It's all quiet on the western, eastern, northern, and southern front
here! Just C.Bill, JPS, Yukon and W1TEF (is that shorthand for amateur
radio?)...

Got out on the boat this past weekend for the last time this year.
Caught no fish, possibly because we just rode around and brought no bait.

Saw a boat I wouldn't mind having, a Hunt 29. Deep vee, nicely finished
and looks fast.

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:30:37 -0500, "Paul@BYC"
wrote:

Caught no fish, possibly because we just rode around and brought no bait.

That will do it every time!

My nephew was visiting from Michigan over the weekend and wanted to go
fishing so we went down to the local bait and tackle store and bought
him a light weight spinning outfit and some live shrimp. He was
catching small (throw back) Snappers off of our dock within minutes of
starting. Talk about beginners luck.

On 11/15/10 1:25 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:30:37 -0500,
wrote:

Caught no fish, possibly because we just rode around and brought no bait.

That will do it every time!

My nephew was visiting from Michigan over the weekend and wanted to go
fishing so we went down to the local bait and tackle store and bought
him a light weight spinning outfit and some live shrimp. He was
catching small (throw back) Snappers off of our dock within minutes of
starting. Talk about beginners luck.


Live shrimp certainly was a bait of choice for inshore and ICW fishing
when we lived in Florida. Used to be able to buy a dozen really
nice-sized shrimp for a $1.25 at many local bait shops if you didn't
feel like cast-netting for bait.

I've caught reds, flounder, catfish, sharks, snappers, whiting (one of
my favorite fish to eat) and, in fact, just about anything fishy that
swims in Florida waters on live shrimp.

Used to have some pretty interesting "shrimp runs" on the St. Johns
River near a place called Doctors Lake. Might be 100 small boats out
there during the runs, bringing in nets full of shrimp to take home and
eat.

HarryK wrote:
On 11/15/10 1:25 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:30:37 -0500,
wrote:

Caught no fish, possibly because we just rode around and brought no
bait.

That will do it every time!

My nephew was visiting from Michigan over the weekend and wanted to go
fishing so we went down to the local bait and tackle store and bought
him a light weight spinning outfit and some live shrimp. He was
catching small (throw back) Snappers off of our dock within minutes of
starting. Talk about beginners luck.


Live shrimp certainly was a bait of choice for inshore and ICW fishing
when we lived in Florida. Used to be able to buy a dozen really
nice-sized shrimp for a $1.25 at many local bait shops if you didn't
feel like cast-netting for bait.

I've caught reds, flounder, catfish, sharks, snappers, whiting (one of
my favorite fish to eat) and, in fact, just about anything fishy that
swims in Florida waters on live shrimp.

Used to have some pretty interesting "shrimp runs" on the St. Johns
River near a place called Doctors Lake. Might be 100 small boats out
there during the runs, bringing in nets full of shrimp to take home
and eat.



I've caught a lot of fish in FL but never a whiting. I've never heard
of anyone catching them either. Do they live in brackish water? I
remember them in the store years ago smoked and ready to eat.

You missed Grouper. That is one of the best reef fish.

On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:55:29 -0500, L G wrote:

You missed Grouper. That is one of the best reef fish.

Down here in SWFL we catch them 20 to 30 miles offshore in water 100
ft deep. I prefer not to eat reef fish, not worth the risk of
Ciguatera.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:55:29 -0500, L wrote:


You missed Grouper. That is one of the best reef fish.

Down here in SWFL we catch them 20 to 30 miles offshore in water 100
ft deep. I prefer not to eat reef fish, not worth the risk of
Ciguatera.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera


Barracuda are well known for that disease. Snapper and grouper are
served in restaurants all over the world and they aren't farm raised. I
doubt the flesh is tested.

"L G" wrote in message
...

HarryK wrote:
On 11/15/10 1:25 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:30:37 -0500,
wrote:

Caught no fish, possibly because we just rode around and brought no
bait.

That will do it every time!

My nephew was visiting from Michigan over the weekend and wanted to go
fishing so we went down to the local bait and tackle store and bought
him a light weight spinning outfit and some live shrimp. He was
catching small (throw back) Snappers off of our dock within minutes of
starting. Talk about beginners luck.


