Diving Virgin Holes,,,,,,,,,,,,

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i think the setups were good, we had decent weather so being out on the lake above the ice was comfortable.

sand was really the thing that was kind of more hassle than it was worth.

keeping the correct tension in the line is always kind of an art, its easy when divers are going out, but when they start to circle and come back you can generate some slack or too much tension... i've played with the idea of a hand held tensioning device to keep it tight enough, but thats just me bored at work

ice screws always come in handy, and i gotta start planning those ice saws... i think the chainsaw to cut 98% of the hole, then the auger and the hand saw to clean it up worked the best for not wedging the wedge.

we need a double wide trailer house with a hole in the living room floor for next year.

we also need to get a spud that won't bend... would pipe with a wedge welded on work better than rebar (the other idea for a cheap spud) a good ice axe for pulling ice chunks would have been handy, arcflash's was decent enough tho.