St. Marks 10/30/08

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St. Marks 10/30/08

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Put in at The Fort about 0930 and ran east. Wanted to ride the tide in and chase reds. The tide came in, but it was slow getting in. Finally got to where I wanted to be about 2:30 this afternoon. When I got there it was on. I caught 11 or 12 nice upper slot reds in about an hour. Then, like a light switch, it turned off. Fished until 5:30 without another bite.

The wind blew out of the northeast all day. Most of the time it was tolerable. There was the occasional gust, but most of the day it was probably around 10 mph. What did surprise me is the water temp has already dropped into the low 50's.

I'll take an hour of fast and furious any time.
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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Nice TC. Thanks for the report. :thumbup:
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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Great day on the water. I would take that over any day at the office....
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Glad you had a great trip!
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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nice John. hope you didn't knock any holes in the boat.
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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Thanks for report. I spent all my money coming down 3 weeks too early. As Ike said "I shall return!"
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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Barhopr wrote:nice John. hope you didn't knock any holes in the boat.
No holes in the boat, but the trolling motor is beginning to look like Birddog has been using it. :-D
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:thumbup: good trip :thumbup:
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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WTG on the reds, John. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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Cool :thumbup:
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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Water temp in the 50's..... :cold that is quick... sure you ain't still in the Carolina's??
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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Nice report John. Must have been pretty dry if the Gator-Trax couldn't get there. :thumbup:
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Re: St. Marks 10/30/08

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I loe when it gets cold on the water. Them reds put on a nice show. Thanks for the Report TC
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