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Well, there are lots of sites offshore, but no pure dive boats running offshore. You can charter a fisher to take you out, but that's about it.
The LDS here - Sea Hunt Scuba does dives at least every two weeks somewhere, but it's usually in the WPB Area or at the springs.
When they go to WPB, it's cattleboats, and I'm tired of that whole scene. As far as the springs, well... been there, done that.. also when they do the springs, it's usually combined with their new divers, and vis goes to hell within a few minutes.
Also, I like to stop and look at things you know, and you can't really do that when your buddy isn't paying attention and just drifts away.... I don't spearfish (yet) although I have taken my polespear with me in the keys and gotten dinner a few times, but other than that, I look to get close and look at the little things.
Something else.. I went into ScubaTiger today and got my Cam Bands, and asked about H-Valves... he said he has them for $40 or so... I'm thinking GREAT!!! I'll take two! I have seen them for $150 and up, so I was ready to jump on this!
Then he pulls out a standard Yoke! He had no idea what I was talking about. I even drew a picture for him and he just looked at me like I had three heads.
This worried me a little from a shop that supposedly specializes in the tech area.
I'm going to put "H" valves on my tanks, since I do most of my dives alone. I want to have a third reg (2nd stage) fed from a seperate 1st stage. I know most people in the tech realm don't approve of the AirII Power Inflator/Reg, but I have one that came in a package deal, and it would make a nice tertiary source without cluttering too much.
Anyway, that's my $.02 - Thanks for listening to me ramble
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The LDS here - Sea Hunt Scuba does dives at least every two weeks somewhere, but it's usually in the WPB Area or at the springs.
When they go to WPB, it's cattleboats, and I'm tired of that whole scene. As far as the springs, well... been there, done that.. also when they do the springs, it's usually combined with their new divers, and vis goes to hell within a few minutes.
Also, I like to stop and look at things you know, and you can't really do that when your buddy isn't paying attention and just drifts away.... I don't spearfish (yet) although I have taken my polespear with me in the keys and gotten dinner a few times, but other than that, I look to get close and look at the little things.
Something else.. I went into ScubaTiger today and got my Cam Bands, and asked about H-Valves... he said he has them for $40 or so... I'm thinking GREAT!!! I'll take two! I have seen them for $150 and up, so I was ready to jump on this!
Then he pulls out a standard Yoke! He had no idea what I was talking about. I even drew a picture for him and he just looked at me like I had three heads.
This worried me a little from a shop that supposedly specializes in the tech area.
I'm going to put "H" valves on my tanks, since I do most of my dives alone. I want to have a third reg (2nd stage) fed from a seperate 1st stage. I know most people in the tech realm don't approve of the AirII Power Inflator/Reg, but I have one that came in a package deal, and it would make a nice tertiary source without cluttering too much.
Anyway, that's my $.02 - Thanks for listening to me ramble
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