Thanks! I saw a few people coming out of that area with dive gears and always wondered how it looks like underwater.
@angelbermudez638511 күн бұрын
Can you spearfish there ?
@firststageproductions11 күн бұрын
No, it's a MPA, Marine Protected Area.
@robynlatchford13 күн бұрын
Really helpful and informative video, thanks so much!
@CadGuy61914 күн бұрын
Fished an office chair out of there on a free dive. Fairly easy place to learn.
@clemm124819 күн бұрын
10/10 video I loved the shots and I really appreciate you drawing out the route on the map and describing how to navigate by what you'll see. Been wanting somebody to do the exact same thing for the beach next door at Shaws cove I haven't been able to find the biggest trench.
I heard it is a great place to teach new swimmers how to swim.
@SeanRCope24 күн бұрын
That’s where my buddy and I certified. Did the Montasary Crawl. Visibility that day was 50+ meters
@AVSSharky27 күн бұрын
If you can get in it’s a great dive. My buddy and I swam out around 500’ then dropped down to around 110’ then made our way back in, the bottom has a stair case like rocks around 80’ it looked like the edge of the continental shelf. There’s giant white sea anemones way down there. Stop every 30’ to off gas but slowly make your way along the bottom. Funniest part was swimming out and past a guy fishing in a small boat 😂. Just be careful cuz it can get rough out there. Read the ocean beforehand!
@MrIheartSharkАй бұрын
Boundary wall doesn’t exist anymore. Whale must have rubbed itself on the wall and flattened it all out to boring sand. Nothing to see here
@seanward4602Ай бұрын
Bait
@robs94602 ай бұрын
Great video and narration, my go to place (Divers Cove) to dive (1973-1990) in So Cal. We would wear our tanks walk up the stairs and go to the old dive shop (Laguna Dive) on PCH get our tanks filled and get a second dive in.
@Arborpress2 ай бұрын
So... what's the rule with snagging a few of these gorgonians for a saltwater tank at home?.. 😁😏
@MrIheartSharkАй бұрын
Marine protected area. Also, you likely aren’t maintaining a cool enough tank, though I don’t know your setup. They like temps in the 50’s and below. Above that they start to cook.
@justinshepa25 күн бұрын
Buy one, this is marine protected area and even if it was not you still cant do that to coral. It took thousands of years for those to be made and so manny people mess it up for everyone else, this spot is so nice because its so far out most people use scooters to reach it. This dive site has a special place in my heart. Please rethink your mindset.
@Arborpress25 күн бұрын
@@justinshepa Too late. I have a team of Nigerians harvesting them for me and my business is already booming.
@olsonm272 ай бұрын
Random question…how was the cell service? Trying to go on a Friday but need access to my phone in between dives 😁
@SDScuba2 ай бұрын
no service at all
@justinshepa3 ай бұрын
Is the anchor still there? I dove this recently with a buddy, we found the bouy, but it only had one line on it, and the wall looks less steep than it does in the video, I think im in the right spot and it just changed since this video was made, also havent gone past 100ft yet to check out the rest of it
@WalkingIntrovert3 ай бұрын
La Jolla is so beautiful.
@socal.fresh_salty90653 ай бұрын
I’m looking for a diver to help me recover a fishing pole I dropped off of a dock . Know anyone how can help me ?
@SDScubaАй бұрын
Sorry I missed this, Hope you were able to get it back.
@pursuitoffish4 ай бұрын
I love this dive site. I would also note that it's super important to keep your regs in while getting in and out of the water
@toddbaldi26075 ай бұрын
We used to do this dive back in the early 90's. It was referred to as the "Banzai Wall" back then. Really cool dive
@daveheath37285 ай бұрын
Back in the 70s I was in High School and me and my school buddies surfed most of the various beaches in SoCal . We were avid readers of Surfer Magazine , and they frequently featured photos of people surfing La Jolla Shores , Blacks Beach and other nearby surf spots . We all decided that we should go there and check it out . I then came upon an article that said the La Jolla area was a place often frequented by Great White Sharks , which had routinely been caught off of the Scripps pier . It also said there were submarine canyons adjacent to shallow table areas running perpendicular to the beach that GWS use for coming close to shore and darting into the flats to capture prey . That's when I decided not to surf there , much less than night scuba dive there !! 😳😯🤯
@SDScuba2 ай бұрын
They are there and I often find them while flying my drone in the area but they're generally small so they eat small things like stingrays and they're often times swimming just passed the break among the surfers. By the time they get big enough to eat mammals they head out to deeper water.
@richardstratford94195 ай бұрын
Great vid. How is your camera mounted ? Or hand held?
@jeffreyharley14805 ай бұрын
Very cool!
@clevamanfra62316 ай бұрын
Promo SM
@cetric266 ай бұрын
that was an awesome dive video. Mad me smile the whole time.
@scottm89146 ай бұрын
Sick, kayaking in there is fun as hell , as long as you beat the tide push ha
@scottm89146 ай бұрын
Awesome clip wow, thing looks ancient
@scottprather56457 ай бұрын
Get rid of those sound effects in the background irritating..ahh
@brendadiver7 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tour and description of the reef. I got to do this dive yesterday and really enjoyed it. Very pretty. Loved the sponges, the wall, the different cuts in the reef and the kelp. My new fave area to explore more often when conditions are good❤
@oceanlover12347 ай бұрын
Love this video!
@SDScubaАй бұрын
Thank you!!
@MikeCarr077 ай бұрын
This is cool, where did you find these?
@SDScuba7 ай бұрын
It came from a DVD called Project Yukon produced by the San Diego Oceans Foundation. There's a few more videos and a bunch of pdf documents that came with it that I have looked at yet.
