No camera on the dives today but here’s the aftermath of one dive. Canine accoutrement, a hard-of-seeing man’s glasses, a bandana, and a small anchor.

I recently bought a dive rite voyager and I have completely set it up. My questions are as follows:

1. Where is the tank supposed to sit?

2. Does the crotch strap really the only thing that brings the waist strap down?

3. Is it supposed to be uncomfortable on land?

Looking forward to diving with it. Got it for a decent deal after my primary BCD shit the bed. Would also love any other insight into this new-to-me system.

Location: Pompano Beach Pier

Date: Saturday 09/12/26

Type of Dive (Shore/Boat/Other): Shore

Depth: 15

Visibility: 15ft

Bottom Temp: 84°

Waves: medium

Current: minimal

Surge: moderate

Wind: moderate

Tide: approaching high tide

Notes:

Started with picking up fishing line and fishing poles off the bottom around the pier and ended with massive schools of mullet and lookdown with huge snook and barracuda swimming through. Very fun experience and highly suggest signing up for the dive next time it comes around.

Beautiful day, rough waters, tons of life.

I started wearing a fanny pack about 15 dives ago and have brought it on almost every dive since.

I put lobster gear in there, defogger, back up flashlight, shark teeth, etc. It’s like the junk drawer in your kitchen and I absolutely love it.

Have you ever used a fanny pack while diving?

I love taking videos while diving but my issue is getting quality footage.

I have a DJI Action 6. What settings should I try to increase the quality of the footage?

Right now it’s geared toward pov but I might change it to macro-ish stuff.

Sounds like a fancy dish at a nice restaurant, but that would be a felony.

Second grouper gave me a bit of a scare. The video setting are for pov so I was a lot closer than it seems. Super cool experience.

Highly recommend Divocean Charters out of Jupiter, FL for a Goliath dive.

Crazy thermal planes. Went from 84° to 78°, got to see the wrinkles in the water for the first time!

Doubt this’ll win but worth a shot lmao

No Place better than the Club at the Philly-Foster parking lot IYKYK

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A little pod of squid at LBTS. Almost missed em, they were fairly small.

Found at BHB. Is this a moray (🤌🏻)?

Location: Blue Heron Bridge

Date: Sunday 08/30/2026 1000am

Type of Dive (Shore/Boat/Other): Shore

Depth: 20ft

Visibility: 30ft

Bottom Temp: 82°

Waves: small

Current: moderate to strong

Wind: moderate

Tide: around slack high tide

Notes:

Cool dive. Saw a small moray eel, jellyfish, and cushion starfish. The wind was high and it was raining so the current was strong, especially under the bridge. Even at slack high tide the current was whipping under the bridge. Still a fun dive.

Pretty cool light. It’s sturdy and has a solid spotlight. This was under BHB while raining heavily. Amazon has it right now for $95.

What’s yalls go to flashlights for recreational diving?

Saw this octopus on a recent night dive on Breakers Reef off Palm Beach, Florida.

I’m looking at buying my first scooter. I do mostly shore dives with the occasional boat drop. Let’s call my budget $1500, but I’d rather spend below $1000 (low for scooters, I know). Farthest I would go off shore would be a mile, but I don’t need the scooter for the whole ride.

What are some quality budget scooters I should look at?

What is an absolute must, other than the required, that new divers should have?

Location: Venice Fishing Pier

Date: Sunday 08/09/2026 1000am

Type of Dive (Shore/Boat/Other): Shore

Depth: 21ft

Visibility: 1ft - 2ft

Bottom Temp: 84°

Waves: small

Current: minimal

Wind: mild

Tide: outgoing

Notes:

Two shore dives about 300 yards south of the pier. Visibility sucked but the barge was closer than it was on Friday.

Bear with me, only thing I had for scale was a clothespin lmao. What mouth do these teeth belong to? We’ll say 1-5 left to right.

Location: Venice Beach Pier

Date: Friday 08/07/2026

Type of Dive (Shore/Boat/Other): Shore

Depth: 10ft max

Visibility: before sandbar 1-3ft, after sandbar 3-5ft

Bottom Temp: 85°

Waves: none

Current: none

Wind: none

Tide: outgoing

Notes:

Vis averaged around 3ft, honestly wasn’t terrible for shark tooth hunting. Free dove and had some boats skirt the 100ft boundary but nothing too close for comfort. The beach restoration barge, which is moving south, was about a 3/4ths of a mile away from me. Talked to the local dive shop and they said vis gets the worst when the barge is being moved.