MO: Old dive report... but with some underwater video! :)

Bit of an old report, but what the hell...


Saturday

The TritonX dive tournament was held the weekend of Sep 18th/19th.  It's a great event that the Freedive Shop hosts every year and I was excited to be a part of it.

After a brief registration, madness ensued as well over 100 divers scattered from the Caspar campground staging area.  Driving up the coast a few miles, my dive partner Nelson & I launched our kayaks and prepared to dive our hearts out.

Dive conditions were excellent, with vis averaging between 30-40ft!  We dove hard all day... checking over a dozen different reefs/pinnacles, paddling over 6 miles, & fighting a brutal and unexpected South wind back to our launch spot.  Though happy with my catch, I just could not find a ling to make the tournament minimum 30".  In any Norcal tourney, lings are the anchor, so this concerned me quite a bit.

As divers trickled back to Caspar, several large lings made their way to the weigh-in tables.  My chances for a strong placing seemed to fade, but I was confident that strategy would prevail and my fish selection would keep me near the top.  With a bit of luck, my ling-less stringer managed a 2nd place showing!  Though Nelson dove well and shot some nice fish, his stringer wasn't in the running.

Nelson's catch of the day:


A few of my better fish for the day:





Sunday

On Sunday, we woke up & took a look at the ocean.  Gloomy rainy weather sapped our motivation to suit up, so Nelson, Carter, & I made our way to a greasy spoon cafe in Fort Bragg for brunch.  Around noon, the sun broke through the clouds and a gorgeous day emerged.  We headed back to Caspar & had a relaxing dive in the cove.  With more than enough fish the day before, I grabbed my abs & took a bit of video.

This is my first attempt at compiling a video so it's a bit rough... but had fun doing it.  Learned a lot & look forward to getting better. 


Here's a little glimpse into what goes on under the surface:


Video from one of the other divers (Carter):



*If you double-click to open in youtube, then change to 720... looks a lot better.

Congrats on placing. Amazing stringer. I was all stoked on my meager perch, cant wait to get just 1 fish like that. Great report.

great effing video! If I was granted one super hero power, I'd choose to be able to breath under water

Great, great work Fuzz!

Great stuff Fuzz, really enjoyed the videos. Thanks!

Fuzz Great video! The place looks magical! You and Nelson know how to get it done! Bravo!

Those are some sweet vids.

Great stuff Fuzz, really enjoyed the videos. Thanks!

Ditto.  For all us armchair divers, it was a treat!

i can not hold my breath for that long.......you guys are not human.  =  THANKS for showing us "above the waterline peeps" what it looks like down there. BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

Thanks harold. That was great.
Check your PM.

Amazing video, thanks for posting it!


-Eliot

that seals it, after finally finding full time employment my first purchase is gonna be a gun and dive gear

Thanks for sharing the video clips Harold.

Awesome footage of the underworld!! Thanks for sharing us how spearfishing is done!

If I was granted one super hero power, I'd choose to be able to breath under water

I'm right there with you......GILLS