Stone
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Date: 28 May 05
Wx: Clear, winds West to WSW, 70F in the morning, high 80s F
Seas: Big swell out of the SW. Started white-capping in the afternoon
Temp: 79F on the top. Still 68F on the bottom
We were on the bayou by 0630. Bay was fairly calm
Dive one: Hit an old wreck that was pretty beat up by Ivan. It sits in a hole, so what little structure is left is about level with the seafloor. The bottom finder shows no relief, but I was able to see a change in the density of the bottom. I shot two nice black snappers (24 inches) and a trigger. Candy shot a red snapper and a trigger. Vis was about 20 ft.
Dive two: Same wreck. . . more triggers.
Dive three: Another wreck. Vis was at least 40 ft horizontal, and I could see the bottom at 50 ft vertical. Nice dive but no fish.
We were going to retrieve Candys spear, but there was a boat on the tank.
Date: 29 May 05
Wx: Overcast early, then clear. Winds West to WSW, 70F in the morning, high 80s F
Seas: Swell still out of the SW, but smaller and less wind
Temp: 79F on the top. Still 69F on the bottom
We were on the bayou by 0630. Bay was nearly flat. Marine forecast called for 2-3 ft seas, but this time they were off by 6 hours in our favor. The seas actually calmed between 0630 and 1230. Current on all sites was non-existent. The end of the granny line that attaches to the anchor line was dropping down about 50 ft, so after stepping off the dive platform, each descent was almost straight down to the site. After burning many $$ on offshore excursions, we decided to stay close.
Dive one: Went to the tank that swallowed Candys spear during the ECRA tournament. I took a boat hook down with me and managed to retrieve the spear after 10 minutes of effort. Vis was only 10 ft and Candy got a single trigger.
Dive two: Went to another tank. Same bad vis and a couple more triggers.
Dive three: Hard bottom. Vis was better, maybe 20 ft. Candy took the line-reel. I found a nice, large shell as soon as we hit bottom. All the fish were short. One lobster. The anchor was in the sand, but there were rocks in every direction. Ive said it before: The lift bag goes on every dive. In a low current situation, I can hook the bag to the anchor shank and add enough air to float the anchor. The weight of the chain keeps the anchor from heading to the surface. Once on board, a few pulls on the anchor line and the lift bag pulls the anchor straight up out of the surrounding rocks.
I got Candys spear back, but broke a tip (a better than even trade). We were finished diving by 1230. Took a hot shower courtesy of the Sun Shower laid out on the hard-top, got into dry clothes, and made a leisurely (gas friendly) run back to port. Wind and seas were building the whole time, so we finally got lucky with our timing.
Wx: Clear, winds West to WSW, 70F in the morning, high 80s F
Seas: Big swell out of the SW. Started white-capping in the afternoon
Temp: 79F on the top. Still 68F on the bottom
We were on the bayou by 0630. Bay was fairly calm
Dive one: Hit an old wreck that was pretty beat up by Ivan. It sits in a hole, so what little structure is left is about level with the seafloor. The bottom finder shows no relief, but I was able to see a change in the density of the bottom. I shot two nice black snappers (24 inches) and a trigger. Candy shot a red snapper and a trigger. Vis was about 20 ft.
Dive two: Same wreck. . . more triggers.
Dive three: Another wreck. Vis was at least 40 ft horizontal, and I could see the bottom at 50 ft vertical. Nice dive but no fish.
We were going to retrieve Candys spear, but there was a boat on the tank.
Date: 29 May 05
Wx: Overcast early, then clear. Winds West to WSW, 70F in the morning, high 80s F
Seas: Swell still out of the SW, but smaller and less wind
Temp: 79F on the top. Still 69F on the bottom
We were on the bayou by 0630. Bay was nearly flat. Marine forecast called for 2-3 ft seas, but this time they were off by 6 hours in our favor. The seas actually calmed between 0630 and 1230. Current on all sites was non-existent. The end of the granny line that attaches to the anchor line was dropping down about 50 ft, so after stepping off the dive platform, each descent was almost straight down to the site. After burning many $$ on offshore excursions, we decided to stay close.
Dive one: Went to the tank that swallowed Candys spear during the ECRA tournament. I took a boat hook down with me and managed to retrieve the spear after 10 minutes of effort. Vis was only 10 ft and Candy got a single trigger.
Dive two: Went to another tank. Same bad vis and a couple more triggers.
Dive three: Hard bottom. Vis was better, maybe 20 ft. Candy took the line-reel. I found a nice, large shell as soon as we hit bottom. All the fish were short. One lobster. The anchor was in the sand, but there were rocks in every direction. Ive said it before: The lift bag goes on every dive. In a low current situation, I can hook the bag to the anchor shank and add enough air to float the anchor. The weight of the chain keeps the anchor from heading to the surface. Once on board, a few pulls on the anchor line and the lift bag pulls the anchor straight up out of the surrounding rocks.
I got Candys spear back, but broke a tip (a better than even trade). We were finished diving by 1230. Took a hot shower courtesy of the Sun Shower laid out on the hard-top, got into dry clothes, and made a leisurely (gas friendly) run back to port. Wind and seas were building the whole time, so we finally got lucky with our timing.
