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It's been awfully quiet here without YKW to kick around. Let's try to
fix that before the group shrivels away to oblivion. Spring is here, even in the northern climes, so there must be some stories and project reports out there, maybe even a trip or two. As most of you know Mrs B and I have been cruising the Bahamas for a few weeks now. One of the big changes in the last couple of years is the availability of data service (internet) over the Batelco cell phone system. If you have an unlocked GSM phone you can buy a BTC sim card with a 2 GB data plan for less than $40. That gives you a local phone number and your own tethered WiFi hotspot. That's a huge improvement over past years where we were always looking for an open WiFi system that we could connect to. Cell service itself has improved enormously also. There are now towers on just about every populated island. |
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Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap.
Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? |
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On Sat, 16 May 2015 19:14:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap. Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? === I fished briefly on the last half of our Gulf Stream crossing but nothing to show for it except a stolen lure and badly bitten up mono leader. Must have been something with sharp teeth. Conventional wisdom is that Mahi mahi will not bite on wire leaders so not much choice unless you're after the really big stuff. We've been in relatively shallow water ever since and conditions offshore have been fairly rough. |
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On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7:36:18 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote:
On Sat, 16 May 2015 19:14:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap. Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? === I fished briefly on the last half of our Gulf Stream crossing but nothing to show for it except a stolen lure and badly bitten up mono leader. Must have been something with sharp teeth. Conventional wisdom is that Mahi mahi will not bite on wire leaders so not much choice unless you're after the really big stuff. We've been in relatively shallow water ever since and conditions offshore have been fairly rough. Gnawing on a leader in such fashion is an indicator of Shark or Barracuda? |
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On Sat, 16 May 2015 20:51:09 -0700 (PDT), Tom Nofinger
wrote: On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7:36:18 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 19:14:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap. Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? === I fished briefly on the last half of our Gulf Stream crossing but nothing to show for it except a stolen lure and badly bitten up mono leader. Must have been something with sharp teeth. Conventional wisdom is that Mahi mahi will not bite on wire leaders so not much choice unless you're after the really big stuff. We've been in relatively shallow water ever since and conditions offshore have been fairly rough. Gnawing on a leader in such fashion is an indicator of Shark or Barracuda? === More likely a shark in my opinion. I've caught barracuda on mono leaders a number of times but once saw a shark grab a live bait fish on mono with barely a twitch of the pole. |
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On Saturday, 16 May 2015 22:27:56 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote:
It's been awfully quiet here without YKW to kick around. Let's try to fix that before the group shrivels away to oblivion. Spring is here, even in the northern climes, so there must be some stories and project reports out there, maybe even a trip or two. As most of you know Mrs B and I have been cruising the Bahamas for a few weeks now. One of the big changes in the last couple of years is the availability of data service (internet) over the Batelco cell phone system. If you have an unlocked GSM phone you can buy a BTC sim card with a 2 GB data plan for less than $40. That gives you a local phone number and your own tethered WiFi hotspot. That's a huge improvement over past years where we were always looking for an open WiFi system that we could connect to. Cell service itself has improved enormously also. There are now towers on just about every populated island. The activity level in here just reinforces my observations a day or so ago. Most of the regulars have little interest in boats or boating. When was the last time you saw any boating content from John Herring, FlaJim, Dan Kruger, Scott Ingersoll...and we won't even mention the newsgroup pervert from St Thomas, Ontario. Most are here to instigate, agitate and irritate. Tim and I are somewhat similar with long off seasons and a short boating season.. Seems like we only got rid of winter so I'm just now getting the urge to take the winter shelter down and prepare my boat for it's first launch this year. |
