On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:51:20 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:00:18 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

Tim wrote:
On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 5:07:02 AM UTC-8, Wayne. B wrote:
Exciting to watch:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/02/21/grand-blue-marlin-crazy-catch/23789529/

More power to him! I'd love to go out and fish like that someday!

I wonder if he'll have it stuffed or I'm sure there are ready buyers for it.

Smoked marlin is about the only way it tastes good.

I have never heard of anyone eating a marlin or a tarpon.

35 years ago on the charter we took out of Hattaras the captain told
us, if we got a billfish up to the boat, we could get a picture and if
we wanted a mount he would get the measurements but we were turning
the fish loose.
Virtually all of those "mounts" are just fiberglass replicas anyway.
They don't skin and stuff the fish.
The "tarpon" guys I know don't kill the fish either. Actually my
neighbor was saying you could catch a tarpon right now in the north
end of Estero Bay, near Hendry Creek. Probably nothing close to record
size but even a 4' one will put on a show for you.

I really don't fish at all but I do watch fish and I am sure I could
go get some if I wanted to. I have thought about taking the hook off
of a spoon or a spook and seeing if I could get a hit or two.
If a fish nails a plug, you know you had him if you wanted him.

I would love to catch a mahi mahi, or tuna, or any other good-eating fish. But I'd
catch it 'cause I wanted to eat it. I'd love to have a dock where I could walk out to
the end catch a fish or two for dinner, and leave the hassle at home.
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

On 2/22/2015 7:54 AM, John H. wrote:
On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:51:20 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:00:18 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

Tim wrote:
On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 5:07:02 AM UTC-8, Wayne. B wrote:
Exciting to watch:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/02/21/grand-blue-marlin-crazy-catch/23789529/

More power to him! I'd love to go out and fish like that someday!

I wonder if he'll have it stuffed or I'm sure there are ready buyers for it.

Smoked marlin is about the only way it tastes good.

I have never heard of anyone eating a marlin or a tarpon.

35 years ago on the charter we took out of Hattaras the captain told
us, if we got a billfish up to the boat, we could get a picture and if
we wanted a mount he would get the measurements but we were turning
the fish loose.
Virtually all of those "mounts" are just fiberglass replicas anyway.
They don't skin and stuff the fish.
The "tarpon" guys I know don't kill the fish either. Actually my
neighbor was saying you could catch a tarpon right now in the north
end of Estero Bay, near Hendry Creek. Probably nothing close to record
size but even a 4' one will put on a show for you.

I really don't fish at all but I do watch fish and I am sure I could
go get some if I wanted to. I have thought about taking the hook off
of a spoon or a spook and seeing if I could get a hit or two.
If a fish nails a plug, you know you had him if you wanted him.

I would love to catch a mahi mahi, or tuna, or any other good-eating fish. But I'd
catch it 'cause I wanted to eat it. I'd love to have a dock where I could walk out to
the end catch a fish or two for dinner, and leave the hassle at home.


Careful now. One of the pussies here might start calling you the Butcher
of Alexandria. They seem to think that putting food on your table is
inhumane if you do it yourself. That's why you hear them talk about
eating out all the time. They probably can't cook either.

--

Respectfully submitted by Justan

Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:54:00 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:51:20 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:00:18 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

Tim wrote:
On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 5:07:02 AM UTC-8, Wayne. B wrote:
Exciting to watch:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/02/21/grand-blue-marlin-crazy-catch/23789529/

More power to him! I'd love to go out and fish like that someday!

I wonder if he'll have it stuffed or I'm sure there are ready buyers for it.

Smoked marlin is about the only way it tastes good.

I have never heard of anyone eating a marlin or a tarpon.

35 years ago on the charter we took out of Hattaras the captain told
us, if we got a billfish up to the boat, we could get a picture and if
we wanted a mount he would get the measurements but we were turning
the fish loose.
Virtually all of those "mounts" are just fiberglass replicas anyway.
They don't skin and stuff the fish.
The "tarpon" guys I know don't kill the fish either. Actually my
neighbor was saying you could catch a tarpon right now in the north
end of Estero Bay, near Hendry Creek. Probably nothing close to record
size but even a 4' one will put on a show for you.

I really don't fish at all but I do watch fish and I am sure I could
go get some if I wanted to. I have thought about taking the hook off
of a spoon or a spook and seeing if I could get a hit or two.
If a fish nails a plug, you know you had him if you wanted him.

I would love to catch a mahi mahi, or tuna, or any other good-eating fish. But I'd
catch it 'cause I wanted to eat it. I'd love to have a dock where I could walk out to
the end catch a fish or two for dinner, and leave the hassle at home.

===

You're not likely to catch mahi or tuna from a dock since they are
mostly pelagic (deep water) fish. Personally I just like being on the
water which is why I own boats. To me fishing is just a fringe
benefit of being out there.

