The quarry dust has been accumulating a little thick on my gear and I was long overdue for a salt water soaking. I got a chance to sneak out with my old pals aboard the Atlantus out of AC, NJ. American Dive Supply had the charter and they were gracious enough to offer a spot for myself and a student of mine doing his first joisey wreck dive.
The day was near perfect as a laid back crew of divers headed out of flat calm seas to the first destination, the Sachem. I was amazed that I was the only onboard that has dove that wreck, which is just a fun dive in about 60fsw. Not much is left but the outline, some ribs and various piles of decking. Also, just as amazed at the amount of fish all over the wreck!
Quite a number of fish stringers got filled up on that dive. Shaner, the mate, busted a nice flounder; 27 and 7.2 pounds! Of course he may never have seen that doormat if someone wasnt kind enough to point it out to him. Unfortunately I did not have my WOFD (weapon of flounder destruction) handy, so I took on the role of pointer instead of hunter. Just glad I could help.
Second dive we headed off to the Double East, which again no one else on board has dove, and actually, they still havent. Pretty sure I dropped down on the Granite Wreck, since it was an old barge full of giant slabs of granite. Again, just a tremendous amount of fish all over the place and stringers and goody bags were filled.
Both dives had pea soup vis on the surface down to about 25fsw, then your popped into very clear water with 30 to 40 foot of vis. It was dark as the schmutzik above blocked out the sunlight, but plenty still came through. Water was a comfy 58 on the bottom and full of marine life.
Just a great day on the water with a fun bunch of folks. Looking forward to many more.
The day was near perfect as a laid back crew of divers headed out of flat calm seas to the first destination, the Sachem. I was amazed that I was the only onboard that has dove that wreck, which is just a fun dive in about 60fsw. Not much is left but the outline, some ribs and various piles of decking. Also, just as amazed at the amount of fish all over the wreck!
Quite a number of fish stringers got filled up on that dive. Shaner, the mate, busted a nice flounder; 27 and 7.2 pounds! Of course he may never have seen that doormat if someone wasnt kind enough to point it out to him. Unfortunately I did not have my WOFD (weapon of flounder destruction) handy, so I took on the role of pointer instead of hunter. Just glad I could help.
Second dive we headed off to the Double East, which again no one else on board has dove, and actually, they still havent. Pretty sure I dropped down on the Granite Wreck, since it was an old barge full of giant slabs of granite. Again, just a tremendous amount of fish all over the place and stringers and goody bags were filled.
Both dives had pea soup vis on the surface down to about 25fsw, then your popped into very clear water with 30 to 40 foot of vis. It was dark as the schmutzik above blocked out the sunlight, but plenty still came through. Water was a comfy 58 on the bottom and full of marine life.
Just a great day on the water with a fun bunch of folks. Looking forward to many more.
