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06-17-2019, 06:03 PM | #3301 | |
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06-17-2019, 06:15 PM | #3302 |
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Thanks Eric, I have finally gotten very comfortable with my new dive equipment and have also perfected my buoyancy control. I was using a weight integrated BC for the past year and for some reason I was really fighting my bouncy control with it. I finally went back to a standard weight belt around my waist about a month ago and that solved my issue. Now that my diving skills are up to snuff I can start concentrating on fine tuning my shooting skills.
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06-18-2019, 04:26 AM | #3303 | |
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06-18-2019, 06:45 AM | #3304 |
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I use two 6 lb hip weights on a rubber weight belt with a 3 mil suit. This keeps the weight out from under the tank and having the weight in the rear hip area of my waist seems to keep me more balanced. I think the issue I was having with the weights in the BC was.....when I turned sideways I tended to over rotate and that made me feel out of balance all the time. When the weight was in the BC it was farther away from my body and therefore may have had more tendency to cause me to rotate. I had used this hip weight setup throughout my commercial career and I guess my body just got used to that weight distribution. It’s all good now though.
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06-18-2019, 06:47 AM | #3305 | |
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06-18-2019, 06:52 AM | #3306 |
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Give my setup a try........it may help you.
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06-22-2019, 06:31 PM | #3307 |
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Headed out about 25 miles from Hernando today to give the boat a shakedown after resolving some issues. Had the family on boat so didn't go out too far but was in 32ft. Seas a little rough early but laid down in late morning/afternoon.
Viz was 10-15 horizontal with a lot of particulate in the water. Nice hard bottom with a lot of cracks and nice ledges however only managed a hog, did see a nice sized goliath. Turned the last corner before heading up and found a nice anchor with 5ft of chain and about 30ft of rope. On the way in my dive buddy and I wanted to check out the new Ghost Ship they sunk a few months back. Downloaded to coordinated from Hernando Port Authority, went back and forth over them and never found in. Ended up diving Tanks #3 and #6. Viz the same, missed 2 nice sized gags but managed a Mango. Not very productive but still a good day diving. |
06-23-2019, 07:40 AM | #3308 |
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Out yesterday with SealRock to the Middle Grounds for the TBSC. I invited jfjf along and so it was great to finally dive with him.
Great weather all day. Less than two foot seas and we had the wind at our back on the way in. Viz was about 50 ft. most of the day. 82 on the surface, a brisk thermocline at around 50 ft. Diving in a shirt and pants felt like I got punched with each drop, but I adapt well and after a few seconds it doesn't bother me. Hard work to find the fish. The first area we worked killed our chances of competing as we ran through half our tanks searching. Finally we decided to move to a different area and found the fish. Jfjf did well and should score some good points. I am learning more and more about diving the grounds, you gotta be willing to move to different types of bottom to find fish and that could mean moving 5-10 miles. It's all a learning experience and I hope with more trips we'll become more effective. I hit the trifecta on sharks. A bull, a sandbar, and a dusky. None were aggressive and a little dominant posturing sent them off. On a side note, I got my first MG black. I spotted him hiding under a ledge. I slipped my line kit on knowing retrieval might be difficult, somehow the shaft went through the ring, fortunately I stoned the black. However, I had turned my shark shield on just a few minutes earlier from a shark... Well, when I went inverted the shark shield leash landed on my head and caught on my camera. I thought I was in the electric chair. Jim had just strung a gag and came into the tight restriction to grab the shaft and I shocked his ass too. LOL. Shit! He's yelling at me, I'm wanting my fish, I circled out and he was able to grab my shaft. Some laughs topside, but I need to figure out a better way to deal with this thing. I believe it is an effective deterrent, but I need a better way to rig it to the fin. It has a little loop for this, but I've been reluctant to have it clipped creating a hole shot for something to tangle on it. Anyway, hopefully I'll score something nice at the raffle today. Last edited by CuzzA; 06-23-2019 at 07:52 AM. |
06-23-2019, 03:58 PM | #3309 |
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Congrats on your grouper Cuzza!! Great story. That is a reimbursable code where I work in the hospital what you did with your shark shield you know.....!!! But not recommended under water for sure 😎
Great to meet your son, jfjf and Seal Rock at the weigh in!! My son with Santos's tourney winning big Hog at 19.5# is pictured. My buddy Ben was on the boat and shot a big Hog in the mid teens and saw this one. Cpt Frank elected to back dive the spot and Santos found the tourney winner. Cool stuff! |
06-23-2019, 10:37 PM | #3310 | |
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So, I heard from some of you fellas today that you got a kick out of the Carbo story and since I'm not afraid to share when things go wrong... I present... Capital Punishment at 90 fsw. On a side note, I never felt like there was an issue or I was effected by the shock that it could jeopardize the success of the dive. And no, I wasn't really seeing stars, but I'm going to solve the Shark Shield issue once and for all. It is funny though how something as simple as a ring getting hung on the flopper can set off a chain of events. I had no idea until I saw the video. Last edited by CuzzA; 06-23-2019 at 10:55 PM. |
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06-24-2019, 08:22 AM | #3311 | |
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Re: Current Vis - Tampa Bay Region (Homosassa to Sarasota)
I was on the leader board with 17.75 for most of the day until someone noticed the 19.5. Wish I had seen it when you guys weighed it. That's a great fish. Beautiful conditions out there and a great time for sure.
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06-25-2019, 06:31 PM | #3312 |
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Re: Current Vis - Tampa Bay Region (Homosassa to Sarasota)
Went to the Vet on 6/22 and the nice vis we’ve been lucky to have is diminishing. Lots of bait covering the structures and made it difficult to see.
The previous weekend, 6/15, was better in 40-45’. https://youtu.be/gLvmDkMDpj8 |
06-28-2019, 01:18 PM | #3313 |
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Went to 25-30 ft today and you can see the structure while snorkeling on the surface. Vis below was 15’ horizontal if you had the sun behind you.
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06-29-2019, 08:52 PM | #3314 |
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Same spot. Same vis. Might be my PB gag.
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06-29-2019, 10:07 PM | #3315 |
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