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Like Simon and Garfunkel said, "To hear the sound of silence!"
Alabama Point Jetties Report
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gulfdiver1970
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well if we do get to go you guys wanna grab a bite eo eat afterwards somewhere?
Tired Diver Tow
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Tacky Jacks could be good. Its been a while since i've been there.
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gulfdiver1970
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yep thats a good spot or even o`choppers is good too...
huntster70
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I'll see if my dive buddy wants to go....is this a good place for spear guns or should we leave them home?
We have 3mm suits and no hoods.... the coldest I have dove was the springs.... I bet this will be painful... I'm a water snob too.... I like to dive in the COLD through pictures and NOT in the wet stuff.
We have 3mm suits and no hoods.... the coldest I have dove was the springs.... I bet this will be painful... I'm a water snob too.... I like to dive in the COLD through pictures and NOT in the wet stuff.
courantpublisher
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Speaking as a physically WELL INSULATED newbie, 3mm ain't gonna make you feel real good. But, If the weather holds, it should be a little warmer than last Sunday.
huntster70
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and I am NOT well insulated at all!!!! 
Hetland
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I've dove those temps with a 2-piece 3mm and been ok, but I don't think I'd try it with a one piece 3mm, and I absolutely, positively, would not ever dive those temps without a hood (at least 5mm). "significant shrinkage" does not even begin to describe a 30 minute dive with that gear
MRXRAY
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There are very strict regs regarding Jetties and spearing. For the most part it is illegal in FL, but I'm not sure about AL. In FL you can only spear if beyond 100yds from shore or the jetties beginning or something like that.
SuPrBuGmAn
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Immediate and intense ice-cream headache in the low-60s and high 50s F. Only did those temps once without a hood(my buddy wouldn't dive without a hood - so he got mine and I got the dive in).
It SUCKS, go buy a hood. I've done it with a hood in a one-piece 3mm on SEVERAL occassions though - its tolerable
AL doesn't have any silly spearfishing regulations
Get your license and go have fun off the beaches, jetties, bridge, seawall, whatever. Just keep in mind the visibility. Don't go shooting a gun with a 20' range in 5' of visibility. Plenty often does the visibility at AL Point allow for spearguns, but not always! Bring a polespear as well, just in case.
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