G’mornin. Just got a message from Nino, a friend who a couple of months ago had no idea what it was to fish for crappie and other panfish like we do. I have lit a fire by introducing him to this type of fishing that we all enjoy. He has the
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I got out of work early so I ran an errand with my Queen and hooked up and went to my office. Cool temps, like mid sixties and a north wind with a bite. They were there and my lizard friends were working on their tans. Just a few pics before
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I’ll have to sit in my hands to keep from waving at everybody!!! I met up with Slimjim and Nino at the ramp before seven with each of us in our own boats. The wind was forecast to be low at 4 and while it was low early on, it wasn’t 4. We all
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It really isn’t but it’s the ramp from which I chase the local pet bluegills and such. The celebration is that they finally opened the ramp on Thursday. It’s been closed and unsafe since the hurricanes that went through months ago. Today was
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Having spoken of fishing several times with a friend from the clay target club we both belong to, yesterday was the day to get it done. Nino has fished most of his life but mostly salt water and had never trolled fresh water like we do. We
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My last treatment was yesterday and now I just have to be patient and heal as best I can. This morning I woke just a little early and had the boat already hooked up so I snuck out for a few after a quick bite. They’re always quick these days.
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I had other reasons to go today, but I’ll get to that in a minute. A week ago a good friend and member had me over to enjoy the monster moon bluegill bite he was on. We made around 5 stops after meeting at first light. Heat drives everything
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Slept in all the way til 5:30 and got some breakfast and a cup of coffee. Hooked up last night so I was all ready to go. Got on the water just about 7 to find green algae everywhere. Don’t remember seeing this in the past so I’m no help in
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As life progresses, time becomes a hard commodity to find. My bestest fishin buddy told me it was time to go but we couldn’t stay long because she had to work later. I’ll take what I can get. In just after six and ran a little bit in the cool
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I was up and my morning routine done, so off I went. Already hooked from the night before I was floating in mere minutes. Started slow but well, fish number three went in the box. Had it planned that if the fish cooperated I would keep about
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But they weren’t to be found like I thought they would be. Nothing but 2lb today and mostly a 1/64 hand tie jig. My first spot usually gives up a good bull Gill or two at least. I had one medium sized Gill on til he turned near the boat and
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To start the day. I didn’t want to go far or stay very long, had plans of being home by 10. And I was, mark that on the calendar cuz I never make it home on time when I go fishin. Put in at Volusia County park and messed around close by, but
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I had to try my hand and see if last weekend was a dumb luck story. So this trip I pulled the skiff and 10 rods to see if I could get into some serious harvesting. I told myself that if I got into some good fish in good numbers that I’d spend
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Haven’t been in near thirty years but I went offshore with my SIL today. Mike has a very nice 22’ center console well suited for the task. A few large fish were fought today but mostly in Mike's friends boat that was fishing nearby. I didn’t
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Took a couple of days off before I lost em at the end of the year. I turned 65 on Tuesday and that seemed like as good an excuse as any. I hadn’t been to the salt for a while so that’s where I wound up. Tuesday I went solo in the Jon and it
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