12-28-2009, 08:14 AM
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Senior Member
Grouper
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Pensacola
Posts: 1,108
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RE: Harness, Backplate, and Bladders
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Telum Pisces (12/28/2009)
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FelixH (12/28/2009)Since you say you are "a floater", I'll recommend a stainless backplate, and steel tanks. I've found that a bit of extra weight is helpful when spearfishing... sometimes that big snapper or grouper will bloat up and start trying to pull you to the surface like a lift bag. I've seen guys get in trouble because of a stringer of fish pulling them up faster than they wanted to go. I, myself, have spent an entire ascent and safety stop in a head-down position, finning toward the bottom because the fish on my stringer bloated up during ascent and started pulling me to the surface. So, extra weight when spearfishing is not a bad thing!
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Felix, you need to properly vent those fish when that happens. I good knife poke to the gut helps on that issue most of the time.
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You're right... learned that lesson long ago. Or, just make a lot of gut shots. :doh
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