Wilmington NC Trip report 11-21-04

Sharkbait and I dove out of Wilmington on Sunday with Aquatic Safaris. Seas were about 2ft and the day started out overcast but lifted by the first dive. We hit the water with bottom temp about 67 degrees in 100ft of water. Dropped on the 23-mile ledge, I shot an amberjack - feisty creature and a small Gag and a sheepshead. Sharkbait got a nice grouper that produced two magnificent fillets weighing in at 7 pounds apiece. We motored over to the wreck of the John D. Gill and dove it. Nice wreck with a lot of fish on it. I shot another medley of fish including 1 15-20# grouper 5 total and Sharkbait shot another grouper. Because of the structure, you could do multiple dives on this 500-ft wreck and not see it all. Many swim through holding schools of fish, quite an awesome sight. We headed home after cleaning fish, what a nice trip.
PS this is really Sharkbaits report.

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Good old Wilmington Beach. Love it there. Went in May (for the first time), got certified in June. Plan to spend most of my time underwater when I go back.