Logged SCUBA Dive #321

Secret Location: 54 68 65 20 6f 6c 64 2c 20 6f 72 69 67 69 6e 61 6c 20 66 61 72 6d 20 74 68 61 74 20 6f 6e 6c 79 20 67 72 6f 77 73 20 70 69 70 65 73 2e, Redondo Beach

Solo Diving/SoCal Buddy Diving

In With: 2900 psi
Out With: 400 psi
Max depth: 80 feet
Waves: Mild chop with a steady current going North
Visibility: 15+ feet!
Temperature: 56 degrees at depth
Total Bottom Time: About 22 minutes

Seven divers boarded the Island Diver hoping for the best in this year’s lobster season; the eighth spot was not sold.

The Captain discussed with Bob the crappy lobster locations and the really crappy lobster locations.

It was decided that we should go deep.

After a twenty minute ride from King Harbor, we arrived at our secret spot; I was the first one over and the second to reach the ocean floor at 80 feet.

I went South West and ran across an interesting man-made reef structure, I saw one small lobster hiding in it.

I combed the sand and gravel and caught a few shorts.

I think I might have been a little narced as it was a little hard to navigate; I had “brain farts” whenever I looked at my compass and tried to remember which direction the boat was in.

Heading back, I came across my usual “500 pound bug” – so called because I always see a lobster when I’m low on air.

Get it? 500 psi of air?

I pinned it and headed to the surface slowly.

During my safety stop, I measured it and it was short; I released it unharmed.

After a short swim back to the boat, I awaited the results from the other divers…

Bob brought up a nice sized bug that’s two inches over legal.

Dan was extremely lucky on this dive by catching five.

Mirek caught two, the rest got skunked!

Seven divers caught a total of eight lobsters.

Dan said, “All the lobsters are South of here, let’s move the boat closer.”

Move the boat closer?

That’s a sure sign that the next dive will be even worse!