Finally back in the river againA few of the BRF members decided to hit the river for a tooth dive prior to the long hours of work we put in for the Fossil Festival. I was wise enough to start my gear checkout a few days before I drove down and that was a good thing. My light was having issues related to my last dive with BWD and a nasty little flood in my battery housing. I was able to salvage one battery and replace my bulb and just in time to finish packing. As I found out though... i should have checked out ALL of my gear since my highpressure hose had a nice little leak in it too. However, not bad enough to cause any issues, so the dive was on :)
For Dave and Rivrdigr, it was their first try at this location. For me, it was round 2 and that is a big advantage. I LOVE to dive for teeth, so I was in all my glory when we hit the water. I ended up in the logs pretty quickly and that is not always a bad thing. I found a couple teeth within the first 10 minutes or so and then a real nice sharp serrated 2 and 13 / 16ths tooth - and it was a beauty. I was pulling a few teeth here and there and it had been over and hour and a half when I decided to head in. Just as a turned to start swimming back, i saw a large shape on the surface covered in silt. It was just laying there...too easy. It was a 4.71" meg. No sharp serrations on this one...but pretty nonetheless. I did a quick scan of the area..and headed in with a big grin. On the way back i met up with BWD on the surface and he grinned endlessly about his beautiful benedeni tooth - and it was lovely.
Location
| Hertford County, North Carolina, USA |
ID | 2117 |
Member | scubapaul |
Date Added | 6/3/2007 |
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The best teeth from the trip. |
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The group of teeth from the 2 dives. |
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