Group trip to Isle of Shoals, NH - Sun, Sept 15th

[Spectre]

AaronBBrown once bubbled...
Can someone summarize?

September 15th. Boat leaves at 1:00. Directions can be found on Captain Rob's Website. The website says $75, but I'm 99.99% sure he told me $60. I have no idea how long the boat ride is. I would assume there is stuff to see on the bottom, but we can always talk to the Capt. to figure out what our options for sites are.

 

[Soggy]

Thanks for organizing this, Spectre!

 

[Spectre]

AaronBBrown once bubbled...
Thanks for organizing this, Spectre!

Shellbird and KK Matt deserve most of the credit... it was their idea... I just made the phone calls

 

[Soggy]

Where there are seals, there are sharks, right?

 

[MSilvia]

but don't worry, they only eat people in drysuits. Oh... wait, sorry.

:shark:

 

[MSilvia]

Sharks are always a possibility, but around here they tend toward being a remote one. The vast majority of "real" sharks around these parts are blues, with a small minority composed of shortfin mako, dusky, sandbar, porbeagle, basking, and thresher. There have been occasional sightings of great whites, but the odds are extremely slim. Last I heard, no one had ever even seen one during the annual shark fishing tournaments.

 

[Spectre]

OHHH SHARKS!

I didn't think of the possibility of sharks. Now I'm _REALLY_ psyched!

Nothin' like a 12 ft shark coming straight at you to get your blood pumping!

 

[MSilvia]

I just got the housing for my A40, so I'd love to shoot some video clips of a 12 footer getting your blood pumping.

 

[Spectre]

MSilvia once bubbled...
I just got the housing for my A40, so I'd love to shoot some video clips of a 12 footer getting your blood pumping.

G'luck with the video... I tried it a couple times but it tends to be a lot darker than the photos done with ambient light. Without a video light I'm not sure you'll get much luck unless your in the crystal clear southern water...

Oh... BTW: I was about to take a picture when I decided to watch the shark coming straight at me. I took the shot after she veered off. This is the 12 footer that got the blood pumping

 

[shellbird]

MSilvia once bubbled...
Sharks are always a possibility, but around here they tend toward being a remote one. The vast majority of "real" sharks around these parts are blues, with a small minority composed of shortfin mako, dusky, sandbar, porbeagle, basking, and thresher. There have been occasional sightings of great whites, but the odds are extremely slim. Last I heard, no one had ever even seen one during the annual shark fishing tournaments.

Must I remind you of the 740 lb Maco just caught off the coast of Block Island...???... Yes - 740 LB....... :sharky: