Any comment's?

[foxfish]

Geoff, some of your ideas are a bit radical but you are one of db's characters that get people posting & I think you are great to have around
Just make sure you post you ideas before trying them out & then you will have the opportunity to hear our joint opinions - stay safe Geoff.

[Geoff]

Hi all,

azapa, I can only dive from May- Sept, So cant get that much practice, & nearly alway's dive alone.

spagetti, Yes, I've tried that, & it work's.

Marwan, Yes, you're right, I know my "Fin's" are "Too Short". I'd love to use the long Carbon one's. Adrian, a member, (Hi Adrian) has a pair, we went diveing together once, he got down quick & effortlessly with them, but at around 200 € the're out of my range.....Geoff.

[Scorp]

Hi Geoff,

I think the idea of the mobile weight itself is not bad, but the way you intend to do it seems a bit excessive to me and also not really effective to the purpose you want to use it for.
First, 30kg is too heavy for shure. Who is supposed to pull that up again? You yourself? That this is impossible if you just lay on the surface, and its even a big effort if done from a boat. And not big fun if you have to get back on to the boat after each dive to pull your ass off Besides, you don't need so much weight anyway. Depending on the thickness of your wetsuit, 5 - 7 kg should be really enough. I would also leave some kilos on my weightbelt to stay comfortably on the ground when waiting for the fish.

Second point - the fish. As already said by the others, a heavy weight bumping into the ground scares all the fish away, they would check you out from safe distance and laugh at you more than ever . So, the mobile weight should either be connected to the buoy (or boat) with a rope shorter then the depht you want to go and consequently be released before you touch the ground, or be set down very gently on the ground in order to avoid making noises - and that's just possible if you use a weight much smaller than 30 kg.

Me personally I never use mobile weight when spearing. It gives me that sense of dependency and "artificially" increased or "altered" performance which is exactly what I don't want when freediving. The other approach - more training, shallower diving and refining of your hunting technique - is definitely the way I would chose. But that's just me, of course. I guess this idea with a mobile weight is pretty firm in your head and you are gonna try it out anyway. So just do it, but use much less weight and go for a system which is easily managable and appropriate for your goal.

And concerning good fins: they really don't have to be made of carbon and cost you more than 200 E! For 15m of depht (and even more), a good plastic fin like the cressi 3000 LD or equivalent is more than sufficient and not even half the price. And for you, living in Spain, it should be easy to get them.

Just my 2 cents,

cheers,

Ivo

[Geoff]

Hi Scorp, Prehap's I did go a bit strong with the weight, maybe only 10 Kg's or so, would be enough. I'll look up the Cressi's you mentioned, thank's for your input, & great value @ only "2 cent's"...... Geoff.