rabbitears
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hi there everyone..can anyone tell me what the vis is like at gilboa..id like to dive there after i come back from florida ..and is it true that you can camp there as well? thanks in advance,,the boards other bunny
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wb416
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Viz can be anywhere from 50+ft with few divers in the waters to areas that have 1-5ft when students are in the water. Last Saturday (2/9), viz in the 50+ range.
there are camping spots and bunkhouses available, as well as nitrox.
www.divegilboa.com
there are camping spots and bunkhouses available, as well as nitrox.
www.divegilboa.com
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Ferrara
Guest
A couple of weeks ago I could see the bus from the front of the plan. I think thats more than 50'. What I like about Gilboa is that even in the summer when there are crowds and things are mucked up you can always find good vis. There are areas that just dont get much trafic. Gilboa is one of my absolute favorite places to dive.
wb416
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Your right... the viz can be better than 50ft (but we don't want all those Caribbean divers getting jealous of us, now do we?)
During crowded weekends, when diving the shallow side, I prefer a path that follows the wall from the "junkyard" down to the tubes... best viz when everything else is mucked up...
wb
During crowded weekends, when diving the shallow side, I prefer a path that follows the wall from the "junkyard" down to the tubes... best viz when everything else is mucked up...
wb
lakesdiver
Contributor
Ah, a man who's been there on open water weekend. I'm with you, wb. Wall to the tubes on the shallow side. Definitely the best viz.
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Ferrara
Guest
I like to follow the wall out well past the tubes. Great dive.
lakesdiver
Contributor
Oh, yeah. "Follow the yellow brick road." I'll bet we've passed each other there.
wb416
Contributor
Yes... actually, just past the tubes and over the edge is a "2nd tier" ledge where I seen 3-5ft catfish lying semi-dormant on several occasions.
wb
I have seen those cats a number of times. They are kind of shy so I wasn't able to get real close. They look like blue cats. What do you think?
wb416
Contributor
I've gotten to within 10ft or less and was surprised that they didn't move (laying in the rocks). They seemed like Channel Cats to me, but I didn't shine a light on them so you may be right.
wb
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