STOP LOSING FISH! How to put two floppers on a spear + tuning a flopper

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @Odinsravenhugin
    @Odinsravenhugin 5 лет назад +115

    Wouldn't mind seeing you do a Intro to spearfishing series, going over the basics never hurts

  • @TrailerYacht
    @TrailerYacht 5 лет назад +28

    This looks like a real, inside-the-art tip Daniel. As with many things in life, it's attention to detail that make all the difference. Thanks for sharing your hard won-knowledge Sensei Mann.

  • @matthewgartner5339
    @matthewgartner5339 5 лет назад +13

    For those without a metal lathe to make a holding jig. You can use a block of wood. For the set screw drill a hole and epoxy a nut in it.

  • @enomanta
    @enomanta 5 лет назад +10

    Good as always. Hows about a follow up on how to sharpen the spear and to keep the correct profile of the spear tip.

  • @ricardoruiz2781
    @ricardoruiz2781 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in this video! I am just getting into spearfishing at 40ish years old and can't wait to start tinkering with my gear!

  • @costasmat
    @costasmat 5 лет назад +1

    It is allways nice to see how the speros act and prepare their gear around the world. The square gide for holding your spear is a very clever hack!
    Here I n Mediterranean this kind of spears with distance between the floppers are not very popular. Instead we prefer double floppers but at the same pin.

  • @johnallison4688
    @johnallison4688 5 лет назад +2

    Good as always. It’s interesting that in the 50’s and 60’s all spears had 2 floppers, sometimes on the shaft and sometimes paired on a screw on head . These were useless as they were heavy and often spun off a gyrating fish. Some of us favoured custom made long pranger heads. These were very effective on quite large fish provided you hit the lateral line or head. Keep up the good work I look forward to seeing your new videos

  • @vals00
    @vals00 5 лет назад +9

    He should have more subscribers a lot of good information here!

  • @rkkspearfishing
    @rkkspearfishing 5 лет назад +10

    Thank you for great video bro. Learn a lot more from this

  • @captain_fad
    @captain_fad 5 лет назад +1

    Can't believe the timing of this vid! I just lost a PB pollock while diving with @thefrenchmanltd due to my dodgy flopper. I was asking after pliers on the boat but as per your advise that wouldn't have saved the day - I'm glad he didn't have any on the boat. Yet another great vid fella, thanks.

  • @pitatidmarsh286
    @pitatidmarsh286 5 лет назад +1

    Well I was the 150th person to view this i hoped of to have a shower. I hoped back on and now your at 2,079 views. Great job Daniel really good job of explaining how to do things in this vid and great to see your channel growing really earned it

  • @dimitriosstefanis9396
    @dimitriosstefanis9396 4 года назад

    Thank you so much again!!!!
    So i i did the lock open technique
    and saved my 17 kilogram leerfish from escape!!!!
    Excelent and very useful.
    And with one floper!!!!
    Farewell from Mayorca

  • @panatoun4001
    @panatoun4001 Год назад

    Love all these tinkering vids. My OCD is absolutely STOCKED with this knowledge on perfecting the equipment . Thanks Daniel, can't wait for the sun to rise so the hammering starts !

  • @nibzizintit
    @nibzizintit 4 года назад

    Dude you’re so well spoken and have clear concise informative direction of information pertaining spearfishing ! Thanks for the super clear video quality also kudos mate

  • @JRocket471
    @JRocket471 5 лет назад

    Thank you Daniel for being so descriptive and taking your time on these tutorials! They are a HUGE help! Idk why 4 of these trolls thumbs downed it. Just know that these tutorials have saved me a lot of time and stress searching through forms for answers.

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks man, glad they are useful 👌

  • @kawaski2535
    @kawaski2535 5 лет назад +1

    I hav to say in all the 1000’s of spearing vids I’ve watched, this is one of the best, I always hav trouble with floppers, but of course who has the money to just buy new spears all the time, well dine👌

    • @kawaski2535
      @kawaski2535 5 лет назад

      Done

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад

      Cheers Andrew, I didn’t think this would be a popular video as it’s not exactly action packed. Glad you got something out of it 😬

    • @kawaski2535
      @kawaski2535 5 лет назад

      What about how to sharpen the tip correctly, like it’s just come out of the shop, well balanced, I just use a grinder, works ok but not perfect,

  • @rjabbott4681
    @rjabbott4681 5 лет назад +2

    idk what the heck this title even means but you are an awesome creator and i'll watch whatever you upload because you rock!

