That's right folks....Mike's brand new Bauer air compressor was installed yesterday and he was pumping the first tanks of air by afternoon. I believe T.P.H. was the guinea p...uh, first customer! Air fills will be $6 and he'll have a few rental tanks as they come available.
We had a nice gathering at the lake yesterday. SwampThing was busy with a class and didn't get a chance to visit but it was nice to see him. Daylight spent some time with us after his class and got Beast fired up about some new toys...thanks alot, Larry! T.P.H., GeekDiver, ChrisPete and friend Jeffery, Beast and I rounded out the group. As we were returning from our first dives, is see a couple that looks vaguely familiar setting up on the point. Do I know them or no I just not recognize them because I don't have my glasses on? It was a bit of both! TruckDiver and wife SheilaMonster had driven down from Dallas to check out our lake. Beast and I had met them at the last Dallas get together. It was good to see you guys!
It was nice to get back into the lake! Surface temp of 77º with a cool 72-73º at 12-13ft. Below that first thermocline it was still cold and I didn't go there! The viz was a constant 8-10 ft. We saw some of the biggest bass I've ever seen. They are all spawning and not in the least scared of us. The big ones were following us like the perch usually do. And the fry were hatching out in the bazillions. Little miniature bait balls everywhere! I did get a bit chilled toward the end of the second dive but that was fine...I was T-shirt diving at home again.
We set up for the first time on Swampers Point. I'll be painting a sign in the next week or so and maybe check into having a flag made or something...just an idea at this point. Mike has plans to build our covered shelter next, we have 4-5 picnic tables, 1 gear bench with 2 more in the plans. A floating dock in place very nearby make it so nice.
We have a dive club meeting this Wed. so we'll miss the mid-week dives but we'll be back next weekend.
We had a nice gathering at the lake yesterday. SwampThing was busy with a class and didn't get a chance to visit but it was nice to see him. Daylight spent some time with us after his class and got Beast fired up about some new toys...thanks alot, Larry! T.P.H., GeekDiver, ChrisPete and friend Jeffery, Beast and I rounded out the group. As we were returning from our first dives, is see a couple that looks vaguely familiar setting up on the point. Do I know them or no I just not recognize them because I don't have my glasses on? It was a bit of both! TruckDiver and wife SheilaMonster had driven down from Dallas to check out our lake. Beast and I had met them at the last Dallas get together. It was good to see you guys!
It was nice to get back into the lake! Surface temp of 77º with a cool 72-73º at 12-13ft. Below that first thermocline it was still cold and I didn't go there! The viz was a constant 8-10 ft. We saw some of the biggest bass I've ever seen. They are all spawning and not in the least scared of us. The big ones were following us like the perch usually do. And the fry were hatching out in the bazillions. Little miniature bait balls everywhere! I did get a bit chilled toward the end of the second dive but that was fine...I was T-shirt diving at home again.
We set up for the first time on Swampers Point. I'll be painting a sign in the next week or so and maybe check into having a flag made or something...just an idea at this point. Mike has plans to build our covered shelter next, we have 4-5 picnic tables, 1 gear bench with 2 more in the plans. A floating dock in place very nearby make it so nice.
We have a dive club meeting this Wed. so we'll miss the mid-week dives but we'll be back next weekend.