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On 5/17/15 11:25 AM, True North wrote:
The activity level in here just reinforces my observations a day or so ago. Most of the regulars have little interest in boats or boating. When was the last time you saw any boating content from John Herring, FlaJim, Dan Kruger, Scott Ingersoll...and we won't even mention the newsgroup pervert from St Thomas, Ontario. Most are here to instigate, agitate and irritate. Tim and I are somewhat similar with long off seasons and a short boating season. Seems like we only got rid of winter so I'm just now getting the urge to take the winter shelter down and prepare my boat for it's first launch this year. Hey, Don… Got back an hour or so ago from a nice trip to Connecticut, mainly to my old “stomping grounds” in Milford and Branford and points in between. It was great to see and stay again with old friends from my grammar, junior high and high school days. It's hard to believe I'm still "hanging out" with friends I've known since the third grade at Davis Street Elementary School. :) Sadly, a couple of the old gang members died over the winter. What was that line from the old Star Trek movie..."Time is the fire in which we burn..." It sure is. Went fishing a couple of times out of Woodmont, a little beach town between Milford and West Haven. One of my oldest and dearest friends retired to a beach house there and keeps a 14’ dory for boating and fishing. Long Island Sound is still damned cold, but we managed to rustle up a few guys to carry the boat from his garage to the water’s edge and attach his Honda four stroke outboard. Fifteen minutes later, we were catching porgies and what we used to call “snapper blues” (small bluefish) on live sandworms off one of the rock outcroppings, just like we did 50+ years ago. Another buddy has a Bertram 25’ (or maybe a 24’?) he spent a couple of years restoring, including removing the I/O drive, rebuilding the transom, attaching a platform at the stern, and repowering with a 250 hp Yamaha four stroke. The Bertram was pretty much a hulk when he bought it. He had some “professional help” along the way. Anyway, he keeps it in Milford Harbor, and we borrowed it for a day trip east on the Sound to the Housatonic River, which we “explored” for a while. Oh yeah…food. Went to New Haven a couple of nights for “the best pizza in the world,” and to a couple of shore joints for lobsters and a variety of seafood a couple of other nights. Drove over to Providence with a bunch of buddies one night for a look-see and to eat dinner at Hemenway’s, which is still a terrific restaurant. Hang in there...Spring *will* reach you. Maybe. :) |
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On 5/17/15 12:07 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/17/15 11:25 AM, True North wrote: The activity level in here just reinforces my observations a day or so ago. Most of the regulars have little interest in boats or boating. When was the last time you saw any boating content from John Herring, FlaJim, Dan Kruger, Scott Ingersoll...and we won't even mention the newsgroup pervert from St Thomas, Ontario. Most are here to instigate, agitate and irritate. Tim and I are somewhat similar with long off seasons and a short boating season. Seems like we only got rid of winter so I'm just now getting the urge to take the winter shelter down and prepare my boat for it's first launch this year. Hey, Don… Got back an hour or so ago from a nice trip to Connecticut, mainly to my old “stomping grounds” in Milford and Branford and points in between. It was great to see and stay again with old friends from my grammar, junior high and high school days. It's hard to believe I'm still "hanging out" with friends I've known since the third grade at Davis Street Elementary School. :) Sadly, a couple of the old gang members died over the winter. What was that line from the old Star Trek movie..."Time is the fire in which we burn..." It sure is. Went fishing a couple of times out of Woodmont, a little beach town between Milford and West Haven. One of my oldest and dearest friends retired to a beach house there and keeps a 14’ dory for boating and fishing. Long Island Sound is still damned cold, but we managed to rustle up a few guys to carry the boat from his garage to the water’s edge and attach his Honda four stroke outboard. Fifteen minutes later, we were catching porgies and what we used to call “snapper blues” (small bluefish) on live sandworms off one of the rock outcroppings, just like we did 50+ years ago. Another buddy has a Bertram 25’ (or maybe a 24’?) he spent a couple of years restoring, including removing the I/O drive, rebuilding