Wanaflatsfish Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Headed out at 0430 and made our way to Everglades City....stopped at EC Bait and I had them give me 6 doz hand selects......some great shrimp It was a negative low and a bit "skinny" on the way out......launching the MA17 was "fun".....as the trailer needed to be dropped off the end of the ramp, into the mud, in order to float her off.... Headed out through the oysters.....and hit some of our old haunts....but, without the Trolling Motor.....we were going old school :) At each of our spots I came in very slowly and in the last 25 yards, gave it one bit of rpms and then shut it off.....floated to the spot, then hit the power poles.....we found ourselves sitting for a while to settle things down. Maybe by not using the TM and finding ourselves staked out with the Powerpole it made a difference... The rat reds were everywhere......it was non-stop action.....Don even got into the game with his fly rod and found this little guy on a shoreline. I found one nice snook on the shoreline, a few trout, a nice black drum for dinner.....and we called it a day early at 2pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limitless Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Nice trip Dino! Great pic of Don's Red and the fly. Thanks for the report so I can live vicariously til I can get this new (to me) Hewes ready for a trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coto Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Glad to see you were rewarded after that daring launch. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donh Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Spawning shrimp fly. Good for reds and triple tail. Where are the bigger reds? Lots of rats. dh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 It was a tad low on Sat for sure . Went to the Cafe , for several Cuban coffees first. Beautiful day with lots of fish to boot . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conocean Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Good stuff Dino & Don! Glad ya’ll got in on the fun I’ve been at my place in Choko since Wednesday. Freshly iced Tripletail or Reds for supper each nite. Low morning tides & great fishing each day. Life is good! 🌞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makomark Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Tried fishing Flamingo yesterday, not a good day, bait shop had sold out 6000 shrimp before 7:30AM. Water looked like chocolate milk and the bite was slow on the outside. Caught over 100 fish 2 weeks ago on a similar tide and yesterday boated maybe 10 fish. I'll need to try choko one of these days when the wind is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted February 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 3:25 PM, THE OUTLAW said: Went to the Cafe , for several Cuban coffees first. REAL MEN RAN THE "S" CURVE I was trying to keep you in business with another broken skegg but, my FMT chip brought me through....NOT really, I've run that "S" curve at least 200 times in the last 10 years.... I've run tracks on several friends boats over the years...but, even yesterday, with the FMT, I was bit "puckered".... Ralph.....we need to do a trip on my skiff...you can appreciate all the work you've done on her.... (LOL). dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted February 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 8:22 AM, Coto said: Glad to see you were rewarded after that daring launch. Good times. Yep.....nothing like seeing the axel of your trailer falling off the ramp to make you go......aaaaaaaah....was this a good idea....or should I have had a few coffees with Ralph Naaaaaah........drop it and go Broken Skeg? No problem I got Ralph....major gelcoat damage....no problem I got Bob @ Inshore marine.....broken Axel - no big deal, call BOAT US and take it to AMES trailer in Davie....go fish and take the risk, I say dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted February 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 2/17/2019 at 4:00 PM, conocean said: Good stuff Dino & Don! Glad ya’ll got in on the fun I’ve been at my place in Choko since Wednesday. Freshly iced Tripletail or Reds for supper each nite. Low morning tides & great fishing each day. Life is good! 🌞 As I've said, I want to be Paul in my next life (LOL) dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coto Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 I take my trailer to Trailer Man in Davie now don’t use Ames anymore. Give him a try his name is Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE OUTLAW Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 I take mine to AIM WELDING ! 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 9:18 AM, Coto said: I take my trailer to Trailer Man in Davie now don’t use Ames anymore. Give him a try his name is Eric. Good to know.....Ames was not easy to work with...but, they got the job done. dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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