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08-15-2008, 07:50 PM | #31 | |
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Re: Abalone death at stillwater cove
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Like Travis, I tend to bite first and reach for the knife as a last ditch. You need two hands to cut kelp with the riffe knife, as it's too flexible unless you get some tension on it or the serration catches and starts the cut through. A bite is much faster, uses less energy, and requires no hands so you can focus on spreading the stuff out of the way or ditching your weightbelt, etc. That said, I've found feather boa kelp harder to bite through than regular giant kelp and bull kelp. Maybe because it is more flexible like a belt and a little more solid too. Can only really bite one strand at a time. That said, it still sucks that anyone has to die while diving. Seems like ab diving is by far the most dangerous diving around as far as fatalities per year is concerned.
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08-15-2008, 10:14 PM | #32 | |
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08-16-2008, 02:53 AM | #33 |
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Re: Abalone death at stillwater cove
This is such a sad thread to read - but I am very glad that I did read it, as I really like some of the tips offered here - namely, this low profile pocket idea and the biting of kelp. Thank you for sharing!
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08-16-2008, 04:56 AM | #34 |
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Re: Abalone death at stillwater cove
cmburch thanks for posting this sad story.
With the kelp as thick as it is up north now diving in the kelp at low tide is not a good idea. It is much safer and easer to dive at high tide. You may have to dive a couple of feet deeper but you do not have to deal with as thick of a mass of kelp on the surface.
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