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- Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: Kayak & Canoe Reviews and Rigged Boats
- Topic: Considering Switching to a Kayak
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16953
Re: Considering Switching to a Kayak
I recently purchased a solo canoe, 11' 9",43 lbs. My other 16' weighs 86 lbs and is no fun with loading. Your right, my solo blows me around in the wind and does drip in on you when using a double blade. I use outriggers w/trolling motor and I would think twice about paddling or owning it if th...
- Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:20 pm
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: Weedon Island
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2205
Re: Weedon Island
Weedon as with many places can take a while to learn and most will be tight lipped on their spots. Alot depends on the tide, wind, water temp, time of year, etc. I rarely go there at low tide as I've other places that commonly produce. I like your described area early if I'm the 1st one there in the...
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:11 pm
- Forum: General Paddle Fishing
- Topic: Convince me to use artificials
- Replies: 32
- Views: 25231
Re: Convince me to use artificials
Regardless what you throw you have to have confidence it will work. If your casting for 15 minutes with no strikes, the urge to put the old reliable live bait into use is overwhelming, because you plain just want to catch fish. The problem is the cast at minute 16 would have produced. Don't give up ...
- Fri Nov 23, 2012 7:20 pm
- Forum: General Paddle Fishing
- Topic: Waterproof Camera Recommendations?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9657
Re: Waterproof Camera Recommendations?
I bought my wife a Canon D20 several months ago. She keeps it tethered to her yak and keeps in the floor or wherever. It's a real tough camera. I think it's rated for a depth of 33'.
- Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:20 pm
- Forum: Rigging and Product Review
- Topic: Trolling Motors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4190
Re: Trolling Motors
The car battery size, I've used two instead of a large one as they come in handy to adjust weight distribution. I've got a 300lb and a 160lb partner. I keep both batteries underneath me with the big fellow on board or I have one stuffed in the bow, one in the center if I'm by myself. I routinely hav...
- Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:18 pm
- Forum: Rigging and Product Review
- Topic: Trolling Motors
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4190
Trolling Motors
Often the conversation of trolling motors come up and I thought I would share my experience with size and lbs of thrust, something I found little reference to and had to learn on my own. I have 2 SOT's and 2 canoes, a OT 16'er and a solo 11'-9" OT Discovery. I prefer the canoes for fishing, use...
- Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:10 pm
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: What a day for trout!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4976
Re: What a day for trout!!
all my honey holes ? your right, I'm going to bring new meaning to what is known as a shotgun wedding.
- Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:39 am
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: What a day for trout!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4976
Re: What a day for trout!!
Tarpon 14089 may be a newbie but he is fishing my spots and will be cut off from my daughter if he speaks. Matter of fact, I may cut something else off.
- Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:57 pm
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: Flounder Outbreak
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1059
Flounder Outbreak
I've been fishing in Fl since 1983 since leaving the pristine trout waters of northern Utah. I have never caught the numbers I'm seeing now with flounder. December whatever, the day after the xmas coldfront, 5 hours on the water, no a creature was stirring not even a mouse, absolutely not a mullet s...
- Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:04 pm
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: Mullet on a gulp
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2146
Mullet on a gulp
Still scratchin my head, gulp thrown into the shallows around 5am this morning and catch mullet cleanly hooked in the lip.
- Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:31 pm
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: Seminole Coyote
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7639
Re: Seminole Coyote
after warning the neighbors of my sighting, one informed me they had discovered a (minus the meat) black cat in her yard a week previously. we've had a decent supply of rabbits around and several cats neighbors let roam. I'm guessing I'll have to watch my dogs until things settle down and the food s...
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:22 pm
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: Seminole Coyote
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7639
Re: Seminole Coyote
I live on dead end streeet off 102nd, not far from park. Have not seen any in awhile, figured park management had thinned them out, quietly.
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:08 pm
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: Seminole Coyote
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7639
Seminole Coyote
I live a mile from Seminole high school, step out front door at 8pm, coyote munching on something in front yard and he hauls butt when I come out, neighbor has/had 2 hen chickens, now down to one. I've seen them at 4am when heading out fishing, been 2 years, but never this early. They sure have adap...
- Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:27 am
- Forum: US - Florida - West Coast
- Topic: Bay Pines area
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1624
Bay Pines area
I had an unusual day Saturday, catching 9 different species of fish. Nothing of large poportions, except a good size flounder and sheepie. The snook/red/trout slam was only about 50", but that many species in the backwaters of Bay Pines made it a fun day.
- Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:38 am
- Forum: General Paddle Fishing
- Topic: Found Sunglasses
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1481
Found Sunglasses
I found a very expensive, high end, pair of sunglasses at a well known destination Saturday evening. I can't enjoy the find until I exhaust attempts to locate an owner. Anyone squinting in the sun today?
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:00 am
- Forum: General Paddle Fishing
- Topic: Best fishing canoe?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8206
Re: Best fishing canoe?
You want a side motor mount. I constantly move the shaft up and down and tilt when in shallow water. It would drive me nuts with it hanging straight behind me. The square ender typically has a broader beam and would be more stable though. Since your using a motor and ease of paddling is not an issue...