I would any advice ondiving in jax beach. i'm a new diver is it to deep there? thanks. jcjcccac@aol.com
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donacheson
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Ask at a local dive shop - they'll know depths and a lot more.
greyface
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Excellent diving off N.E. Fla. Many artificial reefs, wrecks, and some live bottom. 60' - 130' mostly. Example: 600'+ Navy dry dock in 130', purt close to 40 mi. out. Go inland a coupla hours, & dive stunningly beautiful springs. 
100days-a-year
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Lotsa stuff here...Atlantic Pro-Dive is the LDS.The min depths are 45-50' out to 75-80' for average charters .There are trips for every Wednsday ,Friday ,Saturday and Sunday weather permitting.There are reefs and ledges ,natural wrecks,artificial wrecks,culverts,Gator Bowl pressboxes,reefballs,several airplanes.The drydock mentioned is 615'long 127'wide and 57' hi making it big enough to hold the Spiegel Grove and 2 semi trailers laid end to end .....so much for the worlds biggest artificial reef claim .I 'll send you their website when I dig it up.
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greyface
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Thanks for the link, 100days-a-year!
100days-a-year
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No problem Greyface,you have a boat or dive on a friend's? We're offshore St.Augustine about 30 weekends a year and off Jax 10 or so weather permitting.There are even more non-published than published stuff.We usually hit 1 published area and 1 or 2 less travelled areas.
greyface
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Here I am talkin like an experienced diver. NOT! I won't even be OW certified until 6/30! I do know a few divers, hence the reply I made to donacheson. I will certainly be lookin for some good day trips this summer, tho. The anticipation is killing me!
I will certainly be lookin for some good day trips this summer, tho. The anticipation is killing me!
100days-a-year
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Cool,you're in for a treat,the variety of animal life and the sheer abundance of divesites will keep you busy for a lifetime.I have over 5000 LORAN#s from over the years fishing &diving here and a least 500-1000 GPS #s.Jax has more stuff,but lotsa knuckleheads that think a dive flag means "anchor here"
greyface
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I hear ya about the knuckleheads! As a fisherman, I always avoided the dive flags! Never had much luck, with a coupla dudes w/ spearguns chasin the "target" species! When divers showed up, we'd wind 'em up, and fish elsewhere. I was always envious of the spearfishermen...so now I'm gonna be one!Ever have the SeaLove drop thier hook right on top of ya?! Gets me p. o'd. every time. I could imagine being on the bottom, and seeing 50 baits decend all at once! I'll give y'all a shout mid July!
:shades: BTW, those are some beautiful fish on yer website!
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