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Eric Sedletzky
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I dove in Lake Tahoe doing exactly what you are describing.I confess that in Fiji I along with a friend each took a 30 cu ft cyllinder with 1st and second stage and spg, swim suit only, holing the tank under an arm, and dove at about 20 feet for 20 minutes collecting good thing to eat. we stayed within toughing distance, had a ball, and never repeated the process in the ocean. I have done the same thing in a pool to retrieve toays and ytools left in the pool after a class. Does that count? BTW, I am a trained and insured professional.
DivemasterDennis
I would snorkel behind my kayak pushing it along and when I would see something interesting on the bottom in about 30 feet (the vis in Tahoe is easy 100 ft) I would grab my 30 CF pony that I had rigged with a strap and a MK2/R190. I would just hold it and dive down to retrieve whatever it was a I saw. I scored a big Marlboro beach towel that is still may favorite dive towel and a bunch of golf balls. The crawfish were abundant too.
But there's not much difference in doing that to just putting a 72 on your back with straps and doing the same thing.
But yeah, I would say you touched into a minimalist diving in Fiji.
And It was fun wasn't it?
Did you miss the BC or feel you needed one?