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Post by richm on Jun 9, 2024 14:26:05 GMT -5
Yesterday I tried to get dad out in time to go 10 miles out (1-2 ft seas) for some kings. Didn't work so after "fighting the current" said ugh after chart plotter would fire up at 0900 and turned back to the ramp, ran to house and swapped out heavy rods for spinning rods and grabbed 2 beers. Got back down and asked him where he wanted to start. The two answers were 15 miles apart. LoL! He's pretty sharp but i think he likes to mess w me too.
Cracked a beer and enjoyed it when we puttered out of slow zone. Tried a formerly decent fish spot and basically a zero - lil flounder, lil sheep, lil snook. Meanwhile the old man is tossing 6-inch mullet for a real fish. Bounced around a bit and headed into the back country, 88.6 degree water, still pretty clear. Two hours later he gets a small trout and is happy. I hadn't had a bite since game up using shrimp for baby mangroves.
Wind turned and picked-up. Was howling outta the SE as predicted. I put up an umbrella to keep him cool and did a one hand catch as it blew past my head. LoL! Went and tried some formerly good spots in the river and watched hundred upon hundreds of 6-inch mullet cruise on by. Finally I started netting them w my 5-ft net. Got 13 on one throw. Froze 45 for bottom fishing in a couple of weeks.
I'm at work - goofing off between projects. Aint no one else here...
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Post by whitebacon on Jun 9, 2024 16:25:47 GMT -5
He won't answer precisely. But I will tell you anywhere on the SW FL coast, its around 60+ miles to get that deep. That depth of water is similar to the 65' stuff in the same general region. Hard bottom, relic limestone ledges. Snapper and grouper nirvana. The snaps at 160' are so thick you can't get a bait to the bottom to catch a grouper. Most times you get bit on the way down, long before you can lock the drag after free-spooling 50+ yards hoping to feel the bottom. We ran bout 59 miles almost on a due W heading. We left out of O'neils. I have/had some numbers out in this area that were pretty productive, some springs, ledges and a WWII uboat wreck or so I was told. It had collapsed on itself but was still hold some fish. So you know the lay of the land, so to speak. Like you, I had a bunch of numbers, given to me. I was taught old school, from serious tough guys. Just always watch the bottom machine. Out there, as you well know, is basically virgin ground. Inshore wrecks and stuff, that you know about, are always worth exploring again, and again. Prior to 2003, ish, I had never caught a true red snapper. Then, it was like, who the hell is making these rules up.
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Post by Mango Man on Jun 9, 2024 16:52:19 GMT -5
Back in the 60's - early 70's the Scalies (Red Snapper) were thick. Hell, so were the grouper. Somewhere around here (a different laptop) I have some numbers in 20 ft that carry some nice gags in the winter. I had some numbers given to me, bought a couple but found many on my own. Funny, but it's amazing what you can figure out about the bottom.
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Post by 4ward on Jun 13, 2024 17:18:21 GMT -5
Dang chicken rode 15 miles to gas up. Then waited at the boat ramp until 9:30 last night until the boys got back. Jumped up and layed on the hood of the truck. Never saw her before, we don’t have any chickens. She got a ride home and was given to one of our neighbors this afternoon.
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Post by swampdog on Jun 13, 2024 17:22:29 GMT -5
Is that an egg in the pic?
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Post by 4ward on Jun 13, 2024 17:32:31 GMT -5
Is that an egg in the pic? There were 2. Cody called me from the gas station accusing me of playing a joke on him. I haven’t laughed that hard in a while.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 13, 2024 20:16:18 GMT -5
Fresh eggs! Give it a good home.
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Post by madm002 on Jun 14, 2024 12:28:54 GMT -5
Goingn to be a long day, cleaned the patio, getting the sand off the patio from the extension, trimmed the yard the yard people cant seem to get it right. Puttered around the house until my son showed up and we raised the tent for the party tonight. Got to pick up the food at 4.30, Mom at 5 and then the family and neighborhood strap hangers show up for the party. Extra bourbon on back up. Mariachis at 7.30. Neighbors warned. My retirement party, you will probably hear it for a few miles.
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 14, 2024 13:03:35 GMT -5
Goingn to be a long day, cleaned the patio, getting the sand off the patio from the extension, trimmed the yard the yard people cant seem to get it right. Puttered around the house until my son showed up and we raised the tent for the party tonight. Got to pick up the food at 4.30, Mom at 5 and then the family and neighborhood strap hangers show up for the party. Extra bourbon on back up. Mariachis at 7.30. Neighbors warned. My retirement party, you will probably hear it for a few miles. Enjoy your next phase.
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Post by swampdog on Jun 14, 2024 14:18:07 GMT -5
Just remember one thing. There’s life after the party, so don’t go to far into shaken something apart on the dancing and especially the limbo contest. Happy Retirement bud!
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Post by mackeralsnatcher on Jun 14, 2024 15:11:32 GMT -5
Enjoy your new found free time.
That was sarcasm, you will be asking yourself shortly "how the hell did I get anything done when i was working"
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Post by Tarpon65 on Jun 14, 2024 15:25:50 GMT -5
Work was slow, so I snuck out to cut the yard. It started drizzling just as I began, but didn't get much worse until I was done. Perfect timing for once!
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Post by conchydong on Jun 16, 2024 14:31:06 GMT -5
Got out fishing this morning. Got our 2 man limit of Bluelines (4) and our vessel limit of one small Snowy. Also caught a Blackline Tilefish. I have only caught three of them in 30 years of deep dropping.
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Post by conchydong on Jun 26, 2024 13:50:50 GMT -5
Went fishing this morning. Got the one fish per vessel Snowy. Probably the last one this year as the two months season closes Sunday and I don’t go out on weekends. At least it was decent size.
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 29, 2024 22:42:44 GMT -5
p107 lean code. Plan was just to pull MAS sensor. But once I got that off I was like , might as well pull the throttle body spacer. And since the spacer is off might as well pull the entire throttle body.
Cleaned the throttle body, broke heater core line. Ordered new IAC sensor , new gaskets , and new heater core line. Changed oil on wifes car.
Rained hard here all day so it was the perfect garage day.
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