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Question about the 40-90 ft drop off Marathon

Time BanditTime Bandit Posts: 25 Greenhorn
in Keys General Fishing & The Outdoors #1
Hey folks, has anyone ever done any diving on that 40-90 foot drop off of Marathon? Reason I ask is that I want to know what the bottom composition is on that drop. I've been told it's mostly limestone which sort of makes sense.


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  • grey2112grey2112 Posts: 139 Deckhand
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    Yes, I have. And yes, it is mostly limestone, not a lot of concentrated structure. I didn't find it particularly "fishy" with regards to fish I would shoot/eat. Lots of other fish, though (pretty ones, parrotfish, etc.) I even found a few lobster (BIG ones) in about 60 feet of water one time. Lots of sea fans, sponges, coral, etc. But again, very spread out.
  • Time BanditTime Bandit Posts: 25 Greenhorn
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    Thank you for the response. Were there any holes in it, I.e., the Swiss cheese type of bottom you see around the big bend region?


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  • grey2112grey2112 Posts: 139 Deckhand
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    Time Bandit wrote: »
    Thank you for the response. Were there any holes in it, I.e., the Swiss cheese type of bottom you see around the big bend region?


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    Not much, but granted I only did 2 drops and didn't cover a lot of ground. I'll be there for a week this coming week starting Saturday and might get a chance to dive that area, though we are concentrating more on lobster in the shallower areas, spearing on the patch reefs in less than 50', and dolphin fishing.
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