Logged SCUBA Dive #310

SECRET LOCATION: 42 65 74 77 65 65 6e 20 74 68 65 20 47 61 74 65 73 20 4f 66 20 4d 61 72 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 6c 69 67 68 74 68 6f 75 73 65 2c 20 74 68 65 72 65 20 69 73 20 61 20 6c 6f 6e 65 20 70 61 6c 6d 20 74 72 65 65 2e, Palos Verdes, CA

Solo Diving, SoCal Buddy Diving

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 600 psi
Max depth: 42 feet
Waves: Minor chop at the surface, slightly surgy on the ocean floor
Visibility: Five to 10 feet
Water Temperature: 62 degrees
Total Bottom Time: About 45 minutes

Once again Instructor John, Jim and me went diving off of the zodiac to hunt for bugs.

This dive was just like the last post, except Jim came with us; so if you want a detailed narrative of this dive, read my last post and pretend Jim came along.

Why we came back to this spot after the last time is a mystery to me.

The vis sucked, I only saw one lobster that was so small I didn’t even bother to pin it.

To make it very short – everyone got skunked!

Of note however, when I was getting my tanks filled at Dive N Surf, I met one hunter that swears the breakwaters at 3 AM are plentiful.

“Shortly after dark is too early, wait until 3 AM and the big ones will be out, it isn’t crowded, and the water is usually pretty flat,” he said.

Great, now I just have to figure out how to dive that early in the morning; Instructor John was not very enthusiastic.

On the way back, we also passed by a group of commercial lobster trap buoys in what was probably 60 feet.

Maybe the lobsters are deeper now?

We contemplated new spots that we may try out on the next outing.