av8er23
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I will be down in Gulf Shores this weekend and was wondering what would be the most interesting thing to see. I am going to be shore diving (poor college student). How is the jetties in Gulf Shores or Pensacola?
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SuPrBuGmAn
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Jeddies at Ft. Pickens(Pcola) are generally more forgiving if you don't catch the tides perfectly. Infact, I preffer Ft Pickens to Alabama Points jeddies all around, cept for the extra time spent driving 
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av8er23
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Well i just looked at the tides for this weekend and they suck (middle of the night). This sucks, its the second trip down in 3 weeks and both were like this.
Have you been to the Whiskey wreck yet? It's a crap-shoot dive; sometimes there's very little protruding from the sand, sometimes the entire ship's skeleton is exposed.
Of course this coming weekend (8/21-22) is a crap-shoot all around... Earl's on the way, you know.
Rick
Of course this coming weekend (8/21-22) is a crap-shoot all around... Earl's on the way, you know.
Rick
SuPrBuGmAn
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The last time I was at the Whiskey Wreck was 3 weeks ago and we couldn't find it because of the algae bloom. The algae has since been blown away, hopefully taking the jellyfish with it, but we've been having rough surf for the past two weeks. I'm hoping to get back out there this week(weekend?) to check and see whats visible and whats living on it at the moment. 3 1/2 - 4 weeks ago, the wreck was about 4-5' out of the sand, with the tropical activity and surf we've been having that could have changed alot.
SuPrBuGmAn
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When exactly are you coming into town? There is a neap Friday which will allow quite a bit of time to dive Friday afternoon...
F 20 High 3:38 AM 0.9 6:22 AM Rise 10:40 AM 15
20 Low 10:14 AM 0.6 7:28 PM Set 10:17 PM
20 High 5:15 PM 0.8
20 Low 8:54 PM 0.7
If you are interested in a 5PM dive Friday evening, I'll be willing to buddy up. I can get away from work at about 4 and be there in time
F 20 High 3:38 AM 0.9 6:22 AM Rise 10:40 AM 15
20 Low 10:14 AM 0.6 7:28 PM Set 10:17 PM
20 High 5:15 PM 0.8
20 Low 8:54 PM 0.7
If you are interested in a 5PM dive Friday evening, I'll be willing to buddy up. I can get away from work at about 4 and be there in time
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av8er23
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maybe so are you talking about going to the wiskey wreck? If i am reading your post right high tide is at 5:15 pm
SuPrBuGmAn
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Actually, I'm talking Alabama Point(Jeddies) since there is such a shallow and long High->Low Tide
0.1 difference between High(5:15PM) and Low(8:54PM)
You can hit Whiskey anytime, regardless of tides. We'll be out there this week sometime to see whats protruding from the sands. I'll post about it here...
0.1 difference between High(5:15PM) and Low(8:54PM)
You can hit Whiskey anytime, regardless of tides. We'll be out there this week sometime to see whats protruding from the sands. I'll post about it here...
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av8er23
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i dont think i will be going this weekend.
SuPrBuGmAn
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Hit Whiskey Wreck last night.
Algae and Jellyfish have been blown away by the storms we've had the last couple of weeks. Water was a nice emerald color but had lots of sedimentation in it causing for 5-10' vis. Good enough for us...
The wreck itself was 5-6'+ out of the sand at some points making one side of the hull quite visible(the other side is still under as usual - its seldom uncovered enough to make out the entire hull). Lots of fish including red and brown snapper, grunts, pinfish, spades, puffers, damsels, blennies, gobies, flounder, saw a hardfin with a remora, southern rays, blue and stone crabs, saw a single spotfin butterfly, and saw a few more yellow and white fish with black stripes that I don't think were butterflys, but very nice looking anyway
Stayed under for over an hour and got back onshore with almost a half a tank left(my buddy had more than half a tank).
Algae and Jellyfish have been blown away by the storms we've had the last couple of weeks. Water was a nice emerald color but had lots of sedimentation in it causing for 5-10' vis. Good enough for us...
The wreck itself was 5-6'+ out of the sand at some points making one side of the hull quite visible(the other side is still under as usual - its seldom uncovered enough to make out the entire hull). Lots of fish including red and brown snapper, grunts, pinfish, spades, puffers, damsels, blennies, gobies, flounder, saw a hardfin with a remora, southern rays, blue and stone crabs, saw a single spotfin butterfly, and saw a few more yellow and white fish with black stripes that I don't think were butterflys, but very nice looking anyway
Stayed under for over an hour and got back onshore with almost a half a tank left(my buddy had more than half a tank).
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