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DetectorGuy · 10-19-2009, 08:24 PM,

I went diving in the river yesterday with two good friends. The water was 40 degrees and the vis was arm length in good spots. Max depth was 23'. First dive 33 minutes, and the second dive was 50 minutes. We had a bunch of fun and found some useless loot. Here are some photos of what my haul was...

DetectorGuy · 10-19-2009, 08:28 PM,

Here are some more...

doug67 · 10-20-2009, 06:00 PM,

Cool stuff. What river did you dive?

DetectorGuy · 10-20-2009, 06:26 PM,

we dove in the Rum River. Rivers are interesting to me as the bottom changes from day to day a little bit and from year to year quite a bit.

Shooter · 10-21-2009, 08:55 AM,

massolt bottling

I love that Red Cross bottle! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

10-21-2009, 05:07 PM,

I would think river diving would be more tiring due to the constant current.

Hydro · 10-21-2009, 06:28 PM,

no its great fun... constant yes, but you can drift half the dive Smile

DetectorGuy · 10-21-2009, 06:40 PM,

The current is usually only tough on the surface. With an extra 10 lbs of weight you can stay glued to the bottom and then crawl along the bottom. In the main channel the current at the bottom can be as strong as the surface. At the inside of a curve in the river there is often an eddy that makes swimming up stream easier. There are a number of things that can "funnel" the water into a current that can become dangerous: large rocks, bridge abutments, fallen trees, and scrap metal/concrete. If anyone is contemplating river diving I would seriously get some real training on tethered dives. Almost everything in your kit should have redundancy. Always have 3 cutting devices (and a side cutter for barbwire is a good idea). when traveling down stream, always go down stream feet first. Know when to say when. The good stuff is on or under the bottom and there is nothing good above the bottom. If this doesn't make sense, let me explain my self. The items that I consider goodies have been buried by the sand. While digging in this sand you are not paying attention to much above the bottom and before you know it you have been swept under a tree root or some other entanglement. The current wants to push you through it and if you are head first into the entanglement you are powerless to use your fins to propel yourself out of it. Working upstream is probably best to minimize the entanglement problems and it also helps to keep the visibility as good as it can be (usually 2' to 3' max) as fresh "clean" water is replacing the stirred up water fairly quickly. Take this advice at your own discretion as I don't have a ton of experience in river diving.

joekarels · 10-22-2009, 07:29 PM,

Thanks. Very interesting. I had always thought that river diving was a little on the crazy side. your insight to it was very intriguing. It has me thinking about it a little now.
And the stuff is very cool.

popolarbear · 10-22-2009, 10:46 PM,

"Max depth was 23'" were are you in rum?
ive done several spots up and down the rum and love it. I and dont know of any that are that deep? any good fish? big muskies or big pike in excess of 30 or 40lbs??

as i understand i guy died in the river duriing a river certification dive.i thhink im hunting this weekend on the riv.....