Date : 9th June 2008 Time : 55mins
Depth : 12.5m Temp : 15 C
The current was moving fairly swiftly east by the time I dropped in onto this reef ledge. The water was pleasingly better than the previous dive with visibility up to 5m. I made the most of the first 15 minutes knowing that when I put my surface marker buoy up I would have no hope of swimming against the current, even to just hold my position.
I spotted some big congar eels and there were lots of fish about including some bream. I noticed a lobster as I put up my SMB, I grabbed it after teasing it with my hook for a bit, decided it was a little too small and put it back. It only had one claw. I will think twice next time as one of the other guys on the boat grabbed it and brought it up.
Right at the end of the reef I found a lovely big juicy lobster under a rock. I struggled to get it because of the speed of the current but I did manage to grab it. It had a nice thick tail and I started salivating at the thought of eating it, then I turned it over and oh no! It was covered in eggs, so I put it back, but it would have been a nice prize!
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