JohnnyFassler
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There are some guys that will take an ordinary obj
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JohnnyFassler wrote:
Cheers,
Andie
Well done big guy! I also had a recent Killer deal surprise! Hope more people take up golf... he he he
Cheers,
Andie
JohnnyFassler wrote:
Hey Johnny,
Congrats on getting your Tommy Gun!! You won't be sorry. Tommy makes great looking guns and the crazy thing is they work better than they look
They don't really require much maintenance. I have another smaller gun (1.3 m) also made by him. I dive with it a lot and it's for sure my favourite gun. It does however take bit of beating when diving off the bricks. But these scratches are purely cosmetic and doesn't affect the functioning at all. Also, as far as I know whether you oil Teak or not it will last the same amount of time. So it's really just a cosmetic thing. Tommy doesn't oil any of his own guns but told me that if really feel like it then I can give the gun a light sand and coat of Teak / Linseed oil.
If your gun is really hammered then you can always take it back to meet it's maker.
I'm sure Tommy will make her look beautiful again.
Hey Johnny,
Congrats on getting your Tommy Gun!! You won't be sorry. Tommy makes great looking guns and the crazy thing is they work better than they look
They don't really require much maintenance. I have another smaller gun (1.3 m) also made by him. I dive with it a lot and it's for sure my favourite gun. It does however take bit of beating when diving off the bricks. But these scratches are purely cosmetic and doesn't affect the functioning at all. Also, as far as I know whether you oil Teak or not it will last the same amount of time. So it's really just a cosmetic thing. Tommy doesn't oil any of his own guns but told me that if really feel like it then I can give the gun a light sand and coat of Teak / Linseed oil.
If your gun is really hammered then you can always take it back to meet it's maker.
I'm sure Tommy will make her look beautiful again.JohnnyFassler
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Thankfully the gun is is in brand spanking new condition, but I'd like to take her to meet the maker in any case to try and glean some valuable knowledge off him! That sounds perfect that they need minimal maintenance 
I will still give it a once over with sanding and oil every now and then, but I thought they would be a lot more high-maintenance.
How do you usually get your eye in with the gun? I might do a dive at long beach in simonstown or nice like that where I just rig a target and get my eye in. I lost 6 yellowtail on my last trip to skipskop so I think I should bring all the guns along so that I can stop playing tag and release. Even though I landed 3 nice ones, I'm still gutted when I look back on that day.. Apparently the benefit of 30min of target practice is the equivalent of an average season of spearing so it should be worth it..
I will still give it a once over with sanding and oil every now and then, but I thought they would be a lot more high-maintenance. How do you usually get your eye in with the gun? I might do a dive at long beach in simonstown or nice like that where I just rig a target and get my eye in. I lost 6 yellowtail on my last trip to skipskop so I think I should bring all the guns along so that I can stop playing tag and release. Even though I landed 3 nice ones, I'm still gutted when I look back on that day.. Apparently the benefit of 30min of target practice is the equivalent of an average season of spearing so it should be worth it..
JohnnyFassler
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Sounds awesome! I'm going to be in the simonstown area a lot during July, so we must go for a dive
Long live golfers and their neglected gear!
Long live golfers and their neglected gear!
JohnnyFassler wrote:
Although you may have some success scaring the Tail into submission by just showing the gun to them, I think Tuna gun will be a bit of a overkill for hunting Yellowtail. Unless it's target practice I won't think of using the Tuna gun on anything smaller than a big YFT, Marlin or other pelagic fish in the same weight / power range.
If it's Tail you are after the 2 band gun is what you want. That gun is just sublime. I was lucky enough to join Tommy, Miles and Eric on a trip to Struisbaai recently and as I didn't have a reel on mine yet, used Tommy's 2 band gun. The confidence this
gun gave me to pretty much point and shoot was just insane. Actually too insane as I lined up and tried to shoot a Tail that was just hopelessly out of range.
As for getting my eye in. Well, I'm no expert... what Miles recommended was to go and shoot some Hotties. I did that and it gave me some much needed water time with the gun as it does take one some time to get used to loading and managing the breakaway rig / float system etc.
If you do go this route just make sure you have some clear water behind the object you are shooting as you don't want to be damaging the surroundings too much
Is the the 4 band Tuna gun you bought or the smaller 2 band gun?Thankfully the gun is is in brand spanking new condition, but I'd like to take her to meet the maker in any case to try and glean some valuable knowledge off him! That sounds perfect that they need minimal maintenance
How do you usually get your eye in with the gun? I might do a dive at long beach in simonstown or nice like that where I just rig a target and get my eye in. I lost 6 yellowtail on my last trip to skipskop so I think I should bring all the guns along so that I can stop playing tag and release. Even though I landed 3 nice ones, I'm still gutted when I look back on that day.. Apparently the benefit of 30min of target practice is the equivalent of an average season of spearing so it should be worth it..
Although you may have some success scaring the Tail into submission by just showing the gun to them, I think Tuna gun will be a bit of a overkill for hunting Yellowtail. Unless it's target practice I won't think of using the Tuna gun on anything smaller than a big YFT, Marlin or other pelagic fish in the same weight / power range.
If it's Tail you are after the 2 band gun is what you want. That gun is just sublime. I was lucky enough to join Tommy, Miles and Eric on a trip to Struisbaai recently and as I didn't have a reel on mine yet, used Tommy's 2 band gun. The confidence this
gun gave me to pretty much point and shoot was just insane. Actually too insane as I lined up and tried to shoot a Tail that was just hopelessly out of range.
As for getting my eye in. Well, I'm no expert... what Miles recommended was to go and shoot some Hotties. I did that and it gave me some much needed water time with the gun as it does take one some time to get used to loading and managing the breakaway rig / float system etc.
If you do go this route just make sure you have some clear water behind the object you are shooting as you don't want to be damaging the surroundings too much
JohnnyFassler
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It's the four band one so it would be a complete overkill.. It would be tempting to try it once, but I'd probably never get around to it as my railgun should be fine for the job now that it has two x sixteens on it. That's the only place I've felt a bit underpowered at so far..
I think I'll just stick to the target practice at an open area like long beach.
Thanks for all the help
I think I'll just stick to the target practice at an open area like long beach.
Thanks for all the help