Hey all,

I'm thinking about organizing an 'expedition' dive out of Cayman Brac
this fall to "Pickle Bank".

Its around 60 miles out; Long/Lat is:

20 deg 23.469 min N
080 deg 27.108 min W

Which is roughly midway to Cuba.

Information that I've found on it is that it is a (very?) occasional
fishing location for Caymanians.  Sounds like most of the trips out
there are primarily to look for the bigger pelagics (wahoo, etc) for a
fishing contest.

Basic report is:  "...top of a submerged seamount about three miles
long and one mile wide. The undersea mountain rises up from the ocean
floor 6,000 feet below, ascending to within 72 feet of the surface.
The shallow water environment attracts a multitude of small fish and
reef dwelling life, that in turn attracts the predators in the form
of
shark, barracuda, tuna, dolphin, marlin and wahoo."

General expectation would be for bluewater conditions with currents
likely over a deepwater coral reef.  There's been fishermen up there,
but don't know if there's ever been any divers.  Thoughts?

-hh