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Greg,
Can't quite picture this, are you returning through the next inlet south of Big Carlos Pass going towards Bonita? Or are you still returning through Big Carlos Pass but hugging the south (Lover's Key) shore? BTW - my wife's family live at Bay Beach on Estero. Paul "Greg" wrote in message ... If Big Carlos is kicked up I run into the beach on the south side, run just outside the Lover's Key swim markers and cut through behind the bar. |
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It sounds like he's sneaking into the North portion of New Pass (Southern
tip of Lover's Key). "Paul Schilter" paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote in message ... Greg, Can't quite picture this, are you returning through the next inlet south of Big Carlos Pass going towards Bonita? Or are you still returning through Big Carlos Pass but hugging the south (Lover's Key) shore? BTW - my wife's family live at Bay Beach on Estero. Paul "Greg" wrote in message ... If Big Carlos is kicked up I run into the beach on the south side, run just outside the Lover's Key swim markers and cut through behind the bar. |
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When Big Carlos is rolling it is virtually always at the western tip of the
bars that run parallel with the pass (on both sides). The same is true in New Pass. If you run south of the pass, into the beach and run north just outside the swim markers then cut into the pass near the beach you will run behind that bar. They don't have that point marked as a swim area. There always seem to be big rollers about a half mile straight out from the pass. This trick gets you past them. You can also run north inside the bar but the hole is smaller and shaols up in different places. I don't go that way often enough to track it. When I go out it is usually just to avoid the traffic in the channel behind Lovers Key. In the winter I will just run the inside by Mound Key and duck out the south Weeks channel. Did you ever check out the aerials on the FGCU web site? the 1999 pictures, printed in black and white are pretty good for finding the deep spots. I link them here http://hometown.aol.com/boatestero |
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Greg,
Thanks, fantastic web site. I printed out a few of the different year photos. I'll show them to my wife's parents when I go down in the spring. It's cool to see the changes over the years. Paul "Greg" wrote in message ... When Big Carlos is rolling it is virtually always at the western tip of the bars that run parallel with the pass (on both sides). The same is true in New Pass. If you run south of the pass, into the beach and run north just outside the swim markers then cut into the pass near the beach you will run behind that bar. They don't have that point marked as a swim area. There always seem to be big rollers about a half mile straight out from the pass. This trick gets you past them. You can also run north inside the bar but the hole is smaller and shaols up in different places. I don't go that way often enough to track it. When I go out it is usually just to avoid the traffic in the channel behind Lovers Key. In the winter I will just run the inside by Mound Key and duck out the south Weeks channel. Did you ever check out the aerials on the FGCU web site? the 1999 pictures, printed in black and white are pretty good for finding the deep spots. I link them here http://hometown.aol.com/boatestero |
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Those 1999 aerials are very high resolution pictures that will take a lot of
"zoom". It is pretty handy for finding little holes in the mangroves to explore. Most of those little creeks are pretty deep and you can go way back up in there. |
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pontoon on the gulf of mexico
want to take a pontoon along the shore and into the bay. Don't want to
go "out into the gulf" (want to be able to tell if they are men or women that I see on the beach) Any advice or negitives. On 03 Dec 2003 14:36:24 GMT, (JDavis1277) wrote: TongSlinger???, I would not take your boat out into the Gulf. First, nasty little storms can be on you before you know it and your boat is not equipped to handle the conditions that these storms often create. Second, your boat is slow and so even if you know bad weather is approaching it's pretty risky to try to out run it. The only substitute for a lake boat on the ocean is high speed capability. The only substitute for high speed capability on the ocean is a seaworthy boat. One can always find someone with which to fish in the Gulf who has a boat suited. You can pay back by hosting inshore trips. Butch |
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good post thanks
On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 14:42:00 GMT, "NOYB" wrote: I see 'em out there all the time. Just watch the wind forecast. If it's out of the North or West, and anything over 5-10 knots, stay home. If it's out of the East, you can usually venture out to about 1/2-1 mile in almost any wind conditions because the land blocks the waves. I've seen pontoons out 5-8 miles in the right wind conditions...but almost always in the late spring when conditions are favorable. "TongSlinger" wrote in message et... I want to take a pontoon onto the gulf of Mexico. Does anybody have a good reason I shouldn't take a pontoon on the ocean for a day trip. This is a 21 foot fisher with a 90 HP Mercury outboard, it is also equipped with depth finder and GPS for navigation. any input would be appreciated Thanks Captain Crunch |
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