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

[Kirby]

Originally Posted by Nerka

Author: Kirby
Tread Title: San Diego Report. New Calico PB and a Bunch of Bugs
URL: http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=118027
Geographic Region: USA West Coast
Date of Trip report thread origination: 01-13-2011, 01:25 AM
Description: Kirby harvesting and cooking
Reason for Nomination: Kirby heads out with a few buddies, has an awesome dive, great catch then makes art from catch and throws a dinner party! This is how it should be done..

Thank you Marco...I am writing to show my "acceptance of the nomination." It is very cool that people enjoy reading my reports. Thanks for thinking of me!

Originally Posted by SpearMax

Please change your wording:

•All seconds should include the word "second".

Sorry Tony, but Dave has never been any good at following directions. Ha!

[NSB DIVER]

I vote for dive gals post !! She is such a nice lady and I love her short story long story post!! Second! You go Dive gal!!

[pirate_diver]

Originally Posted by Nerka

Author: Kirby
Tread Title: San Diego Report. New Calico PB and a Bunch of Bugs
URL: http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=118027
Geographic Region: USA West Coast
Date of Trip report thread origination: 01-13-2011, 01:25 AM
Description: Kirby harvesting and cooking
Reason for Nomination: Kirby heads out with a few buddies, has an awesome dive, great catch then makes art from catch and throws a dinner party! This is how it should be done..

Second! Nice fish.

[Kirby]

We need more reports...

Author: ApneaAddict (Carter)
Tread Title: Vermilion Fever 2/11 and 2/21
URL: http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=120010
Geographic Region: USA West Coast/Big Sur
Date of Trip report thread origination: 02-12-2011 and 02-22-2011
Description: Carter, Bryan, and Harold diving the Big Sur coastline
Reason for Nomination: Diving for vermilion in my experience is very difficult, and these guys make it look easy. Carter even filmed while he was spearing, and made an awesome video (not included in the report) to forever remember those dives. These guys have a desire to dive like few others, and I believe that the majority of us can relate.

[Kirby]

Unfortunately, after reading through all of the reports for the first quarter, the other top two that really popped out at me had the pictures missing. Both threads were from Sandy (C Monster), who always has consistently good reports, with consistently good fish...

http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=119576
and
http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=120931

These were seriously great reports, and should still be considered.
Whats the deal Sandy???! Leave your photobucket alone!

Edit: Tony, if Sandy cares to, would it be cool if he edits his posts to put the pictures back in?

[C monster]

Originally Posted by Kirby

Unfortunately, after reading through all of the reports for the first quarter, the other top two that really popped out at me had the pictures missing. Both threads were from Sandy (C Monster), who always has consistently good reports, with consistently good fish...

http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=119576
and
http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=120931

These were seriously great reports, and should still be considered.
Whats the deal Sandy???! Leave your photobucket alone!

Edit: Tony, if Sandy cares to, would it be cool if he edits his posts to put the pictures back in?

Thanks Kirby,

I appreciate it. Sorry about the pictures, guys... I just figured that the posts were so old, that I pulled them from my photobucket. I like posting reports when I have the time. I enjoy writing about the ocean and the many, many adventures both me and my friends have had over an almost 40 year love affair with the ocean. God willing, I'll have another 40. I look at it as the halfway point... The ocean is a life journey. A life experience. For me and those who embrace the sea as I do, our sport isn't a hobby or something you do on the weekends for fun. It's a lifestyle... One to me, that is incredibly rewarding.

SC

[Bill McIntyre]

Originally Posted by C monster

Thanks Kirby,

I appreciate it. Sorry about the pictures, guys... I just figured that the posts were so old, that I pulled them from my photobucket. I like posting reports when I have the time. I enjoy writing about the ocean and the many, many adventures both me and my friends have had over an almost 40 year love affair with the ocean. God willing, I'll have another 40. I look at it as the halfway point... The ocean is a life journey. A life experience. For me and those who embrace the sea as I do, our sport isn't a hobby or something you do on the weekends for fun. It's a lifestyle... One to me, that is incredibly rewarding.

