soamelt
Contributor
So in reverse, if I was planning to drive down for a day of shore diving in the Broward area, what dives would you reccomend?
I'm a Pompano guy myself. I really enjoy the drop drop off, particularly the south end. I think it's the closet you will get on a shore dive to what some of the deeper ledges look like. Although, lately I've been exploring a bit past the balls. There are some nice patch reefs further out that most people that do the drop off don't hit up, neither do the boats. Pompano also has a good inner (between the balls and shore) on the south end as well. Parking is almost non existent on the south side though.
I personally think (many will disagree) that LBTS is the most overrated beach dive around. I'll do it every once in a blue moon, but personally, if that was all that was around I would not dive nearly as often as I do. One good thing is that it's a very easy dive close to shore. It is a pretty decent reef with a lot of life, but it just doesn't do it for me (same as BHB, although I recommend doing that one at least once).
Dania Beach has the Erojacks which I have only done once, but is a pretty cool and interesting dive. There is also a nice ledge a little further out that I frequent quite often.