[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

[can't access THT]

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

[can't access THT]

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

[St Lucie 6-18-11 Tile Fish]

Sweet

[Extra points?]

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

[composite propellers]

Amen to that Stainless is the only way to go.

[Extra points?]

Perfect. I could use an extra 50 points

[Extra points?]

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

[Need Help PLEASE w/ 2004 150 HP Yamah Vmax Carburated]

6000

[Mate Series rod/cup holders....]

Great feedback. Thanks

[Cell phones in open water]

I'll keep mine, thanks

[If you found a wallet/purse]

Honesty and Morality are there in good and tough times.

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

[Working on a "Like" button for ReelBoating]

#1 Let the FB and anything about it go, this isn't FB.

#2 Get rid of the RB thank you post after the 1st post.

I agree with both suggestions.

[Comment on new rule, Mandatory use of kill lanyard]

please stop trying to save me from myself.

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

[On The Way to Ft. Myers, FL]

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!!

[Removal of transducer / fairing blocks from bottom]

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.

[carolina skiff]

I stated the obvious (which was backed up by every other post)

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

[~*19 BAY SHARK DUSKY*~]

Do apologize for the inconvenience. Here is the price for this boat listed. $1999

I pick it up in the morning for that price!

[Redneck love poem]

Sure is quiet around here.

[Boat Surveyor Needed]

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

[Fishing report Charleston,SC And a few pic's from last week 4/22/2011]

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

[Alloy is the way to go...]

why do you think they use alloy almost exclusively now

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.

[46' Carbon Fiber]

46′ Pirelli PZero 1400 Yacht Tender – Carbon Edition

Can you imagine the yacht it's a tender to

I don't make nearly enough money either

[Alloy is the way to go...]

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.

The Pacific North West,There are things in the water there that will KILL a boat . Like Dead heads, Rocks, gravel Bars, etc. They also do some Hardcore fishing and Commercial fishing lots of lead, Shrimp Traps, Crab Traps . The weather is also VERY harsh

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

[Alloy is the way to go...]

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.

The Pacific North West,There are things in the water there that will KILL a boat . Like Dead heads, Rocks, gravel Bars, etc. They also do some Hardcore fishing and Commercial fishing lots of lead, Shrimp Traps, Crab Traps . The weather is also VERY harsh

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?