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Old 10-11-2014, 01:26 PM   #1
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Old 10-11-2014, 02:04 PM   #2
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Re: 200 ft dive

Great work Butcher.

With all those fish laying around, I was expecting a goliath or shark to show up as in that commercial spearfishing reality show "Catching Hell."

Did you see any goliaths or sharks at all?

Thanks for sharing, Tony
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Old 10-11-2014, 04:18 PM   #3
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Great work Butcher.

With all those fish laying around, I was expecting a goliath or shark to show up as in that commercial spearfishing reality show "Catching Hell."

Did you see any goliaths or sharks at all?

Thanks for sharing, Tony
I can't say I have seen the show... But I have heard mixed reviews. We rarely see goliaths that deep where we dive. If I recall correctly one of the dives from that day a mako took about 10 lbs off of one of my blackbellys when I sent it up. I saw him circling on my deco stop, but he didn't want to come say hello.
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Old 10-11-2014, 10:03 PM   #4
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Nicely done and fun to watch. Very efficient, thanks for posting. No Lionfish on that Wreck?
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Old 10-12-2014, 12:13 PM   #5
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Nicely done and fun to watch. Very efficient, thanks for posting. No Lionfish on that Wreck?
spotted ones pec fins in the vid...
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Those power heads are brutal... Nice shooting!
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Old 10-13-2014, 07:03 AM   #7
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Butcher,

Were you on the south piece of Lois Dubois wreck or on the north section. Was hoping to see what always hangs me between the two sections when I hook and line it. I ask Jeff to check out what's just north of the northern section, I have always done real well there.

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Old 10-13-2014, 08:12 AM   #8
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Butcher, explain to us shallow guys .....
What was up with the current (or lack there of) on that dive?
and was that why you chose that day/time to dive deep?

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Old 10-13-2014, 09:32 AM   #9
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Re: 200 ft dive

Looks like my kind of dive. Great conditions.

To answer the question just asked, conditions out deep can vary vastly. It could be cold and dark, could be clear and warm. Could be zero current, could be ripping on the top and not the bottom, could have 5 kts. I like a light current when diving deep wrecks.
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That power head sure took the fight out of those reef donkeys!
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Old 10-13-2014, 05:02 PM   #11
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Butcher, explain to us shallow guys .....
What was up with the current (or lack there of) on that dive?
and was that why you chose that day/time to dive deep?

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On that dive there was about a knot of current. We dive with current up to 4 kts as long as it's calm enough.
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Old 10-13-2014, 05:05 PM   #12
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Butcher,

Were you on the south piece of Lois Dubois wreck or on the north section. Was hoping to see what always hangs me between the two sections when I hook and line it. I ask Jeff to check out what's just north of the northern section, I have always done real well there.

Joe.
Joe, posted that vid for you, hope you like it. I have a couple more vids of that wreck but no footage of what's inbetween. I believe that is the south part but could be mistaken.
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Old 10-14-2014, 05:39 AM   #13
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Joe, posted that vid for you, hope you like it. I have a couple more vids of that wreck but no footage of what's inbetween. I believe that is the south part but could be mistaken.
Thanks butcher, look forward to watching the other vid when you find them.

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I could watch that all day.
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Very inspiring! Solid and systematic work. Always enjoy your vids.
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