  • @versatec1
    @versatec1 4 года назад

    Being a newbie I had no idea about the complexities of the flopper....after watching the vid i ran over to my cressi speargun to compare my spear...wow! Cressi have given me a perfect flopper on my spear...its even pointed at the end and smooth on the backside...opens smoothly and locks perfectly😊👍

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  4 года назад

      Great to see some manufacturers get it right.

    • @versatec1
      @versatec1 4 года назад

      @@DanielMann well ..They have been around since 1946 ..I think I got lucky...I did some research but not extensive...will soon find out for sure when I get into the water😊👍

  • @findingjoe
    @findingjoe 5 лет назад

    Great to find another quality fishing channel from Oz.

  • @AmericanAbroad1
    @AmericanAbroad1 4 года назад

    Just tuned mine. I lost a fish just last week cause my flopper closed. Thanks so much for the great videos Daniel

  • @michaelrenner1308
    @michaelrenner1308 4 года назад

    Thanks Dan, need to do my flopper. Was shooting really accurate then changed shaft and went from single 16 rubber to twin 14s and different shaft and I'm shooting high

  • @videostop7564
    @videostop7564 5 лет назад +3

    Thumbnail game on point brother

  • @N3ptuN3DC
    @N3ptuN3DC 5 лет назад

    100 percent on the money Daniel....also really pedantic(read obsessed) with flopper(barb) setup....exactly how I set mine up. Awesome guys take note here really good advice!

  • @versatec1
    @versatec1 4 года назад

    Your channel is the best ever for learning about spearfishing...one of the most important things I have learnt is the one minite down ..3 minites up...I had no idea that potential blacking out was even a possibility😨...pheww...lucky I watched that vid..Thanks😊👍

  • @sidekickerbrohoof9584
    @sidekickerbrohoof9584 5 лет назад +1

    Hopefully after i get my EMT licences i can really start saving money, and begin spear fishing. The only thing is i live three hours away from the ocean, but i'll most definitely use this video when those days come.

    • @tedsell1455
      @tedsell1455 5 лет назад

      Sidekicker Brohoof what about freshwater spearfishing snorkeling ? 🐟

  • @Michael-ps7ji
    @Michael-ps7ji 5 лет назад

    Dude! Thanks for the tips! My flopper was all f'd up. Lets see if it does the trick in the Bahamas this week! Love your videos!

  • @o.antonio
    @o.antonio 5 лет назад

    Just binging through all your videos while this shitty atlantic winter weather keeps us out of the water! Gonna give it a check on all my floppers after this one!

  • @Spiceman268
    @Spiceman268 5 лет назад

    Very Informative and detailed! This Man is a Legend! I have learned so much simply by watching your Video's and it has helped me to become a much better spearo.

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад

      Thanks Nikosi, glad you have got something out of my ramblings.

    • @N3ptuN3DC
      @N3ptuN3DC 5 лет назад

      "this man is a Legend" awesome pun!!!

  • @pavlo5877
    @pavlo5877 4 года назад

    I improved greatly with your advice. Thank you for sharing the knowledge👍

  • @z1tazzz
    @z1tazzz 5 лет назад

    Nice Daniel , all is right ! this remember myself with spears! ! only one "small " thing you did not point the case on...

  • @pauldensem3643
    @pauldensem3643 10 месяцев назад

    Awesome thanks Daniel, just the detailed info I've been after.

  • @mikefue9597
    @mikefue9597 4 года назад +1

    My own tip to never let flopper pass closed through fish is to point the end tip of the flopper upwards from the shaft (raise it above the shaft, 2mm are enough). This way even if the flopper is in closed position it will open either on fish scales or internals.
    Also if you fish close to rocks and caves, fish that tend to hug the walls like groupers, flopper should be as close as possible to spear tip.
    This allows the flopper to open, as the distance between the rock and fish is very little.

  • @dr.s.p.
    @dr.s.p. 4 года назад

    Great information and very nicely explained.

