CATCHIN WEST ST.MARKS

Post by **Sir reel** » April 24th, 2006, 9:18 am

Absolutely a fine looking rig and really nice pictures. It's good to see the results. Thanks for sharing them with us

Ya know it's OK ta humble us with a $500.00 rig.... we can handle it

Post by **Old Dog** » April 24th, 2006, 6:23 pm

Not a bad day PA, and not a bad boat either, it should handle most inshore weather fine.

od

FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » April 24th, 2006, 6:42 pm

HEY DON, WHERE IN THE WORLD HAVE YA BEEN, HAVENT SEEN A POST IN A LONG WHILE. I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD LIKE A ALUM. BOAT, BUT THIS LITTLE RIG RIDES REAL GOOD AND DOES NOT SLAP LIKE A SMALLER ALUM. I HAD. I BOUGHT THE BOAT TO RESALE BUT I THINK I WILL KEEP IT FOR THE FLATS AND OVER AT SEMINOLE. THE ENGINE ONLY HAS 450 HOURS ON IT AND IS IN GREAT SHAPE. IT IDLES DOWN SLOW ENOUGH TO TROLL PERCH PLUGS , AND IT REALLY JUMPS WHEN YA OPEN THE THROTTLE. I OPENED HER UP FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WITH THE 3 OF US, 600#, SHE HIT 42 MPH. WE WENT 6 MILES TOTAL FISHING FRI. AND ONLY USED 2 GAL . OF FUEL.
WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET TOGETHER AGAIN FOR EAST BAY TRIP, I LIKED WHAT I SAW OVER THERE THE LAST TIME.
CARL AND I WERE GOING IN THE MORNIN BUT HE CAME DOWN SICK AND CAN NOT GO, BABE WILL NOT LET ME GO BY MY SELF ANYMORE.
SEE YA LATER
PA

Post by **Old Dog** » April 24th, 2006, 8:27 pm

PA, I'm game for a trip. I'm going to do a little scouting Thursday and hopefully I'll find some larger trout.

I went on an offshore trip for snapper off Ft. Morgan last Friday, and after we got out into those 20 knot winds and rough seas I was reminded of why I like inshore fishing better. Not as hard on you, not as hard on the boat, and not as hard on the wallet.
od

FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » April 24th, 2006, 10:55 pm

HEY DON, I AM TIED UP FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK. GOT 2 FISHIN TRIPS, ONE TUES. AND ONE WED.
THURS. WE HAVE A SEAFOOD DINNER DOWN AT THE SEINYARD JUST NORTH OF WOODVILLE, THE SENIORS GROUP FROM THE CHURCH ARE GOING DOWN FOR A LITTLE OUTING.
FRI. I AM TAKING BABE BACK OVER TO OUR DAUGHTERS OFFICE FOR HER FINAL CHECK-UP ON THE EYES, WILL PROBABLY STAY TILL SUN. NIGHT BEFORE WE HEAD BACK HOME.
MAYBE ONE DAY NEXT WEEK WE CAN HITCH UP TOGETHER LIKE WE DID THE LAST TIME WE WENT TO EAST BAY.
I WILL E-MAIL YA WHEN WE GET BACK FROM JAX.
EARL

FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » April 25th, 2006, 8:58 pm

MY GOOD FRIEND BOBBY AND I LAUNCHED THE NEW ALUM. BOAT AT THE LIGHTHOUSE POOL ABOUT 6:30 THIS MORNIN, WIND WAS A BLOWIN AND SWELLS WERE COMIN IN AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP. WE WENT BACK TO THE AREA WE CAUGHT FISH LAST FRI. AND STARTED CATCHIN TROUT, THE WAVES AND WIND WERE REALLY BEGINNIN TO BE A PROBLEM MY 9 A.M. WE DECIDED SINCE WE HAD 5 KEEPERS IN THE BOX THAT WE WOULD CALL IT A DAY. BOAT LOADED AND HEADED TO TALLY BY 9:30.
HAD PLENTY OF WATER TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CANAL, FISHED WITH S.W.A. PADDLE TAIL GRUBS, CHARTRUISE, ELECTRIC CHICKEN, AND CANDY CORN, CAUGHT ALL OF THE FISH ON THESE. WE CAUGHT A TOTAL OF 20 TROUT AND KEPT 5 INBETWEEN 17-19". IT WAS TOO ROUGH TO TRY TOPWATER TODAY. THE (NEW) BOAT HANDLED GREAT AND WE DID NOT GET WET EVEN IN 1' SWELLS. WATER TEMP . 72 AND WIND OUT OF THE S.W. 15-25 MPH, THE WATER WAS NOT A CLEAR AS IT WAS FRI.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA

