granitedive

Hey everyone,
My name's Rich Shafer and I go by "Granitedive" on these forums. That comes from my former passion for rock climbing and of course my current passion for diving/underwater hunting. I live in Pacifica CA just south of San Francisco on the coast. I'm 54 years old and I've been diving the ocean seriously since the early nineties, and freediving mostly the last several years. I hunt locally in the cold murky sharky water off the San Mateo county coast. I don't take a lot of game; I'm not big into rockfish and that's the main quarry here. But I love to be out there and getting the exercise. I do trips on the diveboat "Peace" out of Ventura in southern Cal 3 or 4 times a year for lobster and white sea bass. On those trips I definitely do try to take more game! I am also a kayak salmon-fisher dude, though that has been slow here the last several years (picked up this past year - knock on wood). I am an electrical contractor and I have a beautiful wife and 2 kids. Life is good!
If you find I'm not posting much it's because I'm out diving. This is usually the case!

Bulit 7

Welcome. Im a San Francisco diver stranded in Florida since 2000. Dove that whole coast while i lived there and miss it much. Especially Linda Mar and Pedro.

Don Paul

Welcome Rich, that was a very nice intro mate, love the Salmon fishing part but I have only Fly fished for Trout.
Don't be hold back on fishing reports, it would be nice to read about a small rive, stream or lake.

I really like the Peace...good people.

Cheers, Don Paul

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Don Berry from Blue Water Hunters.
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granitedive

Thanks for the welcome Don. I noticed your Neptune status (read: envy). I'm coming down with my wife and kids week of April 9 for Disney, etc. vacation. Will bring my shore dive stuff. Last year I spent most of my dive time scouting/finding a place to dive at Palos Verdes (water was rough), and just a short time in the ocean. Thought I had it mapped out pretty good for this year, and now I see the spot I was ready to go straight back to is mostly MLPA.
Anyway we are staying in a condo on Naples Island so I will try again with hopefully some positive results.

Dan

Welcome to the forum Rich.

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Bamz

Welcome aboard, hit us up for a dive when you get down to Long Beach

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Scott

granitedive

Thanks Bamz. I'll probably do a couple of early morning midweek dives. I'll post somethiing before I come down.

Josediaz

Welcome Rich.

metelin

hi rich, welcome aboard. i'm in ventura now so if you come down give me a shout.

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steve veros

in loving memory of paolo

Sadot

Welcome to the board mate, I dive mostly in Acapulco area by the Mexican Pacific.

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