Lumpies at Redondo

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Lumpies at Redondo

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Despite much less eelgrass and kelp in their habitat this year... yup, there are lumpies at Redondo these days! They were a bit hard to find but SJ and I found 3 in about 12 feet, and one in about 5 feet on our dive tonight. All goldish or a bit greenish. A few octos and squid were also about. Thanks also to Grateful Diver for being our buddy at the beginning of the dive, and giving us the latest intel on where to find them! It was a nice fun dive!

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We made it almost a 2 hour run!
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Awesome!
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These are amazing shots! Nice work with the lighting getting all that texture to show!
Those little lumpies are just adorable!!! I love watching them swim from rock to rock!

That Skate totally looks like a squished dragon! It was so cool!
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So I had my longest ever dive last night! :mermaid:
115 Minutes under the sea! It was so much fun! :eric:

Thanks to Grateful Diver (Bob) & YellowEye for going on the Lumpy dive with me! :pirate:
It was so great to see the super cute little Lumpies! I saw 4 of them :joshsmith: and a few octos out and about. :taco: The Kelp crabs were huge and everywhere, they kept trying to climb onto the camera. It was crazy!

Also we saw a Sausage Jelly Fish and a Skate near the end of the dive. :highfive: I can't wait to go back.

Here are a few of my pics. :popcorn:
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Cool Tiny White Sausage Jelly! I've only seen Red ones before this. :)
Cool Tiny White Sausage Jelly! I've only seen Red ones before this. :)
Super Cute Lumpy!!!! I hung out with this fellow for an hour!
Super Cute Lumpy!!!! I hung out with this fellow for an hour!
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So cool!
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Great pics YellowEye and ScubaJess! I really like the skate shot. The eye and horns are beautiful. Looking forward to getting my fill of lumpies soon!
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Congrats ...
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Sweetness! Great shots!
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Awesome!!!
I have to get back in the water soon!!!
Great pics...lets dive soon!!
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Great to hear about the return of the Lumpies!!!!
Nice pictures - well done! I am anxious to go visit them!
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It was a nice dive. I couldn't stay out as long as you guys though. Here's a couple pics I took on the way in ...

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Nice ones Bob!
Great diving with you!
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Great shots Bob!! He looks so happy to see you :)
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