Posts by Kyle c
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The water was murky and dark so we dismissed the idea of taking any underwater video with the Gopro. I mean it was dark if you can dive in this viz you can dive anywhere, on more than one occasion I almost hit my head on the bottom.....would not have been worth the effort to record a dive.
One word that would aptly describe the water on the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua is "Jurassic". Fish came at you from everywhere, schools of Cero Mackerels as big as king fish, swirling schools of Snappers on the bottom....really a plethora of fish. The two divers we went out with have some extremely technical spearfishing methods. Stuff that you and I would never have thought of....these guys have perfected. Their methods produce big fish and they are excellent hunters themselves. They are humble guys that dive with gear most people (including myself until I saw it) would deem "unsuitable" for free-diving spearfishing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXbSbN8RGBs
These guys have caught bigger fish and in more quantities than 75% of us will ever see. They can catch these fish not just because the fish are plentiful but because these guys are intelligent and have skill. They can dive past 100 feet and do so on a regular basis, I really began to admire them during my time there. And if you could see where they come from you would too.
Back at the village on the coast the fish were given to those in Jenyie's family that needed it. People in Nicaragua have it difficult...they don't panhandle for money they do it for food.
This was one of the coolest kids in the village he knew right away the best position to hold the fish, cool little kid.
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Nicaragua for the 4th of July weekend. To start off with this trip was almost canceled....twice. The first f**k up was by Taca Airlines when they canceled the flight from Miami to Managua on July 1st. They made up by giving us a voucher for a free trip and a flight with Continental Airlines from Miami through Houston to Managua. The flight to Houston went fine but on the connection to Managua we were deplaned and set back by over 3 hours..probably more like 4.
Waiting at Houston International.
Lady feel asleep next to me and I had to take a crap FML
Finally we arrived and grabbed our stuff to head to the town where we were staying for the duration of the trip. We got there at 4:30 in the morning and were out the house by 7 to the beach to get on the boat. This really made diving difficult, we both were on fumes for most of the day.
I think Jenyie was falling asleep on himself at this point heading out to the first spot.
Panga ride
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Awesome report as always by the way. What camera do you use?
That brown monkey faced eel does look like a giant turd though :@
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That picture was hilarious! :laughing3::thumbsup2:
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The impression I have of these classes is that they go over what a blackout is/how it occurs/ how to avoid it type thing. They teach you about the CO2 build up in your body when holding your breath. Then you pull down a rope holding your breath for a day or two with no fins. And its almost 1000 smackers. I am not against such a class but the things they teach can be learned in a gradual pace on your own.
(If there is more please correct me.)In the past couple months I went from touching and going at 45 feet to waiting and catching fish at 85 feet and I want to be able to fish at 100 feet by years end.
I think Dan just expresses his views openly as someone who has become a good diver on his own (being self taught) and with years of experience.
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This mask was my first and it never fit me right. Used for a couple of months then I got a Technisub Micro (which fits properly). I have the original case and will ship anywhere in the US for $45.
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So its an 85cm enclosed track gun? .....................Why?:confused1:
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Nice boat
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Hey John what is your opinion on the Spetton suit?
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What the ~`~`~`~` did the person who hit you do? Did the ~`~`~`~`er stick around.
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Is the camera on the sling handle?
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Anybody shore diving tomorrow morning that wants a tag along?
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Is it something for glasses?
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Plus I can turn it around and take vanity shots of myself
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Gimme a call if you end up wanting to go. There is a spot in Boca I have been wanting to swim to from shore.
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Maybe we can test one of Dan's boards.
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Where you gonna dive?