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by sundown
December 22nd, 2004, 11:11 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Spring Creek 12/22 (*Addendum Report filed)
Replies: 29
Views: 5059

Great report ! Glad to see somebody's catching something !
by sundown
December 19th, 2004, 8:56 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Live Oak Island
Replies: 10
Views: 1991

Live Oak Island

Wind blowing ninety to nothing , temp dropping..Just walked outside and looked at boat under shed and came back in and picked up my bay map.....looking at area west of St Marks river and got to thinking...... First time I ever saw the ocean was in early 60's....I was grown and working but probably n...
by sundown
December 5th, 2004, 12:22 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Aucilla-12/3/04--Another Victim
Replies: 16
Views: 2049

Look under Boating forum, skeg guard topic from last week for info on Wavels' skeg guards........lots of input on it..
by sundown
December 4th, 2004, 8:07 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Aucilla-12/3/04--Another Victim
Replies: 16
Views: 2049

Man......hate to hear about that....I've gotten to where if I know there's a rock in the area I try to stay way away from it....had my share of busted skegs and ruined props....Gonna see if I can get one of Wavels' guards installed in next couple of weeks..
by sundown
November 30th, 2004, 10:34 pm
Forum: Boating
Topic: Skeg guards
Replies: 13
Views: 2579

Planning to see him next week ! and appreciate all the input!
by sundown
November 29th, 2004, 10:30 pm
Forum: Boating
Topic: Skeg guards
Replies: 13
Views: 2579

This SkegPro does bolt on.....According to instructions you drive it on the skeg and drill some 3/16" holes and attach with ss bolts... I saw a 90 Merc like mine in the parking area at Shell Island since then had something like this on it...Looked fairly substantial....I do need to look at the ...
by sundown
November 29th, 2004, 10:07 pm
Forum: Boating
Topic: Skeg guards
Replies: 13
Views: 2579

Skeg guards

Bout three weeks ago I made mention of getting my motor autographed by one of them big ole submerged rocks down east of the lighthouse... This was second time I'd been in the rocks and although no serious damage did have a small chip in the skeg..along with bending the prop..was planning to replace ...
by sundown
November 22nd, 2004, 11:39 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: St Marks 11/ 18 & 19
Replies: 13
Views: 1779

Anybody happen to have the coordinates on that rock ??
by sundown
November 21st, 2004, 3:24 pm
Forum: Offshore Fishing Reports
Topic: Mashes Sands 11-21-04
Replies: 11
Views: 2182

man you done good ! home in time for dinner and got time to rake the yard this afternoon !
by sundown
November 19th, 2004, 9:15 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: St Marks 11/ 18 & 19
Replies: 13
Views: 1779

T.C, I was in a 19' Carolina Skiff V series.....With a Mercury outboard...Have 8' antenna...dang boat looks like a radio station...Hard to miss..
by sundown
November 19th, 2004, 8:05 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: St Marks 11/ 18 & 19
Replies: 13
Views: 1779

St Marks 11/ 18 & 19

Put in at Shell Island yesterday morning about 6:30 and headed east down to the rock garden area...It was very cool all the way down ! Water temp was about 60 degrees....fluctuated between 60 and 64 most of the day.. Started throwing sws's under a ct but it was slow to begin with..After sun got up I...
by sundown
November 19th, 2004, 7:26 pm
Forum: Inshore Fishing Reports
Topic: St. Marks 11/18
Replies: 20
Views: 3632

Don't know how I missed seein' you fellers.......I was down in that area before 7:30 yesterday morning.Saw some other boats in the area, probably ya'll in one of em.....wishin' I had a heater in the boat..it was right cool early.....Fixing to post my two days report in a bit.
by sundown
November 13th, 2004, 11:39 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Grouper rigging question..........
Replies: 8
Views: 1171

I bought two sets of Penn 112's , (3/0's) and put them on six ft medium heavy standup rods....Have 30lb. Ande mono on them.....rodholders are Driftmaster pro series....These tend to hold the rods more horizontal than the trolling models...using rail mounts for these around the boat... Wondered if I ...
by sundown
November 13th, 2004, 10:36 am
Forum: Fishing
Topic: Grouper rigging question..........
Replies: 8
Views: 1171

Grouper rigging question..........

Couple of weeks ago was fishing out of St Marks for trout and along about noon it got glass calm......Figured it might be a good time to run out to deep water and see if I could hook a grouper.... Ran out to about 23 ft and found some irregular bottom.....depth finder showed fish all around it.....(...