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A weekend get away by boat or Cont. from Mike, Jared, and Mark on deck

car! Affordable memberships page 31....

to this private club with a a rope, inside

million dollar view on YIADCLHE THCOLUURB of which has
the South Channel.
www.IdleHourYachtClub.com a communi-
Stop in for a tour!
cation wire

connected to

a support per-

son (called a

Tender). This

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lows com- mannequins and other devices
My Faux "Paw" at Marshall Meeting plete communication between placed into
diver and the tender. the water
with Bassmaster Pro Fishermen for their
To offset the buoy- practice.
So I see two dogs in a "dog treat" rig and take some photos. ancy of the wet or dry suit, Today
The wife of this pro fisherman came up to me, worried I the divers wear lead weights their tar-
was going to report her for leaving the dogs in the truck! So to help reach the bottom. Al- get was to
we chatted a few minutes…. Wife: "Do you know my hus- though the weight doesn’t af- find an air
band?" "No" I replied, "I really don’t watch fishing shows." fect their movement while in compres-
She understood and said when they first met, he told her he the water, it adds a lot more sor which
was a professional fisherman…. She thought to herself, difficulty when returning to had fallen
the vessel. The guys practic- off a barge that had sunk and
"Great, this guy doesn’t have a job." ing while I was there wore was recently salvaged.
up to 35 pounds around their
waste. When the team is
called to a scene to find a
Because of the cur- victim, criminal evidence, or
rent, they find it easier to pull
themselves while
swimming at the Going for a winter practice dive.....

bottom with a

tool. Mike has a

hammer type tool,

Jared uses bronze

stakes, and Nate

said he likes to

find something in-

So I looked up her husband "Brent teresting from the
Chapman"... he was the 2012 Toyota Tundra
Bassmaster Angler of the Year! with earnings of almost $2 bottom to use.
million.... I guess the "no job" thing has worked out!... and
yes, I felt pretty stupid being at the Marshall meeting and not Practice
knowing this guy was one of the fishing "rock stars."
dives are held year
FISHERMEN's Rental $95/Night
round. In the winter, when look for explosives, they have
Guest House on Lake St. Clair-Boat Well, Full Kitchen necessary, they will cut a hole several pieces of equipment
Rates/Photos @ www.stclairrental.info in the ice and dive. Mike said which will lead to a success-
Call Kim @ 586-202-3100 the clarity of the water is usu- ful recovery while minimizing
ally much better.
email: lakestclairguide@yahoo.com Under ice diving Jared with the dangers to the div-
carries more risk bronze spikes ers. Onboard high tech
to pull himself imaging sonar, smaller
however, and the along the bottom sonar devices that can
safety require-
be dropped into the
ments and lo-
water, underwater cam-
gistics are much
eras, and for explosive
more stringent...
threats, a remotely op-
and you need the
erated underwater ve-
proper suit for the
hicle (ROV) which is
temperatures.
operated with a lot of
They
equipment by a crew
sometimes use
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