Any fossilers wanna show off some photos?

[Lee Taylor]

Well I dug through the piles of stuff in my canoe, dug out from under the bed, searched the third bedroom, and I now think I have my scuba gear in one spot.

Going to stomp some creeks this weekend and screen for teeth. Message me if you would like to meet at the site (in Summerville SC) at 2pm Saturday

 

[LowCountry Joe]

OK Lee! How did you do this weekend in the shallow waters?

 

[Lee Taylor]

Thanks for remembering Joe and thanks for asking. It was terrible. I went to a place called Rosebrock park in Summerville. It is adjacent to the Ashley river and Bacons bridge. I went at low tide. There is a "canal" and a creek in the woods. They were extremely MUDDY. Almost to the point of pluff mud. It was low slack tide and the water was not moving so I did not get in it. It was not inviting AT ALL. Basically it was a bust. I just don't have any luck with tidal water. I put my canoe in the Ashley, at low tide, in Summerville, a year of so back, and it was a mudhole also. Streams and creeks with running water are what work for me.

Have you been doing any scouting for sites?

I must be planning to use my scuba unit this year because I sent Leisure Pro some money this weekend. That, is usually a dead give away.

 

[LowCountry Joe]

Well Lee at least it was a pretty day. No I haven't even put my boat in the water yet. I did clean it out and cranked it up. Ran fine! Also exercised my head light. I an sooooooooo ready to get in the water. Can't hardly wait for the water to warm up at least to the 60's. A couple more weeks of 75 & 80's and I will have to get in.

 

[Lee Taylor]

The Cooper River measured 66 degrees F today. Its about time for Phil and I to make a scouting run. Need to hunt up some gravel beds and just soak up some sun and fresh air.

Here is a fun link

Images of Suwanee River Sharks Teeth <- Click here

ps: Joe if you want to scout some areas on the weekend, and would like some company, just drop me a line

 

[LowCountry Joe]

Will do Lee. I know this weekend is out, but looking hard at next weekend. Will let you know for sure.

 

[Lee Taylor]

Here are some photos of an old design canister light I used in the 90's. I actually still use it occasionally because it is of excellent design, in my humble opinion. I recently added a tank strap in order to mount it "out of the way". (When laying on the bottom, I find it annoying to have clunky things like this, underneath you)

Reference link:

Quick Belt Mount <- Click here

Add an old tank strap

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Click on photo to enlarge

 

[scubadaddee]

Got charters lined up for 27th 30, and 1st don,t know how many yet.

 

[Lee Taylor]

Thanks for the notification Scubadaddee. Always glad to see people getting out on the water. Knowing you as I do, I am guessing the charters are scuba fossiling charters in one of the local rivers. Are you targeting the Edisto, Cooper, or Wando river? I know that you sometimes provide a "Super Snorkel" or "Hookah" for divers to experiment with. Are you planning to provide the Hookah? This thread has multitudes of viewers and I am sure some would be interested in the estimated water depth, current speed, water temperature. For the diver that has never dove a river, what should he bring that is different than diving offshore?

 

[Lee Taylor]

Was having shark tooth withdrawals today. So some new friends and I, went out and hunted up some creek teeth. They are teeny but the creek produced well. Need to find a creek that produces as much but produces larger teeth.