great read thanks for the info
great read thanks for the info
I am amazed by the amount of knowledge found on this board. Thank you and happy swimming for me!!
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Been to Negril several times, but all of my past visits I have been a few pounds heavier and a smoker. I quit smoking and started running about 4 months ago and have found the best cure for those terrible cravings is activity.
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I live in Wisconsin and have a small cabin on a lake. A few years ago, I took my snorkel equipment down to the shore of our lake for a swim. Gotta tell you, the stuff I saw in our lake scared the crap out of me. What did I see? 2 turtles, a school of fish and ALOT of weeds. The weeds scared me more than anything cuz I didn't know what was in them. I vowed after that experience to never snorkel in WI again.
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Really looking forward to snorkeling and my mind is much more at ease.
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While on the topic, what should a person do if hit by a jelly fish, sea urchin, lion fish, etc???
Stay calm, swim back to the boat asap where hopefully they will have something put spray on the sting and most importantly - if you get stung, try not to yell while underwater, it never works out too well.... lolOriginally Posted by Jamaica Joleen
The most likely thing to get you is jelly fish. Be aware of floating "trash" on the surface of the water, they often will congregate with it. I got stuck in the middle of a flotilla of little ones and yeah, it hurt but I survived. As for sea urchins - you are ok as long as you stay away and don't put a bare foot down on the bottom where they usually are. And when swimming near rocks exercise caution. As explained earlier, lion fish spines are for defense not offense - so if you leave them alone, they won't bother you.
HOW DANGEROUS ARE LION FISH TO SWIMMERS?:
First of all: don't even begin to worry about lion fish on the beach. There are none!
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They are, in fact, on the beach. Last year when I was there I would see them regularly, fairly close to shore on the beach
and would watch them swim in a line right down parallel with the beach. I don't know if it was the same one I was seeing every day or there
were a few in the area- but they are definitely around and close to the beach.
It's definitely not a good idea to swim in the ocean at dusk or dark! I live on the Gulf and we see sharks all the time. I almost stepped on a two and a half foot bull shark walking back to shore in the water in NW Florida. Scared the CRAP out of me! A second I saw it, a wave hit me and I jumped and luckily it carried me far away....to the shore! LOL! Of course, what do I do? I yell out, "Shark!" and a bunch of guys (my husband included!) started to follow it. When he finally came back, I had to ask him what the heck he was thinking to follow a SHARK. So truthfully, I trust the Jamaican waters more than I do here at home.
I've been around lionfish while I scuba dive in Negril. No worries.....they stay away. I've gotten real close....within a foot and never had a problem. Many places are now having fishing tournaments to help get the numbers out of control. They are good eating too! I can't remember the name of the roadside chef on the cliffs who can properly prepare it for you. Ask Bnewb. She was with me when I spoke with the man.
Wonderful photographs Mr. Twister!!
Jamaica Joleen. The photos are great but I can not take credit for taking them. They were actually taken in Montego Bay at a tournament.
I did take these photos at about 35 feet under the water. I was not using a zoom. As you can see.....I was about 1 foot from the lionfish.
Here is one more of me making friends. I would suggest you don't try this.
My hands started sweating just looking at the photos. Really.
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