My buddy Matt and I just did a night dive in Ft. Wetherill. The temperatures were down to 48 degrees F. The visibility was probably 15 ft. There were a ton of lobsters. Unfortunately, several had clear signs of shell disease.
Ft Wetherill conditions 11/30/04
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mstudley
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The dive was great, however I think it may be time to start adding layers to the T-100.
The T-200 might be an option if I didn't just spend $240 getting my 1'st stage fixed and my second(s) serviced.
The T-200 might be an option if I didn't just spend $240 getting my 1'st stage fixed and my second(s) serviced.
scubastew
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ton of lobsters! yummmmmmmmmmmmmm! sounds like a nice lil dip!! glad to see folks still get out
aquageek
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What do you think is contributing to the shell disease? Too much handling by divers? Pollution?
Jim
Jim
Soggy
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v_1matst:The dive was great, however I think it may be time to start adding layers to the T-100.
The T-200 might be an option if I didn't just spend $240 getting my 1'st stage fixed and my second(s) serviced.
You might want to look into something a bit heavier for the winter. Bob3 here sells Viking B400 thinsulate garments for a good price. They are a lot more flexible than the Bare CT200.
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aquageek:
This article has a good description of what is known about the disease:
http://www.fishresearch.org/Articles/2003/01/shell_disease.asp
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scubastew:
Sadly I have no lobster license, so I ended up eating left over turkey just like the previous 4 days.....
Amazingly we still were checked out by the Environmental Police even this late in the year. Though he didn't put much effort into it. He never actually got out of the vehicle, he just rolled down the window and asked a few questions before driving off.
mstudley
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Thanks for the info, I'll have to look into it. I'm going to layer 'Under Armor' underneath the T-100 for now and when the temp drops again (Jan/Feb) I might be happier with the Viking garments.Soggy:
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