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford used to live a few miles up river from us
in the winter time and there are pictures of them catching tarpon from
their docks. Tarpon are great fun to catch but not good eating
however. There are still a fair number of tarpon in the river but
most of them are caught from small boats these days.

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:14:23 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:

On 2/22/2015 7:54 AM, John H. wrote:
On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:51:20 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:00:18 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

Tim wrote:
On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 5:07:02 AM UTC-8, Wayne. B wrote:
Exciting to watch:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/02/21/grand-blue-marlin-crazy-catch/23789529/

More power to him! I'd love to go out and fish like that someday!

I wonder if he'll have it stuffed or I'm sure there are ready buyers for it.

Smoked marlin is about the only way it tastes good.

I have never heard of anyone eating a marlin or a tarpon.

35 years ago on the charter we took out of Hattaras the captain told
us, if we got a billfish up to the boat, we could get a picture and if
we wanted a mount he would get the measurements but we were turning
the fish loose.
Virtually all of those "mounts" are just fiberglass replicas anyway.
They don't skin and stuff the fish.
The "tarpon" guys I know don't kill the fish either. Actually my
neighbor was saying you could catch a tarpon right now in the north
end of Estero Bay, near Hendry Creek. Probably nothing close to record
size but even a 4' one will put on a show for you.

I really don't fish at all but I do watch fish and I am sure I could
go get some if I wanted to. I have thought about taking the hook off
of a spoon or a spook and seeing if I could get a hit or two.
If a fish nails a plug, you know you had him if you wanted him.

I would love to catch a mahi mahi, or tuna, or any other good-eating fish. But I'd
catch it 'cause I wanted to eat it. I'd love to have a dock where I could walk out to
the end catch a fish or two for dinner, and leave the hassle at home.


Careful now. One of the pussies here might start calling you the Butcher
of Alexandria. They seem to think that putting food on your table is
inhumane if you do it yourself. That's why you hear them talk about
eating out all the time. They probably can't cook either.

Screw 'em. They'd just have to add 'butcher' to all my other names. Let's see - Clara
the cunning soft asshole butcher... - damn, that could get kind of gross!
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 09:24:15 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 07:54:00 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:51:20 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:00:18 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

Tim wrote:
On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 5:07:02 AM UTC-8, Wayne. B wrote:
Exciting to watch:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/02/21/grand-blue-marlin-crazy-catch/23789529/

More power to him! I'd love to go out and fish like that someday!

I wonder if he'll have it stuffed or I'm sure there are ready buyers for it.

Smoked marlin is about the only way it tastes good.

I have never heard of anyone eating a marlin or a tarpon.

35 years ago on the charter we took out of Hattaras the captain told
us, if we got a billfish up to the boat, we could get a picture and if
we wanted a mount he would get the measurements but we were turning
the fish loose.
Virtually all of those "mounts" are just fiberglass replicas anyway.
They don't skin and stuff the fish.
The "tarpon" guys I know don't kill the fish either. Actually my
neighbor was saying you could catch a tarpon right now in the north
end of Estero Bay, near Hendry Creek. Probably nothing close to record
size but even a 4' one will put on a show for you.

I really don't fish at all but I do watch fish and I am sure I could
go get some if I wanted to. I have thought about taking the hook off
of a spoon or a spook and seeing if I could get a hit or two.
If a fish nails a plug, you know you had him if you wanted him.

I would love to catch a mahi mahi, or tuna, or any other good-eating fish. But I'd
catch it 'cause I wanted to eat it. I'd love to have a dock where I could walk out to
the end catch a fish or two for dinner, and leave the hassle at home.

===

You're not likely to catch mahi or tuna from a dock since they are
mostly pelagic (deep water) fish. Personally I just like being on the
water which is why I own boats. To me fishing is just a fringe
benefit of being out there.

I was thinking more of catfish or pan fish. One of my brothers lived on some creek
near Biloxi, MS, for a while. He had a dock with a small boat. He could sit in the
lawn chair at the end of the dock and catch enough fish for dinner in a couple hours.
Catfish or panfish - sometimes a bass if he decided to work.

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford used to live a few miles up river from us
in the winter time and there are pictures of them catching tarpon from
their docks. Tarpon are great fun to catch but not good eating
however. There are still a fair number of tarpon in the river but
most of them are caught from small boats these days.

When we lived in Tampa there was a lot of tarpon fishing going on. This was in early
'70s. I never went because I'd heard they weren't much to eat. I didn't have a boat
at the time. A friend and I would go to the south end of the Sunshine Skyway bridge,
walk out into the inlet and catch a mess of trout using shrimp as bait.
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 10:00:46 -0500, John H.
wrote:

When we lived in Tampa there was a lot of tarpon fishing going on. This was in early
'70s. I never went because I'd heard they weren't much to eat. I didn't have a boat
at the time. A friend and I would go to the south end of the Sunshine Skyway bridge,
walk out into the inlet and catch a mess of trout using shrimp as bait.

