Every year, SoCal loses a diver or three coinciding with the beginning of lobster season. This year is no different.
Too many people remember they have a diving cert... from ten years ago... nevermind that they haven't dove much/at all since then... and think they can get in the water like a boss and bring lobster back to shore for a brag-fest with their friends and co-workers.
And then they're proven wrong. Often it results in near misses. Incidents that never get reported, but result in wide-eyed, panick-breathing, oh-**** moments that have even atheists praying to a creator to please help them get out of the situation THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN. At least they get to live.
Some people, like the diver last night in Mission Bay Channel, aren't so lucky.
A friend mentioned that lobster diving often turns into solo-diving very quickly. This can be true. Are you prepared and kitted for that? Or are you prepared to continue to observe good buddy practices, like you were taught, at the expense of, perhaps, not getting as many bugs?
It's all about choices isn't it?
Make good choices.
Bill