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[DandyDon]

Didn't some Humbolt Squid show up in Calif. recently?

I just posted a thread with an article on the monster squids in the Aquarium: http://www.singlediv...a...c=13576&hl=

I did a few dives around Puget Sound in Sept, and it was awesome. My little 4C light didn't do much in the local viz, should have borrowed my bud's 8C, but it was still great. Giant starfish, mostly the Sun stars up to 5 ft I think but a few 5 ray stars at 3ft, acres of orange and white anemones, all kinds of little crabs, one pipefish, one giant octopus asleep in a crack - tempting, but I didn't wake it, color cucumbers and so forth. I was a little under prepared for the 47-50F water, but managed. Next time, more prepared.

In addition to the shore dives, did 3 dives off of an all day boat in the San Juans. Quite an adventure.

[Cold_H2O]

Gis Gal maybe you will have to entice Dive Girl to come up for another Searching for Sixgill night this year at Cove 2!

I will do my best...

Hey DG ~ You and Luke wanna come up some weekend and sleep over at my house???
We can go six-gill diving at Alki and drink midnight margaritas again
You have my number ~ give me a call. I can always adjust my schedule if I know your coming up to dive.
I have a new tank and my wing should be here on Friday.
Lets go diving

I hope that does the trick.

Pir8 ~ We have great shore dives in the Seattle area ~ I do 95% or more of my dives from shore.
100' is an easy depth to find on a shore dive here.
Puget Sound was formed by a glacier... It is very deep in spots.

Edited by gis_gal, 26 July 2007 - 01:54 AM.

[pir8]

Somehow, somewhere I need to find a few more vacation days so I can check this out. Do ya think my backup plan of hitting the lottery might come true and I can retire early?

[BubbleBoy]

Six-Gill Sharks, Seven-Gill Sharks, Monster Squid......has anyone checked the Nulear Plants at San Onofre lately for radioactivity leakage ?

[DandyDon]

Don't forget Hawaii's new Octosquid...

[Dive_Girl]

~ You and Luke wanna come up some weekend and sleep over at my house???
We can go six-gill diving at Alki and drink midnight margaritas again

We'll look at the calendar and see what weekend works best and let you know then put out the word to the PNW SD gang! Would Tony be able to join us!?

[Cold_H2O]

We'll look at the calendar and see what weekend works best and let you know then put out the word to the PNW SD gang! Would Tony be able to join us!?

Sounds great. Can't wait to see you and Luke again.

I have no idea what Tony's schedule is like. I do know he is diving.
We dove together the night of the 23rd ~ Day Island Wall... It was a great dive.
No six-gills to report but we did see 2 nice GPO's and a smaller one, a pair of Wolfies.
The big old boy managed to snag a young female ~ lucky guy. She was beautiful with her orange coloring.

HEY TONY ~ You going six-gill diving with us when we finally figure out when?

Edited by gis_gal, 26 July 2007 - 06:30 PM.

[Dive_Girl]

I bet Dive Girl is pissed....how long has she been looking for a 6-gill!

OH and I forgot to answer that...that would be 15++ years, but gee who's counting!!! Argh! Luke has predicted he will claim his first sighting within his first year of diving, so he has 4 months leeway to go! Drat the youngins!

[TonyL]

We'll look at the calendar and see what weekend works best and let you know then put out the word to the PNW SD gang! Would Tony be able to join us!?

Sounds great. Can't wait to see you and Luke again.

I have no idea what Tony's schedule is like. I do know he is diving.
We dove together the night of the 23rd ~ Day Island Wall... It was a great dive.
No six-gills to report but we did see 2 nice GPO's and a smaller one, a pair of Wolfies.
The big old boy managed to snag a young female ~ lucky guy. She was beautiful with her orange coloring.

HEY TONY ~ You going six-gill diving with us when we finally figure out when?

I would love to. August is getting busy for me. I talked to someone who had a nice encounter off Owen's Beach.

[Cold_H2O]

DG ~ Looks like we have at least 4 divers if we can match Tony's schedule.

I can't wait....

[Dive_Girl]

right now the weekend of the 18th is looking preferable.

[TonyL]

right now the weekend of the 18th is looking preferable.

I will busy all weekend then, but don't try to plan around my schedule.

[Dive_Girl]

right now the weekend of the 18th is looking preferable.

I will busy all weekend then, but don't try to plan around my schedule.

for me, right now that's my only open August weekend. I'll post if another becomes available.

[gcbryan]

I saw another Sixgill tonight. This one was a 7' female at Cove 1. For those of you in the Tacoma area have you started to hear of sightings yet at Owens Beach?

[Cold_H2O]

I will make sure I am available the weekend of the 18th.

gcbryan ~ I think I need to go diving with you.
Sorry I couldn't find you at the Aquarium the other Sunday.
I did run into Janice.