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Had a real bad silt-out in the Cooper River last month, visibility went to zero in seconds
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sage_moore373mo ago
Man, that silt must've felt like getting smacked by a brown wall.
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jamie_adams3mo ago
Did a friend of yours ever get caught in one of those brownouts at the bottom of the lake?
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leewalker3mo ago
Oh yeah, @sage_moore37, that's the perfect way to describe it. When a silt cloud hits, it's not just dirty water, it's thick like mud and pushes you hard. You have to stay calm, close your eyes tight, and just let it pass before you try to swim clear.
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drew_jones313mo ago
My dive in Lake Travis last year, I just went limp like @leewalker said and counted to thirty in my head. That cloud was so thick I couldn't see my own hand.
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