Look Out Below
02-19-2003, 08:16 PM
Left the house at 6:00 AM, driving south on US 1 to the ramp and the first three flags we see are standing at attention. We finally get to the ramp and launch the boat still with the standing at attention flags. I think to myself, this has got to change! The last three times offshore was, windy, cold and rough. :hammer: Well after 1 hour of running slow but moderate we reach the first stop. Bad English and Grouperassasin flip off. After 30 minutes up come 6 lobbies and a couple of fish. Next up is Meat and I, only .36 miles and off we go over the gunnels. One lob for me and 2 for Meat. Total now is only nine. Find the next stop, Bad English and Grouperassasin start off down the jug line but loose the line and swim around checking out the sand…
Well we can’t have that kind of behavior, so off we go to the next stop only to find out those guy’s left the buoy’s back at the last one…(first mistake I made for the day.)
Well after going back and getting the jugs we are back to our original plan and off the side Meat and I go. About 10’ from the bottom I see a nice gag and try to pop it on the way down but still think my head is up my **** gag swims off. (second mistake.) Well on the bottom I say to myself, there is something missing but just can’t grasp it. After the first lob I snatch I realize my dive bag is still on the boat! (third and final mistake.) DOH…
Off I go chasing Meat with lob in hand. Pass off to him and see he’s not PO’d. After that I’m once again with a lob in hand and Meat out of sight. So I break off every leg and try to stuff it in my BC packet. Up we come with 5 more. We off goes BE and GA to come up saying there were bugs but tough to get but 3 more they add to the box along with two slippers…
Well we needed 6 to go and the pressure was on! Meat and IO jump on one of my smaller ledges and it’s loaded doing just what we want. The limit comes up, some pictures, high fives and a beer for the ride in.
Vis was 7’/10’, temp 58^ but enough to grab lobbies…
Man I love diving...
Grouperassasin, Bad English, Meat
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p81a755c1f97a146f5954ae1435721669/fc9d142c.jpg
Of course I need to get into the picture! (Dang! I'm going bald =( )
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pafe27fa57290fcdf82406aa0165216a2/fc9d153e.jpg
Well we can’t have that kind of behavior, so off we go to the next stop only to find out those guy’s left the buoy’s back at the last one…(first mistake I made for the day.)
Well after going back and getting the jugs we are back to our original plan and off the side Meat and I go. About 10’ from the bottom I see a nice gag and try to pop it on the way down but still think my head is up my **** gag swims off. (second mistake.) Well on the bottom I say to myself, there is something missing but just can’t grasp it. After the first lob I snatch I realize my dive bag is still on the boat! (third and final mistake.) DOH…
Off I go chasing Meat with lob in hand. Pass off to him and see he’s not PO’d. After that I’m once again with a lob in hand and Meat out of sight. So I break off every leg and try to stuff it in my BC packet. Up we come with 5 more. We off goes BE and GA to come up saying there were bugs but tough to get but 3 more they add to the box along with two slippers…
Well we needed 6 to go and the pressure was on! Meat and IO jump on one of my smaller ledges and it’s loaded doing just what we want. The limit comes up, some pictures, high fives and a beer for the ride in.
Vis was 7’/10’, temp 58^ but enough to grab lobbies…
Man I love diving...
Grouperassasin, Bad English, Meat
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/p81a755c1f97a146f5954ae1435721669/fc9d142c.jpg
Of course I need to get into the picture! (Dang! I'm going bald =( )
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid52/pafe27fa57290fcdf82406aa0165216a2/fc9d153e.jpg