I like it very much. Can you make me one? I am in Morocco Please
@ShanaDanielsАй бұрын
Can we go spearfishing together! I am in malta in december!
@gergelykonrad1773Ай бұрын
@@ShanaDaniels Hi sorry but I am not in Malta now (or in December)
@red4hed2 ай бұрын
Hello, thank you for the video, it was very informative and helpful. How are the fins holding up so far? Would you do anything differently if you did it again? I'm planning to make similar blades for my Mares foot pockets, however I weight around 90kg, and will probably use denser fibers to make them a bit stiffer.
@gergelykonrad1773Ай бұрын
Hi, Good luck with yours! Mine are holding up pretty good. I inspect them sometimes and there are no cracks or anything only scratches on it from normal use. If I'd remake it I probably would use a slower hardening epoxy resin just to make the layering & bagging less stressful :)
@ZiegfredPanen2 ай бұрын
Nice one Sir what type of silicone flue did you used
@vidbobanec83842 ай бұрын
Hey how is the carbon speargun going?
@baehhmagic2 ай бұрын
Hey, how did you make the side rails? Do you have any? Thanks for the video
@gergelykonrad17732 ай бұрын
I ordered them online. Just search for long fins rails
@baehhmagic2 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773sorry I meant the part that goes into the shoe part. The plastic ones have rails there too
@gergelykonrad17732 ай бұрын
@@baehhmagic Oh, you mean these: 10:04. I cut some sticks from the leftover material (where it was the thickest) and then glued them on with a bit of epoxy. I left some gaps so the blade would stay flexible. Maybe I should have used more, smaller sticks, or just glued on the rubber side rails all the way (some people do that).
@baehhmagic2 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773thank you so much
@baehhmagic2 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773thank you so much
@JosephDebono-u3b2 ай бұрын
Some nice open water fishing. I have been 4 times Malta spear fishing champion and participated in 6 World Championships. I remember the time when on a good fishing day we often ended up with 5 or 6 groupers of an average of 20 to 25 Kg. each. Not counting bream (sargi) and corvina nigra (gurbell) Those days are far gone and when I packed up, about 30 years ago there was hardly any decent size fish left. My record catch has been a 50Kg Amberjack during a spear fishing contest off Comino. And 150 Kg Sting Ray off Marsalforn, Gozo. Best of luck. And stay safe. Hyperventilate the least possible.
@samuelmuscat42032 ай бұрын
Hi bro! What are your opinions on that speargun please? I am thinking of buying that model 75cm and would be of great help having an opinion of someone who used it! Thanks
@gergelykonrad17732 ай бұрын
Hi, in its original setup with one band, it's fairly accurate up to 3-4 meters. The trigger mechanism is mostly made of plastic parts, but so far, it hasn't failed me. I think it's a good entry-level gun for spearfishing with plenty of possibilities for upgrades as you advance. I converted it to a single roller and added a reel. At that point, it was accurate up to 5 meters, but I had to experiment with finding the right bands and band lengths, as well as the amount of pre-tension. It was a bit heavy and would not float without the shaft. Later, I bought an MVD inverted roller and swapped the two heads, so now this gun is an inverted roller with two pairs of 16mm rubbers, and it works great. With the 75cm version, you can expect it to be less accurate and weaker, but I suppose it's good for reef fishing. And as I said you can alwaysreplace the barrel, the head, shaft and improve it as you need. But I suggest to look around MVD products. I think the handle and trigger mech are way better. They have plenty of resellers like bonios: www.boniospearfishing.com/
@leonardorighi11682 ай бұрын
Really nice video!!
@shamilsalmanovich2 ай бұрын
You have inspired me thanks. 🙂
@jasonthorley40573 ай бұрын
Nice. well done.
@Dstick1Spearfishing3 ай бұрын
Filmat divertenti ħafna li għamilt, inħobb ix-shots li tpoġġi fuq il-ħut magħmul tajjeb! Divertiment kbir, Nawguralkom ħafna suċċess, Adsa sigur, ħu gost igawdu l-ħajja! 🤿😁🤗🐟👌 A very entertaining video you have made , I love the shots you put on the fish well done! Great entertainment, Wishing you much success, Dive safe, have fun enjoy life! 🤿😁🤗🐟👌
@Spero.Amatiran3 ай бұрын
halo
@RoderickSpearfishing3 ай бұрын
Hi, always carry an extra band ready to install for accidents like the one that just happened. It should be part of your gear. I learnt this lesson the hard way as well.
