You did fine, one thing you might want to think about is moving that light to your left hand, so when you do a gas donate you are not contending w/ the light in your hand blinding your out of gas buddy or wasting time dropping it. Also would eliminate the bouncing of the light up and down when reeling, holding the light & reel in the left hand you can keep it pointed forward. Also to help yourself out put a double ender on the reel and when not using it clip it off on your shoulder D-ring, that way it won't get tangled up in the line, same w/ the bolt snap on your light. Danglies are a PITA and even more so in cave when running lines. I love JB, just wait until you get into Twin and Hole. Good luck!
Thank you! JB is probably one of my favorite spots in this area. I used to do a lot of spring diving over by N Central Fl when I was stationed in South Georgia, I am hoping to get over that way again soon. I need a lot more water time before I move on to my Intro class.
Great video, welcome to the caves! One note on the subject of your buddy untying the line: discuss it prior to the dive. Some divers don't want you to do it, so it's nice to know beforehand. Especially if you're with a new buddy and you're not running the reel.
Thank you, I am excited to get back into the spring and practice more with my reel and then moving on to Intro. That is a good point about untying the line, I’ll remember that.
@@TheDeco_Stop I just found your channel so I'm not sure if you live in the area, but I'm moving back to the area. Hope to see you in or around the caves, looks like you're getting a great foundation with your instructor and have your gear squared away!
This is particularly relevant for high flow caves or big depth changes (IMO). In those cases, I like to use the tie-off points as breaks to vent gas/adjust buoyancy since my hands are a bit full. If it's a new dive buddy, I would talk with them, but generally for me I'll do it for buddies I'm diving with unless it's one of the cases I mentioned. If I'm familiar enough with the person I may also just gesture underwater to see if they want me to
Nice video, makes me want to go to JB. Never actually made it to Marianna. Anywho, small bit of advice. When you tie off, it's a good idea to go behind the object, come around, and then make a 180 with the reel around the line leading out (like that 180 you did on the last tie off before connecting to the gold line). This creates an intersection point between the two sides of your line on the open side of the tie off. If you have to follow your line out in zero viz, you come to your tie off and because the two ends connect at the 180 point, you can verify that you are on the correct line by having one hand on either side of the tie off and following the lines to the tie off. If your hands meet, you are on the continuation of your line. The way you tied off forces you to feel around the rock in order to find the continuation of your line but if someone else has used the same tie off (happens in popular caves), you run the risk of finding someone else's line that leads into the cave instead of your line leading out, and you have a very low chance of verifying you're still on your way out. Essentially, this single wrap with 180 ensures that you have a continuous guideline that you can follow continuously as well. Also, don't reel in with your light hand. It looks like you are giving an attention signal when you aren't.
Thank you! That makes a lot of sense and thats an excellent point on the light. I noticed that it was a bit distracting when i editing the video but never even thought about what other people in the cavern could have interpreted it as!
@@TheDeco_Stop To help you quickly review: the 'wraps' instead of ties I noticed were between 4-5 minutes in the video. With my training I was told going 360 around an object alone is not secure and can pull off as you swim further into the cavern/cave, especially with changes of direction/depth. The other benefit of the 180 tie method is that the line tensions itself as you swim further along the cavern/cave from the tie. Also the practice of going behind the object first helps quickly identify if your placement of the tie is going to hold. My dive buddy and I had a bad habit of going 360 around the line when trying to tie instead of 180, which doesn't tension properly and made the line hard to follow. There's two other bits of advice I have based on my training and what I've done wrong (making recoverable mistakes always helps!). Always assume you're going to drop the reel. So any tie you make should have the reel passing over top of the previously laid line. That way the dropped reel will tension the 'partial tie' you were trying to make, and you can easily recover the reel or find the line. The second tip? When tieing into the gold line or existing line, try clipping off the reel to your laid line first after going over the existing line. Then 'spin' the tied reel over your laid line twice. I find it to be an easier/quicker technique that only requires one hand instead of passing the reel back and forth over the laid line. As a bonus, if you're consistent you can do the same 'flipping' motion in the other direction to undo the tie when you're heading out.
