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- Thread starter eholceker
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John,
Will you be at the meeting today?
Will you be at the meeting today?
OK loged back on. What days??? give me a few min I am downloading a map i have some realy productive spots. time and tide is not that important in some spots. the beach that you talk about is OK but i have better areas. link to tides in shark R to start. i am in to this.
Greg
Greg
Weather link::http://wwwa.accuweather.com/forecast-hourly.asp?zipcode=07719&partner=accuweather&whend=&whent=
tide, waether, gen info link: http://www.sharkrivernj.com/frames_page.htm
one of the best spots is north channel train bridge, deepest part of the river, 24 ft deep, the area that is most like a Reef, there is a dock with a ladder that is in still water that is perfict to dive from, located on SR yatch club property where a have one of my boats. a second spot is the area off the main channel called the Belmar Basin on the map. its off the main channel, NO CURRENT, few boats, divers can launch from my 21 ft boat at the mouth, like diving in a pond!!
for collecting a SLURP GUN is best. hand nets can be used but is much harder. at night, a spot light blinds the trops a they can be hand netted.
If you want to dive the back bay, the area off the tennis courts is best, water dept avg 9 foot but has 1 area at 12 foot, use my boat, it has a swimmers platform to climb in and out, incomming tide is best for clear water
I would recomend a day trip first so you will be familer with the areas.
i also have the keys to the main marenas private bathrooms with showers, heads changing rooms ect. very clean.
Greg
tide, waether, gen info link: http://www.sharkrivernj.com/frames_page.htm
one of the best spots is north channel train bridge, deepest part of the river, 24 ft deep, the area that is most like a Reef, there is a dock with a ladder that is in still water that is perfict to dive from, located on SR yatch club property where a have one of my boats. a second spot is the area off the main channel called the Belmar Basin on the map. its off the main channel, NO CURRENT, few boats, divers can launch from my 21 ft boat at the mouth, like diving in a pond!!
for collecting a SLURP GUN is best. hand nets can be used but is much harder. at night, a spot light blinds the trops a they can be hand netted.
If you want to dive the back bay, the area off the tennis courts is best, water dept avg 9 foot but has 1 area at 12 foot, use my boat, it has a swimmers platform to climb in and out, incomming tide is best for clear water
I would recomend a day trip first so you will be familer with the areas.
i also have the keys to the main marenas private bathrooms with showers, heads changing rooms ect. very clean.
Greg
This is one reason I stay in the boat.
Just showing off ;D
Just showing off ;D
C
concept3
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greg- what is that?
got a bigger pic?
got a bigger pic?
i will take a look around the river tonight and see if anything neat has showed up yet. ill check the forum later.
greg
greg
Hi Greg, all good info. Thanks for volunteering the use of your boats, that's really cool. My only concern with doing a boat dive is it may limit the number of people who want to participate. A number of people have said that they'd like to come and be part of the action as either divers, ground support, moral support, beer support(!), whatever. I wouldn't want to have to limit anyone based on the number that could fit on your boat.
Based on that, I'm certainly interested in any suggestions you and eholceker have for the best ground based location.
Thanks again for stepping up and offering your boats. Also, eholceker, thanks for starting this thread. It's a great idea and really seems to be gaining some momentum!
Based on that, I'm certainly interested in any suggestions you and eholceker have for the best ground based location.
Thanks again for stepping up and offering your boats. Also, eholceker, thanks for starting this thread. It's a great idea and really seems to be gaining some momentum!
Concept3 hard to post pics with the size limits.. mako 171lb took 3rd in the mako frenzy turn.
eholceker, JohnS_323, i understand,, I have sugestion!!! before the dive pick a time that you can come down to SR and I can show you the options of where to go and then you guys make the call on where to set it up at. anytime before dark is good, i make my own schedule for work.
greg
eholceker, JohnS_323, i understand,, I have sugestion!!! before the dive pick a time that you can come down to SR and I can show you the options of where to go and then you guys make the call on where to set it up at. anytime before dark is good, i make my own schedule for work.
greg
eholceker
next weekend, sat or sun, im on 16 & main. u go to the boathouse?
Greg
next weekend, sat or sun, im on 16 & main. u go to the boathouse?
Greg
another thing that also needs to be taken into account is the depth of the dive. Since we will be having to go up and down numerous times I am not sure how safe it is to be consistantly doing this. Since the back bay is only 15 ft tops that shouldnt be a problem. 25ft plus I am unsure as to when nitrogen poisoning has to be considered?
Checked the river a 9pm, water was clear, 10ft vis or better, high tide, lots of crabs, shrimp, northern barracudas. plankton bloom. no trops, but high is not the time to look from shore.
Greg
Greg
Just wanted to thank you guys for going out of you're way to give us the best dive possible. Thanks. Can you rent a slurp gun, or do I have to buy one? Out of all my gear I used to have, I only found my weight belt and a bottle of sea drops. Guess I'm doing my Xmas shopping early this year.
I'd love to come up and join you guys for some jersey diving, as I've never been.
I have over 120 dives in warmer waters and have most of the gear I'll need.
Is there a close shop to where you are thinking of heading where I could pickup a filled tank and some weights?
A slurp-gun was mentioned, any rental options for one?
Thanks for the opportunity to dive off the jersey coast, I've just never gotten around to doing it yet so this would be great. Going to tag along the thread and let you guys pick the spot, logistics, times, etc and i'll probably be able to adjust schedule on the 13th and make the trip up.
-Rob
I have over 120 dives in warmer waters and have most of the gear I'll need.
Is there a close shop to where you are thinking of heading where I could pickup a filled tank and some weights?
A slurp-gun was mentioned, any rental options for one?
Thanks for the opportunity to dive off the jersey coast, I've just never gotten around to doing it yet so this would be great. Going to tag along the thread and let you guys pick the spot, logistics, times, etc and i'll probably be able to adjust schedule on the 13th and make the trip up.
-Rob