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Usually AJ's are mid to high in the water column. Put a heavy weight ( 8oz ) and get your bait to the bottom quickly.

John Swanson ( St Marks Pro ) is another tarpon guy out of St Marks-

WTB a Garmin 8 pin power cord that works with a 1040 Chartplotter. Will be in the area next week, thanks

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Long, long, ago

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Water temps were mid-60's?

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Congrats on the move and new house and land. Enjoy those blue waters!

Dragging the boat from NC down to Crystal River in a few weeks, we've rented a house with a dock for a week.
Any tips and tricks for inshore and maybe nearshore for the area? Any worries about navigation?

All info is good info!

That would make a nice river drift boat!

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silverking wrote:Good to see your post, SrBenda! Getting tired of ice fishing at home?

Never a dull moment in the Bahamas, even from shore. You could catch a different species on every cast.

Freshwater is just awful. There's no replacement for the salt.

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We rent-

We looked at quite a few places for sale this past trip, but the prices were quite optimistic. We're likely to build something in the future, and that way we'll be confident in it's ability to withstand storms. Deltec has a nice kit that is very energy efficient, and very storm-resistant.

Since it's a chilly February ( everywhere ) I thought I'd share a few photos from a trip to the Bahamas from December. As usual, we visited the island of Eleuthera, located in the Central Bahamas, and about 70nm east of Nassau. With the exception of one day, all of the fishing was from the shore, wh...

Live bait for sure, although they will hit big swimbaits as well. I've used the "Billfish" series of Eagle hooks which are strong, in a 7/0 size. Rig your bait, and either flat line it or a small sinker to get it down, and hold on. Make sure you're using at least 65# line, and get prepared...

rockyg wrote:I'm going to miss your fishing reports too. You posted more reports where you didn't catch squat than anyone on here ever.

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This is true.
Never be afraid to admit failure!

Hit-n-Miss wrote:Good luck. My brother lives in Conover. He goes to the outer banks a few times a year.


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Maybe he can teach me the mysteries of Deepwater lakes!

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At least not any time soon. I'm moving to North Carolina, and I'll be a solid 4 hour drive to the coast. We'll have some good freshwater fishing in the area, Lake Rhodiss, Lake Hickory, and Lake Norman are all within a 30 minute drive, but I'll miss the power, variety, and complexity of saltwater fi...