I noticed that it was getting caught on my line, not sure if i remember noticing during the training but seeing it on camera definitely made me think about removing it.
Thank you for all that. I just watched Edd’s video on line work and he pretty said everything you did. I plan on going to vortex soon to practice more line drills in the open water area.
Thank you! Im hoping to make a alot of videos along the process of learning. Videos of really experienced divers is cool, but being able to see the baby steps is equally cool (in my opinion).
@@TheDeco_Stop this is , in my opinion really beneficial, learning is made from mistakes , to witness mistakes , hardship and an accurate reflection in the process is wonderful for those looking forward to do the same things.. so bloody refreshing
Nice video! Small tip that comes to mind because my cave instructor made a point of it - use a double ender instead of bolt snap on your reels. Specifically, this is so that you can remove it entirely while it's in use and clip it to a chest D-ring. Having the extra bolt snap flopping around can get in the way and just make it less smooth. This applies to jump/safety spools as well.
Agreed, it can be a humbling experience! Throughout the cavern and intro to cave process will stretch you… but you will end up being a a much better diver! Keep on keeping on!
You made it out safely, brother that’s all that matters
#1 goal!
You did fine, one thing you might want to think about is moving that light to your left hand, so when you do a gas donate you are not contending w/ the light in your hand blinding your out of gas buddy or wasting time dropping it. Also would eliminate the bouncing of the light up and down when reeling, holding the light & reel in the left hand you can keep it pointed forward. Also to help yourself out put a double ender on the reel and when not using it clip it off on your shoulder D-ring, that way it won't get tangled up in the line, same w/ the bolt snap on your light. Danglies are a PITA and even more so in cave when running lines. I love JB, just wait until you get into Twin and Hole. Good luck!
Thank you! All very good tips. Hopefully will be out in the springs soon to do some more practicing.
Wonderful
Thank you!
Nicely done!, JB Flow is no joke kudos for goign out there and practicing!
Thank you! JB is probably one of my favorite spots in this area. I used to do a lot of spring diving over by N Central Fl when I was stationed in South Georgia, I am hoping to get over that way again soon. I need a lot more water time before I move on to my Intro class.
Fun music.. also like the darker music transition during loss of light drill.
Thank you! It takes quite a while to figure out the best music to go with a video. I am glad you noticed!
No hate much love keep on growing
Thank you!
Great video. Humble man 👍👍
Thank you!
Great video, welcome to the caves! One note on the subject of your buddy untying the line: discuss it prior to the dive. Some divers don't want you to do it, so it's nice to know beforehand. Especially if you're with a new buddy and you're not running the reel.
Thank you, I am excited to get back into the spring and practice more with my reel and then moving on to Intro. That is a good point about untying the line, I’ll remember that.
@@TheDeco_Stop I just found your channel so I'm not sure if you live in the area, but I'm moving back to the area. Hope to see you in or around the caves, looks like you're getting a great foundation with your instructor and have your gear squared away!
This is particularly relevant for high flow caves or big depth changes (IMO). In those cases, I like to use the tie-off points as breaks to vent gas/adjust buoyancy since my hands are a bit full. If it's a new dive buddy, I would talk with them, but generally for me I'll do it for buddies I'm diving with unless it's one of the cases I mentioned. If I'm familiar enough with the person I may also just gesture underwater to see if they want me to
Awesome advice about the high flow, with some practice on my end i can definitely see the benefit of breaks to vent.
Nice video, makes me want to go to JB. Never actually made it to Marianna.
