What, if anything are y'all planning to do this year? Anything new?
anything different?

For us, it will be a lot of the same inshore fishing the Pine Island,
Matlacha with the exception being hopefully catching our targeted quarry
more often. Will venture out some, weather permitting to the Gulf for
some offshore bottom fishing and probably get back to diving a bit more
regularily. Then we have the summer trips to the keys for lobster and
some offshore blue water trolling.

Come late spring / early summer we are looking to get a few more tarpon
memories and my neighbor wants to try for tarpon by kayak in the
Caloosahatchee. I may just bring my video camera and let him go first.
Has anyone fished for and landed a tarpon fishing from a kayak?

I expect quite a wild ride and come to think of it, the area we 'found'
is maybe about two miles from home. It does pay to go fishing with
people who know better than you thought you did. I guess you can always
learn something new.

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:28:02 GMT, DownTime wrote:

What, if anything are y'all planning to do this year? Anything new?
anything different?

For us, it will be a lot of the same inshore fishing the Pine Island,
Matlacha with the exception being hopefully catching our targeted quarry
more often. Will venture out some, weather permitting to the Gulf for
some offshore bottom fishing and probably get back to diving a bit more
regularily. Then we have the summer trips to the keys for lobster and
some offshore blue water trolling.

Come late spring / early summer we are looking to get a few more tarpon
memories and my neighbor wants to try for tarpon by kayak in the
Caloosahatchee. I may just bring my video camera and let him go first.
Has anyone fished for and landed a tarpon fishing from a kayak?

I expect quite a wild ride and come to think of it, the area we 'found'
is maybe about two miles from home. It does pay to go fishing with
people who know better than you thought you did. I guess you can always
learn something new.

I'd like to see that video when you get it! Post it to one of the binary groups and
let us know!

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:28:02 GMT, DownTime
wrote:

What, if anything are y'all planning to do this year? Anything new?
anything different?

I'd like to get over to the Abacos for about 3 weeks in early spring,
and also to go south to Shark River and Everglades Park during the
winter before the skeeters come back to life.

We also have a trip planned up to St Pete Beach in about 4 weeks where
we'll be race committee boat for one of my oldest son's sailing
regattas. We will probably go up outside weather permitting, with an
overnight in Venice. Coming back I'm planning to take the leisurely
inside route on the ICW with stops at Long Boat Key, Sarasota and Boca
Grande.

I don't think we're going all the way north this summer but you never
know. If the weather gets too miserable here we might just take a run
up to North Carolina or thereabouts

For us, it will be a lot of the same inshore fishing the Pine Island,
Matlacha with the exception being hopefully catching our targeted quarry
more often. Will venture out some, weather permitting to the Gulf for
some offshore bottom fishing and probably get back to diving a bit more
regularily. Then we have the summer trips to the keys for lobster and
some offshore blue water trolling.

Yes, life is just awful here in south Florida. :-)

Come late spring / early summer we are looking to get a few more tarpon
memories and my neighbor wants to try for tarpon by kayak in the
Caloosahatchee. I may just bring my video camera and let him go first.
Has anyone fished for and landed a tarpon fishing from a kayak?

My next door neighbor claims to know a good Tarpon spot near the Rim
Canal just south of the mid point bridge. He claims that he can chum
them in off the flats and catch them on catfish tails. It would
certainly be a gas and a half to get one from a kayak.

I expect quite a wild ride and come to think of it, the area we 'found'
is maybe about two miles from home. It does pay to go fishing with
people who know better than you thought you did. I guess you can always
learn something new.

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 10:24:40 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 14:28:02 GMT, DownTime
wrote:

What, if anything are y'all planning to do this year? Anything new?
anything different?

I'd like to get over to the Abacos for about 3 weeks in early spring,
and also to go south to Shark River and Everglades Park during the
winter before the skeeters come back to life.

We also have a trip planned up to St Pete Beach in about 4 weeks where
we'll be race committee boat for one of my oldest son's sailing
regattas. We will probably go up outside weather permitting, with an
overnight in Venice. Coming back I'm planning to take the leisurely
inside route on the ICW with stops at Long Boat Key, Sarasota and Boca
Grande.

I don't think we're going all the way north this summer but you never
know. If the weather gets too miserable here we might just take a run
up to North Carolina or thereabouts

For us, it will be a lot of the same inshore fishing the Pine Island,
Matlacha with the exception being hopefully catching our targeted quarry
more often. Will venture out some, weather permitting to the Gulf for
some offshore bottom fishing and probably get back to diving a bit more
regularily. Then we have the summer trips to the keys for lobster and
some offshore blue water trolling.

