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Hey everyone,
Went out to St Marks looking for scallops today. Was told they were deep and scarce. Looked deep first, found nada. Went in to about 4-5 feet, crystal clear, found em. Not as plentiful as years past but in good quantity. 30 minute dip and came back with about 1/2 gallon (in shell). After getting 1/2 of our limit, tide was down and we went looking deep again. Went to about 7 feet, also clear and they were there. Actually better than the shallower areas, picked up the rest of our limit in 30 minutes. They seem to be pretty big this year, only a few small ones. After limiting, went to mess around with the poles but could only catch trash. Got inspected by FWC, easy inspection, do they ever smile? Good luck scalloping this weekend and leave some for me for next time...
Anyone have an update on St Joe Bay? Would like to go there next week...
YEP, they do, but generally, only if you smile and be friendly first
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”
Thanks for the update filetandrelease, hope to go there on Saturday!
My dream job is FWC officer on ocean patrol, just have to convince the wife it's worth the 50% paycut... You could spot me easily, I'd be the one who's smiling
We went Sunday outta SM and got our limit of 10 gallons most of em came from 5 to 6 foot of water and where bigguns we saw a few jellyfish when we go out there around 10:30, a friend who went out at daylight got eat up by them and none of his familly would get in the water with him because of them so I guess that later is better for them buggers
“Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.”
We got close to a three person limit out of St. Marks yesterday as well. Started out deep, inside the stake line a about a quarter mile or so. We found quite a few but the jelly fish were just to bad. We moved in another mile or so into shallower water and the jelly fish were not around and we finished out the limit, it took several moves to get em all though. I've found that the jelly's are a little deeper so if you keep moving you can find placed that aren't so bad. They also "appear" to be hanging near the grass lines so stay away from those as well.
imups wrote:Thanks for the update filetandrelease, hope to go there on Saturday!
My dream job is FWC officer on ocean patrol, just have to convince the wife it's worth the 50% paycut... You could spot me easily, I'd be the one who's smiling
They will permanently wipe the smile off of your face at the training camps!
Good luck scalloping this weekend and leave some for me for next time...
We gave up and went to Riverside Cafe
most of em came from 5 to 6 foot of water and where bigguns 
so I guess that later is better for them buggers 
