass seasone in UK?
we are in the BLUE-Runner & spanish Mackarrels seasone in israel

After a very wet, cool start, things got pretty good towards the end of August & early September. Although I've shot as many mullet (a species I see you are familiar with!) as bass this year; never saw any mullet last year. Got a good catch of scallops, some pollock - no crabs this year (or lobsters) though . I hope to get at least one or two more trips in this season -- fingers crossed for more. It's turned cooler, wetter & darker this week but this weekend is looking promising. Looks like the spearos that are still active are getting big fish. I had a good trip in October last year, so there is still time. Never heard of blue-runner but I've heard do the big Spanish Mackeral -- do they taste as good as regular "horse" mackeral.

[azapa]

Originally Posted by Mr. X

looking for an inexpensive short gun 70/75cm -- doesn't seem to be worth spending mega-bucks on such a small gun].

A good point Mr X that a Spanish team member told me: those fancy formed tubes (to reduce up/down axis bending when loading) are pointless in guns < 100Cm. Kinda obvious really.

I can see the benefit of a small or hydro side section in strong currents (ie here) as you're not fighting the gun left or right whilst aiming.. That triax idea is nice, and the NON magnum Mambas (35CM tube I think). oh dear, credit card finger getting itchy again......

good huntin'

[Fondueset]

Spaghetti,

I have a 90cm cobra I'll trade you for a villa on the med plus airfare and a bazillion, gillion dollars or euros or something

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by Fondueset

Spaghetti,

I have a 90cm cobra I'll trade you for a villa on the med plus airfare and a bazillion, gillion dollars or euros or something

sounds like a good deal .
The bazillion is no problem, but for the gillion I must ask my wife (that's just because many people told me that her gillions are more stylish than mine...)

[Fondueset]

I've heard that. Both about your wife, and Italian women in general.

[twentytwomonk]

Hey fellas,

Does anyone know if this is set for US release as well? I already wrote OMER asking, but I'm too impatient to wait for them to answer!

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by twentytwomonk

Hey fellas,

Does anyone know if this is set for US release as well? I already wrote OMER asking, but I'm too impatient to wait for them to answer!

Basically I'd say 'yes, why not?', assuming that North America is a strategic market for Omer (on a world scale, 87,53% of the Omer products are bought by Fondueset). Not sure though because there is a precedent: for example Omer Usa decided not to import the Omer XXV Gold speargun, probably considering it was not going to match the requirements of american spearos (very slim, "flimsy" gun, just 25mm thick barrell). However it's just a precedent that probably doesn't count in this case: the HF2 does not look "flimsy" at all..
Ask Mark L. at Omer Usa.

[twentytwomonk]

Well, and I'd like to think so because the HF sold so well in the US. I'd like to think that Mark noticed this and went "Yeah, we're not missing out on this one..."

[ILDiver]

From what I hear the US is getting like 150 of the L.E.'s I'm sure the standard HF2 will be more widely available.

[twentytwomonk]

EH, I don't need a LE gun. It's not a Ferrari, and if the color is that cool, I'll get the barrel annodized, and I'll be the only one with it!

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by twentytwomonk

EH, I don't need a LE gun. It's not a Ferrari, and if the color is that cool, I'll get the barrel annodized, and I'll be the only one with it!

You can make a business of it: women like my wife would pay gillions of bazillions of dollars for a pink Cayman HF2...