Saw a hammerhead today! WooHoo!

[PlayaCountryBoy]

Hey kids, I just thought I would drop this out there for those who would like to see what its like to run up on a Great hammerhead out of the blue...Enjoy!

 

[Byte Me]

Whoa - that musta made the trip huh? Couldn't tell due to the glare, how deep were you?

Great tunes too!!

 

[sharky60]

Awsome Jason! where was this? just off Playa?

 

[PlayaCountryBoy]

I was right beside him at 190ft. Viz way over 100ft!!! This is a sweet spot off Playa's coast. But freakin' deep! only deco diving for a decent bottom time. When I flash my computer we were at 157ft. and had 11 minutes of deco.

 

[Da Nizz]

Awesome

 

[docmartin]

i am glad to see that there are some real sharks left in mexico although they are beyond my depth range.

 

[diveman3]

were you diving with trimix?

 

[Spratman]

157 - 190ft on single steels, I'm guessing?! Deep air diving? With no redundancy?! And a deco obligation?! No thanks! :11: :no

 

[PlayaCountryBoy]

Well, Spratman you're wrong on a few things. I was diving twin double AL 80's and had redundant everything. The dive was completely on air and, yes there was considerable deco times. I make this dive with one instructor with doubles per diver. And yes there is a serious screening process to make this dive with me. It IS deep, it IS dangerous,...it is NOT for everybody. Its absolutely no different than deep cave penetration. All the equipment and the tech side of it are about the same.

 

[Aspendiver]

Wow.
WOW.
Everything- the shark, the vis, the depth...
I've been to 140' (following my DM following some yahoos), but that's a different ballgame. Kudos- I may have to come to Playa sometime instead of/in addition to Coz...