Destin Offshore

Aboard the Back Down 2 (a custom-built marine marine convertible) out of Destin, Florida. The late-spring morning couldn't have been much nicer, and Capt. Gary Jarvis (www.backdown2.com) made a two-hour run to some rigs off the Alabama coast in 500 to 700 feet. Almost at once, we were hooking up.

All photos by Doug Olander