Doraaman Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Had a great dive! So many fossils out there. Although, next time I will spend time digging to hopefully find megs that are less damaged. One 6" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 You did great! Are those from the NC ledges? Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Congratulations on a great haul! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Excellent haul,congrats Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Wow! That's quite a haul. I'm assuming those can be cleaned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doraaman Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said: Wow! That's quite a haul. I'm assuming those can be cleaned up. Yep, the bottom two pics are me working on them. Takes some time, but they clean up nice 26 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Congratulations on a great haul! Regards, 13 minutes ago, jcbshark said: Excellent haul,congrats Thanks!! 32 minutes ago, mrieder79 said: You did great! Are those from the NC ledges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 You cleaned house! Nice collection of teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Holy Cow!!! What a haul!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Great pieces! Congrats on a busy day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 @Doraaman those are some nice Megs. Where did you go diving if you don't mind me asking? Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 That is a mountain of megs! One dive! Wow... “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Great haul- congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthracite31 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 WOW!!! Amazing haul. My daughter and I are in the process of getting certified so we can do this. Just need to do our open water checkout dives. Can't wait! Did you go through a charter or on your own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Holy schneikies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doraaman Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 2 hours ago, anthracite31 said: WOW!!! Amazing haul. My daughter and I are in the process of getting certified so we can do this. Just need to do our open water checkout dives. Can't wait! Did you go through a charter or on your own? This was a bit of a more advanced dive 100' plus. Chartered. You can do shore dives in Florida (30' and less) on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Diving the meg ledges is absolutely not for beginners. People die out there. Venice Florida is a great staring place. Captain Jamie on the Aristakat will put you on teeth for a reasonable price. That's the first place I dove after getting certified. Highly recommend. Safe, fun, easy diving. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthracite31 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Doraaman said: This was a bit of a more advanced dive 100' plus. Chartered. You can do shore dives in Florida (30' and less) on your own. Way past my ability or comfort! Is that why there were so many of them to be found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthracite31 Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 47 minutes ago, mrieder79 said: Diving the meg ledges is absolutely not for beginners. People die out there. Venice Florida is a great staring place. Captain Jamie on the Aristakat will put you on teeth for a reasonable price. That's the first place I dove after getting certified. Highly recommend. Safe, fun, easy diving. Thanks! We definitely want to go with an experienced charter for our first outing and not looking to do anything too deep till we get skills. Thanks for the referral. I will look him up and see what we can get going. Hoping to get it in this year, but most likely won't happen till spring. Can I tell him who referred us? You can PM if you want me to use your name. Have a great night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBayou Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 On 8/29/2017 at 9:21 PM, anthracite31 said: Thanks! We definitely want to go with an experienced charter for our first outing and not looking to do anything too deep till we get skills. Thanks for the referral. I will look him up and see what we can get going. Hoping to get it in this year, but most likely won't happen till spring. Can I tell him who referred us? You can PM if you want me to use your name. Have a great night. I think it is great that you and your daughter are getting your open water scuba certification. Like those before me have said, diving at depth does add dangers. I recommend continuing your certification process and obtaining your advanced diver cert. This will involve deep dives too. Its not that difficult to obtain. Your dive instructors will also give advice on the types of dives you are interested in. Then, get some good, safe, quality dives in your log book. The more the better. Almost every dive shop offers dive trips to various locations from local dive spots to areas around the world. Then when you are ready, hire an experienced and well recommended charter for your trip. And do your homework in the meantime. Diving is an amazing experience and will give you access to places that most will never see. I've been diving since 1977 and still learning Feel free to give me a shout if you have any certification questions or dive related questions. I just moved to the east coast, so I'm still studying the NC areas and just started the blackwater rivers this year. DSAO, Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBayou Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 And Doraaman, Amazing finds!!! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everhardus Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Nice ! No chance of a haul like this over here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFL Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Amazing haul!!! What kind of water temps and clarity were you dealing with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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