pondfisher

Well the wind kept me off the water most of the winter and by the time I got back out on my Sheeps reef I found myself with a dead Lowrance so I couldn’t see the structure. That trip was a total bust. Last trip was on my buddy’s Sea Fox 22 and the water was just too warm. Season over. We managed to put a handful of decent fish in the box (including a couple late season spawners so got some roe for my 82 year old Matlacha native neighbor who loves the stuff) but it was a grind!

Well said.

For clarification, I know commercial fisherman are not taking reds, snook and trout. But they do beat up other species. Was just hinting at the hypocrisy.

This is such BS! The recreational sector puts so much money into the Florida coffers and we can’t keep a single red, snook or trout for over two years while the commercial sector takes and takes ridiculous limits year after year. Maybe we should stuff our hard earned dollars into DC and FL lobbyists’ back pockets instead of into the tax pool and the regs would be more lenient, fair, and rational. Seems to work for the other group. Or, maybe we should “catch and release” the insane number of people we allow to move into the state every day, depleting our resources. PF

I saw something similar yesterday but not want I want. Might have something custom made. Thanks.

Just straight PVC to the end. I found some covers online but they're just white rubber and need 4 screw holes. You can forget that.

Love it! Boat truly needed it. Top end average is about 42. Hole shot is phenomenal. The torque this motor puts out is incredible. Thanks for all your prop help.

Well the wind (kind of) calmed down and allowed me to get back on the sheeps. Not a very strong bite but the fish we did manage to put in the box were quality, including a 4.5 lb. piggie landed by my buddy, James "Spoonfly" Davis. We made up for the slow sheeps bite with a few bruiser nearshore grunts and a handful of mangos. Didn't really reach our goal but an acceptable haul in any case. pf

You can see how far forward my Terrova is in these pics.

Yes it is. I had Mac and Woody of Central Gulf Coast Marine mount mine and halfway through the job they pointed out the plate to me which was mounted all the way up to the front in order to catch the screws. You're all good!

Ok ok. Fair enough. Sigh.

I wouldn't mind white ones... just something to cover up the rough finish of the opening of the holes.

What's an Egret? 😎

Wondering if anyone knows where I can purchase "inserts", meaning stainless round covers/inserts for my skiff. The boat was finished only with a fairly rough gel coat over the opening of the pvc tubes. pf

Do you know what the hours will be? Guessing sun up until sun down. If it helps with theft there then good. My truck got broken into years ago and they took EVERYTHING.