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Originally Posted by Jadams
cduhon how much did they charge yall and how far did yall go out. also did they provide guns and tanks? dont wanna mess w running them way out for grouper and aj plus its tough to spear wahoo and tuna just 20-50 for ling snaps mangrove kings 3 tail etc
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don't remember exact cost but it was costly for myself. think I paid couple hundred dollars each. Think the guys last name was Cloud- he hooked up with Darrel out of True Blue and rented the equipment from him. He chartered out of a 30+ foot boat. He had a nice set up for holding tanks and equipment. We supplied our own spearguns. He was the captain and had to have a divemaster with him on standby. I had my own BC/and other equipment but you could rent from True Blue if you needed anything. We went out around 60 miles from Mermentau and dove rigs- mainly snapper and mangroves. Trip was fun but when you add tank rental along with paying for fuel on large boat, it gets very expensive. I have been out in a bay boat also but if you bring several divers it gets hard to carry all the gear without getting your boat banged up. True Blue has several members of their dive club who are always making trips out and always looking for more people, might be worth a call for some info. Every trip I head south on now- my speargun and fins are always with me- like you said- damn mangroves over here are too damn smart. Freediving for them seems to work best and dont have to worry with the hassle of tanks and equipment.