smhendrix wrote:
Hey mate, if your new to the sport, firstly welcome.. you'll love it!
If your new I personally would reccomend hitting PPB (Port Phillip Bay).
you won't have the issue of swell or rips.. unless your close to the heads.
try dives near, curlewis, portarlington, St Leonards, indented heads,
if you get a buddy there are some good drifts at Queenscliff.
you will want to do ocean dives, the best way is go with someone who already knows what they're doing and can show you the ropes.
if only there was some kind of forum where you could try and meet with dive buddies.... oh well!
finally use google earth, learn the marine parks, fish ID and be honest about how competent you are in the water,
and people will hav eno hassle taking you for a dive!
hope that helps,
shannon, (bored at work!)
everything shannon said im new myself the hardest thing is know what species is what study the fish species in ppb as a starting point theres no ponit spearing what you cant eat google maps is your friend im forever looking along the shorelines on ppb on what i think would be a good spot
i have started shallow and each trip and with comfort i head deeper and deeper