thrux351

Old beat-up Montgomery Wards 12" aluminum that I bought for $25 used in 1975. Put a 9.9 Scott Atwater (the green and gold one) on it that my dad had pieced together from several non-running Scotts, and carried it on top of the 1958 Dodge car I had at the time while I was in college at Bemidji State in northern Minnesota. The lake was 50' from the campus, so fishing was easy.

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Slight derail: What led you to choose that location of all the places in FL? My daughter is moving to Madiera Beach next month. We have considered a move to the west coast maybe after retirement, somewhere in the same area to fish Charollet Harbor or Tampa Bay. Thanks Jeff 240 LTS . Because the interstate leaves the coast her to clear charlotte harbor, people don't accidentally end up here, and so it is overlooked by most. Englewood is not actually a city; rather it is a sleepy, unincorporated area that will likely develop slower than the more recognised areas like Ft. Myers, Venice and Sarasota. I like the quick access to the Gulf through Stump pass, and the fact that Manasota Key has chosen to restrict high rise development on the coast here, thereby limiting the amount of people here during the high season. It never seems crowded. The younger crowd isn't impressed with the area because of the lack of nightlife. We built in an area where flood insurance isn't needed, taxes are low, several marinas are nearby for boat storage and the locals seem fairly nice considering that we are part of the growing number of people moving to Florida.

Joined yesterday after I noticed the Exodus. I'm relocating to Englewood after a long and arduous search for the perfect place to spend my last 20 years fishing. My boat is being built by Sheaffer in Tampa to be completed by February. I've found that while the pursuit of knowledge on these sites can be a little convoluted, in the end, it's invaluable to a person unfamiliar with salt water fishing and boating like I am.