Venice Beach Dive Report and Cruel Joke

UB · Nov 7, 2005

I dove Venice Beach on Saturday (11/5/05) - visibility was ~2-3 feet (low vis but good for toothing) and water temperature was ~71F (I used my 7mm suit). I found numerous small teeth and a couple of broken Megs.

I was also the victim of a cruel joke when, during my 2nd dive, I noticed something that looked like a PERFECT +6" meg. I swam over and picked it up only to notice that it was actually a replicate made from cement (see pic below). - It broke my heart.

Does anyone have any background information on it (who, why, ..etc). It was ~20ft down and is actually a very realistic fake. Someone put a decent amount of time into it.

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2TH DIVR · Nov 7, 2005

It's a "Morgan".
One of the local divers has been setting them out there for years.
It should have a serial # on the back.
They also come in several sizes.
I have yet to find 1 but know several people that have more than 1.

CBulla · Nov 7, 2005

My wife is the recipient of two of Bob Morgans WC Productions teeth. I jokingly asked him one day why he plants em, and he said, "so the person who finds it knows what a Meg looks like now and really sets the bug in 'em to find one for themselves!"

He's also a member of one of FL's amature fossiling groups. Great guy to chat with!

UB · Nov 7, 2005

I figured you guys would know what it is.

Too bad it wasn't real - but a nice souvenir

CBulla · Nov 7, 2005

BTW, the WC stands for Water Closet

ReefGuy · Nov 8, 2005

I've got two of Bob's phonies. The first time, I about had a cow. It's huge, around 7". The other is around 4".

Walter · Nov 8, 2005

I've found a bunch. One was about a foot long. Not exactly a cruel joke, merely silly. He also regularly puts them up on display at entry points where he's planted them. They must be popular because they get swiped from time to time.

SFLDiver · Nov 8, 2005

Could be better / worse .... could be a Colymbosathon ecplecticos fossil.

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4452

BabyDuck · Nov 8, 2005

totally off topic, but thanks for the carlos fix, colin!

GoBlowBubbles · Nov 11, 2005

I'd be happy to find one of those big guys. I'd probably ink like a squid.

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