Ugly ocean day at the aquarium on Pine Knoll Shores, Atlantic Beach, NC. Chris Mayo, Vern, JameZ, Rock, Hester, Tibs, JB

Vern went to NC to dive and all he got was one big crab!

Our sea horse, the SeaQuest II, aka the banana boat.

Beaufort waterfront on one of our ugly ocean days. Pic from the Finz outdoor deck.

Beaufort waterfront.

Steve Verkouw checkin' time at the Discovery dock. Note the dive flag in his hand; ended up on the rear fender of his new BMW motorcycle.

Belly of the Papoose at 100fsw.

Atlantic spade fish on the Papoose.

Dwight Brenner descends on the stern of the Spar.

Dwight in the light.

Dwight navigating the Spar.

Sand tiger, Joe Dormer and Steve Craul look on from the top of the photo.

Josh Boyle's holy $hit attitude change - too close for comfort.

Bait fish everywhere on the Spar.

Dwight pushes baitfish around with a wave of his hand. Mike Hester trails alongside the wreck.

Lone tiger...

Mike Hester covered in bait fish.

Mike Hester nice and trim on the wreck!

Dwight, we don't sit on the wreck!

JoeD bein' a fish.

Mike Hester

Three stooges; JoeD (with rabbit ears), Josh Boyle, Steve Craul.

Dwight Brenner cruises through the wheelhouse of the Spar.

Vern's big butt.

Vern's trim on the gunwale.

Peek-a-boo; Vern readys the camera for shark pics.

Vern and sandy

Notice she only shows him her butt.

Closer now...

Vern right on top of the sand tiger.

This is what we came for...

Graffiti shark

Big daddy wreck diver.

Baitfish galore!

BIG amberjack, where's Justin when you need him.

Camo shark cruising the bottom at the Spar.

Tied in on the stern.

Goin' down anyone?

Rope/chain junction of the "hook". SQII always flys flags on their line for those who want to get back on the right boat.

Rock speared some fish grub to take home.

Big sea bass, little sea bass.

Rock's flounder.