the transom, attaching a platform at the stern, and repowering with a 250 hp Yamaha four stroke. The Bertram was pretty much a hulk when he bought it. He had some “professional help” along the way. Anyway, he keeps it in Milford Harbor, and we borrowed it for a day trip east on the Sound to the Housatonic River, which we “explored” for a while. Oh yeah…food. Went to New Haven a couple of nights for “the best pizza in the world,” and to a couple of shore joints for lobsters and a variety of seafood a couple of other nights. Drove over to Providence with a bunch of buddies one night for a look-see and to eat dinner at Hemenway’s, which is still a terrific restaurant. Hang in there...Spring *will* reach you. Maybe. :) Forgot to add: We had one really stormy rainy day, so eight of us did exactly what we did when we were kids at the beach: we had an all-day, multi-table Scrabble marathon. :) |
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On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 11:25:37 AM UTC-4, True North wrote:
The activity level in here just reinforces my observations a day or so ago. Most of the regulars have little interest in boats or boating. When was the last time you saw any boating content from John Herring, FlaJim, Dan Kruger, Scott Ingersoll...and we won't even mention the newsgroup pervert from St Thomas, Ontario. ar. Shut up, asshole, if we need a dick sucked, we'll let you know, DUNCE. |
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On 5/17/2015 12:31 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/17/15 12:07 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: On 5/17/15 11:25 AM, True North wrote: The activity level in here just reinforces my observations a day or so ago. Most of the regulars have little interest in boats or boating. When was the last time you saw any boating content from John Herring, FlaJim, Dan Kruger, Scott Ingersoll...and we won't even mention the newsgroup pervert from St Thomas, Ontario. Most are here to instigate, agitate and irritate. Tim and I are somewhat similar with long off seasons and a short boating season. Seems like we only got rid of winter so I'm just now getting the urge to take the winter shelter down and prepare my boat for it's first launch this year. Hey, Don… Got back an hour or so ago from a nice trip to Connecticut, mainly to my old “stomping grounds” in Milford and Branford and points in between. It was great to see and stay again with old friends from my grammar, junior high and high school days. It's hard to believe I'm still "hanging out" with friends I've known since the third grade at Davis Street Elementary School. :) Sadly, a couple of the old gang members died over the winter. What was that line from the old Star Trek movie..."Time is the fire in which we burn..." It sure is. Went fishing a couple of times out of Woodmont, a little beach town between Milford and West Haven. One of my oldest and dearest friends retired to a beach house there and keeps a 14’ dory for boating and fishing. Long Island Sound is still damned cold, but we managed to rustle up a few guys to carry the boat from his garage to the water’s edge and attach his Honda four stroke outboard. Fifteen minutes later, we were catching porgies and what we used to call “snapper blues” (small bluefish) on live sandworms off one of the rock outcroppings, just like we did 50+ years ago. Another buddy has a Bertram 25’ (or maybe a 24’?) he spent a couple of years restoring, including removing the I/O drive, rebuilding the transom, attaching a platform at the stern, and repowering with a 250 hp Yamaha four stroke. The Bertram was pretty much a hulk when he bought it. He had some “professional help” along the way. Anyway, he keeps it in Milford Harbor, and we borrowed it for a day trip east on the Sound to the Housatonic River, which we “explored” for a while. Oh yeah…food. Went to New Haven a couple of nights for “the best pizza in the world,” and to a couple of shore joints for lobsters and a variety of seafood a couple of other nights. Drove over to Providence with a bunch of buddies one night for a look-see and to eat dinner at Hemenway’s, which is still a terrific restaurant. Hang in there...Spring *will* reach you. Maybe. :) Forgot to add: We had one really stormy rainy day, so eight of us did exactly what we did when we were kids at the beach: we had an all-day, multi-table Scrabble marathon. :) Enchanting story. Tell us more. -- 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." |
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- show quoted text - Forgot to add: "We had one really stormy rainy day, so eight of us did exactly what we did when we were kids at the beach: *we had an all-day, multi-table Scrabble marathon. *:) " Thank goodness you're back....for the sake of the Moppetts. They were starting to show signs of the 'shakes' and other withdrawal symptoms. glad you had a great time. BTW. Dickson insists that you send him a picture of your 'junk' if you're going to leave for more than a day or two. He gets serious separation anxiety. ;-) |
