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  1. SteveBF

    Arkansas dive buddies needed

    Hey Spark! I have the same problem but it was the keys that ruined my wife on lakes... luckily both of my kids dive with me.
  2. SteveBF

    Any updates on dive conditions at Beaver Lake?

    Was there last weekend... maybe 8-10ft above the cline. I never got below 50ft but the viz did seem to start to open up around 40' to maybe 15'
  3. SteveBF

    Diving facial hair/mask fit

    OK Prison Pussy is hilarious. I've also heard it refered to as a San Fransico Bullseye.... +3 to chapsick... works great!
  4. SteveBF

    Air pocket in underwater tunnel at the Grotto, Tobermory?

    Haha yeah I was!!! oops!
  5. SteveBF

    Air pocket in underwater tunnel at the Grotto, Tobermory?

    I was just there last week. There is a sort of diving bell mounted to the ceiled at arounf 30 ft maybe. There is also a tunnel that goes around the back of the cavern that takes you to depths of near 100 ft. I can't iagine doing this with out SCUBA and a good dive light as the tunnel itself...
  6. SteveBF

    Blue Grotto

    I just dove it for the first time on vacation last week... July 3. The guy working there said it had indeed been sold. I was also a little miffed at the $38/diver fee. I thought it was a little unreasonable.
  7. SteveBF

    Beaver lake conditions?

    You and me both... I've got a 7/5mm suit and I am sorely tempted to give it a shot... supposed to be in the low 70's this Saturday
  8. SteveBF

    Beaver lake conditions?

    Sportsco was reporting 45 degrees and about 40Ft Viz
  9. SteveBF

    Split Fins?? Controversial Topic???

    Yeah I thought it was sort of odd... she quite literally sat me down at a table by the dock and started with "we need to talk about your equipment...." I could have understood it if I was a student but I had close to 70 dives under my belt by that time. I wasn't offended because she seemed to...
  10. SteveBF

    Anyone know what these guys are????

    I though they hung out with sharks... didn't see any though
  11. SteveBF

    Beaver Lake July 4 Dive

    Yeah the viz didn't hold out....My son and I dove there today and it was about 8 Ft ...maybe a little better below the thermocline.
  12. SteveBF

    Split Fins?? Controversial Topic???

    So I'm starting to think that split fins are a controversial topic and I hope I'm not opening a can of worms here...however, My instructor has a pair of twin jets and swears by them. I tried them in the pool and liked them as well and in fact got a bright yellow pair for father's day. When I...
  13. SteveBF

    Anyone know what these guys are????

    Took this picture on Long Key Ledge off Marathon. Have no idea what they are... any idea? This one of my very first underwater photos so sorry about the image quality. Cheers! Steve
  14. SteveBF

    Best Vacation Ever!!

    OK so I took my wife on a 20 year belated honeymonn at the begining of July. We stayed at a resort called Hawks Cay in Marathon Fl. This place was absolutely fabulous and the rooms (non Oceanside) were about $230/night... 4 nights was real affordable. THe best part of this place was the dive...
  15. SteveBF

    Two new divers in the family!

    OK I can now happily report that my Wife and son have now completed there OW checkouts and are now certified OW diver now we are no longer a family but a School!! To celebrate we are headed for the Keys next week!!!
  16. SteveBF

    Conditions at Lost Bridge on Beaver lake

    Hey Bill, I was back at the dam area this weekend... you are right it is a great place to dive although you do have to go way out to get to deep water. I'm seriously wanting to take up spearfishing so I'd love your input on guns, techniques etc. I'm going to the Keys next week for 2 weeks but...
  17. SteveBF

    Conditions at Lost Bridge on Beaver lake

    Just as an update to this thread... i was at the bluffs and dam site rec area this past weekend 6/9 and 6/10) and the Viz was about 20-25 FT... water temp on the surface was a cool 73 Degrees and the cline was at about 26 Ft. the lake was BEAUTIFUL for diving and I had a great bunch of dives and...
  18. SteveBF

    Two new divers in the family!

    No doubt
  19. SteveBF

    Beaver Lake for April 7 - Recent Water Temp and Wetsuit Advice?

    Aw heck... i didn't see your post. I almost went last weekend anyhow but stuff came up at home. Are you going to the DOG rally this weekend?
  20. SteveBF

    Two new divers in the family!

    I have to just post how proud I am of my wife and 12 year old son who just passed there confined water checkouts and written exams last week. I thought they were both going to have aneurisms try to do practice problems for planning multiple dives using the tables (I had forgotten how confusing...
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