Early Hybird 1980

Found a picture of my first gun in 1980. I made from varnished Hibiscus wood and a 6061 T6 tube, 3-5/8 French bands and 5/16''x 40'' shaft.My best
friend named it ''Little Mule''. as shooting it with one hand was a bitch.
Check out the fast 100# fluorescent yellow mono.
I shot the Calico at Victoria Beach Calf after I had taken off my fins near the rocks.
The fish was gutted at the beach in those days.
Cheers, Don Paul

The next hybrid I built to hunt the gin clear waters off New Caledonia for tuna in 1981.( top gun in rack)
72'' hand carved teak barrel, shell inlay, black 6061-t6 grooved tube bonded and foam sealed, Under Sea trigger,(bought from Jay Riffe) 3-17mm french bands @ 250% 80'' 3/8 17-4ph shaft, Prodanovich stem point tip.rear and mid handles, could be fired from each, a early Riffe reel. This gun had a open muzzle of my own design with line crossover pin guiding line for shaft retainment, later used by Jay R. and others.

I drove my new ''Negro Modello'' to the Irvine ranch hills in my girl friends new
car, cocked all three bands and braced my butt against the door. I still don't remember pulling that trigger but my body crushed in the door as I watched the sparkle off that long shaft go over the next ridge, deep into rattle snake land. I know it's still out there somewhere, if Manny Puig ever comes back for a visit .... we can go for a hike.
All the best, Don Paul _
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Just received some new resin from Phil Herranen Spearguns. I'm going to leave Little Mule as is with all it's scars form a good life. As I'm still killing fish with Double Trouble and Tiputa, I need to refinish some bare wood to
keep the guns sealed. I'll post images in a couple weeks as the work progresses.
Cheers, Don Paul

hteas said:

Don Paul,
Are you still using the double gun? You brought it to a Neptunes meeting back in the '90s when I was a member.

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Hi Howard,I am. It has evolved into a stone cold big fish saver. I hardly ever waste a fish over the last twenty years. PM sent.
Cheers, Don

Post # 8 here.
http://forums.deeperblue.com/spearo-board/85475-indie-minor-speargun-companies.html