Dive Review of Scuba Shack in
The Continental USA/Pensacola

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Scuba Shack: "Excellent night dive", Sep, 2015, by Bill McManus, TN, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 8448 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
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Comments	Dove the Joe Patti Barge twice on a recent Saturday night. It was terrific - lots of small sea life, including 2-3 octopus, which hide among the many holes and metal sculptures. It was warm, shallow (50' to sand, 40 to deck), and had no current or jellyfish (on a different visit a month earlier we were surrounded by jellies). You see several different types of sea life among the muck, on the end of the barges and on top. If you turn off your lights and clap, you should be rewarded with bioluminescence. The dive operator was the Scuba Shack, though not on their larger boat. This was a smaller boat, we had just 6 divers and a Dive Master - Chris, who I found as attentive as you wanted/needed him.The Captain (Ty?) was friendly and helpful. I've no qualms about recommending them and would gladly dive with them again (this was my 3rd trip with the Scuba Shack). Plenty of water and fruit during the breaks.
Websites	Scuba Shack
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Historically, mostly cold-water, but have been on Floridas East coast and Grand Cayman
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-40 Ft/ 9-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None - the captain and Dive Master knew my dive buddy and I and our capabilities. They made sure our descent and ascents were observed and allowed us our freedom or to join him as desired
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Scuba Shack in The Continental USA/Pensacola

Scuba Shack: "Excellent night dive", Sep, 2015,

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Dive Review of Scuba Shack in
The Continental USA/Pensacola