Thread: Doppler Divers

I got my NZUA Basic in 1980 and dived local and tropical (Fiji and Vanuatu) sites many times during the 80's and 90's. Then had a spell of not diving much, got into other things like competitive shooting. Got back into diving due to a new friendship in 2005 and advanced to Technical Diving, initially mixed gas OC then did an SCR course and bought a rebreather. Did a lot of very comfortable rebreather dives on wrecks and stuff in a very short time and then my buddy went commercial Sat and I drifted out of it again. Sold my rebreather but still have a couple of twin-sets and slings, nice dry-suit, all gathering dust

When I saw the heading "Doppler Divers" I thought it was about using doppler to listen to the off-gasing sounds in a divers bloodstream. A technique actually used in diving medicine...

Did my SSI Divecon years ago

Assisted on 1 class and said stuff that after a big student latched on to me (playing with his fancy reg and turned the air flow down) - not sure who's eyes were bigger!

Why worry about sharks, we are soooo noisy underwater bit hard to think we are food - free divers thats another thing (maybe) - I say its the one you don't see that gets you, if you can see them not too worry (unless you carrying the bag or fishing of course)

All of you fellas saying why worry about sharks are nuts, I reckon.
An old resident white may not be able too catch a feed as it gets older. It will have too take easy prey one day. Yes we are noisy under water but its when on the surface after a dive I reckon you will get smashed.
Come down for a dive and I will drop you crazy buggers in where she lives.
I bet there will be a lot of new lumps in the back of some wetsuits if she cruises into view.



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Your nuts! If you get munched I get the table and dredge???


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Originally Posted by Tussock

Your on.

Good on ya Tussock. Balls of steel. It is only a fish after all. Fucking big aggressive one but still only a fish. Just imagine it on a plate with chips and some of Dundee's tomato sauce and you'll be right.

Actually a point there

Originally Posted by R93

All of you fellas saying why worry about sharks are nuts, I reckon.
An old resident white may not be able too catch a feed as it gets older. It will have too take easy prey one day. Yes we are noisy under water but its when on the surface after a dive I reckon you will get smashed.
Come down for a dive and I will drop you crazy buggers in where she lives.
I bet there will be a lot of new lumps in the back of some wetsuits if she cruises into view.



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Originally Posted by Rushy

Good on ya Tussock. Balls of steel. It is only a fish after all. Fucking big aggressive one but still only a fish. Just imagine it on a plate with chips and some of Dundee's tomato sauce and you'll be right.

Yeah Rushy, but it doesnt have to imagine him on a plate with tomato sauce, it just sees him as a giant sausage roll filled with tomato sauce
I will take Tim diving down there. He can dive splitbag reef. I will make sure I bring a bucket to empty his wetsuit into.
If I seen the fucker while desending or asending, the shit would be overflowing out of my hood. If it doesnt bother Tim, I know where some huge crays are

Take a couple of buckets of burly to make it "Interesting"

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Take a couple of buckets of burly to make it "Interesting"

Tbh I would be a complete wanker to let anyone dive there when they were know to be about. They bugger off for a while but seem to always come back.



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shit dave your going to have to tell me where they are i might be diving there already i have seen a couple of goodies one was twice the size of me and you know im not the smallest fish in the sea.
are you going to do this postal shoot i might be keen if i can fit it in
cheers john

Originally Posted by john worthington

shit dave your going to have to tell me where they are i might be diving there already i have seen a couple of goodies one was twice the size of me and you know im not the smallest fish in the sea.
are you going to do this postal shoot i might be keen if i can fit it in
cheers john

They are near the island and seen frequently just south at a reef I know as split bag.
The locals know when the are around but they tend to bullshit to scare people off.
Yep going to do it with Abe and Adam sometime next week if Adam gets out of the hospital on time.
You are more than welcome to join us. Doing a bit of LR steel as well I hope.


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yes sounds like i might have seen one then it came over to check me out i just kept my arse pressed hard against the rock until it buggered of .i would be keen have got the 7mm suppressed be good to see how it goes

I have only caught a glimse of one on the surface after it smashed something, never seen so much blood in the water
Sweet John, I will give you a bell when we plan to get into it. Abe can swing by and grab you if he doesnt have too much of my gear in his wagon

or mine

Originally Posted by john worthington

or mine

That means my gear will be bouncing around on the deck