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03-01-2004, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: South County
Posts: 1,070
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Back from the Keys
Back yesterday. Worked today on the pond, and what a beauty of a day it was. If this weather holds we'll be seeing our first plankton bloom. We keep a sharp eye on the plankton because this is what the oysters eat. After the plankton comes everything else that we all know and love.
Phytoplankton then zooplankton then silversides then winter flounder then herring then stripers.........................
The Keys. A low-budget trip: no guides, no boat rentals, no real big Florida tackle purchases.
All fishing was done from a canoe. I'm no expert when it comes to fishing the "skinny water" but I had a blast of a time, boating one slammer bonefish of about eight pounds. This was my first bone, and boy do those fish run some line. Took a live shrimp.
Got some small tarpon back in the mangroves. Fun fish on eight pound test. Busted off many small tarpon because of this. Run under the mangroves, goodby tarpon.
Plenty of cudas and snappers. Got one five-pound gray snapper that fought like all hell.
Plenty of small sharks on the flats, which is really cool. I just liked watching them swim around in two feet of water, their dorsal fins slicing the surface.
One of the highlights had to be seeing a big hammerhead swimming next to the canoe; the fish making both my brother and I a little nervous about the size of the fish and the size of the boat that we were in.
Feels good to be back---if that makes any sense at all.
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03-01-2004, 08:31 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
Posts: 6,267
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sounds like fun gf
u musta needed that  |
Live at Leeds
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03-01-2004, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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Welcome home! have you checked the weather yet?? its supposed to go down to 20° for the next couple of weeks...... just foolin 
I'm ready to go chase mackeral when they show up  |
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03-01-2004, 09:24 PM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
Posts: 6,358
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Good to have you back dude. Fish were blitzing off the aves this past weekend  |
Domination takes full concentration..
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03-01-2004, 11:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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Quote:
Originally posted by ThrowingTimber
Fish were blitzing off the aves this past weekend
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ummmmmm.........no! |
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03-02-2004, 08:21 AM
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All up in the Interweb!
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: In the dog house.
Posts: 5,205
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sounds like a cool trip. thanks for bringing some nice weather back up with you! it won't be long now.........
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"Out there in the surf is where it's at, that's where the line gets drawn in the sand between those who talk fishing and those who live it."
- a wise man. 
One good fish, a sharpie does not make...
Certified rock hopping billy goat.
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03-02-2004, 08:55 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,408
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Goosefish...... welcome back!
Feel refreshed? I know I did when I returned..
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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03-02-2004, 10:10 AM
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fishing the pacific
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Port Townsend, WA
Posts: 993
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GF - sounds like a real blast. I am sure there are many members on the board, like me, jealous.
Eben - Do you ever get Macks from shore or only the boat.
-IWK
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Keep lines wet and tight in the pacific
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