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What a super week of diving off Venice beach and surrounding areas this week. Kayak diving was great also. The visibility has been great 10 plus feet most of the time, with eastern winds at night and mornings with wind changing to the N - NW by early afternoon. So boys and girls grab your gear...

Great find ! That's what keeps us hunting and we all know you are one of Venice's die hard divers that give us other locals great dive reports week after week. Thank you and enjoy that prime example of a great Meg find.

Two persons in an open Kayak with dive equipment is a recipe for disaster. I am happy that all are okay as this could have ended much different. If only they had searched the scuba board and Internet they would have learned the correct and safe procedures to take before diving like this. On the...

I guess we will have to read it in the paper Saturday when it comes out. It would be of interest to us Kayak divers so we don't make the same mistake. I know that I and many others do take great care to dive safely, but the risks are always high with our hobby.

Venice beach 9:00 am 2 tank dive. It's been awhile since I have done a beach dive. swam out to the blocks 18 feet of water. The water temp was 89 degrees. Winds out of the sw 5-8 MPH 1 foot rollers and a little surge at the bottom. Vis was better than I thought it would be 6-8 feet. Lots and...

Winds are going to be coming out of the ESE on Friday, that should help clear up the water a bit. water temp is around 70 at the surface. The surf is predicted to be 2 feet or less. I'm going out on the kayak Saturday and give it a try. Friday is here and the winds are coming straight out of...

The answer is simple. Funny thing down here in Venice is you could be several hundred yards apart from another diver and have different VIS. Normally the further you get away from the beach the visibility will improve. As far as water temps go I personally have two dive computers and they will...

Matt that is a good question. The reasons are several. When I dive I must feel and be 100 percent comfort in my ability as I have no one to help me out. Diving as most of us do solo offshore is considered by most certifying dive agencies as a technical dive that we do, I do not take my safety...

First dive of the year for me Went out with Florida West To test drive a new 7 mm suit and glad I had it on. had to add 12 lbs extra from my normal 18 lbs with a 3 mm suit. Thanks to Steve and Dan for helping me out with the extra weight, looks like a weight belt will be my next purchase...

12/10/13 12:00 pm Kayaked off Brohard and headed SW out from Casperson never have dived that area and wanted to give it a try. seas - 1 foot or so wind SSE switching to the SW 5-10 MPH depth - 27 feet water temp 68 degrees vis 8 - 12 feet dive time 2 hours I was in the land of the beat up...

Kayaked off Alahambra around 10:30 ESE wind 5-7 mph depth 25 feet temp 68 degrees small chop almost flat Vis 8-12 feet finds small stuff lots of frags and a 5 1/4 inch meg! What a great day out there for December.

Was out with FL West today. 1 foot swells with a little bit of a surge at the bottom, for the first dive at 8:00 am. Second dive the seas were noticeably calmer at 12:00 noon. Vis at the top to about 20 feet down was 25 - 30 feet the bottom 10 feet vis went down to 10 feet not bad for Oct. came...

Venice Bone yard dive with Meglalodon Charters in the water around 8:00 AM wind - 0-1 mph out of the East No wave action very light chop Water temp - 86 Vis 20 - 25 feet on first dive second dive after we moved dropped to around 10-15 feet great dive - all divers found Megs all around 2 " I do...

I have found many nice Megs south of the pier. I have found megs as far south as Blind pass beach. Some of my best finds were off the Manasota beach area. One of the reasons the charters dive in that area north of the pier is the concentration of teeth are much heavier and the chances of finding...

Location: Alhambra yak dive 28 feet of water out 1 mile ditto on Aristakat and dkramer Great vis all day when I first went down it was a very eerie dark green off In the distance but vis out to 20 feet was amazing for August finds whale ear bone 2 small meg frags and a beat up 2 1/2 meg Had...

Welcome Matt you're gonna be really amazing how quickly you will be in 30 foot of water from the beach.

S. Brohard, Venice 7:00 Surf 2 plus feet Vis - 15 - 20' Temp - 85 wind - SSE at 5 - 10 MPH About one mile off shore in 30 feet of water. 30 minute dive got chased out of the water by sharks, 5 of them. Came to the surface to grab my camera and spotted two Dorsal fins. Jump up on the Yak...

S. Brohard, Venice 7:30 am seas 1 - 2' wind 10 knots Vis 8' - 10' most of the time there was a few times vis dropped to 4-5 feet Temp 84 Depth 30' 1 tank dive 110 mins about one mile off shore. Finds the smallest meg I have ever found or seen before. Did not do a second dive due to Approaching...

S. Brohard, Venice 7:30 am seas 1 - 2' wind 10 knots Vis 8' - 10' most of the time there was a few times vis dropped to 4-5 feet Temp 84 Depth 30' 1 tank dive 110 mins about one mile off shore. Finds the smallest meg I have ever found or seen before. Did not do a second dive due to Approaching...

Okay several practice runs this weekend to try out the new kayak. I feel very comfortable on my new ride with no equipment on board. Practiced getting off and back on without fins and moved from the front to back with no problems. Took it out around a mile and back just to get an idea of time to...