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Re: Mark Cuban makes some sense
He’s been typing with 4 hands since he was 8. Sometimes they get knotted up.joelunchbucket said:As for who gain......Who polices the grammar police?He’s been on a roll here lately! LOL
dave44
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Re: How bout some levity corona memes go here
Not coronavirus related, but I thought this was pretty funny....
Tarponator
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Ditch pickles.
Since my last post I've been fishing several times a week as usual. Yesterday was a disaster though. Broke my favorite worm rod, bent a prop almost beyond repair, caught a gar and lost my best buzzbait to a mudfish. On the other hand fishing has been pretty good lately for bass. Caught my personal best bass last week @ Lake Panasoffke. Went the next day and didn't catch nearly as many. Couple of pictures.
Alex from GA
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Offshore Mayport
Ran out to 160 yesterday and did pretty well with the bottom dwellers. Current wasn't bad in the morning, picked up a little in the afternoon. Ran into 120 in the afternoon and picked up some nice b-liners. Rough on the way out 3-5 tight together but smoothed out nice on the way in. We trolled from 160 out a little past the ledge and back in for about 1-1.5 hrs with no takers. All in all I'd call it a good day.
Family Tradition
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Weekend Getaway
Made a trip down to Jupiter this weekend and finally got to check a sailfish off my list. Scattered weeds made it nearly impossible to troll so we switched to drifting live pilchards on a ledge just outside of the inlet both days. Friday my little brother landed a sail and Saturday was my turn. Pretty cool watching a 2nd sail follow mine up to the boat on Sunday.
Nicks sail on Friday...
My Sail on Saturday...
Check out the 2nd sail in the back ground...
Nicks sail on Friday...
My Sail on Saturday...
Check out the 2nd sail in the back ground...
Cast_N_Blast
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Re: Time for a new best buddy
The handles on the life jacket are a life saver when trying to get a swimming/clawing dog back in the boat
Saltygatorvet
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Re: Any here who sail?
My advice would be to seek professional help and tread lightly before you leap. I sincerely hope you find enjoyment with it. I did not... It didn't take me long to discover i much preferred this kinda wind power to push me along on the water. 
Big Mak
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Re: You Guys Are Boring This Month
Been sweating at Deer Camp..It's 5 acres away.
Just rebuilt the Deck and put a Roof over the front of the Shop this weekend.
Behind the Deck is the Bachelor Pad for overnighters. Bunk beds , Full shower and of course AC.
To the right of the shop door is one of our Cookrooms . We all meet up there zero dark thirty for the days hunt over coffee and lies.
Been running cameras all over the place just cause I like to .
Bucks are about 5 inches tall in full Velvet on them , Hogs are all over and no where..changes weekly.
Fishing a bit for Trout / Reds. Big Bend Salt is 13 miles to 3 Ramps..
Cleaned up one of my local Ramps the other morning and did a Dump run .
Slobs are everywhere....
Just rebuilt the Deck and put a Roof over the front of the Shop this weekend.
Behind the Deck is the Bachelor Pad for overnighters. Bunk beds , Full shower and of course AC.
To the right of the shop door is one of our Cookrooms . We all meet up there zero dark thirty for the days hunt over coffee and lies.
Been running cameras all over the place just cause I like to .
Bucks are about 5 inches tall in full Velvet on them , Hogs are all over and no where..changes weekly.
Fishing a bit for Trout / Reds. Big Bend Salt is 13 miles to 3 Ramps..
Cleaned up one of my local Ramps the other morning and did a Dump run .
Slobs are everywhere....
Re: Shrimp
Keep this in mind: Shrimping is a COMMUNAL activity.
In other words it's okay to get close, look, ask and all the other things that cause problems if you do them with most other types of fishing. And it means you can steal spots.....as long as you abide by the first rule.....it's a COMMUNAL activity and are therefore polite to other folks when they get close, look, ask and the like.
Next thing. You need 2 nets. One for bait and one for food. Bigger net with larger mesh for food. Smaller mesh net for bait.
And you need to have self control. Just because you're catching a hundred a toss and being able to cull out 10-15 from each toss to keep does not mean you should not just go fishing instead. Fact is that it's usually a sign of two things, to small a mesh net, hence you are catching all the tiny ones, and we're on the way to a darn good late season when they will be bigger.....so hold off.
Got to keep in mind that white shrimp, that's the preponderance of what we'll get in the river. they are not very hardy, especially when very small or when growing fast. This being the case a great portion of what you toss back from that net full f little stuff dies. Not really the best plan when that sort of thing is multiplied across a whole bunch of fishermen.
And.......take care of what you catch! Don't just pile them in a cooler with a little ice. MIX them with ice, a lot of ice.....IMMEDIATELY. Even better is ice-water slush. Some folks even add a bit of salt to it to get it to cool better. This will benefit you in two ways.....actually 3.
1. If you cool the immediately you'll be able to pull the veins with the heads when you get to them that evening. Let them get warm for any length of time and it won't work.
2. You can keep them longer fresh if you cool them immediately. Maybe a week or more which gives time to enjoy them fresh a number of times and ways. This holds true for fish too.....obviously.
3. The ones you put up for bait will be BETTER bait when the time comes......which should translate into more fish.
The're more......but that's a start.
In other words it's okay to get close, look, ask and all the other things that cause problems if you do them with most other types of fishing. And it means you can steal spots.....as long as you abide by the first rule.....it's a COMMUNAL activity and are therefore polite to other folks when they get close, look, ask and the like.
Next thing. You need 2 nets. One for bait and one for food. Bigger net with larger mesh for food. Smaller mesh net for bait.
And you need to have self control. Just because you're catching a hundred a toss and being able to cull out 10-15 from each toss to keep does not mean you should not just go fishing instead. Fact is that it's usually a sign of two things, to small a mesh net, hence you are catching all the tiny ones, and we're on the way to a darn good late season when they will be bigger.....so hold off.
Got to keep in mind that white shrimp, that's the preponderance of what we'll get in the river. they are not very hardy, especially when very small or when growing fast. This being the case a great portion of what you toss back from that net full f little stuff dies. Not really the best plan when that sort of thing is multiplied across a whole bunch of fishermen.
And.......take care of what you catch! Don't just pile them in a cooler with a little ice. MIX them with ice, a lot of ice.....IMMEDIATELY. Even better is ice-water slush. Some folks even add a bit of salt to it to get it to cool better. This will benefit you in two ways.....actually 3.
1. If you cool the immediately you'll be able to pull the veins with the heads when you get to them that evening. Let them get warm for any length of time and it won't work.
2. You can keep them longer fresh if you cool them immediately. Maybe a week or more which gives time to enjoy them fresh a number of times and ways. This holds true for fish too.....obviously.
3. The ones you put up for bait will be BETTER bait when the time comes......which should translate into more fish.
The're more......but that's a start.
bswiv
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Re: Keaton Beach boat hazards
So can I Art. What we did in the narrow water ways in 'Nam to slow down and foul sampans and other little craft trying to move munitions at night. But some of our tricks did more than foul props. The props were the trigger, but good ole C-4 and semtex did the rest.
redeye76
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