Posted: 9/13/2021 7:12:11 PM EDT
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Attached File Sure you wanna come to Florida? 
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@FB41 I’m going to cave country. No sharks OR salt water. 
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"They know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851, on the Great Lakes
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Attached File Just a little guy... in the river about 200 yards from where we're diving. |
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Originally Posted By floridahunter07: Relatively small, biggest ones I've seen were like 12-14" Thank God. We have 3ft at the local quarry and 5-6footers in some places I refuse to go again. I’m not joking about the size. I cave dive yet I’m deathly afraid of catfish. 
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"They know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851, on the Great Lakes
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Originally Posted By Marie: Thank God. We have 3ft at the local quarry and 5-6footers in some places I refuse to go again. I’m not joking about the size. I cave dive yet I’m deathly afraid of catfish. @Marie: Wait til you see an alligator gar... you'll kiss a catfish.  I'll leave it to you to google. |
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Another just for @Marie- Gary Larson did a good job describing Florida diving.  Attached File |
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@Marie- Larson strikes again! Attached File |
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Larson has to be a diver... Attached File |
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Originally Posted By FB41: Larson has to be a diver... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/41734/Capture_JPG-2136176.JPG That’s a great one.
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"They know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851, on the Great Lakes
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Originally Posted By Marie: @FB41 I’m going to cave country. No sharks OR salt water. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By TigerForce: You’re really missing a lot not diving saltwater and with sharks. Nurse sharks- they’re like puppies. I’ve had one literally sit in my lap. I DGAF about marine life. Great Lakes shipwrecks and now caves. Plus I loathe being hot and being in hot weather destination and hot water? Yuck. |
"They know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851, on the Great Lakes
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Originally Posted By Marie: Thank God. We have 3ft at the local quarry and 5-6footers in some places I refuse to go again. I’m not joking about the size. I cave dive yet I’m deathly afraid of catfish. Originally Posted By Marie: Originally Posted By floridahunter07: Relatively small, biggest ones I've seen were like 12-14" Thank God. We have 3ft at the local quarry and 5-6footers in some places I refuse to go again. I’m not joking about the size. I cave dive yet I’m deathly afraid of catfish. Why are you afraid of food? |
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Originally Posted By pepperbelly: Why are you afraid of food? They give me massive heebie jeebies. They have this dead look in their eyes. The whole thing about catfish just grosses me out. Shudder. Nightmare stuff. |
"They know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851, on the Great Lakes
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Originally Posted By Marie: They give me massive heebie jeebies. They have this dead look in their eyes. The whole thing about catfish just grosses me out. Shudder. Nightmare stuff. Originally Posted By Marie: Originally Posted By pepperbelly: Why are you afraid of food? They give me massive heebie jeebies. They have this dead look in their eyes. The whole thing about catfish just grosses me out. Shudder. Nightmare stuff. When you see one just imagine it covered in corn meal and in a deep fryer. |
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Good catfish: Attached File |
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Originally Posted By pepperbelly: When you see one just imagine it covered in corn meal and in a deep fryer. Doesn't work. |
"They know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851, on the Great Lakes
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@Marie: Sure you wanna do cave diving? Attached File |
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Originally Posted By FB41: @Marie: Sure you wanna do cave diving? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/41734/Capture_JPG-2333348.JPG
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"They know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851, on the Great Lakes
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@Marie- before you get the itch to go hard-hat diving... Attached File |
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Originally Posted By Marie: I DGAF about marine life. Great Lakes shipwrecks and now caves. Plus I loathe being hot and being in hot weather destination and hot water? Yuck. Okay. I’ll try to leave you alone. |
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@Marie- could happen on the Great Lakes. Might wanna watch for pelicans. Attached File |
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The next step in tech diving? Attached File |
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@Marie: Need some cheap dive gear? Attached File |
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@Marie- I think I saw this on the bottom of Lake Michigan in the late 70's Attached File |
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Originally Posted By FB41: @Marie- I think I saw this on the bottom of Lake Michigan in the late 70's https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/41734/Capture_JPG-2538060.JPG Haha |
"They know what shipwrecks are, for out of sight of land, however inland, they have drowned full many a midnight ship with all its shrieking crew." - Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851, on the Great Lakes
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@Marie- this is how you get even with sharks. Attached File |
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