===

That's still a very popular fishing spot but I don't know what they
catch. They've turned both ends of the old bridge into fishing piers
and recreational areas. Florida is good about that sort of thing. In
New York they would have put up no parking signs and torn the whole
thing down.

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 10:11:45 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 10:00:46 -0500, John H.
wrote:

When we lived in Tampa there was a lot of tarpon fishing going on. This was in early
'70s. I never went because I'd heard they weren't much to eat. I didn't have a boat
at the time. A friend and I would go to the south end of the Sunshine Skyway bridge,
walk out into the inlet and catch a mess of trout using shrimp as bait.

===

That's still a very popular fishing spot but I don't know what they
catch. They've turned both ends of the old bridge into fishing piers
and recreational areas. Florida is good about that sort of thing. In
New York they would have put up no parking signs and torn the whole
thing down.

Times have changed. There was a small park of some sort there, with a small parking
lot. I don't remember ever seeing many other folks fishing there. We'd go after
classes, catch enough for dinner, and get home to do homework!
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

In article ,
says...

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 10:00:46 -0500, John H.
wrote:

When we lived in Tampa there was a lot of tarpon fishing going on. This was in early
'70s. I never went because I'd heard they weren't much to eat. I didn't have a boat
at the time. A friend and I would go to the south end of the Sunshine Skyway bridge,
walk out into the inlet and catch a mess of trout using shrimp as bait.

===

That's still a very popular fishing spot but I don't know what they
catch. They've turned both ends of the old bridge into fishing piers
and recreational areas. Florida is good about that sort of thing. In
New York they would have put up no parking signs and torn the whole
thing down.

Yes, I always thought it commendable what Florida did with the pier.
But they're not keeping the bridge spans structurally sound.
About 5-6 years ago they closed the eastern side of the piers because of
that. The western side is 17 years newer, but its time will come.
Cutting the available space in half made it much less attractive for me.

On 2/22/15 1:14 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:00:09 -0600, Boating All Out
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Sun, 22 Feb 2015 10:00:46 -0500, John H.
wrote:

When we lived in Tampa there was a lot of tarpon fishing going on. This was in early
'70s. I never went because I'd heard they weren't much to eat. I didn't have a boat
at the time. A friend and I would go to the south end of the Sunshine Skyway bridge,
walk out into the inlet and catch a mess of trout using shrimp as bait.

===

That's still a very popular fishing spot but I don't know what they
catch. They've turned both ends of the old bridge into fishing piers
and recreational areas. Florida is good about that sort of thing. In
New York they would have put up no parking signs and torn the whole
thing down.

Yes, I always thought it commendable what Florida did with the pier.
But they're not keeping the bridge spans structurally sound.
About 5-6 years ago they closed the eastern side of the piers because of
that. The western side is 17 years newer, but its time will come.
Cutting the available space in half made it much less attractive for me.



I guess it will come down to how much money they can afford to spend
on this.


I thought you loonytarians were in favor of government not doing
anything even if stuff falls apart.

--
Proud to be a Liberal.

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:51:20 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:00:18 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

Tim wrote:
On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 5:07:02 AM UTC-8, Wayne. B wrote:
Exciting to watch:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/02/21/grand-blue-marlin-crazy-catch/23789529/

More power to him! I'd love to go out and fish like that someday!

I wonder if he'll have it stuffed or I'm sure there are ready buyers for it.

Smoked marlin is about the only way it tastes good.

I have never heard of anyone eating a marlin or a tarpon.

35 years ago on the charter we took out of Hattaras the captain told
us, if we got a billfish up to the boat, we could get a picture and if
we wanted a mount he would get the measurements but we were turning
the fish loose.
Virtually all of those "mounts" are just fiberglass replicas anyway.
They don't skin and stuff the fish.
The "tarpon" guys I know don't kill the fish either. Actually my
neighbor was saying you could catch a tarpon right now in the north
end of Estero Bay, near Hendry Creek. Probably nothing close to record
size but even a 4' one will put on a show for you.

I really don't fish at all but I do watch fish and I am sure I could
go get some if I wanted to. I have thought about taking the hook off
of a spoon or a spook and seeing if I could get a hit or two.
If a fish nails a plug, you know you had him if you wanted him.

I would love to catch a mahi mahi, or tuna, or any other good-eating fish. But I'd
catch it 'cause I wanted to eat it. I'd love to have a dock where I could walk out to
the end catch a fish or two for dinner, and leave the hassle at home.

Mahi Mahi are some of the most fun fish to catch. Especially the smaller
5-10# ones. They are very acrobatic, lots of coming out of the water. And
when you hit a school of the smaller ones, there may be 3-400 of them.
With a few big one mixed in. On the party boats, you are not allowed to
fish jigs on a dorado school. They catch the hell out of them, but since
the come out of the water flipping around, you may end up with heavy jig
flying in to the boat.