I don't do that well with megs, but usually find considerably more of the little guys. Where do you dive?
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Walter, I'd love to join you, but my daughter's recital is this weekend (both days). If you're going next weekend, maybe we can hook up.
Tomorrow's dive was moved south, Sunday is now on hold. Next weekend is doubtful (looking very promising for an east coast trip). I'll let you know.
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Walter ,NE Fla and SE Georgia.We also walk dredge pits on days like today.The rain tends to expose teeth and fossils.If you are ever in the area a must see is Dr. Cliff Jeremiahs office .His reconstructions are in several books.Heres a reading list of a few I've got.Megalodon Hunting the Hunter by Mark Renz.Floridas Fossils by Robin C. Brown.Megalodon fossil Shark Teeth Collectors Guide by Ralph L. Bryant.Fossil Invertabrates by M.C. Thomas.Fossil Sharks: a pictorial review by Gerald R. Case and Fossil Diving in Florida by Ned Sinibaldi.Also check out www.treasuresites.com
diving in a limestone quarry. What an eerie, peaceful dive as you silently silt yourself out at the bottom. You can almost hear the ancient sea and the fossils are just too cool. I still want to find my very own trilobite, but I am in the wrong sort of strata for that.
Oh yeah... be prepared to spend an inordinate amount of time cleaning your gear. The limestone just seems to deposit itself EVERYWHERE!!!
Oh yeah... be prepared to spend an inordinate amount of time cleaning your gear. The limestone just seems to deposit itself EVERYWHERE!!!
But did not get certified until recently. I do remember people shark fishing every weekend right on the Venice Municipal Pier and catching some pretty big ones. I live in Charlotte County now, Where abouts are you at ReefGuy? PM me and maybe we can get together with Walter and he can show us his spots there in Venice Beach. I work for the Sheriff's Office and will be trying out for the Dive Team later this month.
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DiverDave76
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I am one of those guys that has over 20 dives in the Cooper river in SC. I love it and have been very lucky. I have 2 teeth in the 5 1/2" range and found one back in March that is just slihtly over 6".
If you can handle low vis, strong currents, cold water (best vis is in the colder months), and gators...you'll do just fine. You need a long screwdriver with a lanyard in order to dig into the bottom so you don't get swept away. Even with an HD light back in March vis was only about 6". You can find fragments of teeth on just about every dive but finding a museum quality complete meg is another story. Each of the big ones I've come across was just lying on the bottom. The diving is not fun...it is what you bring out makes it worth it.
Let me know. I can hook you up with a guy who takes divers to both the Cooper River as well as NC coast to hunt the elusive meg.
Dave
If you can handle low vis, strong currents, cold water (best vis is in the colder months), and gators...you'll do just fine. You need a long screwdriver with a lanyard in order to dig into the bottom so you don't get swept away. Even with an HD light back in March vis was only about 6". You can find fragments of teeth on just about every dive but finding a museum quality complete meg is another story. Each of the big ones I've come across was just lying on the bottom. The diving is not fun...it is what you bring out makes it worth it.
Let me know. I can hook you up with a guy who takes divers to both the Cooper River as well as NC coast to hunt the elusive meg.
Dave
DiverDave76
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Here is a picture of my other 2 big teeth. Ironically, I found the large grey one on my first dive in the Cooper.
Dave
Dave
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Scubaroo
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My father-in-law-to-be was at the same spot this weekend, and the water is approximately a foot deeper than on our last visit. Whiles he's standing in the middle of the creek sifting for fossils, he hears a large SPLASH! behind him, turns around, no-one there except for huge ripples eminating near the creek's edge...
He got out.
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