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[WreckWench]

The look on Larry's face when we got back to the boat and the spear that nobody was supposed to touch but him was "Blown up" was also priceless.

Wayne

The look on Larry's face was priceless. And I was somewhat vindicated..

Ok boyz.... 'splain me...I must of missed something! Was this AFTER Jim dialed the wheaties back from 2 bowls to half a bowl and the Capt fixed the spears????

[WreckWench]

Libra89 & Linemanww,
SWEET PHOTOS !!!!

WHAT HE SAID!!!

[WreckWench]

Brad, not sure if I'm doing something wrong but I've try looking at the pictures you've placed in the gallery and "I See Nothing" like Schultz from Hogans Heroes always said.

Hey Wayne...what Brad was trying to tell everyone was he did the 'automagic hocus pocus' stuff that *set up* the photo gallery for us so we could put the T&C pics in a gallery entitled 2010 Trips T&C 9-10. It takes a bit of behind the scenes admin work to set all that stuff up and usually I'm the one that does it but since Brad's been helping out he's been "Johnny on the Spot" and been doing those things for me!

His camera housing flooded so he did not get any pictures so was begging everyone else to upload a few in the gallery he set up for us!

Hopefully it now makes more sense ObieWan!

[Parrotman]

The look on Larry's face when we got back to the boat and the spear that nobody was supposed to touch but him was "Blown up" was also priceless.

Wayne

The look on Larry's face was priceless. And I was somewhat vindicated..

Ok boyz.... 'splain me...I must of missed something! Was this AFTER Jim dailed the wheaties back from 2 bowls to half a bowl and the Capt fixed the spears????

Ok, picture this.. Capt fixed the spears and brought them out. Larry takes one of the fixed spears and says " no one touches my spear but me" So I take mine, he takes his and off a hunting we go. We had a successful hunt, Larry bagged three, I bagged three, we were both trying to get one particularly difficult one when Larry looks at the tip of HIS spear and it was curled over ( Kamala, were you spiking Larry's wheaties) I of course pointed out that the spear that I was using still had a sharp tip.

Of course when we got back on the boat this was a topic of conversation....

Jim

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

Those lionfish seem to have a very tough hide!!

[WreckWench]

Roger that Jim...now I see said the blindman!

And yes I'm sure Larry WAS surprised to see the full extent of the damage he caused to his spear! LOL!

Tammy the hides are certainly a tad tougher than perhaps other fish but they have a very unique bony structure which REALLY impeded divers killing them.

Hopefully the sharks will learn to eat them BEFORE they are injured1

[ThatJoeGuy]

I already told this tale to my mother, so posting it on the internet for all to see is nothing now.

We have all heard the story about how "everyone" does their hundredth dive in the buff. Having been witness to several people's hundredth dive I knew that to be false but figured it might be rather entertaining to do it anyway.

My 100th happened to fall on a night dive at the Spanish Anchor dive site. It is rather aptly named because there is a large crack which has a large anchor lodged in the side of it. I figured the perfect picture would be me floating behind it, using the anchor to keep the image at pg13 levels or so. I carefully planned it out. I skipped wearing my normal T Shirt for the dive so all I would have to do is pull off my shorts and I would be free and clear.

I let Richard swim through first and while he was distracted filming a crab around the corner I plunked down in the sand and pulled my short off.... Until I got to my fins where they became rather firmly stuck. Realizing that my plan had gone astray I began to try to return my shorts to their proper place. Unfortunately, I had my flashlight on my wrist and it was doing its best to get in my way. And then Richard came back around the corner and shined his flashlight on me. (Affectionately renamed "The Hand of God".) Now I had to attempt to cover myself with one hand, recover my shorts, and put up with Richard laughing in hysterics for some reason. I was expecting more people to show up before I got my shorts fixed, but fortunately that did not happen. We have yet to see if Richard successfully show video of my struggles.

I was planning on writing a moral of the story, but it really doesn't seem necessary.

[WreckWench]

Joe you are the greatest story teller....from now on you get to do the trip reports!

[Landlocked Dive Nut]

And here I was trying to protect Joe's modesty by leaving that bit out of my report! Oh yeah, he doesn't have any......

[libra89]

Awesome pics Tina. You definitely have talent.

Jim

TOTALLY AGREE!!! But then I was her dive buddy so I KNOW she has talent...not just with her pictures either!

Aw....thanks!! You definitely played a role in helping to make me a better !! I appreciate all the tidbits, and will keep working on improving my skills.

Now if I could just get myself over all the crap that is happening since I got back....head cold, ear still not quite right (but a lot better), and I had to have a tooth pulled today Thank GOD that didn't fire up while I was on the boat. What a mess that would have been. I was in a lot of pain yesterday and overnight, so I'm happy to be rid of it. At least it's one in the way way back so it doesn't show.

But I still have a great trip to think back on and pictures to play with, so it's all good. These things all pass and we can start to look forward to the next trip. Did everyone get a card in the mail from Sandra on the boat offering some incentives to book another trip? I had it in my held mail on Monday, so she's quick!

[Parrotman]

I did not get anything from Sandra


Hmmmm, maybe that should tell me something...

[Parrotman]

Those lionfish seem to have a very tough hide!!

They are hard to kill, especially the little ones. As Kamala mention they have a hard bony part that the spear pretty much bounces off of. In my case, I did not seem to know my own strength on the first dive and cocked the spear back a little too much! ( OK Kamala, allot to much...) once I adjusted my pull back, I did not wound anymore spears...

Larry on the other hand......

[ScubaFred]

Here is the link to my Larry the Lionfish Hunter video:



ScubaFred

[WreckWench]

Here is the link to my Larry the Lionfish Hunter video:



ScubaFred

Thank you Fred! VERY COOL! (Thanks for adding SingleDivers.com to the description...)

If you post anymore can you also add it to the title like Craig did here:


ps. this is another lionfish kill from our June Cozy trip!

[dustbowl diver]

Libra89 & Linemanww,
SWEET PHOTOS !!!!

Ditto what he said! Thanks for sharing!!