Anywho, small bit of advice. When you tie off, it's a good idea to go behind the object, come around, and then make a 180 with the reel around the line leading out (like that 180 you did on the last tie off before connecting to the gold line). This creates an intersection point between the two sides of your line on the open side of the tie off. If you have to follow your line out in zero viz, you come to your tie off and because the two ends connect at the 180 point, you can verify that you are on the correct line by having one hand on either side of the tie off and following the lines to the tie off. If your hands meet, you are on the continuation of your line. The way you tied off forces you to feel around the rock in order to find the continuation of your line but if someone else has used the same tie off (happens in popular caves), you run the risk of finding someone else's line that leads into the cave instead of your line leading out, and you have a very low chance of verifying you're still on your way out. Essentially, this single wrap with 180 ensures that you have a continuous guideline that you can follow continuously as well.
Also, don't reel in with your light hand. It looks like you are giving an attention signal when you aren't.
Thank you! That makes a lot of sense and thats an excellent point on the light. I noticed that it was a bit distracting when i editing the video but never even thought about what other people in the cavern could have interpreted it as!
And take the bolt snaps off your light head and the reel. When in low/zero viz they are an opportunity for the line to get tangeledl@TheDeco_Stop
@@TheDeco_Stop To help you quickly review: the 'wraps' instead of ties I noticed were between 4-5 minutes in the video. With my training I was told going 360 around an object alone is not secure and can pull off as you swim further into the cavern/cave, especially with changes of direction/depth. The other benefit of the 180 tie method is that the line tensions itself as you swim further along the cavern/cave from the tie. Also the practice of going behind the object first helps quickly identify if your placement of the tie is going to hold. My dive buddy and I had a bad habit of going 360 around the line when trying to tie instead of 180, which doesn't tension properly and made the line hard to follow.
There's two other bits of advice I have based on my training and what I've done wrong (making recoverable mistakes always helps!). Always assume you're going to drop the reel. So any tie you make should have the reel passing over top of the previously laid line. That way the dropped reel will tension the 'partial tie' you were trying to make, and you can easily recover the reel or find the line. The second tip? When tieing into the gold line or existing line, try clipping off the reel to your laid line first after going over the existing line. Then 'spin' the tied reel over your laid line twice. I find it to be an easier/quicker technique that only requires one hand instead of passing the reel back and forth over the laid line. As a bonus, if you're consistent you can do the same 'flipping' motion in the other direction to undo the tie when you're heading out.
I noticed that it was getting caught on my line, not sure if i remember noticing during the training but seeing it on camera definitely made me think about removing it.
Thank you for all that. I just watched Edd’s video on line work and he pretty said everything you did. I plan on going to vortex soon to practice more line drills in the open water area.
I love this point of view.. sometimes coming from a trainee can be really effective this is one of them ..
Thank you! Im hoping to make a alot of videos along the process of learning. Videos of really experienced divers is cool, but being able to see the baby steps is equally cool (in my opinion).
@@TheDeco_Stop this is , in my opinion really beneficial, learning is made from mistakes , to witness mistakes , hardship and an accurate reflection in the process is wonderful for those looking forward to do the same things.. so bloody refreshing
Thank you. Making videos and being able to see the dive over again really helps in that reflection process.
Nice video! Small tip that comes to mind because my cave instructor made a point of it - use a double ender instead of bolt snap on your reels. Specifically, this is so that you can remove it entirely while it's in use and clip it to a chest D-ring. Having the extra bolt snap flopping around can get in the way and just make it less smooth. This applies to jump/safety spools as well.
Thank you! I was thinking the same thing when watching the video, that bolt snap was constantly in the way.
Agreed, it can be a humbling experience! Throughout the cavern and intro to cave process will stretch you… but you will end up being a a much better diver! Keep on keeping on!
Nice pool transition. 😂😂😂
😂 that was the highlight of the video!
nice work and great video. Hopefully the fam is doing well.
Thank you. They are moving her out of ICU today, now the long road to recovery starts.
@@TheDeco_Stop that is great news
Get it bro
Im trying! Its going to be a journey!
I'm not doing cave, but wreck instead.
Thats awesome! I plan on doing advanced wreck soon so I can get into the Oriskany a little.
Quarry and spring divers 😂 😂 😂
Oh, I have a mix of ocean and gulf dives on here too. I prefer the salt but when the gulf is ugly i have the springs less than an hour away.