[Reel Boating Members Show Your Boats!]

My Boggy Creek Diablo. It's an ideal marsh skiff for over here in the marshes of LA.

[Wiley-Bring back the other members that THT ran off...]

Hi!

[At it again]

I know what you mean. There days I ask myself what I got myself into. But I know I will get it there one day. The weather is warm enough to work outside on it. I have came a long ways on the upper deck.

http://web.me.com/tanyard/Lost_Pearl/My_Albums/Pages/March.html

Hope you don't have any nasty floods on tghe river. That could get interesting.

[Checking in from the Miami Boat Show]

One day I am going to make it to that show. Have fun. Can't wait to see the pics.

[Big waves and small boats don't mix]

Wow, just wow. Honda had it right with their "Stupid Hurts" campaign.

[Boat Conundrum]

I wouldn't hesitate to buy a late model Sea Fox for my intended use. I am not a hard core fisherman and I take very good care of my stuff, so it should last me indefinitely. I would let someone else take the initial depreciation hit though!

[Distress calls]

Thats good information

Hope I never have to use either one.

Thanks guys

No need to overthink or overcomplicate this. If you think your life and or property are in immediate danger, use the proword Mayday spoken 3 times to introduce your call. "Mayday, mayday, mayday, this is motor vessel Rusty taking on water in Sebastian Inlet over." Otherwise just make a callout for the Coast Guard on 16. "Coast Guard Miami, this is motor vessel Rusty over." This coming from a Coast Guard SAR coordinator.

[How Many Louisiana Boys Made The Jump From The Other Forum?]

I split my time between LA and MS. I came over from the other forum.

[Curious - How Many Have Done A Boating Course?]

I took a four week Coast Guard course, a one week commercial RHIB course and have taken numerous day courses.

[New Pioneer Model 177 Sportfish]

Pioneer does make some nice looking boats of very good quality. I don't count the one pictured among them. I'm not crazy about the "hips" for lack of a better word that they are putting on some boats these days. What functional purpose do the flares in the gunnels near the stern serve?

[Has not sold a boat in six months]

I fail to see the purpose of the posters post.

Are you retarded? He is and has been detailing his experiences in trying to purchase a boat. Nothing more, nothing less. The good and the bad. The purpose is to inform, educate and entertain his audience. He does a very good job. I have been enjoying his contributions for a while. He is much fairer minded than I would be too. I would have spelled out the name of the people and companies I dealt with.

You seem to think there is some kind of bias in his story. Are you just foaming at the mouth, or do you know the other side of the story?

[I need a Wiley ruling!]

You can say "feck" all you want. It would be appreciated if when saying feck it was in content with some type of boating or fishing discussion.

Phukin A Wiley

[Best Spinning Reel setup for Off Shore?]

Another vote for the baitrunners I have a couple of the 4500's....good solid reels, good price.

I like the baitrunners OK. They tend to be heavy for their size though.

[Mann's Stretch Lures]

You might find that the Mann's struggle to track true as your trolling speed increases. My buddy swears by Bombers and eschews all others.

[What other Forums do you Frequent?]

midgetporn.com

midgetsneedlove2.com

midgetpornfishing.com

midgetpornandfordtrucks.com

And reelboating.com. Can't forget that one.

Andy

Are those links work safe?

[What other Forums do you Frequent?]

Tell us about your big truck.

What does it say when the most popular thread on a new forum is about the other forums we frequent?

[Best Spinning Reel setup for Off Shore?]

Shimano Saragosa SRG18000F

Model Bearings Gear Ratio Max Drag Weight Line Capacity (lbs./yds.)

SRG18000F 6 BB, 1 RB 4.9:1 44 Lbs 28.4 Oz. 25/310

It will handle any fish you want. Notice the max drag.

I don't think that is going to fit into his $200 budget. The 14 and 18 Shimano's are heavy. It won't take much jigging and casting one to make you wish for a lighter outfit. about 20 ounces is as heavy as I would like to go. Right now the old style Spheros 8000's can be had for under 100 bucks. Put it on a Trevala 6'6" MH and you have a do it all outfit that is rugged dependable and lightweight for right at $200. I simply don't know how you could go wrong with this.

I just ordered an Okuma Cedros jigging combo. I like the specs, feel and the price. It remains to be seen whether it will hold up over time. It certainly looks and feels built. It hits the price point too.

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FS,THT , Abaco board, That about it

advrider.com

bikeforums.net

rodnreel.com

louisianasportsman.com

floridasportsman.com

thehulltruth.com

["SPOT" Emergency Locator]

FWIW- For those who didn't see it, an 8 or 9 day only promotion by the company just ended Fri. 3/27. They offered free SPOT devices to anyone subscribing for 1 yr to the basic messengering service plus the optional tracking service for a total of $149.98 inclusive. There were a lot of posts about that on various boating & fishing sites.

I'd like to make a few comments relative to SPOT. It is monitored by a commercial source, not the Coast Guard. Any distress information would have to run through several time consuming filters before it gets to the Coast Guard. The device is not Coast Guard approved, meaning it has not been tested by the CG for standards of waterproofness, impact resistance, battery life and durability. After 3 years the price of the SPOT and an EPIRB essentially equalize.