<\/p>\nThis is my first lobster trip of the season on the Island Diver with the Divevets.<\/p>\n
Joining us on this trip was Donna the Biker – a recent transplant from Chicago (or is it Tennessee?) who has not been scared away by the bizarre antics of some in the group.<\/p>\n
This was Donna’s first lobster trip.<\/p>\n
I packed all my gear into my second game bag, and took one last look in my trunk before boarding.<\/p>\n
I didn’t realize I had turned my light off and left it in the trunk; thanks to Dan and a spare light that he had, my dive was saved.<\/p>\n
Thank you Dan! <\/p>\n
I would have went anyway with my secondary light, but that would have really sucked.<\/p>\n
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Dan instructs Donna on the proper bagging procedures.<\/p>\n
Logged Dive #353
\nPalos Verdes, CA<\/p>\n
Secret Location: 4f 66 66 20 74 68 65 20 67 61 74 65 73 20 6f 66 20 4d 61 72 2c 20 6d 69 64 77 61 79 20 62 65 74 77 65 65 6e 20 61 20 66 6c 61 74 20 72 6f 63 6b 20 61 6e 64 20 61 20 62 72 69 67 68 74 20 68 6f 75 73 65 2e<\/p>\n
Solo Diving\/SoCal Buddy Diving<\/p>\n
In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 400 psi
\nMax depth: 35 feet
\nWaves: Calm
\nVisibility: 15 to 20 feet
\nWater Temperature: About 60 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: About 45 minutes<\/p>\n
Once anchored at our secret spot, I pushed others aside and was the first to jump in the water – I had to urinate really badly.<\/p>\n
I submerged to 35 feet and started patrolling for lobsters to liberate.<\/p>\n
Many shorts were spotted, but I didn’t even bother grabbing them for practice.<\/p>\n
I had gone all the way to 15 feet before turning around; about 20 minutes into the dive, I finally grabbed my first legal bug in 30 feet of water.<\/p>\n
The water was surprisingly clear; an almost full moon was on the horizon peaking over the Palos Verdes hillside.<\/p>\n
I spotted another legal bug under the kelp, but missed the pin.<\/p>\n
I was the first back to the boat with my single lobster; others followed either skunked or with one or two.<\/p>\n
Jimmy the Bagman was lucky enough to run across a lobster hole and caught four.<\/p>\n
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Jimmy the Bagman poses with one of his prized bugs.<\/p>\n
Dan and his prot\u00e9g\u00e9 came back with a few…<\/p>\n
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Dan shows Donna how to measure a lobster – of course this was already done in the water before it was bagged.<\/p>\n
One of the first time hunters on this boat pinned a molted lobster carcass; the diver mentioned, “I thought catching these things would be a lot harder, I didn’t know it was dead.”<\/p>\n
We moved the boat to hopefully a “better” spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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