IceDiveGreen 12-30-2007 1-12-08 - Printable Version +- MNScuba.com (http://www.mnscuba.com/forum) +--- Thread: IceDiveGreen 12-30-2007 1-12-08 (/showthread.php?tid=3699) |
IceDiveGreen 12-30-2007 1-12-08 - Shooter - 12-26-2007 Meet at the public landing at 9 a.m.. We will have everything there including shelter, heat, safety ropes, locking carabiners, and an open hole to dive in. Bring what ever you need for your own personal dive gear. This is not a dive shop sponsored event. You are liable for your own safety and your own gear. There will be no handholding at this dive site. We will have a plow on the four wheeler for shoveling, Also a trailer to transport gear and divers to the dive site. I'll report later as to any vehicle traffic and ice conditions. zoom up, and it's the lake to the east Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - Shooter - 12-28-2007 ;D okay, : ![]() Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - DetectorGuy - 12-28-2007 Hi Shooter. Sounds like fun. I wish I could make it but I'm not certified for ice yet. The ice should be good but stay away from the other "not-so public" access to the right of the main access. 2 years ago I fell through the ice there with a 3/4 ton Hemi. It was only about 3 feet deep but the ice there stays kinda rotten because of the run-off coming downhill from the road. This other access is to the Right when looking at the lake from the main access, past the big sand hill and past the small bay. That area used to be my old stomping ground. In fact straight out from the main access and a little to the left the whole bay is only about 3'-5' deep and I left 1/2 a water ski there when I wiped out. Take it cool and have fun. Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - arcFlash - 12-28-2007 ArcFlash will not need hand holding but if you could put on my mittens...and...um' how about my fins? ;D Thanks Shooter. Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - AandA - 12-29-2007 The new 3 foot bar came for my giant Stihl chainsaw yesterday. ;D ;D ;D ;D This ought to make cutting a hole a bit easier. The last ice dive shooter and I made last year was a real challenge....We had to get through three feet of ice with a chainsaw that had an 18 inch bar :o :o ( ya had ta REALLY want to go diving that day!) We'll see ya out there at 0900. Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - Shooter - 12-29-2007 9 inches of ice, plenty of snowmobile and four wheeler traffic. Sounds like it's a little slushy............... Attached is my biggest ice diving booty to date. Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - Shooter - 12-29-2007 ;D, poor little kitten ;D Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - mcdiver - 12-29-2007 You know, it sounds like a good idea. I will empty the ice fishing gear from the truck and see everyone there bright and early. Any plans to do some "grilling" on the lake? I will bring my little propane grill along with some brauts and fixin's. Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - AandA - 12-30-2007 ;D WOW what a day ;D The three of us (Shooter, ArcFlash, and I) met at the landing at 9:00. Thanks to Nate bringing the trailer and a 4 wheeler getting our stuff out onto the lake was the easy part. Most of the lake ice was fine, but there was a very wide section of DEEP slush out towards the middle. Nate did find us a way through it and we were off to the sunken island. The disadvantage about a sunken island is that they're really not easy ta find by looking around on top of the water. Note to self (next time bring GPS and mark the dang coordinates). Opening the hole with the new chainsaw went off without any problems, as did setting up the new 10X16 shelter. The others gave me the opportunity to be first diver. I had some challenges with my first dive as I found that my BC inflator hose was slowly leaking into my BC ![]() The dives were amazing though ;D ;D We did locate a SHIPWRECK ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The general area was littered with anchors, as each of us found one during our dives. I also managed to find a fishing rod (pretty poor shape, but hey treasure is treasure). One of the most amazing things was that when I exited the water on my last dive I scented an unbelievable aroma.... Nate had been deep frying some grouper fillets... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks guys I HAD A GREAT DAY!! My only question now that I'm back home is....When ta go again Re: Ice Dive Green Lake 12-30-2007 - arcFlash - 12-31-2007 I sent Shooter what I think should be a lat/log to the structure we were on. The chart I used didn't have the same contour lines as Shooters but it give a location of the central dome. Next time I'll pull together some maps for us, it's that sailor in me. I like good charts. |