Well my Dad finally retired and I'm taking a road trip with him to Florida to get his car down there. This is gonna suck, 1352 miles in a Mitsu Spider convertible..:splat: :hs:
At least I'll be in 80 deg. temps and fishing for a week:wiggle: I'll post pics when I'm there.

later gator...

Have a nice ride Dave!

I'm here.
Me and Dad drove straight thru 1340 miles.
Got in 5:30 this am.
Left at 8am yesturday.
It's sunny and 80 deg..:bounce:

who you kidding, florida is in the 60's!

good timing.....post pix pleeze....
I'll be there in a few weeks.....fishing of course....:devil:

Just got back from sanibel island area. Cought pompano, snapper, a milliong ladyfish and sheepshead. Also had a fish on for about 2 mins that I couldnt move on my cheapo uglystick freshwater rod. My guess is a snook or a big pompano.

I'm here.
Me and Dad drove straight thru 1340 miles.
Got in 5:30 this am.
Left at 8am yesturday.
It's sunny and 80 deg..:bounce:

Yup they drove all night! I was getting the state by state updates...22hours thats good time!

that is good time . must not have been doing the speed limit .

have fun fishing Dave

See you on the back slide:)

who you kidding, florida is in the 60's!

78 here in Vero Beach dude

The ride. My back is still killing me. 1300 miles in a match box car.:mad:

so your Dad is styling in that car ? a nice ride but 1300 might be too much for anyones back .

MATCHBOX ><><><:fishslap:

that is good time . must not have been doing the speed limit .

they were doing the speed limit........................plus a whole bunch more.

nice work on the 22hrs. I drove straight for 20 hrs to WI once, very long.

What you left behind! Wicked squall right now...Dog seems perplexed?? He hates snow....Wimp dog!

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Far cry from the boatride on Saturday!

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hey dave- im in ground vero until the 9th if you want to do the sebastian inlet thang after dark. my days are shot.

glad your warm and cozy Dave! & good luck fishin...!!

i got ya beat tho on long range drivin in a car that size.

it was a red fiat 124...we(my brother and i ) left san diego cal, headed to the grand canyon in arizona then to new orleans over to florida...up to massachusetts ....then to montreal . niagra falls glacier national park
in montana back to into canada over to washington state and back down the
coast all the way back to sandiego. it took us 22 days.

I've been trying to sneak up on the gator in Mom's back yard but he won't let me get too close. I'll keep trying..:bl:

:heybaby: I'm havin' one for you guys..:rotf3:

:kewl:

Lookin good there whitey:hihi:

Lookin good there whitey:hihi:

I'm workin' on that...:o

that last picture there reminded me of nemo.. mine mine mine :jester:

florida looks really nice just from the pictures :rollem:

Have a fresh Mahi sandwich on us ... this weather is killing me, Florida is awesome this time of the year. :yak5: Enjoy it while you have it ...

I drove to FL once. ONCE. Never again. NEVER. EVER.
I was hired to drive from Revere,MA to Ft Lauderdale,FL in a GMC 24' box truck five speed. (On my vacation. Subcontract for a friend.)
I regretted my decision to drive down 1/2 way across the GW.
Gas engine not diesel.(55 MPH all the way)
And lights that didn't work. Daylight only.
And a car trailer. With things stuffed under the car on the trailer.
GVW 25000
I got stopped in a weigh station/chicken coop in NC at approximately 36000 lbs.
Five and a half tons over. $900.00 ticket.
"Truck don't move until the ticket is paid, BOY." NC takes Mastercard at the scalehouse.
Four horrible days.
First night was Aberdeen MD. Second was South of the Border NC,SC
Third was Jacksonville,FL (Where I called ahead and told them I want a 1-way ticket NON-STOP TO LOGAN ON THE FIRST AVAILABLE FLIGHT!)
Turned the truck off in Ft Lauderdale at 5:30PM and I was on a plane at 6:30.
The only two good parts of the whole trip were the night flight up the East Coast(clear skies over DC,Baltimore,Philly,NYC etc. Last time I saw the WTC)
And getting back to Boston and feeling cold air again.
I have no interest in ever going south of Foxboro again.

glad your warm and cozy Dave! & good luck fishin...!!

i got ya beat tho on long range drivin in a car that size.

it was a red fiat 124...we(my brother and i ) left san diego cal, headed to the grand canyon in arizona then to new orleans over to florida...up to massachusetts ....then to montreal . niagra falls glacier national park
in montana back to into canada over to washington state and back down the
coast all the way back to sandiego. it took us 22 days.

