Meg Teeth; Venice or Charleston?

[recoiljunky]

Hey All,

Where's the best place for Meg teeth hunting; Venice, FL. or Charleston SC.?

I dove the Cooper this past June and did well. The lack of clarity does not bother me.

Venice would be just a little bit closer, but not enough to matter.

My wife will be coming with me, but she doesn't dive. I'll have to find something for her to do while I'm goofing off all day.

We liked Charleston a lot and would not have a problem going back, but I have to wonder if the shark teeth coming out of Venice are as good or better than the Cooper teeth.

It seems like I once heard that the teeth in Venice were a little smaller or less plentiful.

Who has dove both places and what did you think?

Thanks in advance.

 

[jeepbrew]

I have been diving in both places, and love both. I think they are easier to find in Venice (due to the increased viz), but you you have to be willing to cover some territory to find a large quantity of them. My last trip to Venice (4 dives) produced about 75 Megs... 4 of them over 5"s (slant length) and in great condition and many more in the 3-4" range.

The teeth out of the Cooper seem to be in worse condition and more weathered (probably from the ripping current bouncing them down the river bed) in my opinion. I say try Venice for yourself and see which one you prefer.

 

[recoiljunky]

Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking I'll go to Venice in April, take a charter with Florida West one day, and dive off the beach for a couple of days. Maybe spend about 4 days down there total.

 

[Lee Taylor]

I have Venice on my list of sites to dive. I have dove the Cooper dozens upon dozens of times. Looking forward to Venice. Check out "Spear-It" dive charters for offshore NC Megalodon teeth. 90 feet deep. Take a wreck reel and a safety sausage.

U-tube of Offshore NC dive:

YouTube - Megalodon Teeth Diving in Topsail on the Spearit

 

[Aristakat]

I am bias to Venice having grew here but I have a freind who dove all areas and venice is the easier dive due to depths and currents. Easier can mean more down time and more time to find teeth pics last from last weekend



good hunting its sure is addictive

 

[recoiljunky]

Thanks for the replys. Those Venice teeth look pretty good!

I'm going to schedule a dive for April in Venice, I guess.

 

[Brewone0to]

As a diver that has been out on "The Aristakat".
The best advise I could offer you is to book with him.
That pic is the result of a typical dive on Jamie's boat.

He has the sites to visit and the uncanny
ability to drop anchor over the "Sweet Spots".
On one dive with him, My buddy (Scuba Jenny) and I found 14 megs.
One of them measured just shy of 5" (Not mine),
and 5 or six were around 3".

While beach dives can be productive there.
I have seen divers come out with 100's of teeth. (I've seen this many times)
They typically result in higher tooth counts of smaller teeth. (1" & smaller)
Hope that in some way this helps.

PS: I am in no way associated with or have any sort of profitting arising from this post. It is just my comment as a very satisfied return customer.

 

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[BHB ScubaTroll]

Hmmm, a tough one for me.

I haven't been to Charleston.
I dive Venice beach often. And, I have about 65 Megs. The largest is about 6.2 inches (found from the beach, in good to excellent condition)

I've been out of VB on a boat for a single dive trip with Aristakat. That time the Jelly fish were out, and we were all subject to Sea Nettle (common during the summer months in the Gulf... I in no way blame Jamie for that... Heck, he even attempted to get us in closer to shore to avoid it when we told him about the Nettle). I still came up with the largest Mako and chocolate sand tiger teeth I've ever come across diving from the beach!

I make between 75 and 100 dives a year from the beach. But, dives from the boats take me on top of the mother loads, and are definitely worth it... Jamie (Aristakat) goes the extra mile and gives you the local porpoise treatment. There is a porpoise in the channel that will come right up to the boat and pose for pictures...

That, and the local in town shops and local bazaars will keep your significant other happy... It's worth the drive down and time... Heck, schedule it around one of the ScubaBoard events, and everyone will be happy, diver and non-diver alike!

 

[divematt]

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I dived both Venice and offshore North Carolina and I live in Florida. North Carolina wins hands down for quantity of large Megs.