Pirate King II trip report 6/19

[phillybob]

out of barnegat light, booked thru L.B.I. scuba, we headed for the gulftrade stern in 6-7 ft.rollers. the boat made for a fairly comfortable ride. still the fish were fed by a few. cloudy till the second dive when the sun made an appearance. about ten divers on board. dropped down on to the wreck, very slight current and about 35-40 viz. beautiful! bottom temp dropped about 5 degrees from last week to 43 degrees. brrrr. i didn't see any fish shot but some mussels and a few bugs where taken. eric from L.B.I. sighted Lobzilla, a ten pounder, but no one could get a hand on him. next time it'll be the steam kettle for him. my new nikon 7900 and ike housing worked better than expected. all in all a pretty good trip on a less than ideal day.

 

[Krabby Patty]

Hey phillybob
It was nice to meet you on the boat yesterday-it was rough out there alright ,but the diving was well worth it,great vis-and a chance to get Lobzilla--see you out there again
Send me a pic if you can--send me a PM and I'll send you my e-mail

 

[qglad]

I am going out to the Gulftrade on Saturday (if the weather holds). I would like to get a look at the creature known as Lobzilla... any idea of where he hangs out at?

 

[phillybob]

it was only about ten feet from where we tied in, but where on the wreck that was, i don't know. supposedly under a hull plate lying on a length of pipe.