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My wife Pam and I began a crazy and rushed Memorial Day weekend by hopping on a flight out of Jacksonville early Saturday morning -- destination Burlington, Vermont. We landed in Burlington late in the afternoon to beautiful, though unseasonably warm, Vermont weather. After a quick race package pick...

Man, that snook is a MOGAN! :D :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Glad to hear you and Beth had a great time, even with the teasing from the tarpon! Being completely serious, seems some of my strongest memories of time spent out on the water are from such "sightings" versus "catches",...

Just a few more notes to share from the trip... All but a few of the reds bites came via spoon. Pardon the pun, but the spoons were worth their weight in gold :wink: Not all the reds came from the exact same spot, but the majority did and the school was seemingly full of same sized fish. Most fell b...

This past week, my wife's cousin Barry and uncle Tommy made it down our way (from upstate South Carolina) to do a bit of fishing. The trip was Barry's third in 3 years, but Tommy's first visit to the Big Bend area as well as his very first time doing any saltwater fishing. Despite consistently stron...

QueenB, Pam and I ran our first marathon back in 2003. We didn't really get the idea for the 50 states effort until 2005, so it's been a bit crazy since then with us averaging a marathon a month the last three years. We didn't think things out too well, as we did almost all the southeast states firs...

Pam and I made a quick trip to Colorado this past Friday to run a marathon in Fort Collins. Landed in Denver with less than ideal weather... low 30s, gusts around 40mph, and some strange white substance coating the ground... http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z83/bigbendgyrene/FlightIntoDenver.jpg T...

What -- no GPS numbers??? While otherwise a pretty detailed analysis, I just can't give thumbs up on this post without detailed waypoint info :-D :smt005 My fishing bud Sharkman is doing some fishing down in the Keys this very moment, but seeing as we're both analysis nerds and big spreadsheet users...

See it didn't take long to test the Panga's versatility :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: REALLY great post, including the photos of the cobia fight! After losing the big one due to the lack of the gaff it may be tempting to horse the next big one in quickly, but be careful - - the green ones sure can d...

Renamed the post as I got to wondering if everyone on the board necessarily has seen easter eggs before... basically, they are hidden features that can be related to the program or even radically different (think it was Microsoft Excel that had a hidden pinball game feature some time ago). While I d...

Pretty cool little feature hidden in Google Earth (needs to be version 4.2)! :D With Google Earth open and running, just hit Ctrl+Alt+A. Hold the keys for just a second, and a new window should open up and allow you to use a feature you likely haven't seen. Controls are a bit tricky, but fun nonethe...

Many CONGRATS on the Panga! :smt023 Going on year 3 with mine and appreciate it even more today than the day I got it. I'm operating quite a bit heavier than you (22' with T-top) and gave up a few inches in the shallows to get further out and touch them groupa. This said, fellow board member Sharkma...

She definitely didn't cut the grouper cheeks, as I did the cutting on them with a regular ol' fillet knife... if you're asking if she cut on my cheeks, well... I'm going to have to invoke my patient confidentiality privileges :wink: Being dead serious, don't know if they've made a laser yet that can...

Bman, MANY thanks owed to you for this post! Bit delayed in posting as life has been crazy the past few weeks (Pam recently purchased lasers and expanded her services -- in order for her to gain as much hands-on experience as possible with new laser procedures, I've been the chief guinea pig ;-) ).....

Tom, if you still got any extra shirts left I might just have to pick me up a couple extra! With you and Dolphinatic posting great reports this weekend, looks like there is strong statistical evidence building to defend the positive effects of BBG gear :wink: :thumbup: Atticus, sorry I didn't get th...

2true, best estimate at our distance out (one way) was 15 to 20 miles out of the lighthouse. This said, my Panga is a 22' Marquesas model with trim tabs so I can handle some relatively rough water and still have a good time as long as I'm not riding sideways into swells. The trip out yesterday morni...