2011June3 Scuba Dive on Oil Rig MP-175 - 50 miles south of Pascagoula Mississippi

This Dive was made during a primofish fishing trip with Don Luedke of Gautier, MS. He brought his son Evan, his Son-in-Law Steve McAlexander, and 10 year old Chandler, all from Huntsville, Alabama. My boys Paul (16) and Luke (14) worked the Deck. The day started out skirting Water Spouts, but soon the Sun came out and we went to work bagging our limit of Red Snapper. We also caught a nice Flounder, 2 Scamp Grouper, several Sharks, and a nice Gag Grouper which we released. We fished toward FH-7 and MP-175. Me and my boys made dives on MP-175. The water was milky on top, but cleared up between 30 and 100 feet with visibility approaching 100 feet in that window. I had an awesome encounter with a Manta Ray which I caught on Video. See all the pictures and video at primofish.

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[fjammer22]

Awesome video! I just got scuba certified and will start a job in the summer working on rigs. I hope to be able to do this! Do you have any spearfishing vids?