First time on the loop
Submitted by Xtreme Coolers on Sun, 2015-12-13 17:30
Headed out to Rotto for a couple of dives today. It had been about ten years and was very nice down there. First time on the loop and found it frustrating to start with. The whites were much easier to get. Second dive was much better. Found a really nice ledge full of crays. Most had tar spots or berried which was frustrating but good to see. Headed home with a good feed for our efforts. Loved the dive and the hunt which was something different. Cheers to JB, Browny and Lynds. Lots of other crew out there as well. Checked by fisheries at the ramp which was also good to see.
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beeroclock
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good work! the one on the right is a cracker for chrissy lunch
yeh gotta love rotto diving its been a while for me too cant wait te get back down deep out there - were you on scuba?what sort of depths were you finding the crays? cheers dave
Xtreme Coolers
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Hi
we started in about 5-8mts for the first dive. Plenty of crays around but quite hard to get out of holes and the sea weed was quite thick in parts. Second dive in 15 metres which was much nicer. We found more crays here under some good ledges and small caves that we could get into. Water was excellent and I stopped looping halfway through the second dive to enjoy the fish life and surrounds. Gotta love Rotto for sure. Yep, on scuba. Just like riding a bike. Cheers Dave
Vinesh87
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Nice one Dave! Some awesome
Nice one Dave!
Some awesome ground at rotto for sure, got some crackin spots around there myself!
Many tarspot/ buried females this early in the year ? EDIT Scrap that i read the whole post haha
Vin
Xtreme Coolers
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Hi Vin
Man, love that new rig. We had two brilliant dive over there. Looks like you cleaned up as usual. Have fun getting into some decent fish on your rig.
Auslobster
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Great report!
And what a day for it! I really have to dust off the dive gear and get back into it...not a big cray eater but I find the whole looping exercise both relaxing and exhilarating at the same time, and end up giving almost all my catch away to family/friends/workmates.
Just an aside...if memory serves, you're meant to do the deeper dive first, although nitrogen buildup from 5-8m would be very minimal.
tiimmbo
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Great stuff Dave, good to
Great stuff Dave, good to see your back on the tanks.
Lamby
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You got it sussed mate!
You got it sussed mate!
Xtreme Coolers
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Very funny
Not sure I have it Sussex mate. Thanks for the tips, they came in very handy. Pretty funny on the loop. Three out of four were put back, so got plenty of practice. Found some big suckers but they were too good for me.
Hope to be down your way soon.
Dave
sea-kem
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Nice work Dave
Nice work Dave
Love the West!
Adam Gallash
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Nice
Good to see ya posting Dave, hope ya have a good Chrissy mate.
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Xtreme Coolers
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Cheers
Hi Adam, long time no see, how is it all going? Hope you also have a good Chrissy.
Cheers
Dave