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  1. NC BOATERS NEED A LAWYER

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    We put a lot of effort into this but people just did not seem to care about once everything was set up. Still have the website up with the letter to send but again after we got it done we could not get to people to join in.

    In North Carolina they do not have to label the pumps so you do not know what you are buying unless you have a test kit. That was one of the goals was to have labeling at the pumps required.

    The flag will take you to the site.

    Butch

  3. ID theft

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    Wow. No not yet.Glad to hear that nothing happened

    Hopefully this all dies with the Discover card app. I just wonder how many other apps went out that may have gotten approved.

    Better check all three, experian and equifax too. I have a watch thing with Experian ( they track all three companys ) and they notify me about ANYTHING on my credit. I just ordered four of those auto vests on sale and I know I will get a e-mail on it from them. Sort of pia but another thing that you have to worry about these days.

    Butch

  6. What type / kind of video camera ?

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    Thanks,

    I have an older Kodak zx 750 and I can do videos with it but they are very short 3 min max, it has been pretty tough and has gone from the electronics box to the deck and into the splashwell a couple times and still works.

    I am at the point now where I need more video capability since I want to be able to have walk through videos for customers that are out of town to able view on the site through their owners access. The extra plus would be is that I could have it on the boat too.

    I will look at the Panansonics if they have them at office depot. Waterproof is a good option but I will have to see how long the record time is.

    Butch

    Ken2, I will get with you the end of this month, I want to get 3-blade ss for the boat, we have that 4-blade on it now.

  7. What type / kind of video camera ?

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    Hi All,

    I guess I can put this here since it will be used on the boat too. What I am wanting to get is a video camera? that would use a disc to record on. I do not have a clue about any of this as far these things go.

    I am a GC so it would be used in the field and it would be used on the boat, so it might get a little wet, not drenched and bounced around somewhat and to top it off I would like to keep it around 500.00 bucks. So it this doable or am I dreaming ?

    Thanks,

    Butch

  8. Was it something I said?

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    I am always concerned the more "cutting edge" I take the forum the more I might lose those who are in to simplicity.

    Cutting Edge, thats me 2261_high.gif , No you have not done anything. I am a GC and we had a slight break in the weather ( very slight) and I have been pushing to get one going.

    I even had the "shirt" on yesterday 605_thumbs_up.gif

    Butch

  10. Losing our privilege to fish

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    Hi All,

    Some of you might be aware that the closures of fishing are getting more freqent if we do not do anything it will get worse. In North Carolina waters now the only legal bottomfish to catch are

    seabass & grunts thats it until April.

    Below is a page that has letters to send to your Represenative, there is a Senator in Florida, Senator Nelson has not signed on to a bill to add flexabilty to the fisheries act. There is only ONE Senator so far with the senate version.

    We need to get together on this. The people who want the fishing closed are organized. We are NOT. Look below and please take a little time to send the letter.

    Thanks,

    Butch

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    Fishermen Rally In DC 2/24/10 - Recs & Comms United
    Join the RFA and friends on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in DC on February 24 at noon, in an organized demonstration against the unintended negative impacts of the Magnuson Stevens Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Rally organizers are hoping to see a large show of force in defense of coastal communities.
    Click here to learn more.

    A NJ & NY bus effort has been mobilized by RFA-NJ in conjunction with United Boatmen, Marine Trades Association, New York Sportfishing Federation and the Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund (SSFFF). Visit the SSFFF website for details! Get On The Bus!

    The RFA Needs Your Support - Sign On For Flexibility In Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009

    Hardline environmental groups and preservationists are lobbying to handcuff fisheries managers through arbitrary timelines and unyielding federal restrictions, while recreational fishermen around the country are uniting to protect their rights and help support the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act (HR 1584 & S.1255). This bipartisan federal legislation is designed to keep fishing communities and local fisheries healthy and sustainable for future generations, and it's the reason for the DC rally on February 24.

    Click here to join the growing list of supporters!

    RFA Legal Defense Fund - The Fight For Angler's Rights

    November 6, 2009 - The official complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief with “expedited consideration” has been filed in U.S. District Court on behalf the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic recreational community. Filed against the Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, NOAA and NMFS on behalf of the sea bass closure, the RFA and its allies need your help!

    Click here to view full legal challenge. pixel.gif

    Fatally Flawed Science Killing America's Number One Outdoor Pastime

    September 28, 2009 - Despite a congressional mandate to fix the “serious flaws in design" and “inadequate analysis methods" that renders MRFSS obsolete, the National Marine Fisheries Service continues using this fatally flawed program to deny the public access to coastal fisheries like red snapper, amberjack and black sea bass, crippling the recreational fishing industry.

    Click here to read MRFSS position paper.

    RFA Members In CT, FL & NJ Campaign For Flexibility<P align=left>As of December 14, 2009, the Flexibility in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2009 (HR 1584) has the signature of 25 bipartisan coastal legislators in the House of Representatives. The Senate version (S.1255) however only has sponsor, Mr. Schumer of NY.

    If you live in Florida, New Jersey or Connecticut, we need to keep the pressure on these powerful friends the goond senator from New York. Find the letter to your Senator, download it, sign it and send it off today for more flexibility tomorrow!

    FL - Letter to Sen. Nelson.Click to download, sign and send

    CT - Letter to Sen. Lieberman.Click to download, sign and send

    NJ - Letter to Sen. Lautenberg.Click to download, sign and send

    RFA-NY Chairman and RFA Executive Director on YouTube

    Watch RFA-NY Chairman, Mark Molitor and RFA Executive Director, Jim Donofrio, speak about the importance of RFA.

