Strick
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I'm partial to the ocean, so thats my mark! I know the lakes and other fresh water spots have their wonders and are of great venture for others...but I love the ocean.
Salt or Fresh Water?
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Lake diving around here is cold, boring and you run the risk of getting an Yamaha hair cut....
Plus Puget Sound has O. Dolfieni......
Make mine salt, please....
Plus Puget Sound has O. Dolfieni......
Make mine salt, please....
I love 'em both! I enjoy the salt water when I'm down in the Carribean, and the fresh water here at home.
The Chairman
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My entire diving carreer up to becoming a DM was in fresh. Here I sit in Central Florida with oceans to the left and to the right, and I logged a 104 dives in fresh water BEFORE I got the taste of salt. While I still enjoy fresh, I have got a hankering to do more salt water now that I found it. BTW, the reason became quite clear during my final DM skills test... My instructor just didn't like salt! Night dives in Flrida are fun 'cause of the gators, but nuthin' is cooler than seeing a hammerhead cruise by in the dark... other than maybe watchin' your buddy walk on water afterwards!!!
JustAddWater
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My preference is salt water. In my experience there is more to see, and a surprise approaching from just beyond visibility. I like the taste of salt too!
sea nmf
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I prefer Salt Water. I'm so close to it here in Puget Sound, WA. I enjoy seeing wild life while diving and salt water has so much more diversity and quantity than any fresh water diving I've ever done. However, my fresh water experience has been just three lakes here locally and one of them (Lake Washington) looked like a moonscape. Nothing to draw me back.
CGoheen
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Not enough of either one, so count me as anyplace but a pool.
Ontario Diver
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Me, I'm very specific
1) must be wet
2) should be deep
3) should have wreck or reef
4) must be close to "Apres-dive" facilities
"salt or fresh" is like someone saying to me "Ferrari or Lotus" - answer is "Yes Please - either. Both?"
1) must be wet
2) should be deep
3) should have wreck or reef
4) must be close to "Apres-dive" facilities
"salt or fresh" is like someone saying to me "Ferrari or Lotus" - answer is "Yes Please - either. Both?"
I had to join the anything as long as its wet clan. I've had a good mix of fresh and salt. About 50/50 in my log. I would honestly rather dive salt due to the color and variety of life.
Depending on where I dive, I also sometimes rinse my gear after diving fresh water.
Tom
Depending on where I dive, I also sometimes rinse my gear after diving fresh water.
Tom
but I will dive in salt water. I just don't like the salt water in my mouth and on my gear...:yuck: The wrecks in freshwater, especially the cold water are in great shape. ( except for the zebra mussles).:flame:
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