Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2006 10:27:14 GMT -8
Sun. Feb 26th 2006
My youngest son David and I made our first dive of the year Sun. Location was the east side of Lake Whitney, place called Loafers Bend. Just below the dam.
Dive was an afternoon dive around 3:20 PM. Water was very cold and surprisingly murky with green algie still present in the water. Vis was an amazing 6 inches! Some degree of silt was still in water also from the recent heavy rain.
There was no wind and no wave action to contribute to the murkiness.
Saw no fish. But bottom (even in the shallows) had patches of dark grey decay from deeper parts of the lake. (I had see this decayed material last year on a dive past the thermocline to 50 feet.) Apparently the lake had turned over this year, bringing the confluence from the bottom with it. The typical smell of sulfur that comes from a lake turn over was not present, however, it was noticeable when showering later.
Equipment used:
Myself, 72 cuin steel tank, regulator was my RAM with modified 3/4 inch reducer nut on hookah port with 3 port splitter to support a octopus and back mounted bc. Full wetsuit, Pinocincio (sp) mask and jet fins.
David's: 72 cuin steel tank, rebuilt DA modified with RAM nozzle, modified 3/4 inch reducer nut with 3 port splitter, hose for back mounted bc, full wet suit. Modern mask and fins. (He has not reached full gearing of vintage equip. yet.)
Was David's first time to use his new DA (Christmas gift) and he was quite pleased. He was amazed how quiet it was diving without bubbles in his face and how easy it breathed compared to his high grade ScubaPro reg.
Although vis was very bad and water very cold (intial shock entering the water even with a full 1/4 inch wet suit was something on the painful side) the dive was considered a successful one.
My youngest son David and I made our first dive of the year Sun. Location was the east side of Lake Whitney, place called Loafers Bend. Just below the dam.
Dive was an afternoon dive around 3:20 PM. Water was very cold and surprisingly murky with green algie still present in the water. Vis was an amazing 6 inches! Some degree of silt was still in water also from the recent heavy rain.
There was no wind and no wave action to contribute to the murkiness.
Saw no fish. But bottom (even in the shallows) had patches of dark grey decay from deeper parts of the lake. (I had see this decayed material last year on a dive past the thermocline to 50 feet.) Apparently the lake had turned over this year, bringing the confluence from the bottom with it. The typical smell of sulfur that comes from a lake turn over was not present, however, it was noticeable when showering later.
Equipment used:
Myself, 72 cuin steel tank, regulator was my RAM with modified 3/4 inch reducer nut on hookah port with 3 port splitter to support a octopus and back mounted bc. Full wetsuit, Pinocincio (sp) mask and jet fins.
David's: 72 cuin steel tank, rebuilt DA modified with RAM nozzle, modified 3/4 inch reducer nut with 3 port splitter, hose for back mounted bc, full wet suit. Modern mask and fins. (He has not reached full gearing of vintage equip. yet.)
Was David's first time to use his new DA (Christmas gift) and he was quite pleased. He was amazed how quiet it was diving without bubbles in his face and how easy it breathed compared to his high grade ScubaPro reg.
Although vis was very bad and water very cold (intial shock entering the water even with a full 1/4 inch wet suit was something on the painful side) the dive was considered a successful one.
