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| Brady H., Bob Lang, Lenny C. |
Its been a horrendous year for me when it comes to getting out into the Atlantic Ocean for some diving. This has got to be the slowest dive season for me in over a decade. I was lucky enough to make it out on the "
Blue Fathoms" dive boat out of Clark's Landing Marina in Point Pleasant this past Wednesday. This was a charter by
Langs in Ewing, NJ. Divers were me, Lenny C., Bob Lang, Kip, Bill, and Brady H. It was a planned one-tank night dive. Conditions on the way out were ok, but deteriorated while enroute to the dive site, which was
The Dykes (this link has a nice write-up and excellent pictures of this dive site). The 2-3 footers increased to 3-5, and the swells were increasing. We arrived and set the hook, and in I went with my buddy, Lenny C. Conditions below the surface were crappy. On the way down, viz was maybe 5'. On the bottom, it was 5'-8' at 65', and the bottom temp was 54 degrees. I tied in with the wreck reel, and Lenny C. and I began our search. I left my pole spear on the boat, which was a good idea, since I saw only one decent sized fish the entire time on the bottom. The Dykes is known for lobsters, since the ribbing from the vessel is great for them to hide out in. It must have worked in their favor, since I didn't even see a sign of any crustacean. After about half an our of seeing not much, we headed to the anchor line. Before ascending, I filled up my catch bag with mussels, which covered the vessel. The ride up the anchor line was worse than the ride down, since conditions were deteriorating minute by minute. We made it in on time for me to spend some quality time on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk with the wife and kids. Like they say; a bad day of diving is better than a good day at work.
