Ugh

This whole underwater photography thing is weird.  This photo was taken at about 9am on a sunny day about 25 feet under the surface.  Underwater visibility was cloudy beyond 10 feet, but not dark at all. A photo taken without flash came out just black.  With flash I got this (yeah, my stinkin mask fogged up,,, I've since fixed that problem).  I don't get it.  Looks like I was diving in the middle of the night....

Stripercoast Surfcasters Club forum is open for public registration

Just wanted to give you all a heads up that there is a new section of the forum hosted by Stripercoast Surfcasters Club that is now open to the public, where club members and non-members alike can read and post. The majority of the forum is still private and viewable by current club members only, but I'm in the process of putting together a nice collection of forums for public use as well.
It is still a work in progress, but just wanted to let you know that you can now log in and post in the public forums, even if you are not a current Club member. We'd love to keep up with you and know how you are doing!

Here's the link:
http://www.stripercoastsurfcasters.us/forum/index.php 
If you have any troubles logging in, just let me know and I'll be glad to help!

Fishing in RI has sucked lately

I don't know what the heck is going on.  Places that should be on FIRE this time of year are ghost towns.  It's been nearly 2 weeks since I last caught a fish and it was a scrawny little bastard.  I skished with Ed last on Friday night and I think he caught the only fish that was around,,, probably not more than 15" long,,, and this place should be full of good fish right now.  Fished it again Sunday night and was skunked then too.  Gotta shrug it off and keep trying.....

Last weekend

Had a couple good swims last weekend.  Didn't find many fish though.  One baby striper caught off Brentons Reef saved me from a skunk...

On a good note, think I've finally figured out the intricacies of the tidal currents around Brenton's Reef, and how to hit the trough in the reef on the outgoing so that I don't get swamped by the point break.  I'm much more comfortable getting close to the main reef and working it's edges that I was last fall.

Tonight

Should be a great night for a swim!  Looking forward to getting pulled around.  Might do some diving after sunrise if the underwater visibility is decent.

Hey Ed.... I'll say hi to the sharks for you.  They'll be disappointed you can't join us tonight!  [insert tongue wagging emoticon here]. 

Apnea training

I just held my breath for 4min and 23 seconds,,, new personal record.  Learned some great techniques & training excercises to increase tolerance to CO2 buildup and low O2 levels.

Should really help improve my bottom time when freediving.


On a skishing note,,, tides look great for a  Friday night swim this week. I'll post a report sometime Saturday.
Tight lines everyone!  Stay safe!

This weekend

I didn't get out at all this weekend.... Spent the weekend re-roofing my house instead. Man am I sore!!
Thanks again to everyone who stopped by to help out!!  You all rock!!