I went out with a buddy with BDS on Saturday. Capt Pat and DM Paul run a great op.
Did the Kiowa with mild current, saw a fleeting 46 degrees at 49 fws. Viz wasn't great - 6-8 feet. Jim took 2 keepers, I got skunked. They are there, but there's lots more room for them to escape, so be quick or go home with an empty bag. We saw lots of tautog on the wreck. Tried to deploy my new wreck reel for the first time and tangled it - doh! The wreck was not very impressive, basically a pile of tangled metal. (But I've been spoiled diving the Antilla in Aruba).
We aborted the scallop dive based on the current ripping after we set anchor.
2nd dive was the canyons area. We worked the wall from 50 fsw back toward the island to about 40 fws, rather than the other direction. We maxed at 53 fsw, but you can head out across the flats to the wall that Matt described and get deeper. I had a steel 80, so I kept it shallow to extend the hunt. Nice spot for bugs!!! Many of the rocks can be flipped to get them, but also silty. I took 2 keepers, Jim took 3. I used the reel successfully for the first time to find the anchor line, although it did get a bit hung up on all the boulders.
I'd like to try another dive, this time anchored further out at the wall. From Matt's report, it looks like the deeper canyon deserves a bug hunting expedition with a rented 120, combined with a scallop dive.
