SuPrBuGmAn
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I met up with Bill L. infront of Bahama Bobs tonight for a dive. It was nearly as cold as yesterday, but still a bit chilly after the dive. Water still looked clear from the surface and it was a bit choppier in the gulf, still no surf to speak of, just not as glassy as yesterday.
We hit the Whiskey with ~10' visibility. Bill's computer read 73F, but I think its reading a bit low. The surf from last week has really washed out quite a few of the areas on the Whiskey - I can't believe it, but even more wreck is exposed than before! The max depth hasn't really changed, but the bottom interior of the hull has somewhat leveled out and the outside of the port, starboard, and stern hulls have been washed up. You can see where the sand had been at the rudder, the bottom now sits about 2.5' lower. The hull and ballast stones are now visible west of the main hulk of the wreck and extend upwards 3-4' at parts adding another 30-40' length to the wreckage. We didn't see many flounder, only 3, one was decently sized - surely over 3lbs. I shot 2, including the big one, and Bill shot a single flounder. Lots of rays, spades, octopus(they really are everywhere), nudibranch's, pigfish, ect. I wore a 3mm this time so I kepth warm over the 77 minute dive. Max depth of 18'. Had a great dive as always, with an added bonus of more wreck than 2 weeks ago
This also made my 300th dive
We hit the Whiskey with ~10' visibility. Bill's computer read 73F, but I think its reading a bit low. The surf from last week has really washed out quite a few of the areas on the Whiskey - I can't believe it, but even more wreck is exposed than before! The max depth hasn't really changed, but the bottom interior of the hull has somewhat leveled out and the outside of the port, starboard, and stern hulls have been washed up. You can see where the sand had been at the rudder, the bottom now sits about 2.5' lower. The hull and ballast stones are now visible west of the main hulk of the wreck and extend upwards 3-4' at parts adding another 30-40' length to the wreckage. We didn't see many flounder, only 3, one was decently sized - surely over 3lbs. I shot 2, including the big one, and Bill shot a single flounder. Lots of rays, spades, octopus(they really are everywhere), nudibranch's, pigfish, ect. I wore a 3mm this time so I kepth warm over the 77 minute dive. Max depth of 18'. Had a great dive as always, with an added bonus of more wreck than 2 weeks ago
This also made my 300th dive
