Nomination Thread for Best Trip Reports of the Quarter Ended March 31, 2011

[Mobile Diver]

And a second for Miss Emily (Divegal).

Len aka GradyMan and I have been talking about getting together for a dive for 4 years. Well, today it happened.

Short Story:
Date: 3/19/11
Time: 7:30 to 5:00 (3 tanks)
Place: Ponce Inlet off shore 20 miles
Who: Tania aka tattat, MJ aka mjmpcguru, Laura aka PrincessSlaya!, Bobby aka Dodge, Jerry aka NSB Diver, Chad aka FEEL da STEEL->, Len aka GradyMan, Capt. Robert and myself.
The plan: get lots of bugs, cobia and flounder
Seas: 1 to 2 in the morning, less than one in the afternoon.
Vis: Snotty 10 – 15 foot
Depths: dive 1 – 90’, dive 2 – 90’, dive 3 – 75’
Temps: dive 1 – 64*, dive 2 – 62*, dive 3 – 57* Yes, that is 57* brrrrrr…….
Catch: more sheepies than I can remember, more triggers than I can remember, a bunch of nice flounder, a couple of nice hog fish, over a half dozen good sized mangroves, around a dozen bugs, a MONSTER Ridged Shovelnose lobster (also known as a slipper lobster)
Saw: Lots of ARSs, a bunch of nice gags, a couple or really nice red grouper (very friendly, too )

[aussie]

I'm so ready for the voting to begin on this thing!

[MajorDave]

Originally Posted by DiveGal

OK. Let's see how we do.

Author: DiveGal
Thread Title: LadyGaDivers do it with GradyMan!
URL: http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=121327
Geographic Region: US East Coast
Date of Trip report thread origination: 3/20/11
Description: Finally getting to dive with GradyMan in his backyard after 4 years of talking about it.
Reason for Nomination: All spearboarders on this trip! It was great diving a new spot with so many friends and then sharing that new experience with all of my other SB friends!

"second"

[jfjf]

Trip Report Title: No Guns, no polespear....old school
http://spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=121383
Geographic Region: East Coast
Date of Trip report thread origination: - 3-21-2011.
Description: Freediver using only a knife to capture a fish.
Reason for Nomination: What better way to demonstrate the true essence of spearing than to use only a knife on a breathhold dive, while diving from shore? Also, any other videos taken by a 12 yr old?

[Mobile Diver]

I second (for the second time)!

Originally Posted by DiveGal

OK. Let's see how we do.

Author: DiveGal
Thread Title: LadyGaDivers do it with GradyMan!
URL: http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=121327
Geographic Region: US East Coast
Date of Trip report thread origination: 3/20/11
Description: Finally getting to dive with GradyMan in his backyard after 4 years of talking about it.
Reason for Nomination: All spearboarders on this trip! It was great diving a new spot with so many friends and then sharing that new experience with all of my other SB friends!