creepy little SUCBA mini-adventure over the weekend... - GoFuckYourself.com

sperbonzo · 05-30-2007, 10:41 AM

So I have a friend that owns a bunch of cell phone stores throughout the keys that I haven't hung out with in almost 2 years. He invited my wife Vino and I down to Big Pine Key for Memorial day weekend to do some diving and hang out.

We drive down Friday afternoon, and go hang out at a couple of the local spots, live music, dancing, drinking, casual friendly people... Nice!

Saturday the weather is kind of snotty, so we drive down to Key West, see a movie, hang out a bit,etc...

Sunday the sun is shining, and we head out on his boat. It's a beautiful day, but the wind is blowing pretty strongly, (and had been for the 5 days previous), so when we get to a dive spot inside the reef, where the waves aren't too rough, the seas have churned up the bottom and the visability sucks!

We take the boat back to my buddies house, and load up the fishing gear, since diving doesn't look good. We anchor the boat near a bridge, and the tide is pulling the back of the boat towards the bridge, making it easy to cast into the dark water underneath.

We're having a great time, drinking and fishing in the sunshine, when all of the sudden my friends girlfriend yells something about the anchor, and I look up to see the last of the anchor line running out of the windlass, as the boat starts drifting down-current towards the bridge. I run up the stairs to the helm, get the engines started and drive the boat away from the bridge, no problem.

Now we have a lost anchor, so while my buddy circles the boat around, I get into my SCUBA gear and set up a dive flag to tow along with me, as there are a lot of boats going to and fro under the bridge.

I roll off the side of the boat in the area where we think we originally dropped the anchor, and go down the bottom, about 25 feet under. The visibility is really bad, maybe 5 or 6 feet max, with the sand swirling and billowing around me. I try to get my bearings with my compass and the current and start searching for the anchor. I can hear boats passing pretty close overhead, and although I'm deep enough that they won't affect me, it's still kind of unnerving.

After about 15 minutes of searching I decide to rest for a bit, and let the current take me down closer to where the bridge must be, thinking that the anchor line may have drifted down that way, and I can follow it back to the anchor.

I can tell that I'm nearing the bridge as the water in front of me suddenly starts to get dark, and the current, forced in between the bridge uprights, suddenly starts to accelerate. I realize that I had better start swimming back or it's going to suck me through and then I will have to have my friend come get me and drop me off above the bridge again.

As the line of darkness comes towards me I catch sight of something huge and silver moving through the billowing silt in front of me, first one, then 3 or 4 of them, massive shapes larger then myself, that I can barely make out as I now start to swim backwards against the current that is pulling me towards them.

This really starts to creep me out!

As I'm now really pumping my fins to get out of there, a couple of the big silver shapes come out the darkness either side of me, and I realize that they are massive Tarpon,(a game fish) about 5 to 6 feet long, maybe 130 pounds. I've dove with sharks before, and it's exciting, but not creepy, there was just something about this situation that was getting to me.... the increasing current, the bad visibility, boats running overhead, having no dive buddy, the huge shadow of the bridge, etc...

Of course I managed to get out of the there, then finally found the anchor about 5 minutes later, followed the chain to the anchor line, then slowly came up, listening for boats and keeping my dive flag line tight, so that I would be close to it when I surfaced.

Got up to the top, gave the thumbs up to my buddies boat circling about 100 feet away, and held up the anchor line. Everybody cheered, and they came and got me out of there.

Forest · 05-30-2007, 10:46 AM

lol mike

i hate diving in 5 ft of viz. creeps me out. I dove alot with tarpon when i lived down in the keys.

hey did u get my e-mail btw?

LMK'

Stephen · 05-30-2007, 10:49 AM

A great fish story

I've dove with sharks before too, but the bubbles tend to keep them at bay.

Tarpon on the other hand can freak you out; I had a very large one off of Cinnamon Bay in St. John that just sat right in front of me and stared at me. Damn thing seemed as big as me, and it wouldn't leave, so I did...

Better than sassy cudas though that'll dart at your mask then turn away...

sperbonzo · 05-30-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Forest

lol mike

i hate diving in 5 ft of viz. creeps me out. I dove alot with tarpon when i lived down in the keys.

hey did u get my e-mail btw?

LMK'

Yup, I got it.... Waiting on the original guy to see if he can send us what we need, but if I don't hear from him in the next 24 hours we can just go ahead and you can take care of it for me, like you suggested.

I've dove with tarpon before also, but these were some MONSTERS!! I felt like I was getting sucked into a dark pipe full of huge ugly fish that were just hanging there, waiting for me...

It gave me the willeys!!

Kevin Marx · 05-30-2007, 10:51 AM

sounds like a hell of an adventure.

Haven't been under for about 15 years.. makes me think about getting cert. again

MikeB · 05-30-2007, 10:52 AM

Halfway through, I thought you were going to tell us you found a body...

sperbonzo · 05-30-2007, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin-SFBucks

sounds like a hell of an adventure.

