pmagrady

Nice tiles. Did you hand crank those puppies up? They are usually in 650ft where I fish.

A true back up should be stored at a separate location to avoid physical disasters. You can try an online back up service. I have used carbonite for 2 years.

Great idea

The Marine oil has different additives in the oil than the auto oil, says my mechanic. Buy any marine brand (Yam, Merc, etc) and get the rust protection you need.

It does look nice at the dock. I ride past it when I go for fuel. Can't say that I have heard anything about it, good or bad.

We need comments in regard to a new revision to National Standard 2. This revision is the next step by the NMFS to take away our rights to fish. Please take the 30 seconds it will take and let your voice be heard. http://natstd.deep-blue-sea.org The new revision to National Standard 2 would force the Councils to follow the Annual Catch Limits (ACL) of the Science and Statistical Committees (SSC) (yes the same ones that say there are no Snapper left). It would take away their discretion in rulemaking and leave them with no ability except to set regulations as per the ACL. How would this work? Example for Red Snapper - Even if the Magnuson Stevens Flexibility Act is passed, the Council would still be forced to recommend total closure and the Secretary of Commerce would be forced to sign off. Our friends at Pew, EDF and the other antifishing organizations have hedged their bets and set us up again. Thank you.

To do what? I don't think that was a trick question. But I think what the OP was asking is What is your favorite Iphone app. Period There are what, 50 thousand Apps? I thik of them as tools and I don't have a favorite tool. The app I use most id the calendar.

I am embarrassed to report that my issue was the antenna connection to the Sirius receiver. The cable was good, I had just not connected it properly. If you don't hear the pronounced click when you connect the cable to the receiver then its not a good connection

To do what?

When I purchased my boat in 2007 it came with Raymarine's E120. I was coming from boats that had Garmin GPS and Furuno fish finders. The last being a Furuno 585. I was pleasantly surprised that the Ray fish finder was as good or better than the Furuno. The GPS / chart was alos excellent. Raymarine's customer service has been responsive and completed repairs as quoted and on time. So far so good.

LOL, if I sold my boat, I'd become a "Boat Ho" and fish on other peoples boats. Maybe use the cash to travel to Central and South American fisheries. They are closing my fishery here, so the boat just sits.

I have been using a Trevala for a year. I bottom fish for Red Snapper with it. I also use it to fish the big snook at Stewart Fl. It's a very good rod with lots of backbone.

To late for the Australian fishing trip. The PEW Foundation convinced the Government to close lots of the fishing there. Maybe New Zealand is still open for fishing. I have been working on my list. I still have to cruise the Galapagos Islands. I'm sure I'll come up with a few more items for the list.

CBS was the network. One of the CBS shows is CSI. The WHO's "Who Are You" is the theme song for CSI. Hmmmmmmmm, me thinks there is a reason for those geriatric rockers doing the 1/2 time show. It was sooooooo lame.

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Are you bringing the Reel Boating Girls?

I posted this over on THT, my Blog and my Face Book page. We need your signature and we would like you to email this to all your contacts. We need this petition to "go viral" on the internet. Here is what I posted and emailed. Feel free to copy.... Friends- Even if you don't fish, you probably know someone who does. Please read this and forward this to your mailing list. We need your signature and we want this request to go viral on the internet. If you have a web page or Face Book page or some other form of social media, please post this. As some of you know I have been working with the Central Florida Offshore Anglers and several other clubs and organization for some time to fight fisheries closures by the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (NOAA) that we feel have been based on inadequate data. The SAFMC has now on the East coast from the Carolinas to Key West) closed Vermillion Snapper from December-March, Grouper from January to April, has an interim 180 day closure on Red Snapper that began January 4 with a option to extend for another 180 days and has a proposal for a total closure of snapper for an undetermined amount of time which some say may be 20 years or more. In addition to this there is a proposal to stop all bottom fishing because of the potential that a snapper may be killed as by catch and they are looking at closing other fisheries from mahi-mahi to amberjack to seabass and more. I have fished on the Florida East coast areas since 1995, off Daytona, Port Canaveral and Sebastian Inlets. I maintain a first hand knowledge of the health of the fishery and fully supported the restrictions for minimum size and catch. These past measures have worked to the point we are now almost overrun with Red Snapper off our coast. I contest the data being presented that shows the fishery to be in decline as being significantly flawed. If I felt that the fishery was in trouble as we did many years ago, I would advocate the current new restrictions, but they are not needed. These closures are having a catastrophic economical snowball effect in the State of Florida, from tourism dollars, to tackle and bait shops to charter Captains. The biggest impact will be to our way of life as citizens of this country. I support is our right to be able to go out and fish, have a good time and eat what we catch in a reasonable recreational component. WHAT can you do to help: Go to this website- read the information and sign the electronic petition. We are asking them to rescind the current closures and fix the science that is used to make these decisions. http://petition.deep-blue-sea.org FORWARD this mail to everyone that you know and ask them to do the same. Open the attachment- print it and share with others. I appreciate your taking the time to read this, making an informed decision to sign the petition and passing it along to others that feel the same way. Patrick Magrady, Treasurer Central Florida Offshore Anglers

Thanks for the update Tim. Ironically, we are covered up in snapper and grouper off the east coast (Port Canaveral area). Those that can get out on a nice day can't get away from the snapper and grouper. We are now targeting Cobia, but we have trouble avoiding the nearly "extinct" snapper and grouper. The fishing clubs here are putting together a petition asking for the Feds to fix the system. I will be posting a link where you can get an electronic copy to send via email to your friends and family. The idea is to have the the petition signed by everyone, regardless if they fish. We want this to go "viral". I'll be asking for your help shortly!

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Happened to me one time. I want on a Canadian fishing trip and my wife went to a boat show. She found one she liked. When I saw the "green light" we signed the papers and paid the man. On the other hand, before you write a check, check the price against others. Also since it's the lay out she likes, look at other similar brands. Have fun shopping!

I will follow your lead, what ever the name. I"m neutral about the name Joeboater. In other words, it make no difference to me. The site is young enough and has enough loyal followers to change without much pain. If it will help you market the site, have at it!

Kind of stupid, really. They have closed snapper and grouper here in the South East Atlantic. When they survey the fishermen in Florida they will find that no snapper and grouper were taken. Conclusion, of course, there are no snapper and grouper. Catch 22.

They say...... "The registry will be used as the basis for conducting surveys of saltwater recreational fishermen to find out how often they fish. It will eventually replace the use of random-digit dialing to coastal households, a system NOAA has had in place since the 1970s. The goal is to improve survey efficiency and reduce bias by making calls only to homes where people fish, and reaching saltwater anglers who live outside coastal counties." They have no idea how many fishermen/women there are fishing in the ocean vs. near shore. They have no idea how many fishing hours are spent fishing offshore and they have no idea what the target species might be. Based on their random land line phone calls to only coastal counties, they "know" that snapper and grouper are nearly extinct. LOL