Cracker Larry

Thanks Tim. We got lucky and accidentally found a spot where the Wahoo were holding tight in about 400' off Cudjoe Key last month. They were there for 6 straight days The dolphin were plentiful too, but we didn't catch a billfish or a tuna all week. Lots of Yellowtail and Mangrove snappers, a few grouper, got to love the Keys

Think I'll drop back out. The news pisses me off enough.

This sure is a friendly place. Makes me glad I dropped in

Sweet

It's the T-shirt. Draws fish like a magnet. Yall got to get one of these Now if the moderator could tack those 50 extra bonus points onto the stock market, most of us would appreciate it

Amen to that Stainless is the only way to go.

Perfect. I could use an extra 50 points

Do I get extra points if I'm wearing the T-shirt

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Great feedback. Thanks

I'll keep mine, thanks

Bad times don't change right and wrong, or integrity. I'd try to find the owner.

I agree with both suggestions.

I'm with you. Darwin will take care of the stupid soon enough.

I make that trip a lot from Savannah. The fastest way is down 95 to the second exit past the FL line. Get off on A1A, go west to Callahan and pick up US301. Take 301 to Ocala, then cut across to 75. I would avoid Jacksonville, Daytona and I4, and especially Orlando at all costs!!

Get about a 3' piece of thin single strand stainless leader wire, maybe 20-40 lb. test. Wrap each end around a short length of dowel, or piece of broomstick, for handles, just like a garrote. Hold a handle in each hand, slip the wire under the fitting to be removed, and use a sawing motion to cut it off. This will take off almost anything bedded in 5200 in a few seconds.

I'll back you up and confirm the obvious There aren't many boats wetter than a Carolina Skiff. Even good boats are often wet in waves and choppy water

I pick it up in the morning for that price!

Sure is quiet around here.

The buyer usually pays for the survey, not the seller, otherwise it could be construed as a conflict of interest. I'd expect it to cost about $250-$300 for that boat. Here is a list of marine surveyors in that area http://www.marinesurvey.org/la.html

Great fishing Rick and great pics. It's been a beautiful week in the Low Country.

I've already told you, it's too cold up there for epoxy to cure We beat the crap out of our boats too Just funin' with you Welder, I know that plate alloy is a fine building material, and I'm sure your new boat will be a tough SOB I'd like to see some pics of her.

Can you imagine the yacht it's a tender to I don't make nearly enough money either

Dang. There are a lot of dead heads, rocks, gravel bars, oyster bars and such in Georgia, SC and Florida too. And those coral heads in Florida and throughout the Caribbean will take the bottom out of a boat in a flash. We've been known to do some hardcore commercial fishing down south here too. We even use lead, shrimp trawls and crab traps. Can you imagine that? Get some pretty harsh weather sometimes, just no ice. Hmmm...Wonder how I've made it as a commercial captain for 30 years without an alloy boat? Alloy is cold in the winter, hot in the summer and sweats (condensates) like a pig, plus it's noisy as hell. I ain't saying it's all a bad thing, but lets not get too carried away with it Yall ain't got the market cornered on hazards. Personally, I think the reason yall use alloy boats up there is you need the heat from the welding machines to stay warm, and it never gets warm enough for epoxy to cure

Actually, the military uses a lot of fiberglass boats. A whole lot of them Never known them to use a cement boat, that fad went out a long time ago, but they still have some wood ones too. Dang. There are a lot of dead heads, rocks, gravel bars, oyster bars and such in Georgia, SC and Florida too. And those coral heads in Florida and throughout the Caribbean will take the bottom out of a boat in a flash. We've been known to do some hardcore commercial fishing down south here too. We even use lead, shrimp trawls and crab traps. Get some pretty harsh weather sometimes, just no ice. Hmmm...Wonder how I've made it as a commercial captain for 30 years without an alloy boat?