Thread: Tampa Speckled Crappie Perch

Nice report and great pics.

Just a J-16 with large front deck and bench in back. Tiller merc and a lawn chair to face backwards if needed. With two one up front with cooler as a seat and the other in back on lawn chair opposite sides, pushing or pulling. Remote great white T-motor 12v. Just a fishing skiff, all I need.

Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Post up some pics of that skiff yer hiding.

2003 4 door 3.0 with 121000 miles had it about a year. Pulls my little skiff just fine.

Originally Posted by fishin813

I had 2 of the 3.0 6cylinder ones - 153,000 on first one - 173,000 on second - pulled the procraft with both of them -
at 70 mph plus neither one gave me any problems..............was told by 2 dealerships that 3.0 was not able to pull boat & trailer that
heavy down the road......................Well lookie here.................
Loved them trucks...............

Extremely versitile - could turn them on dime - get 8 cents back...............

4.0 litre ones - were not good - they had a lot of valve train problems.........vs the 3.0 litre ones

Don't remember that lake Harold. You talking Mattie? If so not that one. This one is in north Tampa. Brother has key from HOA. No public access since I was a kid, oh wait I'm still a kid at heart, not since I was a teen.

Originally Posted by fishin813

Excellant report -best thing going is your fishing with your bother -(great thing - he is super fisherman)
your having good time - commradship

Good looking pictures - several females, couple maies..............

Is this the lake we talked about 3-4 yrs back that is almost totally private - get in by use of key ?

You are correct - it was the one you said Brother had a key - north end of tampa
You were hoping some day to get on again - hadn't been on it since you were in teens.

Very little pressure on this lake. Houses almost entire shore, but don't see anyone fishing.

Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Agreed on the Ranger. Wish Ford would bring them back or at least run them under the Mazda label again. Would sure make the battle in my head a lot easier right now. I have seen talks of it but the ones they are selling overseas look more like the Sporttrack than the Ranger.

Mike, I read recently that Ford was going to bring them back. Maybe it is the truck you are talking about. And nice catch guys!!