What's everyone been up to? Any good, bad, or indifferent trip reports, or even old fish stories? C'mon now, what's everyone doing? The Wisconsin group is really active, and they are practically chopping holes in the ice to go diving! Can we let them show us up?
(Much respect to them: Wisconsin folks are awesome.) But, I would love to hear what you guys are up to, even if you're just hoping for better conditions.
I'll start off: the winter season has been unbearably short on diving. To my dismay, the flopper on my NW Special is more floppy than ever, since the foam-rubber pieces that lift the wings have flattened to near-nonexistence. My boogie board float has seen more action on the snowy slopes than in the water, with the exception of a spearfishing demonstration in a recreation class. That demonstration was a one-shot, one-kill type deal. My prey was a gallon-size water carton. I stabbed it with my knife to prevent it from suffering, should it still be alive
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Lessons learned - button your jacket tail when lecturing right by a chain link fence
. Weight loss is a bummer when your wetsuit was a good fit 25 pounds ago
DB can get you through a dry, dry winter.
See you guys in the water, hopefully soon
