DIR- Generic NC meg tooth diving, DIR-style

[Tracy]

This is the nicest bag I have used for tooth hunting. It doesn't snag on everything like a mesh one and the smalls you find don't get caught in it.

 

[MyBuddy]

My buddy and I recently booked a charter to the megalodon tooth ledges off Wrightsville Beach NC.

We did?!? How’d you know I love tooth dives?

 

[MyBuddy]

If you’re going with the lobster/game bag I would suggest rigging it up like the pic below so that you don’t have to muck about with opening and closing it or worry about something dumping out. You’ll need 3 bolt snaps, one of which should be 4+ inches to hold the opening in place. You’ll probably want to bend the side opposite of the boltsnap on the opening so that it’s open wider to make a larger hole to put your finds in.
The other two bolt snaps are to clip to the chest D rings on either side to hold the bag in the center of your chest that way you can access it easily from either hand. These can be shorter or longer bolt snaps depending how wide you are at the shoulders. Though I can’t say it’s that big of a deal.

 

[Murphy in NC]

Was just out on a meg charter there about a month ago. Charter instructions were to tie off on the anchor line for all of the reasons that @Tracy just stated. Also any rock that you might find sticking out above the sand for a secondary tie-in has a chance of being blown away by another diver using a DPV to do some digging.

Which is actually something that I would recommend you consider. Waving your hand is ok, but using a DPV is a cheat code for teeth. Another option would be to look at something like a swimming paddle for your hands. One of the guys on our boat had a custom metal one but one of the Speedo ones would be pretty good too.

Oh and I know you already ordered a bag, but threw a bolt snap on this one from Amazon and it worked great: https://a.co/d/0e41uCml

Can you explain what a swim paddle is? I am not familiar with this term.