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On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 3:41:40 PM UTC-4, True North wrote:
BTW. Dickson insists that you send him a picture of your 'junk' if you're going to leave for more than a day or two. He gets serious separation anxiety. ;-) Now,, you're lying on here, just like your Master, dicklicker. |
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On Sat, 16 May 2015 20:51:09 -0700 (PDT), Tom Nofinger wrote: On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7:36:18 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 19:14:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap. Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? === I fished briefly on the last half of our Gulf Stream crossing but nothing to show for it except a stolen lure and badly bitten up mono leader. Must have been something with sharp teeth. Conventional wisdom is that Mahi mahi will not bite on wire leaders so not much choice unless you're after the really big stuff. We've been in relatively shallow water ever since and conditions offshore have been fairly rough. Gnawing on a leader in such fashion is an indicator of Shark or Barracuda? === More likely a shark in my opinion. I've caught barracuda on mono leaders a number of times but once saw a shark grab a live bait fish on mono with barely a twitch of the pole. Maybe a wahoo. |
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On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:47:42 -0500, Califbill
wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 20:51:09 -0700 (PDT), Tom Nofinger wrote: On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7:36:18 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 19:14:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap. Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? === I fished briefly on the last half of our Gulf Stream crossing but nothing to show for it except a stolen lure and badly bitten up mono leader. Must have been something with sharp teeth. Conventional wisdom is that Mahi mahi will not bite on wire leaders so not much choice unless you're after the really big stuff. We've been in relatively shallow water ever since and conditions offshore have been fairly rough. Gnawing on a leader in such fashion is an indicator of Shark or Barracuda? === More likely a shark in my opinion. I've caught barracuda on mono leaders a number of times but once saw a shark grab a live bait fish on mono with barely a twitch of the pole. Maybe a wahoo. === Possibly, there are lots of Wahoo around here, mostly on the eastern side of the Bahamas however. I have no personal experience catching Wahoo but it's my understanding that you have to troll for them at about 15 kts, too fast for us. We'd hear the big sportfishing boats talking about them on the radio when we were way down in the out islands. It sounded like they were losing as many as they caught. |
Harry, sounds like you had a good time visiting old friends. Thanks for sharing your story, nothing like getting together with long time friends.
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I looked up a Wahoo. They "look" related to a swordfish.
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On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:49:03 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: I looked up a Wahoo. They "look" related to a swordfish. === Fast powerful fish and very good eating. There are guys who fish the far eastern Bahamas just for Wahoo. |
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What do you bait Wahoo with, live or chunks.? Or does it matter?
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On Mon, 18 May 2015 05:27:23 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: What do you bait Wahoo with, live or chunks.? Or does it matter? === My understanding is artificial lures on a wire leader, trolled at a fairly fast speed (15 kts +). Two years ago I bought several lures which are called "Wahoo Magnets". They look like this: http://www.amazon.com/Tackle-9-Inch-Magnet-Orange-Yellow/dp/B0084EHJ7G On the way home from our last Caribbean trip I was trolling one on the north side of Little Inagua Island when it got hit by something really aggressive. We never saw what it was or got it under control. After spooling out 200 yards of line against a full drag, the reel started smoking and the clutches burned out. The last 200 yards went out in free spool at very high speed. |
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Wow! That's some fighting fish! Wayne, next te youight not use a Zebco...
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Wayne, what is the recommended test line for Wahoo fishing?