@werftv45807 ай бұрын
Very nice work here
@bradsillasen19727 ай бұрын
All good news. What fish is that @4:24?
@thesoupcats7 ай бұрын
Can't imagine why you didn't go diving that day! I'm seeing some real laidback entries in this footage. Some of those waves were only 20 footers! 🤣 Great stuff! Hopefully things are a bit calmer down there now.
@SDScuba7 ай бұрын
Haha, i know huh.
@michaellongoria62377 ай бұрын
1/10 video
@factsoverfeelings78287 ай бұрын
You mean 10/10?
@AkulinKD7 ай бұрын
WOW I like, what drone do you fly because you have audio and my drone atm does not record audio at all some times lame but a nice to have.
@SDScuba7 ай бұрын
This was from the DJI Mini 3 Pro but it doesn't record audio either. I downloaded sounds of waves and birds and added it in.
@bloblablah74097 ай бұрын
@@SDScuba That thing goes so far! I can't believe you flew it all the way from OB to the cove and handled to wind very well. Might have to get me one
@SDScuba7 ай бұрын
@bloblablah7409 that would be pretty impressive If it went that far but it's not that amazing. I flew the route in multiple segments and combined the footage. I drove up and stopped at a bunch of spots, flew that section and moved onto the next one, then combined them. They're great fun though.
@eprohoda7 ай бұрын
yo. useful done, have a good one! 😮
@peterbozzo14518 ай бұрын
Would be fun as you're diving and see a fisherman's line grab it and run with it And have a friend on the beach record it
@MicheleH669 ай бұрын
Very helpful tour.
@JamieSuzanne699 ай бұрын
I just began reading the book "Whalefall" by Daniel Kraus. The setting is Monestary Beach. I searched KZfaq to get a better idea of the beach and the dangerous dropoff described in the novel. I must say, your video gave me an awesome mental image of it! I actually SAW the dropoff as you were diving. What a strange and beautiful world our oceans are! 🌊🐚🪸🐠
@SDScuba8 ай бұрын
4And that drop-off is even worse in bigger surf. I just took a look at the book you mentioned an I'm considering ordering it. Did you enjoy it?
@Skrillozillion9 ай бұрын
This is a great video. That beach captured my imagination. Thanks.
@chazzman82069 ай бұрын
Clickbait title kinda sucks
@tamaramcbride41879 ай бұрын
Since youre in SD. Last time I snorkled jn the L J cove the red tide was so bad we couldnt see anymore than a foot or two in front in front of us. Nice to see this clip. Have a safe trip back.
@SDScuba8 ай бұрын
Thanks! Ya, the red tides can get pretty bad sometimes :(
@Syk00o019 ай бұрын
Is this a ok place for new divers or should they try somewhere else?
@mattp36949 ай бұрын
Try San Carlos beach in Monterey for beginners
@SDScuba8 ай бұрын
It's generally considered an advanced site. Consider talking to a guide if you'd like to dive it. Maybe dive San Carlos with them first and see what they say. Have fun!!
@AVSSharky26 күн бұрын
@@Syk00o01 ya a fun dive for beginners is Monterey to the right of pier 1 straight out in line with the fire station, there’s a submerged military vehicle out there in the sandy flats. 👍
@SeanRCope24 күн бұрын
Monterey boat launch near cannery row is best for beginners and a seal rookery. I had about 20 pups all around me, just like puppies. California certifies the safest divers due to conditions, poor visibility and currents mostly.
@efu-1010 ай бұрын
Fantastic dive guides as always SDScuba. I'm up in by Monterey but looking to dive in San Diego sometime, will definitely be following these guides
@SDScuba10 ай бұрын
Ahh thanks, That's great to hear. I'm up in monetary occasionally but I've only done a couple dives there. A few months back I dove and made a video on the North Monastery dive. I'd like to come back and do a few more for other popular dives there. Maybe you'd be interested in buddying up sometime for that?
@gagewhitmore121910 ай бұрын
Bluntnose six gills are such cool sharks to observe
@SDScuba10 ай бұрын
I love seeing these guys in the water. They look so prehistoric!
@gagewhitmore121910 ай бұрын
@@SDScuba for real Lol looks like they spawned in the wrong time period 😂. Gotta be honest it's one of the few shark species that as a whole are quite curious about us they don't really mind our company at all
@Thaustralia10 ай бұрын
7 gill shark I saw in La Jolla cove
@fmadden7110 ай бұрын
Honestly, some of my most peaceful, restful, enjoyably, days of my life were fishing right there in that cove, one summer about 20 years ago. (Right about where all those hobie cats are parked in your vid.) On weekdays there was almost no crowd. Fun spot because you really needed to know your bait as to what your would catch. Anything dead, like clams, shrimp, squid, would get you a stingray, which were annoying. But using live ghost shrimp was likely for you to catch spotted bay bass, halibut, or Calico bass (aka Kelp bass). The later two, if large enough to be legal, are good eating. And the fish always came in schools. So nothing for hours, then bam, all three to four rods would go off at once. Which is what made it so relaxing, but worth fish, type of place. Great vid! And in case you are wondering, yes, 20 years ago, that was a very common scuba spot then too. They did a lot of training there.
@SDScuba10 ай бұрын
Where do you get the ghost shrimp? Are those the ones people pump out of the sand. I see them over near dog beach sometimes collecting them.
@zodiac13811 ай бұрын
i don't dive but i do hav an affinity for the outdoors/ the ocean is another world! i live right here in sd it was so cool to see this video. Just found ur chnl,,dope content!
@michaelmski542111 ай бұрын
A great dive, penetration or not. Currents can be tricky.