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  1. phatdaddy

    Red Snapper Trip

    Red snapper opened up here in the gulf on June 1st. Local supply house had a trip for a contractor I work with. Had great weather and got some great fish, everyone caught their limit of snapper, 2 per person. Topped off the box with B-Liners and Pogies. Not a V20 trip, but fishin is fishin
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    Two first in one trip

    Water finally got warm enough to start wade fishing,77*, so I went Saturday. Usually I fish with live bait,but this time i was throwing a soft bait. My first Spanish Mackeral of the year & my first Pompano caught in the bay wading.
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    Finally,Fresh Ftsh

    wind has been blowing for a month, but finally got out yesterday Went surf fishing for my wife's birthday. had a great time and managed to bring this girl home spring is here not sure why the photo is not showing Imgur must have changed something edit Finally figured it out
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    First Fish 2024

    Wife was off today, light winds, high in the mid 60s so we went for it. First time we ve been out since mid november. Did not plan on fishing, but tossed a rod and plug in the boat. Trolled around the flats looking for new spots and found this little guy. Undersized and out of season, back...
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    Servicing reels this winter

    It s been super cold the last couple of weeks, so i ve been going thru my reels cleaning and greasing as needed. I found a guy on YouTube,Second Chance Reels . He is out of New Jersey. Super informative with great videos of most any kind of reel. I have mostly Penns and Diawas and most are...
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    Any good boating related gifts this year?

    One thing about boating and fishing, wife and kids always know what to get me. Seems every time i go out, i lose or break something. I got my annual pair of Xtra Tuff boots, a pair of braid scissors, some Fish Bites bait and a couple pair of Hook and Tackle shorts. How bout u guys?
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    Took the V out today!!

    Wife finally got the ok from doc to go out in the boat couple of weeks ago. Weathers been iffy and busy working on projects, but today was great and a break in work, so we went. Haven t been out in 4-6 weeks, almost forgot how to hook it all up. We left about 11 , putzed around for about 4...
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    boats by the road

    was sliding down a YouTube rabbit hole when i came across this segment on a V20 tried to post a live link, but no go. go to YouTube and search, " what's it worth? Wellcraft V-20"
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    Pompano 2023

    Not a great start to the spring run, went yesterday for a couple of hours. Heard they starting to show up. Had good whiting bite and then this guy staggered by. He was 12 inches from nose to fork in the tail. That gives you an idea how big the 2 whiting were, definitely studs for our area...
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    Spanish have arrived

    Just like the swallows at Capistrano, the Spanish have arrived on schedule. Always heard the third foggy morning in March, they would be here. Monday was the third foggy morning, so my son and I went Tuesday. They were here. Not Giants, but they made respectable tacos hopefully Pompano...
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    Spring is just around the corner

    Well, not really, but after this week of artic air, I had to go out today. Trolled a little, but no bites. Highs were in the low 70's. light NE winds. Hang in there boys, spring's coming
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    Brrrrrr!!!!

    I know most of you guys are used to this weather, but I m not looking forward to the next couple of days. High teens, low twenties here. Too much for my Florida blood. Don t know how people do this for months at a time Stay safe, be careful everyone
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    Hey Giorgio, guess what i caught today

    so weird, you brought up sea bass, I said i had not caught one in 20 years. Trolling for grouper today, caught this one. Actually, a pretty good one for around here once again, looks better on the cooler G, thanks for the good karma
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    Finally, found time to fish!!

    October, November, and December are my favorite time of year. Great weather, no tourist, my work slacks off and grouper bite is on. Well, new grandbaby put a screeching halt to that, been watching her 4-5 hours a day. Weather bad on the weekends, holiday stuff, etc. Had a chance to go this...
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    Hey Spare, need some Merc advice

    I think my trim motor took a dump this weekend. I have the service manual and they tell me to pull the trim assy off to change motor. Friend of mine told me he swapped his in place. Just wondering if you had any experience with them. It’s a 150 4S. 2016 Thanks
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    Hurricane in the Gulf

    Whole peninsula of Florida is going to impacted by this mess. Worst part is how slow it is moving. Looks like a Cat 3 or 4, but scaling down as it comes ashore. No where near me, but I know we have some members down there. I m pretty sure it is near Fermanator. Also know we have some guys near...
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    Anyone use the Rydlyme engine flush

    Just wondering if anyone has ever used this product. I usually flush with the SaltAway system,but don t really know if it does any good. Have read that this stuff is a little more aggressive.
  18. phatdaddy

    Got Crabs!!

    In the redfish post, I said we had picked up some crabs, but not enough to make a meal. Well, yesterday we went out for a couple of hours and while I fished, wife picked up 10 more so had enough to pick out. these are the bodies after cleaning top shell,guts and trimming mouth and legs...
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    Red Fish for dinner

    Just letting you guys know, I am still getting out and fishing a little went out about 10, just to get in the water to beat the heat, put a live chofer, pinfish, on and threw it out. put rod in holder and set back in deck chair. Kinda halfway snoozin when the drag starts screaming, ended up...
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    Redfish

    Went trolling for a king mackerel, no luck came back in the bay to swim and cool off, caught a few pinfish and threw one out just for something to do managed to bring this guy home for supper Florida slot limit is 18 to 27 inches, he was 24, so just right decided to try some gyotaku (sp?)...
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