Planning dive trip over spring break to South Padre...HELP!

[LIMITLESS]

those of you that know the area, were can i dive? its no trouble to get a boat, it will be the Texas A&M dive club.... lets here all options.

ps i plan on sneaking my Mako 90cm in my bag, so if there are fish that would be a huge plus!!!

thanks in advance!

[HOLDFAST]

do you know JASON BRUNSON?

[HOLDFAST]

the dive shop by the coast guard station charters trips! And the jettys are always loaded, for sure the South jetty! I love the fish on them HUGE!

[LIMITLESS]

thanks! does anyone have a near shore wreck they wouldn't mind sharing?

[adriangarz1206]

Pm me your number limitless and I will let you know if we do anything..there is wrecks but probably to close to shore for this time of year..we found diveable water last year in march at like 10 miles so I will let u know if anything comes up..

[Backcountryhunt]

Does anyone remember what the water temps are on the South Jetties in March? I am contemplating a possible free-dive down there w/Polespear-- what sorta current + fish are down that way?? I'd like to hear from people who have actually dive the jetties...

[slingshaft]

I Know! So far on my dives, near the end of March, the temps have been near 70 degrees + or - a few.
The upside is stacks of Cubera at the 30 mi. rigs.

[adriangarz1206]

It all depends on currents we have water to be anywhere from 65 to 72 an open cell 3 mil is more than enough.as far as fish it will be mostly sheephead at jetties.very rare have we found mangrove at jetty that time of year...pole spear should be fun for sheepies....fyi all rigs out of south padre are gone, nearest rig is like 70 miles....

Good luck...

Cesar
Stx freedivers

[HOLDFAST]

I'm just saying if you know were to look there's "nice" fish on SPI, Packery, and Port A! Mansfield also has good fish! March I've seen jack cravelle, mangroves, spine lobster, and big flounder! Sheepshead, and black drum! Which jetty well most of them! And last year Ihad 30' vis on spi for 3+days! Was awesome the base rocks are huge on that jetty looks like atlantis on a good day!

[los mentirosos]

"fyi all rigs out of south padre are gone, nearest rig is like 70 miles...."
THIS SUCKS SO BAD, F THE FEDS FOR THIS! It's looking that way up here to. If I wasn't the fine upstanding citizen I am I would-a sank the D@mn barge with the crane on it when I saw it!

[HOLDFAST]

Agree, hope the TEXaS Reef project goes .... removing thr rigs ruins ecosystem's but Ihear the reef project and hope they do it