  • @marioscarpuzza1385
    @marioscarpuzza1385 5 лет назад +1

    Well done Daniel, perfect job that's what I do with my floppers too. Top job🔝🔝🔝👍👋👋

  • @heavyweight0111
    @heavyweight0111 5 лет назад

    Love the tech vid mate. I will have my flopper black belt in no time. Cheers

  • @siquijorspearoz7263
    @siquijorspearoz7263 11 месяцев назад +1

    very useful video

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  11 месяцев назад

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @davewestfoils
    @davewestfoils 5 лет назад +7

    Man I rememeber buying prangers from you off spearoz years and years ago!!! haha still plugging away. Got any inspiration for straightening a slightly bent spear?

  • @charlieseule8533
    @charlieseule8533 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing your experience with me I'm someone who really likes diving but can't really go deep water diving like what you're doing.
    Sorry I'm Charley and I'm from Vanuatu a little dotted island in the Pacific Ocean near Solomon islands, it would be great to learn to dive with you.

  • @scotthobers8295
    @scotthobers8295 5 лет назад

    Nice bit of knowledge sharing mate. This will definitely come in handy, keep up the good work

  • @geoffro11
    @geoffro11 5 лет назад

    Cheers Dann, My gun still has the same spear you fitted when you built it 14 years ago. I’ll be using these tips today to tune the flooper.
    Legend👍

  • @TarpeianRock
    @TarpeianRock 5 лет назад

    Great video ! The jig is a nice tool. I would add some cutting oil when drilling.

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад +1

      It tends to clog up the flutes of the drill in the jig so I don’t use any cutting oils.

  • @sambob6428
    @sambob6428 5 лет назад

    Awesome vid mate! Not seen anything like this elsewhere. Keep it up!

  • @KerryFlowers
    @KerryFlowers 5 лет назад +1

    Great tutorial vid! covered everything off nicely...Cheers!!!

  • @daviddacostasilva6951
    @daviddacostasilva6951 3 года назад

    Thanks Dan! Great post

  • @joachimklawe8639
    @joachimklawe8639 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • @samiadb8503
    @samiadb8503 5 лет назад +2

    We're all allowed a man crush right?!
    Binge watched all your vids and absolutely love every single one of them! Thanks for being so inspirational even to us useless noobs

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад

      Thanks Samiad!

    • @samiadb8503
      @samiadb8503 5 лет назад

      👍Hopefully see you in the the beautiful cornish sea one day

    • @N3ptuN3DC
      @N3ptuN3DC 5 лет назад

      lols...epic comment

  • @jameslloyd6265
    @jameslloyd6265 5 лет назад

    Great information Dan, really helpful.

  • @BigMkombe
    @BigMkombe 5 лет назад +1

    Great vid! You the Mann!
    As a machinist there’s a lot of great info in here.
    I see a few things in here that Pucko does ;)

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад

      Thanks mate, I’m not a professional but the job gets done 😂

  • @marcusdowell9062
    @marcusdowell9062 5 лет назад

    Great video, covered everything perfectly.

  • @caiaaron1091
    @caiaaron1091 5 лет назад +1

    Actually learnt a lot from this! Is it just me or should @daniel mann have way more subscribers than he does

  • @Gearsub
    @Gearsub 4 года назад

    Please please please make a video on the different types of shaft materials available on a speargun. It is very essential to know the different materials and their durability as well as strengths. Not to forget their specific uses. There is not a single video on the entire RUclips platform mentioning the various types steels that are used for shafts available in the market.

  • @nereydo
    @nereydo Год назад

    Master Class!!!! Great Job!!!

  • @Fluid36
    @Fluid36 5 лет назад

    Fantastic video mate

  • @stuarthey3728
    @stuarthey3728 5 лет назад

    Great but Mann keep it up.
    Love the Ian name drop most of these youngsters wouldn't even know who he was.

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад

      One of the greatest of all time. Caught up with him in London last year, gentleman as always.

    • @stuarthey3728
      @stuarthey3728 5 лет назад

      Sorry mate was ment to say nice vid not but.
      Never met him personally would have liked to.

  • @fishhunter348
    @fishhunter348 5 лет назад +1

    Another ripper vid! Some gems in this one! Ive been meaning to get a jig made for some time. Do you just centre the square bar in a 4 jaw chuck for the spear hole and then just very carefully mark and drill the perpendicular pin hole? Theres no room for error on small stuff like this! I'd like to make a similar jig for drilling barrels(handle and muzzle pin holes)

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад +1

      That’s basically what I did. Use the four jaw chuck and turn the ends flush, then drill the centre hole, mark with a scribe and set square the top. I also have hardened silver steel inserts in the top of the jig for the drill bit guides.

