Acensky 0 #1 July 26, 2005 SHARK!!! I went scuba diving at Hoodsport, Wa this weekend and got 8 great dives in and on the first night dive on friday look what came out fo the shadows. It was only about 3 feet long, but still its a shark. I just had to shareHeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #2 July 26, 2005 Hoodsport is beautiful although the water is cold even for scuba There is a great little winery there..try the huckleberry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #3 July 26, 2005 Chaos Kitty is goin to freak. thats funny. got any more pics?Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #4 July 26, 2005 No sorry thats the only one that we got. It came out fo the dark and looked at us and then went right back into the dark. HeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #5 July 26, 2005 Holy shit!!! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #6 July 26, 2005 Thats what I said! Screw this day time diving I'm going for the night diving from now on. So much more to see.HeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brycew 0 #7 July 28, 2005 Shark dives rock.... Night dives do too... Here's a few pics from my favorite dive ever... I took the first 2 pics, I'm the diver in the 3rd pic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #8 July 28, 2005 Cool pics! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acensky 0 #9 July 28, 2005 Very Cool. Where were you diving at? The water is so clear and the viz is great. I am used to 20 feet being great viz. HeatherGarbage bags do not make good parachutes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx757 4 #10 July 28, 2005 sharks got a bad image from movies like Jaws & open water... most of the time.. they'll just ingore you.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefal 0 #11 July 28, 2005 Oh great! I'm doing my open water check out dive in about 2 weeks and now I'll have that damn image in my head the whole time. Thanks a lot! Granted, I'll be in a lake... in Missouri!... But I've got quite an imagination, so I'm sure I'll be thinkin' about some big fish trying to eat me... like maybe one of those 200lb catfish you always hear about. In all seriousness, I'm pretty psyched about the dive, but a little spooked at the same time. I got my wife a diving class for her birthday and signed up myself but in all honesty the whole SCUBA thing kinda freaks me out a little... and night diving, yeah right! Like you could get me in the open water at night... with a shark! I can skydive, BASE jump, drive too fast, etc., but I'm still a little nearvouse about SCUBA diving. I think it boils down to a control thing. I'm in control of more variables when I'm doing those things, but while I'm underwater I feel like some big fish could just take a bite out of me if they felt like it. I know, I sound like a big pussy, but good for you for night diving with a shark. that's one rush I don't know if I'll ever get to experience. "Ignorance is bliss" and "Patience is a virtue"... So if you're stupid and don't mind waiting around for a while, I guess you can have a pretty good life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brycew 0 #12 July 28, 2005 Acensky: That dive was in Roatan... Bay Islands of Honduras. Freefal: You must be doing your checkout dives at Table Rock Lake? My checkout dives were a bit south of there at Beaver Lake, AR. You'll do fine... The checkout dives are just like all the drills you did in the pool. The only change is that you're doing it in murky water. Just like in freefall, the first couple dives are a bit nerve-wracking, but you'll slowly learn to relax more and more underwater Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bch7773 0 #13 July 29, 2005 thor the only problem you'll have in a lake is crappy vis, and little bluegills biting any bare skin you have showing. yeah those little crappy fish that you caught as a kid are like piranhas, but with no sharp teeth. ooo and watch out for the thermocline! and i've done a few dives with sharks and they were a lot more scared of us then we were of them. Everytime we got within 10 feet of them they would swim away, but then they would swim back after a a few seconds to they could get back to their sleeping area. then they would see us still there, and they would swim away again... and repeat over and over. sharks aren't very smart. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
bch7773 0 #13 July 29, 2005 thor the only problem you'll have in a lake is crappy vis, and little bluegills biting any bare skin you have showing. yeah those little crappy fish that you caught as a kid are like piranhas, but with no sharp teeth. ooo and watch out for the thermocline! and i've done a few dives with sharks and they were a lot more scared of us then we were of them. Everytime we got within 10 feet of them they would swim away, but then they would swim back after a a few seconds to they could get back to their sleeping area. then they would see us still there, and they would swim away again... and repeat over and over. sharks aren't very smart. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
