[2009 Boating / Fishing goals]

2009 Fishing Goals

1. Fish More.

2. Spend less.

Sorry....that's all I got.

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[want to thank a veteran?]

Here's another way:

http://www.militaryappreciationday.org

[First Fishing Pole]

And you guys wait 'til 5!

202 or 33 with a 4 1/2-5 foot rod, you can't go wrong.

But when he is ready for some serious fishing, and wants to try his hand at a spinning outfit, DON'T get his a spinning reel with an interchangable handle! Even for us right-handers, spinning reels are meant to be retrieved with the LEFT hand!

I'm a Penn Z-series guy. 714, 712, 710, and 706. Left-hand only...

You're obviously more adept at using your left hand than I...I can bat or shoot a bow left handed, but for the circular motion of a reel I'd probably feel more natural using my left foot than my left hand!

[H ow did everyone find Reel Boating ?]

I found out about it via PM from a fellow member on THaT other site.

[First Fishing Pole]

He didn't say which Sunday.

Is it 5 o'clock yet???

It is somewhere!

[First Fishing Pole]

I'm guessing FOUR. LOL.

Go with a Zebco/Shakesphere type closed face spinner. Cheap reel/rod combo setup should put you back $40.00 at the most.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...1003000_151-3-1

He turns four on Sunday....wouldn't that make him three???

[Anchor deployment]

Is that hatch hinged, or does it just lift out?

The reason I ask is that if you notch it and it just lifts out, you may want to consider adding hinges and a slam latch, otherwise left to right drift while at anchor may have a tendency to knock the hatch loose allowing it to fall to the deck.

[Introductions]

Rich Hanner

Live in Garner, NC......fish anywhere (Mostly Morehead City)

Married (Andrea) with one daughter (Morgan) and a dumb dog.

Construction Manager

Also trying my hand at web development....a boating and fishing site: http://www.saltwatersportfish.com

Hobbies at this point are pretty much fishing and diving....not enough time or money to keep flying.

[Morehead / Atlantic Beach Info Needed]

Hey Frank-

I will second the two places that cablemaker mentioned.

And I'll third it....the Carribe Inn is the perfect combination of cheap & clean, and the Anchorage Marina is less than 1/2 a block away.

[First Beer Thread of the new forum]

I've become partial to Amstel Light....mostly because I don't bring glass bottles onto the boat, and Amstel is the best beer I've found that comes in cans.

[Boat Name / Handle Name]

Handle name-Pretty self explanatory....and it's the first thing that popped into my head at the "other" forum.

Boat name: "Kuini Malia" My wife was born in Hawaii, and her middle name is Malia (Hawaiian for Mary) Kuini was the name of a Hawaiian chieftess, but the name has become an accepted word for "queen" or "chieftess".

[Ocean Report]

I was planning a trip offshore this weekend to see for myself what's biting.....dang spring weather.