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  11. Share your seafood recipes

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    Any of you have any good boil / frogmore stew reciepes out there.

    Thanks,

    Butch

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    Old Bay seasoning boil does it for me.

    Frogmore stew????? 504_shrugging.gif Please tell me it's not what I'm thinking!!! ohmy.gif

    Can someone elaberate? I gots to know.

    I have a Golden Frog Retriever and a Chesapeake Bay Frog Retriever. BTW---Whitch are versital and very well trained. They can stalk and take lizzards by surprise as well. These boys are good. biggrin.gif

    Maby it will supliment my food bill

    Many years ago I had a german shepard that loved catching groundhogs, more recently I had a great dane here and he caught foxes, wake up in the morning and he would lay them at the front door.

    Frogmore stew is a low-country boil. The SC guy's I have know call it that, sort of a mix of red potatoes, sausage sometimes, shrimp, fish and whatever else. I have eaten some and it good stuff but I don't know what to do to make it.

    Butch

  14. Free Charter and Captain Reports on ReelBoating?

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    I'm thinking about offering charter captains and guides a free area on ReelBoating to post their fishing reports and information.

    In exchange I'd ask for a link back to RB from their individual website home page.

    Some of these reports make for good informative reading and should help gain some more quality traffic to RB.

    My question to forum viewers is how much should I break down the categories for this area?

    Should they all be lumped in together? Maybe just by Region North, South, East, West etc.

    I can't imagine sorting them all by state and I don't want them reported in the Regional Forums as I'll need to pre-moderate the reports before they are posted.

    Thoughts?

    Maybe something like,

    Northeast / Mid- Atlantic / South / Gulf / West / Great Lakes,

    might also be nice to have a pinned place up top for people to post bouy links for weather info and water temp. for each area.

    Butch

  18. Going the "Joe Boater" route?

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    Personally I like ReelBoating. Though I probably fit "Joe Boater" more. This place feels much more comfortable, not a lot BS , etc.

    I was at guy's house last week and we needed a pic of my boat and I took him over here on his laptop to show him one ( from you guy's helping me post it ) and he didn't know about this place. He has been a member elsewhere since 04 but does not get on a lot. My point being that he just did not know about this place and if there was a way to get the word out more ??

    The Carolinas forum used to be quite active, I have been trying to think how to wake it up some.

    Wiley you had the thought of "where's Arby ( or whatever his name could be, maybe Reely ? ). That could be fun, impose a pic of him somewhere or make it a site event with our shirts and people can guess where he is. The prize could be something silly , a big 1143_neener_neener_neener.gif that would go with your sig. or maybe some sponsers certificates.

    Anyway some of my thoughts,

    Butch

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  20. Roadside Bomb Video Link

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    What guy's have told me was they are somewhere watching close by and when they drive by they blow it. Got lucky with this one, they hit it early and it looks like it was buried too deep.

    Butch

    There are several devices used to defeat the IED's. The one you see is a box attached to a pole that is lowered and extending on the front of a vehicle. There is a sytem in the box that activates an IED before the vehicle runs over it.

    Kingair,

    Thanks,

    I had two kids that worked for me out of high school that went over one is back and the other went back maybe 5-6 months ago. he was in one the citys ( I do not remember which one ) and he told me that they would wait in buildings to set them off ?

    That video came from another guy I know.

    Prayers for Ryan.

    Thanks Again,

    Butch

  24. COLD

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    You where right Hate to hear this http://carolinacoast...8b776271113.prt the worst reports from the trout kill were from the North River, Wards Creek, Jarrett Bay and Smyrna Creek. All of these areas are notoriously shallow with only a few deep holes for fish to escape the cold. The reports are that more than 4,000 pounds of stunned or dead keeper trout were dipped by fishermen, and more undersize ones were left floating or to wash up on the banks. Large numbers of small (8 to 10 inches) black drum also fell victim to the cold, as did some croakers, a few red drum and a few menhaden.

    Tim,

    Yes it's bad, 5.9 here at 4:30 this morning at least it will be a little warmer at the coast. I don't really know but I guess a 10 lb. speck would be 5 years old ? Heck even it is

    only 4 years that is a long time for things to recover. Hurts the guides too because their customers like it when they can put them on 8 lb. plus fish. They say it will start

    warming by Monday but a lot of damage has already been done.

    Butch

  25. Chart plotters

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    I missed the bus on this one........It's not clear to me the feature of a chart plotter on a GPS . My question is, How does this work and application?

    Actually, I am looking at a Garmin 421s GPS/sounder ( it does not have chart plotter capability ). Should I consider a chart plotter feature on a GPS? My budget is around

    $500 +/-. I will not be off shore no more than about 15-20 miles max (weekend warrior).

    Thanks

    Rusty,

    A chart plotter has a map and your gps gives lat & long. I say go for the plotter, I fish around OIB , Cape fear and coming in there if it nasty it nice to see where you are on the "map". A good radio is a must with a 8' antenna, that will give you a max range of maybe 12-13 miles.

    My boat is 19' w/ a 150 and 15 is my max . I want to be able to get back in if it gets nasty and make it to the ditch and you know those summertime thunderstorms.

    As said above carry "paper maps", I use the pro-finder charts and they are laminated, good for us in our small cc's, and they have compass points on them also 605_thumbs_up.gif

    Butch

    Forgot I would give Jim a shot at BOE Marine when you are ready to buy.

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