Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:30:10 -0800 (PST), wrote:


Here's a pic of Jacksonville Beach:
http://tinyurl.com/5pcxu3

That's besides the whole beachfront for miles and miles is nothing but
condos.

Same way with Amelia Island, Fernandina is a disaster, Atlantic Beach
Neptune, Ponte Verde, etc. all about the same. Jacksonville is the
fourth largest metro area in Florida, but hey, according to Harry,
none of them must go to the beaches!
Oh, and according to Harry, the weather is better in Jax than other
Florida cities to the south. BUT, alas, the average temp in July and
Aug is one degree different than Tampa!

What I've always had in mind for Florida is to get to places on the
gulf where there are no condos lining the beaches.
That means tripping on a boat to mangrove areas.
My uncle always wanted me to come down Cape Coral and we would
take a trip down to mangroves south, towards Everglades city, and just
fish, eat fish and fish some more for a week or so.
Never happened, but I still think of doing it.
Ever gone down there?
Wayne may have, but he never mentions fishing.

--Vic

Haven't you been to Fort Desoto? It's right around the corner from the
causeway you fish from.

On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:13:46 -0500, Jim wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:30:10 -0800 (PST), wrote:


Here's a pic of Jacksonville Beach:
http://tinyurl.com/5pcxu3

That's besides the whole beachfront for miles and miles is nothing but
condos.

Same way with Amelia Island, Fernandina is a disaster, Atlantic Beach
Neptune, Ponte Verde, etc. all about the same. Jacksonville is the
fourth largest metro area in Florida, but hey, according to Harry,
none of them must go to the beaches!
Oh, and according to Harry, the weather is better in Jax than other
Florida cities to the south. BUT, alas, the average temp in July and
Aug is one degree different than Tampa!

What I've always had in mind for Florida is to get to places on the
gulf where there are no condos lining the beaches.
That means tripping on a boat to mangrove areas.
My uncle always wanted me to come down Cape Coral and we would
take a trip down to mangroves south, towards Everglades city, and just
fish, eat fish and fish some more for a week or so.
Never happened, but I still think of doing it.
Ever gone down there?
Wayne may have, but he never mentions fishing.

--Vic

Haven't you been to Fort Desoto? It's right around the corner from the
causeway you fish from.

I was on the pier, but didn't fish. Pretty nice.
I really don't like pier fishing much. Same with bridge fishing,
except the Sunshine bridge/pier, which is way out in the water and the
car almost acts like a boat to hold all my gear.
Like all my gear in a boat, where I can move when I want.
Whenever I can, I prefer drift fishing, laid back with the line
between my toes so to speak.
Don't like crowds at all, though it's fun on a party boat when the
fishing is good.
I really want to do that mangrove trip to get where it's real quiet.
Almost like camping in the woods but on the water instead.
My uncle told me he was down by Ten Thousand Islands on a 18'er
for about 4 days and it was some paradise fishing.
Can't remember the details, except he tied to the mangroves at night
and slept on the boat.
One of the reasons I'm thinking about the Mac 26 instead of the
Carolina Skiff is the livability factor for that kind of trip.

--Vic