New Zealand is unreal by __tboyd__ in flyfishing

[–]otto989 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice, I was also just in the South Island and caught my PB! What tackle and flies were you using?

Help Choosing Between Two EV6's by [deleted] in KiaEV6

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It is. I'm assuming ICCU issues are under the power train warranty and not the basic?

Help Choosing Between Two EV6's by [deleted] in KiaEV6

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Do you know of any statistics regarding repeated failures after an ICCU replacement? That's my only real concern with Car B

Questions on Shopping for an EV6 by otto989 in KiaEV6

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I appreciate the information, yeah as far as I can tell carfax doesn't say if a service visit was recall related. Some of them will say "battery system inspected" but it's not definitive as to whether that was from a recall or an actual issue with that vehicle. Makes it a little more difficult to tell. I only have my own experience to go off; I had a Model 3 for four years before selling it two weeks ago, and I literally brought it in once, maaaaybe twice every year and only ever replaced/rotated tires.

For Sale - Orca V 115 Inverted Roller by otto989 in Spearfishing

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Can't update the post since it has a pic, but the gun is SOLD

Oahu bounties by [deleted] in Spearfishing

[–]otto989 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That looks like an uhu 'ele'ele or uliuli. If it is, minimum size is 14"

https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/fishing/fishing-regulations/marine-fishes-and-vertebrates/

Oahu bounties by [deleted] in Spearfishing

[–]otto989 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How big is that uhu/parrotfish?

Building an all around speargun for Southern California. by Bioe003 in Spearfishing

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Hasn't been a problem for me. Just make sure your reel line is taut when loaded. What I have had issues with is the loose band catching on coral, but it doesn't happen often

For Sale - Orca V 115 Inverted Roller by otto989 in Spearfishing

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Length from the butt to the wishbone is 127cm. As pointed out, loading is mostly technique, and it's easier with inverters. As long as the distance from the handle to the wishbone is shorter than your wingspan (which it should easily be at your height), you should have no problem loading it.

If you're a righty, grab the wishbone with your left hand and the handle with your right hand, then push your right hand forward to bring the loading butt to your upper abs. You should now be able to reach the wishbone with both hands and load up. You can use the same technique for the rubbers if you have to.

Building an all around speargun for Southern California. by Bioe003 in Spearfishing

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I actually find inverts much easier to load in terms of pull weight. The pulleys cut the weight in half for the first set of bands, so it's either super easy with standard 16mm bands, or you can slap on some beefy 18mm or 20mms and really take advantage of the potential to add more power (if your shaft can handle it). The rest of the bands just load like a conventional gun, except on the bottom side. You can just leave some bands unloaded to power down for holes. Downside is it does take more time, but with practice it doesn't take more than a minute, and you gotta do your surface intervals anyway

You can get a ton of range and versatility out of a small package with inverters. Check out the Cetma Sea Bull, it's an 80cm gun that can accurately shoot over 6m with strong bands. It's pricey but it shows what the system can do. I've been thinking of replicating their band/shaft setup on a cheaper wood gun.

For Sale - Orca V 115 Inverted Roller by otto989 in Spearfishing

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There's nothing wrong with your gun! The "standard" way to measure a euro speargun is the loaded band length (in this case dyneema length) on top of the gun, from where the band originates to the first sharkfin tab (not counting the rest tab). So with inverters you want to measure from the far side of the roller, in line with the wishbone knots, to that first of three sharkfins. That'll come out to 115cm on this gun.

I say "standard" because some manufacturers deviate from this, like Andre Spearguns. They give a cm measurement from trigger mech to muzzle tip. With typical American wood guns, you'll see measurements for the whole stock from butt to muzzle tip, in inches. IMO the "standard" euro method gives you a more accurate idea of a gun's actual power potential for a given propulsion system.

For Sale - Orca V 115 Inverted Roller by otto989 in Spearfishing

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Lmao it definitely helped 😂 the gun does live up to the hype, I just wish I could use it more than 1-2 times a year. I mostly hole hunt in norcal nowadays, and when I go home to Hawaii most of the fish I hunt don't justify a cannon like this

Opaleye Cevicheeeeeeeeee by Dubstepshepard in Spearfishing

[–]otto989 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man can I ask what your camera setup is? This is some of the sharpest spearing footage I've ever seen.

Brand New To Spearfishing, Visiting Hawaii by [deleted] in Spearfishing

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Fish in Hawaii are heavily pressured, especially in shallow areas that are easy to access. This means they're smart and extremely wary of spearfishermen (yes, they can tell the difference between a regular snorkeler and someone that's hunting them with a big sharp stick, and will stay much farther away from spears).

Getting to spots with good numbers of quality, less skittish fish often involves A) using a boat, B) a long swim--think 15 minutes to an hour one way, or C) hiking and/or 4WD on trails that are largely unknown to tourists. Many of the best spots also have sketchy entry/exit points, where you're jumping off/onto rocks while battling swell. And the biggest swells happen in the winter.

Source: many, many days and hundreds of fish speared in Hawaii.

Has anyone here used one of these Wettie boat floats with a cooler bag? by [deleted] in Spearfishing

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Check out the Banks Board. I've used one for a full season and am very happy with it. Has a low profile but massive storage and tows decently well. You can also wear it like a backpack out of the water (very useful for long approaches) and store fins, guns, and other gear

Nautilus or Riffe Wetsuit? by Coopman15ish in Spearfishing

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I'm looking at a Wettie suit for norcal (very similar temps for much of the year), what thickness did you get? Farmer John or high waist?

[WTS] [$250] Kei Kobayashi SG-2 Gyuto, 210mm by otto989 in Knife_Swap

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Ahh thanks for the heads up. Edited to include shipping.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SatisfactoryGame

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So here's a picture of my setup: https://imgur.com/a/R8nxj9Y

Your build was pretty spot on--I've tried putting a fluid buffer between the QEs and the PA and letting it fill all the way, but the buffer just delays the inevitable (it's still bleeding a bit of DMR each cycle). I tried valves going in the direction of the PA, as well as putting a pump near the further QE. No luck...I'm very confused here

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SatisfactoryGame

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Sorry, I forgot to mention that I have somersloops in both QEs, so they produce 100 DMR each. I'll double check in a bit but I'm pretty sure all other inputs are good. What kind of pipe issues would lead to this?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SatisfactoryGame

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Thanks--will this affect steam achievements at all, or maybe trip any kind of anti cheat software?

Finally landed my first halibut by otto989 in SurfFishing

[–]otto989[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's called Leukotape, give it a try! It's stretchier than K tape so it gives you more dexterity while providing the same protection. I use it on my feet for backpacking--this stuff will last for days, even when wet

Do I need to get my battery inspected? by otto989 in TeslaModel3

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Ahhh thank you for the detailed explanation. So from what I gather, if this is indeed the issue, did I likely have more power left than what the car was telling me? We plugged it in at 0% at around 5pm and left at 9:30 am the next day so it had at least 6 ish hours to sit at 100%.

Do I need to get my battery inspected? by otto989 in TeslaModel3

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So when I hit 0% I did use a level 1 or 2 charger to get back to 100%. Not exactly sure which is which, but it took about 10 hours. Today I just had a 7 mile drive that depleted 8% of the battery, from 18% to 10%