    • @fishhunter348
      @fishhunter348 5 лет назад

      Cheers, thanks mate!

  • @theessexhunter1305
    @theessexhunter1305 5 лет назад

    Good to see a jig made and kept in use, if you held a straight edge against the flat of your spear it would aid the vertical lining up know end....

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад

      That’s a good point about the straight edge 🤔

    • @theessexhunter1305
      @theessexhunter1305 5 лет назад

      @@DanielMann
      being an engineer and the son of a builder then making things plumb is par for the course lol......If you come to the UK again then you are welcome to my xl long 316 stainless crab hook as I cant see me diving off a hard boat again....

  • @nicklausb
    @nicklausb 4 года назад

    Good stuff, dude! Huge help! Thanks a lot

  • @lukecunningham2020
    @lukecunningham2020 5 лет назад

    i have a similar story. when i was a biginner, i was at an offshore reef spearfishing with my experienced brother. he pointed out these 3 folden trevalley, and the biggest one would have almost been a metre long. i dove into line with them and put a shot into the biggest one. the spear went bullseyeinto the centre of the fish and 40cm through the fish, but the flopper didn't open, just sat there, and the fish bolted off with nothing at all holding it back

  • @HarryLindley
    @HarryLindley 5 лет назад

    Quality helpful vid mate! Keen to try out the double flopper one day.

  • @leonardomartinez8553
    @leonardomartinez8553 3 года назад

    Thanks for this video, i was trying to work on mine without ruining it 😅. God bless man***

  • @2freshproductions886
    @2freshproductions886 5 лет назад

    Thanks Daniel i can really benefit from this

  • @mariocinque8588
    @mariocinque8588 5 лет назад

    Good work Daniel.

  • @dentexkiller
    @dentexkiller 5 лет назад

    Very enlightening video Daniel! Thorough explanation on how to do it right! Check Devoto floppers. They only need some smoothing. P.S.: I use pliers for making the flopper to lock, but not in the way you use them! ;-)

  • @reybanalo803
    @reybanalo803 9 месяцев назад

    Thank you sir I have an idea to drill flopper.

  • @Alex-gg8rt
    @Alex-gg8rt 5 лет назад

    wow my flopper was terrible but now it's really good. I always loose fish because the flopper closed but now I think I'm gonna land more fish!!

  • @timburgess2417
    @timburgess2417 Год назад

    Damn learned so much thanks I've lost 3 fish in the last week and I got so frustrated. Going out to make some changes now!

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  Год назад +1

      I’m sure you’ll have better luck with a working flopper.

  • @Nickerian91
    @Nickerian91 4 года назад

    Been making my own floppers for a while since im broke and you cant find these kind of stuff here. you simply go to the local store where they sell kitchen supplies and look for stainless steel "utensils" the cheapest stuff you can find. the handles are shaped like a flopper and you simple cut the handle off and squeeze it against the spear then mount the "flopper" and spear togheter in the vise and drill them all at once so the holes line up. no need to mind the thickness of your spear since it will shape itself after the spear when you squeeze it in the vise.
    You take a cutter and cutout a lil slot in the top so it can fold out properly.
    floppers for 0.1-0.2 dollar each.
    And to everyone... get a drillpress best investment in your life if you ever gonna make something yourself. even the 80-100 dollar once makes your life so much easier.

  • @mariocarvalho6177
    @mariocarvalho6177 5 лет назад

    Another great video!!! Keep up the good work ! Thank you for the info

  • @venomguysydney
    @venomguysydney 5 лет назад

    great vid on some of the more details on spearing, awesome .

  • @bajopresionpescasubmarinos2743
    @bajopresionpescasubmarinos2743 5 лет назад +1

    Thanx for the tips

  • @abdulspearfishingvlog3736
    @abdulspearfishingvlog3736 4 года назад

    thanks fornyour tips I would like you to make video about how to keep your spear and how to take care of spear when it got rust caz' some brand of spear you'll get rust after using it

  • @matthewtomlet2278
    @matthewtomlet2278 5 лет назад

    All things flopper! This is a great video 🙏👍

  • @agentone8550
    @agentone8550 5 лет назад

    That was an awesome tutorial!