But just one tank of gas thought, right....lmao!!!!!

Dad got his 1st Florida fishing experience. He loved it.

A Spanish Mack and one of the 10 Snook I caught.

I hate you

I hate you

Yeah, I hear the weather is nice up there...:rude:
I may cancel my return flight...:wavey:

The ride. 22' Pathfinder 250hp E-Tek. Sweet

Got cast net? All the bait u want all year round.:btu:

:rollem:I was sweating.

u and dad have matchng bellies hehehehe,,,, get some sun white boy

oh yea,,,one more thing,,, nice head

oh yea,,,one more thing,,, nice head

LOL:lm:

Dave....this just in...

Big bass moving in.... :shocked: all over the place....

enjoy your stay. :bshake:

Dave....this just in...

Big bass moving in.... :shocked: all over the place....

enjoy your stay. :bshake:

Don't care..Big Snook and Tarpon here...Plus a ton of other species...:wiggle:

:splat:

:splat:

Fishin' 365 days a year//// I have to find a way..:kewl:

i truly believe that you have "Florida fever...."

and what your feeling is similar to being in love....

as to the way..... you can't get enough now...

i know because i experienced it twice.

but ..... what the hay....enjoy it! while you can.

Dave, remember the pic of my tarpon caught on the fly in my tool box,,, hook up with one of thoes and hang on

Dave, remember the pic of my tarpon caught on the fly in my tool box,,, hook up with one of thoes and hang on

Daytona Bike week beats that by far..:laughs: Pics coming.:drool:

Please stop it you are killing me. I am ready to move tomorrow. I want to fish year round with unlimited bait and swimming pools, even with sweaty balding people.

Bike week Daytona

:point:

:kewl:

:hs:

:btu:

:bshake:

triumph:drool:

:drool:

nice pics Dave.....

real nice.... thanks for the eye candy man!

whats unreal....is for the kinda money allot of them guys dumped into those bikes...you could own a really nice boat...:gu:

takes some bikini pics at the best beach...... please.

No wet T-Shirt Contest Pics?????!!!!?! WTF!

Thanks Dave nothing like an old guy in hot pants chocking his chicken.

No wet T-Shirt Contest Pics?????!!!!?! WTF!

Got them too, can't post here.:hee:

Makes ya wanna buy a beer huh??:cheers:

Got them too, can't post here.:hee:

You have my email address :hihi:

You have my email address :hihi:

Wait, spring break kicks off Monday.:drool: :drool: :drool:

Dave:
call me when you get home. I have a bunch of work for you on the boat...

Check your PM's for my number

:cheers:

Dave how do you fish that much I thought you had a bad back?

Dave how do you fish that much I thought you had a bad back?

Pain meds...:D I really don't, I went on one 5 hour charter, that's all I could take. I'm hoping after surgery I can get back to fishing a little more.

i woulda thought wet t-shirts would fall
into the soft porn category:blush:
and would be allowable....and help
chase the winter blues away ...:bc:

Dave, dont leave until June. in a perfect world, i would have one place to stay in RI for the summer bass season, and then jet to florida from dec until the end of may...

its nice down there, no?? if your at the boardwalk, and need lunch, the red onion make a killer grouper rouben :drool:

Dave, dont leave until June. in a perfect world, i would have one place to stay in RI for the summer bass season, and then jet to florida from dec until the end of may...

its nice down there, no?? if your at the boardwalk, and need lunch, the red onion make a killer grouper rouben :drool:

I wish I could afford both. Think I'll have to settle for living here year round.:uhoh:

Hey Dave what did you think of that landing last night??

Man my right ear is still killing me, damn thing won't pop.