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Over 35 Years Teaching Diving!

Thousands of Divers Trained from Beginners to Experts to Instructors
Freediving - SCUBA - Spearfishing - Lobstering - U/W Video - U/W Photo - Nitrox - Technical

Introductory Freediving Class

One 3 hour Class/Pool Session for 1 to 6 divers, with flexible schedules available.

Includes Safety Training, Performance Techniques, Static & Dynamic Breath-hold, Breathing
Efficiency, Weight Belt Rigging & Use, Surface Dives, Finning Techniques, and more.

One half day Ocean Session freediving offshore on our boat, the "Lady Go Diver."

Incudes Buddy Team Safety, Proper Weighting for Depth, Flag Floats & Line Use, and
Real Ocean Freediving on Coral Reefs to Depths of 33 Feet.

Only $199 which includes the boat charter! (Students provide freediving gear)

Dixie Divers - 455 S. Fed Hwy, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441 954-420-0009

Spearfishing Class for 1 to 4 divers, with flexible schedules available.

One 3 hour Classroom Session includes with presentations, hands on equipment
familiarization, Slide Show & Videos

One half day Ocean Spearfishing Session includes target shooting and real spearfishing,
(hopefully fish will join us), and includes the boat charter!

Only $199 which includes the boat charter! (Students provide all gear)

Dixie Divers - 455 S. Fed Hwy, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
954-420-0009

Pompano Beach Pier was damaged by Hurricane Sandy at the end of of Oct. and was closed for weeks,
as the water cleared I freedove & took pics & video of the marine life
(Click my facebook link for more)

"Lobster lovers take in hunting seminar in Pompano"

August 2, 2012|EMMETT HALL deerfieldforum@tribune.com, EMMETT HALL deerfieldforum@tribune.com

A large spotted lobster Diving Instructor Chad Carney with Bugzilla

"Bug mania has hit the shores of South Florida, and divers were out in force for the official lobster mini season that began July 25-26."

The eight-month regular season goes from Aug. 6 to March 31, but it is the traditional mini season that brings out the sporting instincts of an enthusiastic crowd of scuba divers and free divers hoping to snare their share of the Florida delicacy.

Instructor Chad Carney conducted the educational class that covered everything to do with lobstering from safety issues, proper gear, techniques on catching them, to cooking the prize. Carney, a marine hunter by nature, has been a certified diver since 1972 and an instructor since 1977.

He honed his craft on the shores of Tampa/St. Petersburg before calling Pompano Beach home this year. A boat captain and avid spear fisherman, he looks forward to the opening of lobster mini season every year.

"This is lobster mania and is a big part of our business and everybody rushes in for the two-day opening season," Carney said. "People still pile into the Keys, but the local reefs here are very successful and accessible. I love it here and the water is so clear, plus you can go offshore a little more than a mile and find some really deep wrecks."

Becoming a great bug catcher is an acquired skill and Chad was willing to share his knowledge and expertise on the subject.

Deerfield Beach resident Jay Gillespie, an amateur marine photographer, is more accustomed to diving with his strobe and camera than fishing. The mini lobster season is the only time he turns into a hunter.

"I haven't had any luck for the last five years, but I learned some new strategies here tonight," Gillespie said. "My wife loves lobster, so if I bring home some dinner for her this season, I'm golden."

TDI Tech Classes - privately & semi-privately
You don't have to get all new gear to Tech Dive
just add a little to your system and get some additional training

Your underwater adventure awaits!

Sheri Daye brings up a yellowfin grouper

Diving classes, taught privately or semi-privately at your location, from as far north as Jupiter & West Palm Beach
down through Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale and as far south as Hollywood & Miami
FLORIDA SKIN DIVER


Captain & Instructor Chad Carney    Over 35 Years Teaching Diving & Spearfishing
Pompano Beach, FL   Text or Call 727-423-7775
e-mail: chad.carney@yahoo.com

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