Nobody never told me there was rocks out there!
Posted: October 20th, 2005, 7:38 pm
Fished St. Marks 10/19 and 20. Weather was really nice, fishing was ok, rocks was bad. Left Shell Island yesterday at first light. Made it outside of the Gray Mare and boated the first fish on a Top Dog right at 8:00. Caught several on top, the best of which was about a quarter inch shy of twenty and one about 17. Caught a few others 17 -19 on the electric chicken. Fished all day for 6 keepers between two of us. Had about a dozen shorts as well.
Got back out again this am about the same time but the bite was even slower. Was easing out of the rock garden at about 4 mph when it sounded like nails on a chalkboard. Found a good place to get some oysters if I'd broought a rake with me.. Was so worried about the gell coat that I forgot to mark this area where it went from 2 feet to 4 inches in no time. Vowed to be more careful. Went way out an dwas headed back to the Mare staying outside of some new rock coordinates I found yesterday, I mean was way out going about 20 mph when heard an awful clunk clunk. Oh well, I guess the skeg with those teeth on it now will bight the rocks back next time, and I only bent two of the three blades on the prop. I figure I probably did well, the boat is 18 months old and have fished it about 30 days in this area and these are the first marks on it. The baot didn't have the right prop on it anyway and I was looking for a reason to buy the right one.
Put two in the box by 11:30 and quit because it was dead.
Tomorrow, I'll put up the numbers for this rock(actually it was two clunkls, but one number will suffice) and a couple of others I saw Wednesday at low tide in the area. All are out a little from the Mare where I must have whizzed right by or over a few times this Srping and last.
Is Gell coat repair easy or expensive to do? Fortunately, the scratches are just down to the glass. No dents or leakage involved.
Nuts
Got back out again this am about the same time but the bite was even slower. Was easing out of the rock garden at about 4 mph when it sounded like nails on a chalkboard. Found a good place to get some oysters if I'd broought a rake with me.. Was so worried about the gell coat that I forgot to mark this area where it went from 2 feet to 4 inches in no time. Vowed to be more careful. Went way out an dwas headed back to the Mare staying outside of some new rock coordinates I found yesterday, I mean was way out going about 20 mph when heard an awful clunk clunk. Oh well, I guess the skeg with those teeth on it now will bight the rocks back next time, and I only bent two of the three blades on the prop. I figure I probably did well, the boat is 18 months old and have fished it about 30 days in this area and these are the first marks on it. The baot didn't have the right prop on it anyway and I was looking for a reason to buy the right one.
Put two in the box by 11:30 and quit because it was dead.
Tomorrow, I'll put up the numbers for this rock(actually it was two clunkls, but one number will suffice) and a couple of others I saw Wednesday at low tide in the area. All are out a little from the Mare where I must have whizzed right by or over a few times this Srping and last.
Is Gell coat repair easy or expensive to do? Fortunately, the scratches are just down to the glass. No dents or leakage involved.
Nuts
