Smmcdonald
United States
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Nº27
Date: 2015-05-09 - 11:20
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Max Depth: 17.4m Duration: 33mins
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- Surface interval:65 mins
- Temp: Surf 21°C Bottom 10°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Shore, Buoyancy
- Visibility: Bad Water: Fresh
Specific gear used
- Wet suit: Henderson - 5mm
- BCD: Scubapro - Nighthawk
- Camera: GoPro - Hero3+
- Computer: Scubapro - Luna
- Fins: Scubapro - Twin Jet
- Regulator: Scubapro - AIR2
- Regulator: Scubapro - MK21/S560
- Weights: 7.3 kg
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- 1. Air
- 12L Aluminium 235 → 84 bar
- Average depth: 5.5m
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Species Identified
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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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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Casual dive, and chance to work on buoyancy. First dive of the year, I wanted to see the quarry before the algae bloom. I was disappointed as the visibility was not as good as expected. There was a lot of silt stirred up, and the lake was busier than I had imagined for it being as cold as it was.
We dove from the beach and swam to the rock crusher via the road and bus, where we stopped to practice buoyancy. I bounced off the bottom a few times until I got to the bus, then had adjusted air to keep myself balanced. I probably should drop the weight a bit.
We took the GoPro and made some videos, but the visibility was too poor to do much (10-15' at best, and a lot lower at some of the more popular sites).
Temperature was cold, but comfortable in 5mm with hood and gloves. You can now begin to feel the thermocline.
We saw a lot of bass and bluegills in their beds.
SAC = 1.22