sounds great guys! thanks for the excellent information! Thank fully I am pretty familiar with the river I plan to dive in, but it seems each year theres a new set of trees in it or similar. I will definitely canoe the river first and scout an entry point as well as an exit point. not sure why that didnt even cross my mind. I suppose the familiarity of the river has kind of relaxed my brain. The river has a few deep spots that i really want to go down into. A lot of Tubers go through the deep areas and they talk about these mega fish that live below and they all get scared... I want to find out for myself whats actually down there!