SC

Sandy,

I never even thought about that since I always post my photos using the "Manage Attachments" function of the board, but please consider doing that in the future. That way they are there forever. Your photobucket account could be closed and your computer could crash, but the photos are in your thread.

[Nerka]

Originally Posted by Kirby

We need more reports...

Author: ApneaAddict (Carter)
Tread Title: Vermilion Fever 2/11 and 2/21
URL: http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=120010
Geographic Region: USA West Coast/Big Sur
Date of Trip report thread origination: 02-12-2011 and 02-22-2011
Description: Carter, Bryan, and Harold diving the Big Sur coastline
Reason for Nomination: Diving for vermilion in my experience is very difficult, and these guys make it look easy. Carter even filmed while he was spearing, and made an awesome video (not included in the report) to forever remember those dives. These guys have a desire to dive like few others, and I believe that the majority of us can relate.

second

[Nerka]

Originally Posted by C monster

Thanks Kirby,

I appreciate it. Sorry about the pictures, guys... I just figured that the posts were so old, that I pulled them from my photobucket. I like posting reports when I have the time. I enjoy writing about the ocean and the many, many adventures both me and my friends have had over an almost 40 year love affair with the ocean. God willing, I'll have another 40. I look at it as the halfway point... The ocean is a life journey. A life experience. For me and those who embrace the sea as I do, our sport isn't a hobby or something you do on the weekends for fun. It's a lifestyle... One to me, that is incredibly rewarding.

SC

At the risk of creating too much banter, all of which Tony will have to delete. How about nominating one of these posts? Do you still have the pics Sandy? You have some awesome trip reports.

[ApneaAddict]

Originally Posted by Kirby

We need more reports...

I agree. Unfortunately January 1 to March 31 is just a slow time in California if you think about it. In SoCal the early seabass are in, but the season is just beginning, so everyone is super tight-lipped about it, the water is bumpy and the vis is poor. In NorCal the lingcod and abalone season haven't opened yet and although the vis is great in the Carmel area, the ocean is too rough to dive for weeks on end.

Originally Posted by Kirby

Author: ApneaAddict (Carter)
Tread Title: Vermilion Fever 2/11 and 2/21
URL: http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=120010
Geographic Region: USA West Coast/Big Sur
Date of Trip report thread origination: 02-12-2011 and 02-22-2011
Description: Carter, Bryan, and Harold diving the Big Sur coastline
Reason for Nomination: Diving for vermilion in my experience is very difficult, and these guys make it look easy. Carter even filmed while he was spearing, and made an awesome video (not included in the report) to forever remember those dives. These guys have a desire to dive like few others, and I believe that the majority of us can relate.

Thanks for the nomination and the comment, man. I'll "second" myself. Between your reports and Sandy's and Aussie's, I'm not sure I can stack up to the competition, but I definitely appreciate the recognition.

Hey Tony, what are the rules regarding editing the thread once its been nominated? For instance, those of us who film our dives will frequently post a report with just pictures within a few days of the dive so that the report is current for people interested in hearing how the conditions are, but when we find the time later on, we'll go back and take the day's video footage and integrate it into a montage of clips.

[polespeardude]

"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! "


I second divegals report

[steveo]

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!

[seadogger]

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!

I will second that !!

[pirate_diver]

Originally Posted by Kirby

We need more reports...

Author: ApneaAddict (Carter)
Tread Title: Vermilion Fever 2/11 and 2/21
URL: http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=120010
Geographic Region: USA West Coast/Big Sur
Date of Trip report thread origination: 02-12-2011 and 02-22-2011
Description: Carter, Bryan, and Harold diving the Big Sur coastline
Reason for Nomination: Diving for vermilion in my experience is very difficult, and these guys make it look easy. Carter even filmed while he was spearing, and made an awesome video (not included in the report) to forever remember those dives. These guys have a desire to dive like few others, and I believe that the majority of us can relate.

I'll second this as well.

[SeadogDebbie]

Originally Posted by NSB DIVER

I vote for dive gals post !! She is such a nice lady and I love her short story long story post!! Second! You go Dive gal!!

Second