@pinochethelicopters3 ай бұрын
Jól nyomod Koni! Most voltunk Máltán nyaralni, csodálatos hely! Üdv, TasDani
@RoderickSpearfishing3 ай бұрын
Sometimes not hitting the fish is part of the game, it is hard to digest but yes. I understood that part where you did not hit the fish. I felt the pain myself. You have a great technique, I like your style of spearfishing. Well done!!!
@julianxuereb3 ай бұрын
Dak id-Dwejra kien?
@gergelykonrad17733 ай бұрын
Xlendi mostly
@vidbobanec83843 ай бұрын
Wow. Can you try to make a carnon speargun?
@gergelykonrad17733 ай бұрын
Already did :) Need to start editing that video...
@vidbobanec83843 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 omg yes!!!! Start soon please! If you do it you will be the ONLY video on KZbin which shows that!
@Gozitanglers3 ай бұрын
Annimal tal genn
@dusanvuletic35263 ай бұрын
Hi. Nice video! From the clip where you are in the water and use fins it looks like maybe fins are on a soft side.. Cant say for sure but it appears. What would you say, would it be better to add one more glass layer in between to make them a bit stiffer? Asking for myself since am planning to make as well. Thank you!
@gergelykonrad17733 ай бұрын
Hello! For sure more layers would make it stiffer, but it's more work for you. I would just use 300 g / smt materials, and make sure to get the bubbles out.
@matt_iliopoulos3 ай бұрын
Be careful inside the caves bro you make me anxious, ( great video )
@gergelykonrad17733 ай бұрын
I'll be careful :) Actually you made me realize that it looks like I swam through the whole thing underwater and it looks more dangeorus than it is. It's just 5 meters you have to swim under there, otherwise you can resurface anytime ( I just cut out the pitch black part where i just swim on the surface inside the cave)
@Dstick1Spearfishing3 ай бұрын
Very nice video you have shared. Nice to see you enjoying some spearfishing success, well done. The trevally was lovely, the spearfishing adventure was entertaining. Dive safe, have fun, enjoy life! 🤿🐟😁❤
@Billyshot3 ай бұрын
Hi whats the name of the moulder u use? And the plastic u use to compress the blade? Thanks in advanve
@gergelykonrad17733 ай бұрын
Hi, not sure what you mean by moulder. Mold release agent? I used shoe polish :D The plastic bag I used is a Vacuum Storage Bags for Clothes. You can find them anywhere www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006459121330.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.45.218c1802HSrnG6
@Billyshot3 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 hi i mean moulder the one you use the carbon bed the plastic i mean
@gergelykonrad17733 ай бұрын
@@Billyshot Acrylic Glass (plexi glass)
@Billyshot3 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 thank you
@princepocoyo53774 ай бұрын
Make one for me
@MoniqueSchüwek4 ай бұрын
Hi! Why did you use carbon fibre AND fiberglass in combination? I mean... whats the benefit of the fiberglass at all? Also: can any epoxy be used for this? Or does it need to some kind of flexible epoxy? Nice video for sure!
@gergelykonrad17734 ай бұрын
Hello! fibreglass is cheaper :) Use uv resistant epoxy, or some kind that is used for boats (I got mine from a sailing shop). West system epoxy is used by many but its not the cheapest choice.
@MoniqueSchüwek4 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 I see, but didn´t expect it to be that much of a price difference when selfmade. At what cost did you make your two fins?
Also good to know when you sandwich fibre glass with carbon fibre. The fibre glass core is more flexible, and stonger BUT HEAVIER than the carbon fibre. So if the fins would break at some point it will break at the lower 3rd part where there is only carbon fibre. If it would break at a point where there is fibre glass (maybe because of a fault or air bubble) then the fibre glass would still keep the fins in one part, only the carbon fibre would break. Here is a detaild video about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGjFgox7qcSkqrc
@MoniqueSchüwek4 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 oh nice! Very inspiring :) maybe it would be an option to lay the fibre glass in two 1inch "ribs" along the fin instead, from top to bottom? And instead, to the carbon layer thinner, like only 1x top and 1x bottom? Great videolink, also!
@Sky-dw3dw4 ай бұрын
Y would u sick cressi on ur product dt u created smh Put ur yt name next time ir your logo ❤ from the commonwealth of dominica
@muklishadi-wx1wg4 ай бұрын
This is what I’ve been looking for, really appreciate it. How many grams of epoxy and hardener you used to create one blade?