Live shrimp certainly was a bait of choice for inshore and ICW fishing
when we lived in Florida. Used to be able to buy a dozen really nice-sized
shrimp for a $1.25 at many local bait shops if you didn't feel like
cast-netting for bait.

I've caught reds, flounder, catfish, sharks, snappers, whiting (one of my
favorite fish to eat) and, in fact, just about anything fishy that swims
in Florida waters on live shrimp.

Used to have some pretty interesting "shrimp runs" on the St. Johns River
near a place called Doctors Lake. Might be 100 small boats out there
during the runs, bringing in nets full of shrimp to take home and eat.



I've caught a lot of fish in FL but never a whiting. I've never heard
of anyone catching them either. Do they live in brackish water? I
remember them in the store years ago smoked and ready to eat.

You missed Grouper. That is one of the best reef fish.

----------

We get whiting off the beaches here on the Space Coast. Don't know where
else they're found.

On 11/16/10 9:24 AM, MMC wrote:


"L G" wrote in message
...

HarryK wrote:
On 11/15/10 1:25 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:30:37 -0500,
wrote:

Caught no fish, possibly because we just rode around and brought no
bait.

That will do it every time!

My nephew was visiting from Michigan over the weekend and wanted to go
fishing so we went down to the local bait and tackle store and bought
him a light weight spinning outfit and some live shrimp. He was
catching small (throw back) Snappers off of our dock within minutes of
starting. Talk about beginners luck.


Live shrimp certainly was a bait of choice for inshore and ICW fishing
when we lived in Florida. Used to be able to buy a dozen really
nice-sized shrimp for a $1.25 at many local bait shops if you didn't
feel like cast-netting for bait.

I've caught reds, flounder, catfish, sharks, snappers, whiting (one of
my favorite fish to eat) and, in fact, just about anything fishy that
swims in Florida waters on live shrimp.

Used to have some pretty interesting "shrimp runs" on the St. Johns
River near a place called Doctors Lake. Might be 100 small boats out
there during the runs, bringing in nets full of shrimp to take home
and eat.



I've caught a lot of fish in FL but never a whiting. I've never heard
of anyone catching them either. Do they live in brackish water? I
remember them in the store years ago smoked and ready to eat.

You missed Grouper. That is one of the best reef fish.

----------

We get whiting off the beaches here on the Space Coast. Don't know where
else they're found.


Anywhere from St. Augustine Inlet up to Georgia, just offshore and in
the inlets. You can catch 'em by casting light tackle from the beaches.
My favorite place to catch whiting was in Nassau Sound, north of
Jacksonville. Beautiful scenery on shore, sandbars, deep channels
between the bars, and lots of whiting. I used very light spinning tackle
to catch them.

On 11/15/10 12:30 PM, Paul@BYC wrote:
It's all quiet on the western, eastern, northern, and southern front
here! Just C.Bill, JPS, Yukon and W1TEF (is that shorthand for amateur
radio?)...

Got out on the boat this past weekend for the last time this year.
Caught no fish, possibly because we just rode around and brought no bait.

Saw a boat I wouldn't mind having, a Hunt 29. Deep vee, nicely finished
and looks fast.


It is quiet around here. Not a problem.

I've looked at the web page of those Hunt boats from time to time. Very
nice, and I'm sure they run well in rough water. Hey...buy one and I'll
drive up for a test ride!

"Paul@BYC" wrote in message
...
It's all quiet on the western, eastern, northern, and southern front here!
Just C.Bill, JPS, Yukon and W1TEF (is that shorthand for amateur
radio?)...

Got out on the boat this past weekend for the last time this year. Caught
no fish, possibly because we just rode around and brought no bait.

Saw a boat I wouldn't mind having, a Hunt 29. Deep vee, nicely finished
and looks fast.

On Saturday I jacked up the axle of my Princecraft so I could put blocks
beneath the rear trailer frame.
Now the weight is off the springs and wheels.
Today I ran some Sta-Bil enhanced gas through the 25 hp Johnson while
spraying fogging oil in the carb.
Next I removed the sparkplugs and sprayed the fogging oil there plus over
the metal parts under the cowling.
I found my gear oil container nearly empty.... but I drained the old out
and pumped the container dry replenishing it.
I was a few ounces short but I'll wait until spring before topping up the
last bit.
Tomorrow I'll take the summer cover off, remove the battery and put the
winter tarps on.