I've dove the Cooper 3 times in the last couple of years with 3 different operators. My favorite was Capt. Tom McMillan's "Day on the Cooper River". Diving is from a large V-bottom aluminum boat so you need to be comfortable with a back roll entry and space is limited to 5-6 divers. I also dove with a shop in North Charleston and a private individual who both had pontoons that had more room. I believe there is a lot of animosity between some of the different operators but I don't know any details. As Andy said, the folks on the Deep Dixie Divers Forum would have a lot more details. As for the diving it is a blast. Put on too much lead, dig something into the bottom, hang on and try to find some teeth in 12" of vis. Take a safety sausage, it won't help with the gators but might keep a bass boat off your head.