@gergelykonrad17734 ай бұрын
Hi! Around 300g / blade (200 resin, 100 hardener)
@turczyn20004 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@renekegel61034 ай бұрын
Are you happy with the accurracy of the mvd predator thx
@gergelykonrad17734 ай бұрын
Hey! Well there's a lot of room for improvement :) I'm still trying out different band setups to find the sweet spot between accuracy and power, but the main issue is the bad balance of the gun. I have a couple ideas how to solve that. I'll upload a video of it for sure :)
@renekegel61034 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 akam done soweit mvd Inverter roller testing and the gun was only accurate with 8mm shaft. Thx for the comment ;)
@renekegel61034 ай бұрын
Nice video great quality 👌 what gun you're using greetings from Germany
@gergelykonrad17734 ай бұрын
Thank you! The gun is a Beuchat Marlin Evil 90 with MVD single roller
@drusfishingmalta5 ай бұрын
Nice aim and great job with letting slipper lobster go ;)
@matt_iliopoulos5 ай бұрын
nice video! greetings from greece
@andrewsammut93425 ай бұрын
Great idea!
@Dstick1Spearfishing5 ай бұрын
Well done mate that was very cool, what a nice spot to freedive. Dive safe, have fun! 🤿👍
@Dstick1Spearfishing5 ай бұрын
Well done , the Cuttleffish was huge, but the occy grab LOL. Loved the Jobfish at teh end. Dive safe, have fun! 🤿🐟🦑🐙
@jeromeabela5695 ай бұрын
Nice catch🔥, location mabey pls?
@gergelykonrad17735 ай бұрын
Thanks! Around Ghar Lapsi
@jeromeabela5695 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 thanks🙏🏻
@arlonepagal90416 ай бұрын
Nice one tnks for sharing about that 😊
@matt_iliopoulos6 ай бұрын
very nice video! are they reliable? Thats my only concern, if they break while you are deep
@gergelykonrad17736 ай бұрын
Hi, they feel safe so far, only time will tell... but I made some experiments with sandwiching fibre glass in carbon fibre. Always the carbon breaks first because the fibre glass is stronger and more flexible than the carbon (but heavier). So if it will ever break it will break at the end 1/3 because thats the weekest part, but then I will still have the 2/3 of the blade to come up with in an emergency. I't depends on your weight and how deep you go I guess. I'm 76kg and dive about 20-22m at most and these feel reliable for me. You can make it stronger (and stiffer) by using 300 g / smt materials or more layers, and make sure to get the bubbles out. The best way to remove the bubbles would be to use resin vacuum infusion, but that process is far more complicated.
@matt_iliopoulos6 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 thanks for the feedback!
@olekbiaowas13067 ай бұрын
Hello Mr. Gergely. I found Your channel while looking for information about spearfishing in Malta and I really liked it. You are doing a great job :) In two weeks I'll be coming to Gozo for a few days and I would love to spearfish a bit but I'm having very difficult time finding information about Maltese law. In one place I've read that it is forbidden to do all kinds of fishing/spearfishing in Marine Conservation Areas, which would be most of the islands, on some other place it says you only have to watch for wrecks and marinas and some different forbidden areas are marked at Navionics. Could You please tell me what's the status of Marine Conservation Areas? It would be great help. Kind regards, Aleksander
@gergelykonrad17737 ай бұрын
Hello, when I started out I also had the same question. I asked a friend of mine, who works as a freediving / spearfishing instructor here and even he wasn't entirely sure about the conservation areas or where could I find clear information about it. Locals told me that fishing is a basic right for civilians here, and the Marine Conservation Areas are meant for the fishing companies. What I know is that you CAN NOT spearfish: - at night - with a scuba tank, or if scuba divers are around - at beaches - at wrecks and marinas (even if you freedive to a wreck and have a gun attached to your bouy you are defenetly going to get fined :) ) I follow these rules and I never had any issues. I never fished in Gozo, but others say it's better there than Malta. I'm planning a trip there in May. Please tell me how it went, and especially if you find some good spot, I'll be sure to check it out :). And be careful with the boats!
@olekbiaowas13067 ай бұрын
@@gergelykonrad1773 Thank you very, very much; this is incredibly helpful :) I will do my best to avoid any possible trouble. I'll happily report how the trip went and what spots were worth the attention. Maybe I will menage to get my hands on an action cam, so you will be able to watch it. I'll speak to you in three weeks :) Kind regards and dive safe!
@milospetkovic58307 ай бұрын
I just watch how great white sharks are in malta ... big cajones :D
@Dstick1Spearfishing7 ай бұрын
A very nice spearfishing adventure bro that you have shared with us, you have come home with some lovely fish! I enjoyed the video very much. I think I am Sub 16 👍You have inspired me to start posting more videos! Wishing you much success, I hope the week will be treating you well. Dive safe, have fun! 👍😁🙏🐟🤿