{"id":1421,"date":"2008-09-28T23:55:34","date_gmt":"2008-09-29T06:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1421"},"modified":"2008-10-11T09:42:58","modified_gmt":"2008-10-11T16:42:58","slug":"dive-number-two-on-the-island-diver-for-lobsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1421","title":{"rendered":"Dive Number Two On The Island Diver For Lobsters!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Logged SCUBA Dive #307<\/p>\n

SECRET LOCATION: 41 74 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 74 65 73 20 6f 66 20 6d 61 72 2c 20 4e 6f 72 74 68 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 6c 6f 6c 69 70 6f 70 20 74 72 65 65 2e, Palos Verdes, CA<\/p>\n

Solo Diving, SoCal Buddy Diving<\/p>\n

In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 500 psi
\nMax depth: 35 feet
\nWaves: Three foot swells, sort of challenging
\nVisibility: 15 to 20 feet
\nWater Temperature: 65 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: About 45 minutes<\/p>\n

The next dive we went shallower, where we should have started to begin with!<\/p>\n

I again was the first overboard and checked the anchor, which rested at 30 feet; nothing this time.<\/p>\n

The kelp was thick, but not as thick as the place I went to on Opening Night.<\/p>\n

I looked under the low lying kelp and eel grass and pinned my first legal lobster of the dive about 10 minutes in.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of lobsters around here in the 25 to 30 foot range, but they would flee as soon as my light touched them.<\/p>\n

I had an idea to turn my light that is attached to my mask off; that way, I would only have one light that I could easily control.<\/p>\n

I could turn it to the side and not spook the next lobster while keeping a “dark eye” on it while I approached.<\/p>\n

Within five minutes, I pinned my next one.<\/p>\n

I surfaced to peak a few times; I wasn’t planning another marathon swim back on this dive, although I didn’t plan the last one.<\/p>\n

I was the first back on the boat; the rest of the group got delayed because some divers were busy throwing up… Ah! Lobster bait!<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

I am so macho! I can hold all of my lobsters with one arm and a beer in the other!<\/p>\n

\"Bob<\/p>\n

Bob cleaned up with some pretty big bugs and limited for the night.<\/p>\n

He overshot the boat on his way back, and caught three big ones under the kelp in 30 feet of water, within five minutes.<\/p>\n

\"Dan<\/p>\n

Dan took some newbies out and came back with an empty bag; everyone laughed.<\/p>\n

Total bugs caught on this trip was 22, amongst eight divers.<\/p>\n

The boat ride back was still rough; some drank beer, others threw up, supposedly to make room for more beer.<\/p>\n

\"As<\/p>\n

As we passed by the Portofino Inn, a naked woman, standing on her balcony, welcomed us back to the harbor.<\/p>\n

She was sort of ugly, but after a drinking a few beers on the open sea, she looked OK to me.<\/p>\n

\"Traditional<\/p>\n

Traditional debriefing continued in the parking lot until a little after midnight.<\/p>\n

I have some ideas about optimizing my catch in this area; I’m going to test it on my next outing… stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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