Logged SCUBA Dive #331

Secret Location: 54 68 65 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

Dove with Instructor John the first 10 minutes, then Solo Diving/SoCal Buddy Diving

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 500 psi
Max depth: 80 feet
Waves: Flat as a pancake
Visibility: 15 feet+
Temperature: 55 degrees
Total Bottom Time: About 22 minutes

Trying to find where the legal lobsters are, Instructor John and I set out in the mighty zodiac to hopefully limit before the forcasted storms come in.

A boat that was hoop netting had four traps in the water; they were polite and pointed out their traps.

John and I submerged right on target – the GPS coordinates dropped us right on the artifical reef made up of pipes and bars.

Short lobsters littered the ground; John pinned one legal bug.

I grabbed for a legal looking bug, but it was too far in a pipe.

John and I lost each other, but the plan was “To try and stay together.”

Lincod were all over the place, in addition to a few sand sharks.

I checked the gravel and then made it back to the pipes – not one legal lobster!

Are the hoop netters getting them all this season?

I surfaced and did a fairly short swim back to the boat, against the current that was moving South West.

Reentering the zodiac, I dropped my reserve light, sacrificing it to the sea gods.

Skunked again!

We’ll see what it’s like after the upcoming storms pass.