waterpirate
Contributor
Well fall is here and as long as the wind is not blowing the diving is usually magical. We aet out Saturday at O-dark thirty for a set of UK numbers 41 miles out. It was sloppy on the way out but by the time we got out 15 miles it had become lake atlantic with only gentle 2 foot swells on a long interval.
We found a good return from the bottom finder at the numbers and began gearing up. Just before I splashed, I noticed that I could see the travel line??? Are we in the Carolina's? visibility up top was easily 75 feet. The snot layer presented itself at around 95to 105fsw and when I emerged out of it, I could plainly see the debris and the bottom at 141fsw. The vis on the bottom was again easily 50 plus.
The prominent feature on this thing was a pipe about 24 inches in diameter that ran on a angle about 45 feet the length of the structure. That made the tie up a breeze as I retrieved the hook from the bottom and looped the safety chain around the pipe.
The jury is still out on whether this is a debris pile or a wreck, but a magical day of diving it was. I did a run time of 95 and my fun-o-meter was definately pegged.
God I love the fall when the wind does not blow.
Eric
We found a good return from the bottom finder at the numbers and began gearing up. Just before I splashed, I noticed that I could see the travel line??? Are we in the Carolina's? visibility up top was easily 75 feet. The snot layer presented itself at around 95to 105fsw and when I emerged out of it, I could plainly see the debris and the bottom at 141fsw. The vis on the bottom was again easily 50 plus.
The prominent feature on this thing was a pipe about 24 inches in diameter that ran on a angle about 45 feet the length of the structure. That made the tie up a breeze as I retrieved the hook from the bottom and looped the safety chain around the pipe.
The jury is still out on whether this is a debris pile or a wreck, but a magical day of diving it was. I did a run time of 95 and my fun-o-meter was definately pegged.
God I love the fall when the wind does not blow.
Eric