A buddy and I will be in Monterey this next week, starting 4/19 to 4/22, We will stay at a campground KOA Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay north of Moss Beach. If conditions look good and you want to go that weekend, let us know. I am new to freediving, experienced scuba diver, my buddy is from Hawaii and is experienced at freediving and spearfishing. Where do you dive in Santa Cruz area, interested in learning spots to go. I will let my Buddy/Steve know you may go this weekend, he may be interested, I am working this weekend, Good luck, Ron.

If you are staying towards moss landing I would recommend diving in Monterey. The water clarity is much better and is usually better protected from swell. Sadly I won't be around this tie  during your weekend trip, but i would recommend trying still water cove or carmel beach. Best of luck out there.

If you can find a scupper classic or any scupper pro kayak they will be well worth your money.
 Search Facebook marketplace or Craigslist. You can usually find one for 300 or under. The perception is also a great kayak if you can get a twin hatch.

Look into boat anodes. They are sacrificial metals (like zinc and aluminum).

Hi all!
 I know we are still a few month away from when halibut start returning to the shallow water, but i seem to be getting an  itch for trying my hand at halibut again. Iv tried last year unsuccessfully in Santa cruz, but i am not sure if was looking in the right areas. I did go between the sand channels in the eel grass and reef. Though I have also heard they tend to frequent the surf breaks where food gets turned up. If anyone has some advice on how to find these tricky fish i will take all i can get.

I'd be happy to show a new guy The ropes. Better to dive with someone than nobody at all, and  As long as you don't mind 5ft viz in  sc you should be ok.

Hi everyone. Just want to introduce myself. My name is Jacob and I'm looking for some possible buddies to go kayak spearfishing in Santa Cruz or Monterey. I just got a scupper classic and have been wanting to test It out.  If anyone is available let me know.

It definitely can be done successfully, here is a photo from 11/22/2022

well you got a picture of me with my best lingcod there sand dab😂 that was on last month. The water was 15-20ft viz that day.

I dive out of Santa Cruz all the time. Honestly I find it more productive than Monterey if you’re willing to deal with terrible viz. It also helps that there is much less pressure on the fish up here.