  • @didrikhurum7078
    @didrikhurum7078 5 лет назад

    Nice video mate, advice like this is very useful. Thank you!

  • @shanek6582
    @shanek6582 3 года назад

    Do those slip tips like in the old riffe catalogs work very well!

  • @freesmoke1995
    @freesmoke1995 5 лет назад

    Now we need a video of you using the double flopper.. DO IT.. DO THE VIDEO!!

  • @charliec6286
    @charliec6286 5 лет назад

    nice video man keep em coming

  • @basshuntet6128
    @basshuntet6128 5 лет назад

    I don't know why I'm watching this, I don't even know how to swim, let alone spearfishing. But this is just fun to watch👍

  • @552116733
    @552116733 5 лет назад

    Nice video can you made a video To show how to charp the spear

  • @JF6190
    @JF6190 5 лет назад

    This helped a lot! Cheers 👍🏻

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  5 лет назад

      Glad you got something out of it James 👌

  • @BrandonSchmit
    @BrandonSchmit Год назад

    Awesome! Thank you!

  • @skinz1234
    @skinz1234 Год назад

    Super cool video the more i get into spearguns the more technical and picky i am becoming also LoL but I still dont understand how going through the fish pops the flopper open?

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  Год назад +1

      Inertia of the shaft slowing down rapidly by either hitting the fish or reaching the end of the shooting line opens the flopper.

    • @skinz1234
      @skinz1234 Год назад

      ​@@DanielMann That is common sense now that you explained it in baby talk to me :) i have 3 spearguns and none of the shaft floppers stay open so im gonna get right on it!!! THANK YOU DANIAL MANN AND YOUR INVITED TO COME SPEARFISH IN THE USA WITH ME SOME DAY IF U WANT? Do bullsharks bother you?

  • @NautiRulz
    @NautiRulz 4 года назад

    Awesome tips!

  • @dimitriosstefanis9396
    @dimitriosstefanis9396 4 года назад

    Excellent. Thanks for sharing
    The tool how nice..... 😁

  • @jaysontvfalcutila5978
    @jaysontvfalcutila5978 5 лет назад

    hope you cant visit cebu philippines i want to see how to go deep sea i love spearfishing😇

  • @davidbohling5520
    @davidbohling5520 4 года назад

    Thanks mate 🤙🏼

  • @georgeb3008
    @georgeb3008 4 года назад

    What type of rope are you using as a flat line. Want too buy 500' or so.
    Loose no ends line only.
    Thanks Dave

  • @DeepBlueSpirit2
    @DeepBlueSpirit2 5 лет назад

    Very nice to see spearos sharing knowledge. Lots of people need these 'basics'. Keep it up bro! >

  • @angkit216
    @angkit216 4 года назад

    I’m learning

  • @obelix-ps4bo
    @obelix-ps4bo 4 года назад

    What metal did you use for the shaft

  • @ISMACGREYSUB
    @ISMACGREYSUB 5 лет назад

    Great tips

  • @rowanotago
    @rowanotago 5 лет назад

    Awesome bro great to know!

  • @tubeguiller007
    @tubeguiller007 5 лет назад

    Great Video thank you very much

  • @jon49124
    @jon49124 5 лет назад

    Have you had much luck running double floppers on a smaller gun like a 1700 with two rubbers? Does the double floppers throw out the balance of the spear?

  • @aleef852
    @aleef852 4 года назад

    may i know how do you sharpen the spear tip?

  • @ralph9987
    @ralph9987 3 года назад

    Nice video.
    Are the shafts SS or plain steel?

  • @republikdjurgo3328
    @republikdjurgo3328 4 года назад

    Wht material sis you use making balb flopper

  • @rulonaboev5298
    @rulonaboev5298 4 года назад

    looks good. but why you do not polish your harpoon?

    • @DanielMann
      @DanielMann  4 года назад

      Spring steel spears will rust if you remove the coating. Works for stainless spears though.

  • @kyk2454
    @kyk2454 4 года назад +24

    You’ll never lose a dolphin again with that spear😂

  • @isaganihernandezchannel1790
    @isaganihernandezchannel1790 2 года назад

    thanks for this tips idol.