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Old 07-19-2009 | 07:20 AM
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Went diving this week off the coast of NC. This was on a wreck called the "Spar" at about 90' of water. Tons of Sand Tiger sharks.

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Looks like my future mother in law! Except she doesnt swim
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Looks like my future mother in law! Except she doesnt swim
They still refer to the mother of the bride as mother in law in a gay marriage?
Old 07-19-2009 | 12:08 PM
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hey mikey, did u pet him?
Old 07-19-2009 | 12:33 PM
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hey mikey, did u pet him?
They're real docile during the day but you still don't want to try to touch them. I did accidently bump into one coming up. Luckily it was a small one and it just swam away.
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They're real docile during the day but you still don't want to try to touch them. I did accidently bump into one coming up. Luckily it was a small one and it just swam away.
define "docile" lol

That is an awesome pic
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define "docile" lol

That is an awesome pic
Haha... they won't take a chunk out of you as long as you leave them alone. They just ignore you. The barracuda's are what you need to look out for. They come right up to you and check you out. Here's one from the same dive.

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wow thats nuts cool pics
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there is no way u'd get my *** in that water w JAWS
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Looks like good visibility. I hate seeing those F!@#ing things while diving. We have **** visibility in New England which makes it worse.
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Originally Posted by mikey
Haha... they won't take a chunk out of you as long as you leave them alone. They just ignore you. The barracuda's are what you need to look out for. They come right up to you and check you out. Here's one from the same dive.

When my dad was staitioned in FL during the Cuban MC he told me stories about diving and the Cudas...They're some mean bastards lol
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looks like a fun time!! almost as crazy as driving that trans-am
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holy **** man. you just free dive? like nothing around you for safety with those crazy ***** around i see one less F-body shop owner and one less LS1tech.com sponsor in the near future. lol BE SAFE out there. but none the less some AWESOME pictures
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Originally Posted by Devilish34
When my dad was staitioned in FL during the Cuban MC he told me stories about diving and the Cudas...They're some mean bastards lol
Yep, they will come take a bite out of you for no reason at all. You really have to watch them. I just give 'em a little swat with the fins and they go away...(to get friends...haha)
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great pic's mikey, looooks like sooo much fun. I really want to do something like this one day. I gotta get some more $$ and make another trip your way soon
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weird me n my girl just came back from key largo, we went snorkling and there was a damn barracuda that shadowed us out on a reef for like ten min. i was kinda scared at first but then it didnt bother us so i forgot he was there, but at one time he came at least 4-5 ft away. they look f-ing mean tho, like a northern pike on steroids...haha
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Yep, they will come take a bite out of you for no reason at all. You really have to watch them. I just give 'em a little swat with the fins and they go away...(to get friends...haha)
Hungry or not they'll eat you outa spite lol
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so what do you use for protection down there from those things? If you have more pictures please share.
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There's not much you can do it they want a piece of you. I carry a 9" knife but that's not going to stop them. They really have no interest in you unless you get after them. I don't have any more good photos but here's a couple videos. You may have to "save as" and then play them. Camera is just a crappy Sea Life Reef Master so quality is just so-so.

http://www.rapidmotorsports.com/PICT0042.avi
http://www.rapidmotorsports.com/PICT0043.avi
Old 07-20-2009 | 05:32 PM
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Thats some messed up **** there. Even if they are docile...wtf. Its going to be hard to work on my car again if you are missing an arm and a couple legs.



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