Haven't been under for about 15 years.. makes me think about getting cert. again

Anytime you're in Miami, hit me up.... We have a ton of extra gear you can dive with.

sharp · 05-30-2007, 10:55 AM

at least then you knew where to cast! ;)

Forest · 05-30-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sperbonzo

Yup, I got it.... Waiting on the original guy to see if he can send us what we need, but if I don't hear from him in the next 24 hours we can just go ahead and you can take care of it for me, like you suggested.

I've dove with tarpon before also, but these were some MONSTERS!! I felt like I was getting sucked into a dark pipe full of huge ugly fish that were just hanging there, waiting for me...

It gave me the willeys!!

When I lived on big coppitt we had a tarpon in the canal (nice blue water canal) that must have been 6ft long. He would take a fish carcas right from your hand. That big ass mouth would just open up and look like it would swallow your entire arm

man i miss living in the keys

OzMan · 05-30-2007, 11:02 AM

great story! Must have really got the adrenalin pumping but glad the mission was accomplished in the end.

CherryLipsRosa · 05-30-2007, 11:08 AM

Wowww Thank God everything turned out well!!
say hi to vino for me
kiss

Bugbee · 05-30-2007, 11:10 AM

so did you catch any fish lol hope to see you in vegas for XSF!!!

great story

Ramos · 05-30-2007, 11:12 AM

Glad your safe, that could have been very ugly!

sperbonzo · 05-30-2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Bugbee

so did you catch any fish lol hope to see you in vegas for XSF!!!

great story

Hey Stephen! I SO want to make that show.... working on a couple of new domestic banks for adult, and that's obviously taking priority right now, but I"m DEFINITELY going to try! I miss hanging out with you man...

Loryn · 05-30-2007, 11:20 AM

You are a hero baby! I hope your women loved on you that night!!! I would be ALLLLLLL over you!!!

Glad you are okay though. I grew up in Florida so I totally understand the fear of the unknown in the water! haha

Far-L · 05-30-2007, 11:21 AM

I love diving - was thinking about organizing a dive charter for the august internext - would anyone else be interested?

Penthouse Tony · 05-30-2007, 11:22 AM

great story sperber glad you're safe

sperbonzo · 05-30-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Loryn-Adult.com

You are a hero baby! I hope your women loved on you that night!!! I would be ALLLLLLL over you!!!

Glad you are okay though. I grew up in Florida so I totally understand the fear of the unknown in the water! haha

LMAO!!! Loryn, you sexy cute beast you! I saved a $400 anchor, not another human life!!!

I think the word you were searching for is salvager, not hero!

Z · 05-30-2007, 11:29 AM

Mike...I miss hanging out with ya buddy. My bag of gear is itching for some good diving. If you can find "the" guy we talked about today down in South Florida, I'm moving to wherever that project takes me while we do it...so we could spend the summer and early fall in S. Florida diving and fishing!

sperbonzo · 05-30-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Far-L

I love diving - was thinking about organizing a dive charter for the august internext - would anyone else be interested?

I would be all over that. I can start organizing it. Get in touch with me if you get a chance and lets see how many people would be interested...

Forest · 05-30-2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Far-L

I love diving - was thinking about organizing a dive charter for the august internext - would anyone else be interested?

I would be so into an internext dive trip

I live down here and always say I can dive whenever i want but dont do it nearly enough

fuzebox · 05-30-2007, 11:37 AM

If I didn't like the idea of diving before I especially don't like it now. Thanks.

The Duck · 05-30-2007, 11:42 AM

Awesome story man, diving creeps me out. I can hardly snorkel in 3 meter deep water.

Gentle_Ben · 05-30-2007, 11:48 AM

Great story brother...

I'm gonna be in Miami at the end of August, I'll let you know when.

Send my love to Vino

jonesy · 05-30-2007, 12:17 PM

thats some crazy shit

MaDalton · 05-30-2007, 12:26 PM

i prefer swimming pools ;)

jimb · 05-30-2007, 12:35 PM

Glad you made it out safe Mike!

Jim

sperbonzo · 05-30-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jonesy

thats some crazy shit

Hey Jonesy, long time no see! Hit me up. Let's hang out soon!

sperbonzo · 05-30-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Gentle_Ben

Great story brother...

I'm gonna be in Miami at the end of August, I'll let you know when.

Send my love to Vino

Make sure that you do..... come over for dinner!!

Vino says that she sends you kisses.

tranza · 05-30-2007, 03:57 PM

Damn man, that sounded scary!!

JenniDahling · 06-12-2007, 02:33 PM

This is why I don't like the ocean so much, I swear one day the fish will unite and start eating us!

Hi Mike and Vino! I missed you guys my last pass thru Ft. Lauderdale. I'm making the move to Tampa after XBiz Vegas and spending more time in So FL. Just don't plan on taking me fishing!