Yes, life is just awful here in south Florida. :-)

Come late spring / early summer we are looking to get a few more tarpon
memories and my neighbor wants to try for tarpon by kayak in the
Caloosahatchee. I may just bring my video camera and let him go first.
Has anyone fished for and landed a tarpon fishing from a kayak?

My next door neighbor claims to know a good Tarpon spot near the Rim
Canal just south of the mid point bridge. He claims that he can chum
them in off the flats and catch them on catfish tails. It would
certainly be a gas and a half to get one from a kayak.

I expect quite a wild ride and come to think of it, the area we 'found'
is maybe about two miles from home. It does pay to go fishing with
people who know better than you thought you did. I guess you can always
learn something new.

I hear there's some great fishing at a little place called 'Castaway Cay' about 7-8
miles from Abaco!

:)

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

"DownTime" wrote in message
...
What, if anything are y'all planning to do this year? Anything new?
anything different?

For us, it will be a lot of the same inshore fishing the Pine Island,
Matlacha with the exception being hopefully catching our targeted quarry
more often. Will venture out some, weather permitting to the Gulf for some
offshore bottom fishing and probably get back to diving a bit more
regularily. Then we have the summer trips to the keys for lobster and some
offshore blue water trolling.

Come late spring / early summer we are looking to get a few more tarpon
memories and my neighbor wants to try for tarpon by kayak in the
Caloosahatchee. I may just bring my video camera and let him go first. Has
anyone fished for and landed a tarpon fishing from a kayak?

I expect quite a wild ride and come to think of it, the area we 'found' is
maybe about two miles from home. It does pay to go fishing with people who
know better than you thought you did. I guess you can always learn
something new.

We will be out on the Lake as usual during the summer, most likely tubing or
at our favorite swimming holes.

We have just put a deposit down on a rental house on Put-In-Bay for the week
of July 22-30 (Christmas in July weekend) and will be trailering the boat up
with us. Unless I can find a fixed dock, we will probably keep it on a
buoy on the bay for the week, knowing that Saturday and most of Sunday will
be booked or taken by the time we arrive.

"Wayne.B" wrote:

I'd like to get over to the Abacos for about 3 weeks in early spring...

All pleasure boats entering the Bahamas must now purchase at their first
Port of Entry a $150 cruising permit for boats up to 35 feet and $300
for boats over 35 feet *each year*. Paying $300 just to enter a port for
an annual visit is a rip and should be boycotted by cruisers. This "fee"
was imposed by black Bahamian politicians because they believe the
Floriduh boaters cruising the 90 miles to visit their islands are all
rich and should be made to pay for their suffering on the islands.


Actually, any Bahamian entering any Floriduh business such as a Publix,
Piggly Wiggly, or even an area hospital should be charged a $300 use fee
just for entering the premises. The fee can be used for manatee
protection...

--
Skipper

Harry Krause wrote:
I'm certain cruisers everywhere will heed your admonition, Skipper, but
why is the fee of any concern to you? It's not as if you cruise to the
Bahamas or anywhere else.


To all members of this newsgroup:
Per our agreement, please ignore this transparent attempt to sabotage our
new accord to remain well-mannered.

William

Skipper wrote:

All pleasure boats entering the Bahamas must now purchase at their first
Port of Entry a $150 cruising permit for boats up to 35 feet and $300
for boats over 35 feet *each year*.

And it's even worse than that:

http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Ba...rc=Formalities

The way I read it, it's $300 for just two visits *within 90 days* or
$500 to extend.

--
Skipper

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 13:11:54 -0600, William Bruce wrote:

To all members of this newsgroup:
Per our agreement, please ignore this transparent attempt to sabotage our
new accord to remain well-mannered.

William

Then your admonishment is a post late. Besides the post's racist intent,
I wasn't aware that "Floriduh" was the well-mannered name for that
southern state.

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 13:15:36 -0600, Skipper wrote:

Skipper wrote:

All pleasure boats entering the Bahamas must now purchase at their first
Port of Entry a $150 cruising permit for boats up to 35 feet and $300
for boats over 35 feet *each year*.

And it's even worse than that:

http://www.noonsite.com/Countries/Ba...rc=Formalities

The way I read it, it's $300 for just two visits *within 90 days* or
$500 to extend.

Wow! Remind me not to take my boat to the Bahamas any time soon!

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes