menemsha43
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I've never seriously considered a second mask but I guess it could save your life in certain circumstances. Hell, even a pair of goggles, I know that sounds really goofy but still, it might make the difference....
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menemsha43:I've never seriously considered a second mask but I guess it could save your life in certain circumstances...
Kill what you go down to see and photograph....thanks. Hope the pictures come out good, before long, that's all we'll have.....A good reef hook for non-drift diving is great. If you are going to do photography, you don't have the option of merely holding onto it.
Jason B:Kill what you go down to see and photograph....thanks. Hope the pictures come out good, before long, that's all we'll have.....
Jason
Theres actually plenty of Lifeless rocks down there to hook onto without bothering the corals, sponges and other inamimate life forms.Jason B:Kill what you go down to see and photograph....thanks. Hope the pictures come out good, before long, that's all we'll have.....
Jason
cudachaser:MAJOR SHAME is hooking (AKA DESTROYING) reef.
TOOL like a sawed off shotgun in a 7/11.
ADVANTAGE - puts $$ in someones pockets and smiles on the faces of selfish murderous morons.
DISADVANTAGE -hooking KILLS reefs, the very thing we divers LIVE for. Stop killing reefs. Go play on a mountain with your tools, big man. You are not a waterman so trade in your tanks for something more suitable to your mentality. You and your like give shame to all divers.
Posted by cudachasers wife, Cheryl.
priceless, pot calling the kettle blackMatthew:I wonder how you feel about divers kneeling and crawling on the bottom with dangling consoles and octos, unclipped hoses and misdirected fins, just like those in YOUR photo gallery. Reef hooks are only used in certain locations, but divers trained like this can cause worse damage anywhere and anytime they get underwater.
Well I wasnt there and neither was anyone else so its speculation really, but losing her mask in current she may have got water blasted up her nose, she needed to get her **** together and breathe first. If anything the reef hook would have been a benefit at this point as she wouldnt have been flying up or down but just held in place. As long as you can breathe your still living and have time to fix things. I dont know the actual current but i have been hooked on fairly tight in fast currents, and every now and then the current will surge and drop and release you. in fact the worst thing is when it drops when your not ready and your hook drops free and you go flying off.pilot fish:So what could a diver have done differently? Was it just panic? Was it water up her nose?
Albion:Well I wasnt there and neither was anyone else so its speculation really, but losing her mask in current she may have got water blasted up her nose, she needed to get her **** together and breathe first. If anything the reef hook would have been a benefit at this point as she wouldnt have been flying up or down but just held in place. As long as you can breathe your still living and have time to fix things. I dont know the actual current but i have been hooked on fairly tight in fast currents, and every now and then the current will surge and drop and release you. in fact the worst thing is when it drops when your not ready and your hook drops free and you go flying off.
Even if its not your chosen path i would suggest try doing a intro tech course where you get severe stress testing, no mask, mid water, valves turned off, fins removed, now make an ascent. :11:
Albion:...............
Even if its not your chosen path i would suggest try doing a intro tech course where you get severe stress testing, no mask, mid water, valves turned off, fins removed, now make an ascent. :11: