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Reviewer |
Site Condition |
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| Name: | Jesse Rorabaugh | Entry: | 
5.00
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| Email: | Click Here | Bottom: | 
3.00
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| City: | Ithaca | Reef: |
3.00
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| State: | NY | Animal: | 
4.00
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| Country: | USA | Plant: |
3.00
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| Diving: | 5 years | Facilities: |
4.00
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| Dives: | 30 | Solitude: |
3.00
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| Roads: |
4.00
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Evaluation |
*Average: |
3.59 |
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| I have dove here twice. The first time was my first attempt at abalone diving. This made a good first place to learn as it was reasonably calm that day. Visibility was about 15-20 feet. While there, I was only able to get a single legal abalone in about two hours. I had fun though. I have also learned since then that the south side of the cove seems to be a little more productive than the north side in that respect. The second trip I was attempting to spearfish while free diving. This did not go very well. Conditions were poor, maybe 10 foot visibility, and heavy surge. There were a few large black rockfish, but not very large numbers of them, and they were very skittish. I also was within inches of getting a china rockfish. I did end up going home empty handed. However, my two friends also had about the same luck, neither catching anything. I did notice that the scuba people were picking up large lingcod directly in the center of the cove, in around thirty or forty foot water. | |||
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Enjoyment Level |
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| Snorkel: |
4.00
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| Beginner: |
3.00
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| Intermediate: |
4.00
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| Advanced: | 
2.00
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| Night diving: |
3.00
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Seasonal Information |
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| Season: | Fall | ||
| Year: | 2003 | ||
| Visibility: |
2.00 |
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| Current: |
4.00
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| Surf: |
4.00 |
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