If you have not already done so, come north to the Monterey/Carmel area, where we have great shore and boat dives. The Pinnacles, Monterey break water, Hopkins, Monastery Beach, Pt. Lobos, etc. Bring your 7 mil or dry suit.

@bigacefilms

26 күн бұрын

This is on my list of places to go :) thank you! Sounds awesome!

Love la jolla . I cant wait to scuba near the kelp fields and see cool stuff one summer

@bigacefilms

4 ай бұрын

It’ll be here and teaming with life!

Great video! Thank you!

@bigacefilms

11 ай бұрын

I appreciate the kind words!!

Scooba Dive Request: Jenks Lake in the san bernardino mountains. I'd LOVE to see what's down there, especially before the lake fills back up!!!

@bigacefilms

Жыл бұрын

That’s possible. Looks tiny and full of algae. Man made?

Badass video.

@bigacefilms

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marco!

Thanks for the video, I never realized the La Jolla region is So barren compared to tropical waters. Are there kelp forests with more diversity in La Jolla tho?

@bigacefilms

Жыл бұрын

Yes there are actually. About a quarter mile south of here the waters are teeming with kelp, sea grass, and outcropping of rocks filled with wildlife. This is right off the beach area

@okwatever3582

Жыл бұрын

@@bigacefilms thank you I’m eager to check them out in the future

snorkeling used to be really great over by the cove and cave but the seals have taken over... are the garibaldi still there?

@bigacefilms

2 күн бұрын

Wayyy too many seals for comfort, you’re right. There are garibaldi still all over! I think they’re hiding more because the seals may target them.

How long do you normally get out of one tank?

@bigacefilms

11 ай бұрын

So it kinda depends how deep I go. Typically in La Jolla I stay around 20-40 feet. And a tank lasts usually 40-65 minutes. Also depends if I’m swimming/finning hard through the water. Usually I go with the current and waves to conserve air.

No Halibut? LaJolla is famous for big Halibut near the canyon dropoff all the way in to 15' FSW

@bigacefilms

2 ай бұрын

I’m going to have to look now! Thanks for sayin that!

@azmachinist2421

Ай бұрын

@@bigacefilms It's a heavily patrolled game preserve. 1 guy got 6 mos. in jail for spearing a Black Sea Bass there

@bigacefilms

Ай бұрын

@@azmachinist2421 I’ve gota try right outside the area in front of seal beach or the point area. I think that’s open season

@azmachinist2421

Ай бұрын

@@bigacefilms Trust me. I have dived there a lot. The lifeguards are trained in Fish and Game regulations. If you are going to play their game, learn the rules. If you cheat (Especially There) you will pay with your dive gear, money and freedom. The big halibut are right in front of the main lifeguard tower out to about 30 feet deep right before the big drop off down the canyon wall. I used to count 10 keepers during my decompression stops all the way in to a shallow 15 feet deep. They like to come in thick in the spring time right around now. You’ve been warned!

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Who needs a dive buddy when you have a selfie stick and KZread subscribers!

@bigacefilms

11 ай бұрын

😂 so bad

No buddy?

@bigacefilms

Жыл бұрын

Usually I go solo

@johnbl8165

11 ай бұрын

@@bigacefilms you solo certified?

@bigacefilms

11 ай бұрын

@@johnbl8165 never heard of a license for it. Which statutes require a license for solo diving?

@schartup3

5 ай бұрын

@@bigacefilms Great video! Been out there once but the viz was garbage compared to what you got. Hope to return soon. As someone who is Self-Reliant (PADI's solo course) certified, I think it's dumb that people are trolling you over your certs. The Self-Reliant course took one day. We did three dives, a few tests and skills, and received one lecture. The notion that one day's training creates super divers who can do what no other diver can is ridiculous, and, in any event, trolling fellow divers is lame. That said, I did enjoy the course and do recommend it if you ever have the opportunity. In my area quarries ask for the card to solo dive, but frankly the main value was a fun day training with fellow divers. To summarize, when solo diving they recommend a pony and regulator (gas redundancy); knife or shears (to cut entanglements); DSMB, mirror, flashlight, and whistle (to get attention at surface if necessary); and that you tell folks where you are and when you'll return. Admittedly, because traveling with, and renting, pony bottles is a hassle, I occasionally find myself solo without the gas redundancy. When that happens I make sure to maintain a large NDL cushion (and keep an eye on surface GF though not all computers show that) and stay at depths from which I can easily CESA to the surface. That way I can safely ascend at any time. I'll add one more thing for the trolls -- nobody hassles someone for diving with an insta-buddy who is new to diving, or diving with young kids, both of which I have done many times, and yet those are essentially solo dives. Back when my kids were ten they weren't rescuing me if something went wrong. Instead, they were basically just carrying my redundant gas. Solo with a pony was safer and easier than helping a 10 year old! But people on the internet act as if solo diving is crazy. It's nonsense. Thanks for sharing your dive footage!

@juantorres9636

4 ай бұрын

@@bigacefilmsnot so much a license but a certification to teach divers how to be self reliant, this includes having the right equipment, redundancies, and training to deal with emergencies. You won’t be stopped if you go solo on a shore dive without the proper certification, equipment, or experience but it is definitely frowned upon and many operators won’t even let you get in the water or rent equipment if you are not with a buddy. Diving is a sport that is not regulated by governments, and divers like it that way. So it is up to diving operators and the community to self regulate and bring awareness. Just my 2c.

Please do not sit on the bottom, just because it looks like lifeless sand doesn’t mean it is ok to disturb the sea floor. That is inconsiderate.

@bigacefilms

Жыл бұрын

Noted. I will keep to hovering. Do you think it’s ok to do it with lakes? Or same thing?

@jamesryan4872

Жыл бұрын

​@@bigacefilms hes probably just being overly sensitive lol

@johnbl8165

11 ай бұрын

@@jamesryan4872no. He's correct.