Posts by Chris lupin

  • Intro

    Welcome, we appreciate video updates over here, unlike on that other site... Also if you haven't noticed, everything is private after the first post, so you can feel comfortable posting stuff that only members can see.

  • Quick Malibu update

    Been doing well on bugs recently as vis has been pretty good the last few weeks on and off. Here's a bug that went about 5 lbs, my buddy got its twin at the same spot, great dive.



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    Another night I forgot my knife in the car and ran across a legal halibut. Hovered over the spot (10 feet deep) and waited for a buddy to bring his knife. Went down to take a look and he stayed still. Ended up getting him with the knife in the head a little too far front near the eye and he had plenty of life. I pinned the fish and had a few seconds of pounding before I got a good grip and it was all over. First time I have taken a halibut by knife and I would not recommend it. If they fish had been bigger or was not so still I would not have tried it. I was very careful to make sure that I would be able to retain the fish and not pointlessly wound the fish. Ended up about 26 inches, with 1 bug to go along for the ride.



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    Now with the wind vis isn't looking great, but there won't be much swell anytime soon so it should clear up later in the week. I'll be home in OC for the break, so hopefully conditions clear up fast. This full moon should offer plenty of halibut hunting, and there isn't much time for me to dive Laguna before it is closed. :angry5:


    Sorry for the crappy cell phone photos. I just got a GoProHd from Pursuit for my Bday, so look forward to better pics and videos.

  • Decent Luck Lobster Diving

    I dove Malibu the last 3 nights, and with prime conditions decided to do some exploring. There are plenty of areas that I have yet to explore in Malibu, but conditions are usually not good enough to dive these areas. With high tide around 10 or 11 at night and little to no swell, it was a great weekend for exploration. Friday went to a spot that I had done well at late in the season last year, but the pickings were slim this time. Vis was excellent for this reef (10-15), it is really shallow and exposed to swell. Didn't have much time to dive (buddy had to be up early) or I would have tried another spot. Saturday night got in the water a little after 8, and managed 2 legals (shown above). The big one was somewhere around 5 lbs. Went straight to another spot and did well there, getting 4 more, just 1 shy of a limit. Both spots had about 10 ft of vis, which is great because they were even shallower and more exposed. Tonight I went out exploring again, and we struck out. Vis was terrible at 2-5 ft and surge and swell had started to increase. Bummer. Exploring new spots is a lot of fun, as you can really score or strike out terribly. I would say a good 50% of exploratory trips are not so good for me, 30% are okay, and maybe 20% are pretty good. Diving the same spots gets old after a while, so its worth it to branch out and explore and risk getting skunked.




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  • Norcal diving - Mendocino


    You are definitely :crazy:. Were you diving with the camera mounted on your head? Were you using the standard head mount you can buy from GoPro or a modified version?

  • Norcal diving - Mendocino

    Great video! I already saw Carter's version, but I think this is the first time I have ever seen the same dive shot with two different camera's and different edits. The different angles are really cool. Thanks for posting.