Do you swim in the ocean?

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Oct 13, 2014 2:35 PM
In Aruba, yes. Off the coast of Jersey, no. Like others, I love the ocean as long as I can see what is lurking beneath me. I'm not just going to blindly jump into a hole of terrifying creatures.

The caribbean is like a giant swimming pool. I'm sure there are sharks around, but I've never felt unease in the waters there since they are so clear and open.
Oct 13, 2014 2:35pm
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Oct 13, 2014 2:40 PM
reclegend22;1663166 wrote:In Aruba, yes. Off the coast of Jersey, no. Like others, I love the ocean as long as I can see what is lurking beneath me. I'm not just going to blindly jump into a hole of terrifying creatures.

The caribbean is like a giant swimming pool. I'm sure there are sharks around, but I've never felt unease in the waters there since they are so clear and open.
I havent either. Hell, I swam with hammerheads in the Galapagos this summer.

But, when you can see them and how uninterested they are, your fear is diminished.

And, when you see shit that is genuinely terrifying...like a Galapagos Shark...you can get the fuck out of the water right away lol.
Oct 13, 2014 2:40pm
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Oct 13, 2014 2:53 PM
Laley23;1663169 wrote:I havent either. Hell, I swam with hammerheads in the Galapagos this summer.

But, when you can see them and how uninterested they are, your fear is diminished.

And, when you see shit that is genuinely terrifying...like a Galapagos Shark...you can get the fuck out of the water right away lol.
Exactly. That's what makes New York sharks so frightening haha.

A trip to the Galapagos sounds in order for me. That'd be sick.
Oct 13, 2014 2:53pm
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Oct 13, 2014 2:57 PM
I swim and fish in the Ohio river and boy do I have some good stories about my travels along "Beautiful great river"
Oct 13, 2014 2:57pm
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Oct 13, 2014 3:04 PM
steubbigred;1663176 wrote:I swim and fish in the Ohio river and boy do I have some good stories about my travels along "Beautiful great river"
Shut the fuck up already.
Oct 13, 2014 3:04pm
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Oct 13, 2014 3:28 PM
Indian Lake>Aruba
Oct 13, 2014 3:28pm
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Oct 13, 2014 3:32 PM
TedSheckler;1663186 wrote:Indian Lake>Aruba
Was at the IL beach the time of that bass kill off. Man that place was NASTY, smelly and just disgusting. Was hard to find a spot to eve walk out to the water because of all the dead fish on shore.
Oct 13, 2014 3:32pm
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Oct 15, 2014 8:14 PM
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Oct 16, 2014 10:42 AM
salto;1663957 wrote:[video=youtube;liijgHmbBzg][/video]
Would still swim there
Oct 16, 2014 10:42am
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Oct 16, 2014 10:57 AM
Classyposter58;1663052 wrote:Lake Erie out on the islands is a thousand times better than swimming in the ocean. I stayed on Pelee Island for a week and was amazed how clear the water was out there, much better than that salty shit and you don't get destroyed by waves all day
LOL...I've heard it all now. Destroyed by waves? What kind of sissy are you?





To answer the OP, yes...but I'm a bit more cautious now. As a kid, I was a fish....swimming out far as fuck without a care in the world.
Oct 16, 2014 10:57am
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Oct 16, 2014 11:03 AM
Automatik;1664071 wrote:LOL...I've heard it all now. Destroyed by waves? What kind of sissy are you?
You do realize he's like, 23 years old and like, works out in the gyms like every day, and could probably like totally kick your ass.
Oct 16, 2014 11:03am
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Oct 17, 2014 2:28 PM
gerb131;1662646 wrote:Buckeye Lake count?
Buckeye Lake is scarier than the oceans.


I swam in the ocean. I don't really know if I can say I swim in the ocean, since I live in Ohio, not close to the ocean. I don't mind being about waist-deep in it, but that's about the extent of it.
Oct 17, 2014 2:28pm
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Oct 17, 2014 2:51 PM
O-Trap;1664364 wrote:Buckeye Lake is scarier than the oceans.


I swam in the ocean. I don't really know if I can say I swim in the ocean, since I live in Ohio, not close to the ocean. I don't mind being about waist-deep in it, but that's about the extent of it.
agreed only place I know where to find antifreeze colored water on a permanent basis
Oct 17, 2014 2:51pm
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Oct 19, 2014 3:12 PM
salto;1663957 wrote:[video=youtube;liijgHmbBzg][/video]
That is what the carp look like down on the Ohio river in Steubenville. They come and feed on all the untreated feces and human waste. It is such a site to see. Sometimes we see them grab at old diapers and 40 once beer bottles. They are so good to eat and one carp can feed an entire household of 5. If we get about 30 of them we have a block party and gobble gobble.
Oct 19, 2014 3:12pm
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Oct 19, 2014 3:19 PM
Spend a week in the ocean at OBX every year. Always awesome.
Oct 19, 2014 3:19pm
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Oct 19, 2014 4:12 PM
steubbigred;1664830 wrote:That is what the carp look like down on the Ohio river in Steubenville. They come and feed on all the untreated feces and human waste. It is such a site to see. Sometimes we see them grab at old diapers and 40 once beer bottles. They are so good to eat and one carp can feed an entire household of 5. If we get about 30 of them we have a block party and gobble gobble.

Lol at eating carp. I'd rather eat a shoe.
Oct 19, 2014 4:12pm
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Oct 19, 2014 4:40 PM
GOONx19;1664902 wrote:Lol at eating carp. I'd rather eat a shoe.
I'm still hoping he's kidding.
Oct 19, 2014 4:40pm
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Tiernan

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Oct 20, 2014 8:27 AM
What wine goes with carp?
Oct 20, 2014 8:27am
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Oct 20, 2014 8:52 AM
Tiernan;1665017 wrote:What wine goes with carp?
Oct 20, 2014 8:52am
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Oct 20, 2014 11:57 AM
^ LOL!
Oct 20, 2014 11:57am