21 May 2013

PROTEA BANKS

Current: strong 

Viz: 15 to 20m

Sea temp: 23 degrees Celsius

Sightings:

Dive 1 - Southerns

MASSIVE TIGER SHARK, 1 Oceanic Blacktip sharks,Lots of Surgeonfish, Lots of jellies and the reef was alive with reef fish!!

Dive 2 - Northerns

HUGE ZAMBEZI SHARKS!! 2 oceanic Blacktips, Lots of Goupers and lots and lots of BONITA!! 

 Another EPIC Dive on Protea!!

20 May 2013

PROTEA BANKS

Current: strong 

Viz: 15 to 20m

Sea temp: 23 degrees Celsius

Sightings:

Dive 1 - Southerns

2 Hammerheads Sharks, 2 Oceanic Blacktip sharks, 1 Potato Bass, Batfish, Lots of Surgeonfish, Lots of jellies and reef fish!!

Dive 2 - Northern

2 Zambezi Sharks, 3 Oceanic Blacktip,4 Natal seacat fish, bluefin kingfish, guneafowl blasop and lots of Red fang triggerfish.

DIVE REPORT FOR SHELLY BEACH:

What a beautiful day - the sea was flat, the sun was shining and the diving was great!

18 May 2013: 

PROTEA BANKS - Southern Pinnacles 

Current: strong 

Viz: 15 to 20m

Sea temp: 23 degrees Celsius

Sightings:

5 Oceanic Blacktip sharks, 1 Round Ribbontail Ray. Lots on lots of reef fish - very tropical.

A really great day to be in the water!!!!

12 May 2013: PROTEA BANKS 

Current: medium 

Viz: 30m + (top to bottom)

Sea temp: 24 degrees Celsius

Sightings: 

What a great dive on MOTHERSDAY!! On the way out to the dive site (Southerns) we got a pod of Dolphins and 2 JUMPED completely out of the water. On the dive we got 1 Zambezi Shark just as we dropped and another during the safety stop , a Potato Bass, 6 Oceanic Black Tip Sharks during the dive, 6 Remoras keeping us company and lots of beautiful reef fish!. Viz was amazing and the water was warm.  

Monday morning blues? ... Well not if you were diving PROTEA BANKS TODAY! MIND BLOWING DIVES AND BEYOND!

6 May 2013: PROTEA BANKS 

Current: medium 

Viz: 30m + (top to bottom)

Sea temp: 24 degrees Celsius

Sightings:

FIRST DIVE: BAITED OFF NORTHERNS. Where does one start? ...

Well to start off we had 1 HUGE Tiger shark that stayed with us for the whole dive. Then 10 to 14 Oceanic Blacktips sharks, popping in and out (sorry so much action, hard to keep exact tab). And if this was not enough we had 4 Zambezi (Bull) sharks grace us with their presence. Also Bonita popping on and off the bait drum.

So if this didn't get your attention, the wait on the boat between a double tank, produced 2 big pods of Dolphins and well as a False Killer Whale. Enough ... no we still have the second dive to report ...

SECOND DIVE: REEF DIVE OFF SOUTHERNS

Another HUGE Tiger shark and 3 Zambezi (Bull) sharks at the bottom. Then 2 Eagle Rays and a Potato Bass. Than a HUGE Manta ray just to add a bit more flavour. The reef was alive with reef fish and also a big shoal of Bonita. Bored yet ... well the safety stop wasn't boring, we had 7 Oceanic Blacktip sharks and another 4 Zambezi sharks. WHAT A DAY ... and yes the time has come for all of you reading this to finally quit your jobs ... unless of course you work for Aqua Planet Dive Centre and Charter!

So due to all the threats of deleting me off Facebook, I have no choice but to do a bad post for Protea Banks today, so nobody has to quit their jobs or come on holiday immediately.

3 May 2013: 

PROTEA BANKS - Southern Pinnacles 

Current: medium 

Viz: 8m, not so good at the surface, better at the bottom

Sea temp: 22 degrees Celsius

Sightings:

So the day started off promising. The sun was shining, we had no wind and only a ripple on the sea. As we launched there was a pod of Dolphins ... yes very promising. Well we finally got out there and well lets say it was not Protea at its best, but worth the dunk. 

WELL WHAT A DIVE!! ,If you have a job you like or one you don't you need to quit it and come Dive !!!

01 May 2013: 

PROTEA BANKS - Southern Pinnacle 

The Banks are running on a good current, tons of shark action and easy launches

Current: 3 knots ( 6 km/h ) 

Viz: 15 to 20m (a bit milky)

Sea temp: 22 degrees Celsius

Sightings:

3 Zambezi (Bull) sharks with us on the reef as well as all the way to the safety stop. 3 Oceanic Blacktip sharks darting in and out of the haze with the Zam's. They were chasing a dive reel Suresh had dropped down and was jigging with:-) 2 Greater Hammerhead sharks coming to see what we were up to.. 1 Large tiger swimming above the group Martin got Pics!!. 3 Remora's that stayed with us for most of the dive. 1 baby Black tip shot up to see us. Non stop Shark action !!  

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