Elli · 06-12-2007, 02:47 PM

I would have peed my wetsuit!

Big fish give me the willies! I'm glad everything turned out ok

topbucksdarlene · 06-12-2007, 03:01 PM

Very exciting story!
Too scary for me! :0

05-30-2007, 10:41 AM	#1
sperbonzo I'd rather be on my boat. Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 9,748	creepy little SUCBA mini-adventure over the weekend... So I have a friend that owns a bunch of cell phone stores throughout the keys that I haven't hung out with in almost 2 years. He invited my wife Vino and I down to Big Pine Key for Memorial day weekend to do some diving and hang out. We drive down Friday afternoon, and go hang out at a couple of the local spots, live music, dancing, drinking, casual friendly people... Nice! Saturday the weather is kind of snotty, so we drive down to Key West, see a movie, hang out a bit,etc... Sunday the sun is shining, and we head out on his boat. It's a beautiful day, but the wind is blowing pretty strongly, (and had been for the 5 days previous), so when we get to a dive spot inside the reef, where the waves aren't too rough, the seas have churned up the bottom and the visability sucks! We take the boat back to my buddies house, and load up the fishing gear, since diving doesn't look good. We anchor the boat near a bridge, and the tide is pulling the back of the boat towards the bridge, making it easy to cast into the dark water underneath. We're having a great time, drinking and fishing in the sunshine, when all of the sudden my friends girlfriend yells something about the anchor, and I look up to see the last of the anchor line running out of the windlass, as the boat starts drifting down-current towards the bridge. I run up the stairs to the helm, get the engines started and drive the boat away from the bridge, no problem. Now we have a lost anchor, so while my buddy circles the boat around, I get into my SCUBA gear and set up a dive flag to tow along with me, as there are a lot of boats going to and fro under the bridge. I roll off the side of the boat in the area where we think we originally dropped the anchor, and go down the bottom, about 25 feet under. The visibility is really bad, maybe 5 or 6 feet max, with the sand swirling and billowing around me. I try to get my bearings with my compass and the current and start searching for the anchor. I can hear boats passing pretty close overhead, and although I'm deep enough that they won't affect me, it's still kind of unnerving. After about 15 minutes of searching I decide to rest for a bit, and let the current take me down closer to where the bridge must be, thinking that the anchor line may have drifted down that way, and I can follow it back to the anchor. I can tell that I'm nearing the bridge as the water in front of me suddenly starts to get dark, and the current, forced in between the bridge uprights, suddenly starts to accelerate. I realize that I had better start swimming back or it's going to suck me through and then I will have to have my friend come get me and drop me off above the bridge again. As the line of darkness comes towards me I catch sight of something huge and silver moving through the billowing silt in front of me, first one, then 3 or 4 of them, massive shapes larger then myself, that I can barely make out as I now start to swim backwards against the current that is pulling me towards them. This really starts to creep me out! As I'm now really pumping my fins to get out of there, a couple of the big silver shapes come out the darkness either side of me, and I realize that they are massive Tarpon,(a game fish) about 5 to 6 feet long, maybe 130 pounds. I've dove with sharks before, and it's exciting, but not creepy, there was just something about this situation that was getting to me.... the increasing current, the bad visibility, boats running overhead, having no dive buddy, the huge shadow of the bridge, etc... Of course I managed to get out of the there, then finally found the anchor about 5 minutes later, followed the chain to the anchor line, then slowly came up, listening for boats and keeping my dive flag line tight, so that I would be close to it when I surfaced. Got up to the top, gave the thumbs up to my buddies boat circling about 100 feet away, and held up the anchor line. Everybody cheered, and they came and got me out of there. __________________ Michael Sperber / Acella Financial LLC/ Online Payment Processing [email protected] / http://Acellafinancial.com/ ICQ 177961090 / Tel +1 909 NET BILL / Skype msperber

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05-30-2007, 10:46 AM	#2
Forest Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hollywood Fl. Posts: 8,988	lol mike i hate diving in 5 ft of viz. creeps me out. I dove alot with tarpon when i lived down in the keys. hey did u get my e-mail btw? LMK'

05-30-2007, 10:49 AM	#3
Stephen Consigliere Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,771	A great fish story I've dove with sharks before too, but the bubbles tend to keep them at bay. Tarpon on the other hand can freak you out; I had a very large one off of Cinnamon Bay in St. John that just sat right in front of me and stared at me. Damn thing seemed as big as me, and it wouldn't leave, so I did... Better than sassy cudas though that'll dart at your mask then turn away...

05-30-2007, 10:52 AM	#6
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05-30-2007, 10:55 AM	#8
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Z Vidi Vici Veni Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,308	Mike...I miss hanging out with ya buddy. My bag of gear is itching for some good diving. If you can find "the" guy we talked about today down in South Florida, I'm moving to wherever that project takes me while we do it...so we could spend the summer and early fall in S. Florida diving and fishing!

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