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Originally Posted by danhitchcock
I guess i'll post a separate thread in teh spearfishing section for spearing. Thanks for all the help.
I suppose a lot of those protected areas are excellent spots just for diving or snorkeling.
-Daniel
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there are protected reef spots off KW they are clearly marked on all 4 corners by 4 ft round yellow marker balls. they mark shoals that are so shallow they come out of the water on low tide in some spots. they are surrounded by reef canyons and fingers extending out into 25 ft depth or so on the deep side . they have white mooring balls on them just off the reef and snorkeling boats operate trips daily to them with hundreds of snorkelers. i worked on "the FURY" snorkeling boats part time for 3 years and full time for 6 months last year , so i am very familiar with the reefs here and i have alot of friends who know even more than me i live in KW 4 yrs now but am long time FL resident. what we do sometimes is find the marker balls, figure out an axis and stay outside them between rock key and eastern dry rocks,(is especially nice) and hunt the deeper ledges and drp offs and individual coral heads can be very productive also. lobstering is done in the gulf side mostly in shallower water, but we find them occaisonally under coral heads when we peek in for groupers, in which case we take a minute to mark the spot then come back and get em, to rent a boat for a day is about 700$ here and if you dont know your way you are likely to run aground esprcially in the gulf side, if you want to , i will act as your guide, in exchange for free ride, if you want i could bring someone to chip in on gas atleast, but if i am going yhat route , i would rather charter a sportfisher to take us to wrecks in 30 to 50 and we could try for a big cobia, i could get one from a captain who used to win competitions around here and whose mate is a buddy of mine he told me 1000 for a day! that is cheap the boat fits 6 plus mate and captain wth bathroom and a huge deck. it is like 40ft or something., if nothing else i can give you gps #s for two UN protected reef spots that are marked with poles and white mooring balls that are 7 miles out and easy to find with gps#s , one is called western dry rocks, 10 miles out,(a little sharky though, watch your back) this one is cool because is is easy to find and there is a shipwreck in 45 ft 1/2 mile away and if you go a little west there is beautiful coral garden in 15 ft af water where hogfish and lobsters are plentiful about 45 minutes out of kw harbor or pelican shoal ,(seven miles fromKW but in other direction, kinda) those are no brainers they are both on charts. the problem is exactly that with them, "they are on charts" so everyone knows where they are , even visitors. usually, we check them out , on our way through if the vis is ok but we dont usually get anything great, if at all. you have to work deeper ledges and individual coral heads to find the big blacks
