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Originally Posted by vash
DAMN. i can swim, but my friends describe what i do as "not drowning". not strong, not durable. i get invited to do cool water stuff all the time, but i am not that comfortable with the ocean. well, swimming in it.
abalone diving, and spear fishing...are two huge ones for me. i get invited all the time, and i dont go. my good friend just emailed me this picture of him and a "fish". cool stuff, but im better on terra ferma.
i'm going bowhunting tomorrow to make myself feel better  . my friend justin is a fish.
check it out! sorry picture is very small. it is a seabass.
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You are not alone Vash. Does this happen to you? You get called out to go hunting or drive a DE event and you just say, "Ummm, nahhh, I can't go this weekend" and never give it a second thought, but when someone wants you to something wet you feel guilty and somewhat like a wuss?
I have struggled my whole life to become a better swimmer hoping that I would then enjoy the water. It just gets worse. I hate water. Always have. And I always thought that if I just got enough experience I'd love it like so many other people do. What I learned - I scared myself to death SKUBA diving - I nearly died snorkeling, I got jammed up with a kayak under a log in a fast moving river and damn near drowned, and I did it all just so i could learn to enjoy that crap. Ain't gonna happen for me and it might never happen for you. There are lots of fun things to do in the world. Being uncomfortable and wet isn't necessary.