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I'm not sure you realize how dumb you sound.
Fishing Videos, Pics and Stories
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Ray you used a lot of duct tape on that rig
- Jul 23, 2014
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You used to be able to take the razzing so well.
- Jul 29, 2014
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Sorry guys that's not me in the pictures. It's actually my best fishing buddy who happens to be a part time charter Captain on the Lagoon. I was simply posting a couple of pictures from a trip last week. We began fishing together about 8 years ago to trade off some spots that we each knew better than the other since we both chartered part time......That being said he is 5x better than me as a Captain and fisherman. He specializes in sight casting to Reds often with their backs out of the water in less than 8 inches of water. His boat is actually a prototype Hells Bay that floats in about 4 inches of water. He is also a fly specialist which is something I don't dabble in. But if you're really must know here's a couple of photos...I'll also try and post a short video of a Tarpon we caught on the Tomoka River a couple weeks ago. I'll have to figure out how to edit the end because the guy we were fishing with got so excited when we leadered the fish he started to lift it from the water which is now a no no...
Ancient Reptile
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Crete, not sure if you can give your pal a plug, but you might could list his website.
- Jul 29, 2014
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I almost did but wasn't sure because it might be a no no since this site relies on paid advertisements.....If anyone is interested I guess they could PM me and I could give them his site and number. He is coming off shoulder surgery and probably won't be able to pole his skiff for a while unless he brings me along
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- Jul 29, 2014
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Better than getting a stiff pole....You really want to pole the guy's skiff?
- Oct 21, 2014
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You are definitely spoiled.
- Jun 14, 2014
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Only 23 bass this morning, and none over 3 pounds.
Keep trying 'til you catch one big enough to keep.
Ancient Reptile
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Funny, I grew up a bass fisherman, could easily turn the boat upstream of bass, but always turn down river for reds, specks, and flounders. Also, no longer want to eat bass--like they are sacred or something.
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Here's one of MY monster trophy fish.
It really was a special fish.
As far as we know, these fish had not been seen since the late 70s, last by guys now dead or retired or moved far away. There were no photos, no dead specimens in bottles in museums, no scientific descriptions, no clear info on a location. Just mythical tales of "the red-tailed Pteronotropis" that re-surfaced periodically in the native fish community. Some had looked for them, but had been very quickly run off the possible sites by locals with guns, not at all happy to see inquisitive strangers. Especially if they had out-of-state license plates, as most did.(*)
But the anecdotal descriptions didn't match any known species, so it was a great & legendary mystery.
In the spring of 2012, we were granted permission to prospect in some areas that are normally not accessible, and we found some.
Which was pretty-darn-exciting.
Unfortunately, the DNA work-up said they were not a new species, merely a weird-colored population of another panhandle species, Pteronotropis grandipinnis, aka the Apalachee Shiner, which have yellow where the photo'd fish has dark red.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
(* to be fair, the hard-nosed locals with guns also had uniforms and vehicles with blue lights on top. They weren't all crazy crackers, but they were persuasive.)
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Very efficient. When your goldfish dies it's automatically flushed.
Ancient Reptile
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I once went fishing with an ichthyologist in the Boundary Waters. Got lucky that day and caught more fish than he did.View attachment 3361
Here's one of MY monster trophy fish.
It really was a special fish.
As far as we know, these fish had not been seen since the late 70s, last by guys now dead or retired or moved far away. There were no photos, no dead specimens in bottles in museums, no scientific descriptions, no clear info on a location. Just mythical tales of "the red-tailed Pteronotropis" that re-surfaced periodically in the native fish community. Some had looked for them, but had been very quickly run off the possible sites by locals with guns, not at all happy to see inquisitive strangers. Especially if they had out-of-state license plates, as most did.(*)
But the anecdotal descriptions didn't match any known species, so it was a great & legendary mystery.
In the spring of 2012, we were granted permission to prospect in some areas that are normally not accessible, and we found some.
Which was pretty-darn-exciting.
Unfortunately, the DNA work-up said they were not a new species, merely a weird-colored population of another panhandle species, Pteronotropis grandipinnis, aka the Apalachee Shiner, which have yellow where the photo'd fish has dark red.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
(* to be fair, the hard-nosed locals with guns also had uniforms and vehicles with blue lights on top. They weren't all crazy crackers, but they were persuasive.)
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Nice Cobe.
