ems_is_4_me
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I think it would be neat to see the aquatic life in the local ponds. Of my county I live in.
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I have a bridge that I dive at almost every weekend,and because of its proximity to the inlet there current rips through and you will see new things dragged in quite frequently. .
For the most part, diving in a man made impound has all of the interest to me of eating card board instead of steak. Don't tell me card board is better than nothing, not really, it has no taste and no nutritional value, kind of like muck diving in man made mud holes. Quarries included. Save for the the GL and St Lawrence, Florida Springs and a few other exceptions, freshwater diving is not worth the effort.
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LOL, we have a winner! I really started this thread to find the last honest person on earth. While I might be tempted to just jump in once a year in a lake to, I dunno, remind myself what cardboard tastes like, I still don't understand the draw.
I LOVE diving. I do not, however, enjoy sitting in my bathtub in muddy icewater, with the lights off.
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Greetings Herk and I love to dive my local waters. Having grown up fishing on these local lakes many hours. I always wondered just what was down there and what it looks like. As a fisherman you are always interested in structure and how the fish are hanging. So there are those of us who love are local fish as well. Just this past summer my buddies and I have had absolutely awesome fish dives. We have seen large pike, carp, bluegills, crappies, perch and many more. The crazy thing is how close and responsive these totally wild fish in a public lake were. It was spell binding and the visibility was 15 - 20 feet above 25'. It was around 5 - 10 below 25'.
We have found so many interesting things, boats old and new, canoes, tackle boxes, anchors, old buoys, bones, numerous old bottles, a DNR body hook drag, etc.
I am what you described as an avid diver and happy to dive local lakes, quarries, rivers, ponds, if it is wet it is good. I also enjoy warm water and the Great Lakes.
Lake Hurons wrecks are incredible fun and challenging to dive. There are varying levels or difficulty and depth. One of the greatest ways to train for these are the local lakes and quarries. Thus not only for training but I enjoy deep, dark, and yes cold water. Do I dislike warm water no just a lot easier to dive more frequently closer to home! I love to dive and try to dive every week end and week days when I can get away. It makes no difference what the body of water is or what the vis is like only that I am in the water. I recently lost the month of November to H1N1 bug, I nearly went out of my mind! I then dove every week end in December but January looks like it is going to freeze. Guess it is time for the Ice dive certification.
Have fun and try your local scene, you may find it interesting!
CamG Keep diving....keep training....keep learning!
Personally, I enjoy low viz diving. The vast majority of my dives have been in the rivers near my home and a couple of lakes that are within easy driving distance. In low viz, every foot can be an adventure, something suddenly discovered that you didn't see the last time you were there. Navigable rivers (like the Ohio) hold centuries of artifacts lost overboard from canoes, flatboats, keelboats, steamers, etc. Tons of antiques just lying there to be picked up.
Summersville Lake is just a 90 minute drive from me and the water is clean and clear with up to 50 feet viz and depths form about 20 feet to over 200 ft.
I dived my first quarry this past summer and I thought it was quite interesting. Viz was about 4-5 feet. I just wandered around, seeing what I could stumble onto. School buses, an old flatbed, an airplane, boats, a mermaid...I found it quite satisfying for a day of just puttering about underwater with no particular goal in mind. And the fish were obnoxiously friendly; especially after I whipped out the ol' can of Cheez Whiz, then it was a mob scene consisting of bluegill, bass and this huge catfish with an insatiable appetite. I'm looking forward to spring so I can go back. This summer, I plan to visit a number of quarries in Ohio and Kentucky.