A place to dive and look in florida

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Tenderfoot
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Hello everyone im new to the site so please excuse me for not understanding this forum yet. Im going to be certified as a diver in in a couple weeks and maybe in the future i would like to go to florida and do some diveing with a metal detector i do understand that alot of areas there are leased and a person cant go in those waters with a detector.But i was wondering if there were places like between the leased ares that a person could do this any help would be great . i also know that a person can pay people to take them out as well but im just looking to do this for a family fun day and maybe get lucky and find a coin that wont cost a arm and leg. We are also wanting to do some reef diveing as well as metal detecting thanks for any help Larry E
 

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hunterray2002

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Yes there are. I do know that you can also dive with some crews that for a small fee will let you take out a boat and you get a salvors tag. Not what I'd be into. lol ,Give Gary Drayton a shout on facebook . He can help.
 

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ok i sent him a message on facebook maybe he will get back with me thank you will take all the advice i can get
 

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ok i sent him a message on facebook maybe he will get back with me thank you will take all the advice i can get

hey, let us know how you get on?
I'd like to try that when I head up there (but I don't do Facebook!!)
 

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i added him as a freind but i havent been able to talk with him yet im going over to the ship wreck section and post there maybe i will get some info there
 

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i added him as a freind but i havent been able to talk with him yet im going over to the ship wreck section and post there maybe i will get some info there

cool!
let me know what happens, even with a PM?

I's sure like to try this!!
 

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You can purchase a sub-contract from Sean Fisher (Mel Fisher's son) to dive on the Atocha Treasure Trail! Whatever you locate and bring up, you split 50/50 with them.


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You can purchase a sub-contract from Sean Fisher (Mel Fisher's son) to dive on the Atocha Treasure Trail! Whatever you locate and bring up, you split 50/50 with them.


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But that's $2000 yes?

does that fee cover any number of divers on the boat, OR is per person?
is there someone on the boat with you to see what you find or is it down to good old fashion honesty in declaring stuff?
 

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But that's $2000 yes?

does that fee cover any number of divers on the boat, OR is per person?
is there someone on the boat with you to see what you find or is it down to good old fashion honesty in declaring stuff?

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Yes, it is $2,000 to get a sub-contract!

You will probably have to call Sean to find that information out! However, I would imagine that if you are working as a salvage team as a business, then everyone is covered under the one contract but if not a business, he will probably charge each and every person that will be diving. Sean has been at this stuff for a long time, so I would imagine someone will be placed on your' boat or be on a boat tied off to your's to check everything coming up from the bottom.

If you decide to go for it, just try to make sure that the Salvage Company onsite is not calling the shots.


Frank
 

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Hey Larry it depends where you are going. I have spent a lot of times diving in the keys. If you say the area you are going people might be able to point you in the right direction
 

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The best thing to do in florida is just dive anyplace and see what happens. Your chance of finding silver bars is slim, but you can find plenty of other interesting things related to florida's history.

Try the reefs off Elliot Key, Sand Key, Key Biscayne. Also inside Biscayne Bay in the shallows near to miami. The water is not as clear but you can still dive it.
 

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