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  • Nº77 # Date: 2012-06-25 - 12:17
  • # Max Depth: 17.7m Duration: 36mins
Diver's Notes

quarry dive

lots of largemouth bass & bluegill

huge channel catfish and PADDLEFISH, cruising by at depth with mouth open like a basking shark - super cool

visited underwater school bus, train car, Boeing 727, semi truck

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  • Temp: Surf 35°C Bottom 9°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Fresh
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  • Weights: 10.9 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 69 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.8m
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Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792) (Mississippi paddlefish) The paddlefish is one of the few freshwater fish to feed by straining plankton from the water, which it does by sweeping through the water with its lower jaw dropped and the sides of the head inflated , allowing it to filt...
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Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) (American black bass) Inhabits clear, vegetated lakes, ponds, swamps, and backwaters and pools of creeks and rivers . Usually found over mud or sand and common in impoundments . An introduced species in Europe reported to avoid fast-flowing w...
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Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 (Sunfish) Found frequently in lakes, ponds, reservoirs and sluggish streams ; occur primarily in reservoirs in Hawaii; preferably live in deep weed beds . Active mainly during dusk and dawn. Adults feed upon snails, small crayfis...
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Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) (channel catfish) Inhabit rivers and streams and prefer clean, well oxygenated water , but also in ponds and reservoirs . Feed primarily on small fish, crustaceans , clams and snails; also feed on aquatic insects and small mammals . Marke...
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