Post by **rocket** » April 25th, 2006, 9:02 pm

Dang PA...leave some trout for us

yankee · Post by **yankee** » April 25th, 2006, 11:08 pm

Thanks for the invite PA, someday I might take you up on it! I would love to be down there right now tearing them up on topwater. But I own a fishing lodge up here and I got to open the doors in a couple weeks.

Maybe you could show me a couple pattern for trout. There is this Jumptrout 51 fellow on BBF and I kinda told him, I was going to show him how to catch fish.

FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » April 27th, 2006, 10:54 pm

HEY A.J., YEA I THINK I WILL KEEP THIS ONE, THE 85 RUNS GREAT, ONLY HAS 450 TOTAL HOURS ON IT AND THE BOAT DOES NOT ROLL AT ALL SINCE IT IS 6'8" WIDE, HAS 24" FREEBOARD AND LOADS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, JUST DRIVE IT UP ON THE TRAILER AND BE GONE. BABE TOLD ME NOT TO BRING ANYMORE BOATS HOME, SHE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO SELL A COUPLE BEFORE I COULD GET ANOTHER. I AM GOING TO LOOK AT A 20' PROLINE , I HOPE , THIS NEXT WEEK. I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO HAUL ONE OF THE ONES I HAVE OVER TO ROY'S HOUSE AND STORE IT THERE.
SEE YA LATER
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA

FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » May 1st, 2006, 9:33 pm

HOW ABOUT SOME OF YOU FELLAS GIVE ME SOME NAMES FOR THE STARCRAFT ALUM . BOAT. I THOUGHT ABOUT (GOTCHA), (FISH-ON) , (TWO OLDIES), (GETTIN-IT-DONE) (TROUT DELITE), IF YA'LL HAVE SOMEMORE PLEASE POST.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA
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FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » May 8th, 2006, 7:11 am

HEY FELLAS, I NEED A NAME FOR MY (NEW FISHIN MACHINE), I KNOW YA'LL HAVE A GOOD NAME BACK THERE SOMEWHERE, I THOUGHT I WOULD CALL IT THE (TIN CAN) SINCE IT IS ALUM., BUT I KNOW JOHN WOULDN'T LIKE THAT VERY MUCH, GIVE ME SOME NAMES. THANKS IN ADVANCE.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA

Post by **tin can** » May 8th, 2006, 7:34 am

Pa, it's ironic you would come up with that. The "Tin Can" was my first saltwater boat . A 1972 Starcraft aluminum V hull. Name the boat what you want. If you name it Tin Can, I'd be honored.

FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » May 9th, 2006, 8:06 pm

HEY JOHN, IF I WASN'T AFRAID OF BE ACCUSED OF SOME ILLEGAL ACT, I WOULD PUT (TIN CAN ) ON THE STARCRAFT TONIGHT. HA HA HA
IT IS ODD THAT YOUR FIRST ALUM. WAS A STARCRAFT, SO IS MINE, IF I WERE NOT AFRAID OF BEING SHOT AT I MIGHT PUT (TIN CAN) ON THIS STARCRAFT.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA

Post by **tin can** » May 9th, 2006, 8:10 pm

I suppose being shot at because of mistaken identity should concern you.

FUTCHCAIRO · Post by **FUTCHCAIRO** » May 9th, 2006, 9:54 pm

YEA JOHN, I CONSIDERED BEING SHOT AT WITH THAT NAME BUT IT DOES NOT CONCERN ME, I ALWAYS CARRY MY LITTLE MULE WITH ME.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA

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OLD DOG- WHERE YA BEEN

OLD DOG

BACK ON THE GULF

AJ

NEED A NAME FOR MY (NEW) FLATS BOAT

NEED A NAME

TIN CAN

GETTIN SHOT AT