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Nope, that isn’t a silver or sand trout. It’s commonly called silver perch, or Bairdiella chrysoura, the scientific name. Pesky little buggers that love a shrimp under cork in winter creeks where larger trout also feed. That's correct, it's Bairdiella chrysoura, or Silver Perch. Both Silver Perch a...

Glad it came out well. Been there a few times, not fun. Hope you're up to date on your tetanus shot!

Boat fires are a scary thing. I've had it happen to me as well. Had a generator in the boat and the exhaust pointed towards the bottom of the port side gunnel. Ran it for years that way, but I guess I had enough debris/gunk that was dry enough between the deck and bottom of the boat (in between the ...

Salty Gator wrote:Sounds cool, would you mind posting what you have?

I don't know how to post photos. If you send me a PM I can email them to you for posting, just not sure how to do it myself.

Not local but a super quality shop and one that has seen its share of 30-inch-plus trout in Stuart and the Indian River Lagoon: https://newwavetaxidermy.com Michael is a strong proponent of release fishing and his son Buddy is following in his footsteps. Buddy is also an experienced light tackle gu...

Grew up fishing the CBBT and Oregon Inlet for striper. No nuclear plant, just healthy runs of shad and a groceries that would make Costco look like a 7-eleven! My biggest was 50lbs, which is a baby compared to that monster!

Question for STMU or anyone else, what knot are you using to attach the 40lb shock tippet to 15 lb test? For spinning gear I use braid to 40lb fluoro tied with an FG knot. For fly, I am super lazy and by no means an expert. I usually only bring one fly rod, and it stays rigged for reds with a 20lb ...

Nothing wrong with spanish! For sure. Need to get some wire though, ran out awhile ago. Lose too much time replacing bite offs and frayed leader from the lady's. They are delicious as sushi or ceviche. I find my hook up rates go down with wire. They seem to bit a more lure shy. I use 40lb flouro an...

Agree with Redbeard on Porter's, and definitely won't break the bank. Mikes Marine is another option, and I would recommend getting a second opinion from anyone other than Sunshine. Already being through the first week of October, December isn't to far off if your itching for a new one, and any repa...

STMU - I don't have a good answer for the lack of steering control on the jet foot boats. Both of my hulls were hard to control during loading / unloading. They also slide sideways through turns in creeks and rivers, so you are a bit broad-side to the direction of travel when turning on plane. I wo...

So this thread has me curious as to how jets perform here. I used to run a 250 johnson jet when I lived in Idaho. Would glide right over rapids on plane and loved it. Caught a ton salmon in places only rafters could go...but as soon as i put that boat in water without flow it was like driving a bar ...

I've used Capital Hitch a lot for any parts I need for quick repairs. Always been helpful, but heard the same about others. It's really not hard to do it yourself. Rebuilding and repacking can be a huge pain, but I've starting opting for the prebuilt hub kits. They only cost $15 to $20 extra, and la...

I had some old ones and decided to shoot them off with the rest of my fireworks on the forth this year. Felt like it was less of a waste, and we got a show. They were way past expiration and everyone still worked! Kept a few since they were still good. As others have mentioned, in an emergency havin...

PhishingNole wrote:The real question is, when are the best used boat sales going to start popping up from this cycle?

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YEP!!! Gravity taught me what comes up, must come down...and I'll be ready for a second offshore boat when it does!!!

What are the gloves for? Sun protection? Yes, sun protection. I have a couple of pairs. Super lightweight, and I really like them. I buy the $15 pair on amazon and usually get 2 years out of them. BPS and a few others have really high end ones that aren't any better IMO. I started wearing them beca...