Dive Quest – Revisited

            Diving is still a thing that I’m doing. I don’t call it spearfishing anymore since I’ve given up on carrying a spear. This decision was made for a few reasons. First, while I’m still mad at fish for being able to breathe underwater and not needing to pay taxes (also getting to live in more of the Earth’s volume), I no longer feel the need to stab them in the face. It’s kind of like how I’m more than willing to eat beef, but I wouldn’t want to kill the cow myself. I still fish traditionally, but killing something while you look it in the eyes is different. The whole first reason is purely intellectual, because I still suck at spearfishing (as in rarely finding fish so that I can then fail to take them). Reason two has to be that it is hard to continuously be unsuccessful at something and not change how you do it. Changing locations to try to find fish or getting help from other people weren’t really options that I was interested in, so basically just heroically gave up. Mainly, I quit using my spear because it interfered with the use of my new underwater camera. A seven foot long spear was awkward to swim with normally, but trying to hold it and use a camera at the same time was totally not working out. In the end, I’m undividedly happy about my choice.

            Nothing that would be interesting in narrative form has occurred since I last reported in. I have tried to take other people diving with me on two occasions, but equipment failures foiled both attempts. I’ve also seen other people out diving, but I made no attempt to contact them and stayed as far away as possible, as is my wont (hurray Asperger’s). This post is mainly just a vehicle for sharing some of my pictures, so I guess I will stop wasting time. Here are some of the more attainable fruits of my revised hobby:

A Bass

Another Bass

A sickly Saugeye

A Walleye

Assorted Fish

Baby Fish

            I like these a lot more than any fish sandwich. If I don’t make it in food photography (or foot modeling), I think I might try wildlife photography (feel free to call me National Geographic).