Posts by LunkerBuster

chanterelles? looking tasty...I know a trick from my youth to dry shroom really well for preserving or making Basht(polish peasant soup, if you like fungus, you need to look it up)

this is not for drying in the traditional sense, this will make the shrooms dry to the point where they can be easily crushed to powder

take a cookie sheet and similarly sized cooling rack. pour DampRid(tm) granules into the cookie sheet, not a lot, just enough to almost cover the sheet.... place the shrooms on the rack and then over the cookie sheet...cover with a paper towel or tin foil and leave in a place undisturbed for a day...the cookie sheet will be full of water when done so dont move the rig until you are done drying.

a mortar and pestel will make the shrooms easy to use in ravioli, soups, as an additive to sauces...you'll find lots of use for dried mushroom powder actually

mmm, i love some fish head soup and that sounds devine

do other fish have ostoliths that are cool looking or worth collecting?

Don, you are a treasure to this community. i admire your humble attitude in the face of, or because of, your immense wealth of knowledge and wisdom

this is a great thread.. i cannot devote enough time to sufficiently respond at work, so I will answer later

haha, those muttons, always excusing themselves too early from the party..awesome report steve and Hau, steven, thanks for the pics as well (hau, note the lack of thanks for your pics!!)

that is amazing about the anhinga though, I bet that is an incredible sight underwater!!

gonna be loaning my prism to Scott starting on saturday, so we're hoping to dive then too, anyone want to join us?

do you have extra equipment...I would have fun getting blasted by more experienced people for a few hours...I have very limited experience and no gear, but I am a great shot and think i'd pick it up quick

sounds like dinner and dinner, or at least they were eating

cheers and happy hunting Tinu...I am sure that you, with a warped gun, could still outshoot most people anyday

it is tough attan, newbs can take away so much from a dive..but it is better to teach them and help them grow so that eventually you have more, better dive buddies...he will thank you for your teaching and your patience

damn tinu, that sucks...I'd also shoot an email to Riffe and tell them the story...they might want to help you out ....maybe in exchange for some pics of you and your crew slaying fish with their equipment

awesome pics...i love the last shot...VICTORY!!! hahaha

and yeah, that viz sounds like the stuff of dreams.

howdy and welcome...diving for 30-50lb strippers doesn't sound too bad at all friend

lots of great folks on here who love to dive and love to share..good place to find yourself and we're glad to have ya

i cant wait until scuba guys start wearing htese as land shoes...that would be great...seeing a guy in publix or the dry cleaners with these on...

"what, they are shoes too?!?"

i cant believe these haven't appeared in a movie yet...some bond the where the hero either dives and runs or runs and dives..

actually anyone remember the halo jump in the Bond film after Goldeneye? the one with the stealth boat...didn't james have these on when he 'chuted into the ocean?

i've seen these before, they are actually pretty cool if you do research and are doing multiple dives off a boat in a day.

the fins clearly suck for us, but you don't need huge fins on scuba

awesome Don, sounds like this a gun that you DO NOT WANT TO DROP...it will disappear before it hits the floor..

the camo sounds like it will be incredible

i do bite down but i try not too...I have had bad mouth cramps after a long day in the water

Dan, those fish are David, Geoff, Reggie and think the last one is Nicholas

oh and I almost didn't see tom on the end

gonna try to morrow from shore at meade..hoping for better conditions

looks nice Don, is it just my eye or what, but that reel looks quite "over built", like it has accessories on it or something?!?