BIGSAGE136
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UTTERLY fantastic day. Met new buddies today thanks to Capt jim Wyatt. All
I look forward to diving with again, but 2 in particular..Steve and Mike, my hat is off to you guys, and Capt Wyatt in particular for putting this together.
After an initial drop and swim through on the Adolphis Busch...Boomers! We hit Looe Key for our 2nd dive. In all fairness the reef was teaming with life. A 6' free swiming Green Moray was cool for starters. Then I noticed that we were being ghosted by a school of sizable Cudas. Nice Guys, The Blue tangs,
and snapper were everywhere. Buy the way...Mike and Steve had cameras. I thought this was great due the fact that my Oly rig is coming together, and one more shipment from Yuzo, and its...I digress.
Fast forward...Mike is hovering over the reef...great technique..framing a Blue tang....looks like its going to be a great shot...BUT...He doesnt notice the Bull shark INCHES from his head. If he would raise his head his eyelash would scare the creature. The shark is just hovering there...I am screaming into my regulator for the guy to look up. You must try this sometime. Its useless. I swear he is right next to me so I swipe at him...water fools you. I look around for Steve. He is on the other side of the reef wall. I am eyeballing this shark. Its just hovering over Mike who is totally engrossed in the blue tang now well hidden in the coral. The shark is like.."Hey Guy!..Aint you gonna get this? LOOK!...PROFILE!....HOLLYWOOD!...CANT TOUCH THIS!" Finally, totally insulted, and feeling quite rejected with a flick of the tale...just as Mike looks up...Its gone. He did see the tail though.
Steve now rises above the reef wall and becons to me about 15' away. I swim over, drop down, he points, and I swear this thing escaped from the SciFi Channel. I have NEVER seen a lobster that HUGE. Its antennae were the size of Deluxe tickle sticks.
It was a great day. Thanks Reef Divers.
I look forward to diving with again, but 2 in particular..Steve and Mike, my hat is off to you guys, and Capt Wyatt in particular for putting this together.
After an initial drop and swim through on the Adolphis Busch...Boomers! We hit Looe Key for our 2nd dive. In all fairness the reef was teaming with life. A 6' free swiming Green Moray was cool for starters. Then I noticed that we were being ghosted by a school of sizable Cudas. Nice Guys, The Blue tangs,
and snapper were everywhere. Buy the way...Mike and Steve had cameras. I thought this was great due the fact that my Oly rig is coming together, and one more shipment from Yuzo, and its...I digress.
Fast forward...Mike is hovering over the reef...great technique..framing a Blue tang....looks like its going to be a great shot...BUT...He doesnt notice the Bull shark INCHES from his head. If he would raise his head his eyelash would scare the creature. The shark is just hovering there...I am screaming into my regulator for the guy to look up. You must try this sometime. Its useless. I swear he is right next to me so I swipe at him...water fools you. I look around for Steve. He is on the other side of the reef wall. I am eyeballing this shark. Its just hovering over Mike who is totally engrossed in the blue tang now well hidden in the coral. The shark is like.."Hey Guy!..Aint you gonna get this? LOOK!...PROFILE!....HOLLYWOOD!...CANT TOUCH THIS!" Finally, totally insulted, and feeling quite rejected with a flick of the tale...just as Mike looks up...Its gone. He did see the tail though.
Steve now rises above the reef wall and becons to me about 15' away. I swim over, drop down, he points, and I swear this thing escaped from the SciFi Channel. I have NEVER seen a lobster that HUGE. Its antennae were the size of Deluxe tickle sticks.
It was a great day. Thanks Reef Divers.