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On Sun, 17 May 2015 12:07:35 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 5/17/15 11:25 AM, True North wrote: The activity level in here just reinforces my observations a day or so ago. Most of the regulars have little interest in boats or boating. When was the last time you saw any boating content from John Herring, FlaJim, Dan Kruger, Scott Ingersoll...and we won't even mention the newsgroup pervert from St Thomas, Ontario. Most are here to instigate, agitate and irritate. Tim and I are somewhat similar with long off seasons and a short boating season. Seems like we only got rid of winter so I'm just now getting the urge to take the winter shelter down and prepare my boat for it's first launch this year. Hey, Don… Got back an hour or so ago from a nice trip to Connecticut, mainly to my old “stomping grounds” in Milford and Branford and points in between. It was great to see and stay again with old friends from my grammar, junior high and high school days. It's hard to believe I'm still "hanging out" with friends I've known since the third grade at Davis Street Elementary School. :) Sadly, a couple of the old gang members died over the winter. What was that line from the old Star Trek movie..."Time is the fire in which we burn..." It sure is. Went fishing a couple of times out of Woodmont, a little beach town between Milford and West Haven. One of my oldest and dearest friends retired to a beach house there and keeps a 14’ dory for boating and fishing. Long Island Sound is still damned cold, but we managed to rustle up a few guys to carry the boat from his garage to the water’s edge and attach his Honda four stroke outboard. Fifteen minutes later, we were catching porgies and what we used to call “snapper blues” (small bluefish) on live sandworms off one of the rock outcroppings, just like we did 50+ years ago. Another buddy has a Bertram 25’ (or maybe a 24’?) he spent a couple of years restoring, including removing the I/O drive, rebuilding the transom, attaching a platform at the stern, and repowering with a 250 hp Yamaha four stroke. The Bertram was pretty much a hulk when he bought it. He had some “professional help” along the way. Anyway, he keeps it in Milford Harbor, and we borrowed it for a day trip east on the Sound to the Housatonic River, which we “explored” for a while. Oh yeah…food. Went to New Haven a couple of nights for “the best pizza in the world,” and to a couple of shore joints for lobsters and a variety of seafood a couple of other nights. Drove over to Providence with a bunch of buddies one night for a look-see and to eat dinner at Hemenway’s, which is still a terrific restaurant. Hang in there...Spring *will* reach you. Maybe. :) Sounds like a spectacular time! -- Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner behavior causes problems. |
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On Mon, 18 May 2015 11:26:50 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote: There are as many speeds to troll wahoo as there are wahoo fisherman. === You're right about that. The guys I've actually talked with like fast however. I suppose one advantage is that you're unlikely to accidently catch anything else. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:49:03 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I looked up a Wahoo. They "look" related to a swordfish. === Fast powerful fish and very good eating. There are guys who fish the far eastern Bahamas just for Wahoo. Supposedly fastest fish in the ocean. Up to 70 mph. Years ago I fished on the Qualifier 105 out of San Diego. 32' wide, 105' long. A wahoo following a jig came out of the water and cleared the boat. Deck hand brailing bait had just leaned down to get more bait and fish just cleared his back. Not a trip I was on, but friends were. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:47:42 -0500, Califbill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 20:51:09 -0700 (PDT), Tom Nofinger wrote: On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7:36:18 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 19:14:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap. Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? === I fished briefly on the last half of our Gulf Stream crossing but nothing to show for it except a stolen lure and badly bitten up mono leader. Must have been something with sharp teeth. Conventional wisdom is that Mahi mahi will not bite on wire leaders so not much choice unless you're after the really big stuff. We've been in relatively shallow water ever since and conditions offshore have been fairly rough. Gnawing on a leader in such fashion is an indicator of Shark or Barracuda? === More likely a shark in my opinion. I've caught barracuda on mono leaders a number of times but once saw a shark grab a live bait fish on mono with barely a twitch of the pole. Maybe a wahoo. === Possibly, there are lots of Wahoo around here, mostly on the eastern side of the Bahamas however. I have no personal experience catching Wahoo but it's my understanding that you have to troll for them at about 15 kts, too fast for us. We'd hear the big sportfishing boats talking about them on the radio when we were way down in the out islands. It sounded like they were losing as many as they caught. They are fast, but they are caught on 9 knot trolls and cranking a Wahoo Bomb fast. |
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True North wrote:
Keyser Söze - show quoted text - Forgot to add: "We had one really stormy rainy day, so eight of us did exactly what we did when we were kids at the beach: we had an all-day, multi-table Scrabble marathon. :) " Thank goodness you're back....for the sake of the Moppetts. They were starting to show signs of the 'shakes' and other withdrawal symptoms. glad you had a great time. BTW. Dickson insists that you send him a picture of your 'junk' if you're going to leave for more than a day or two. He gets serious separation anxiety. ;-) Bet your wife would like to see this one, too! |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:47:42 -0500, Califbill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 20:51:09 -0700 (PDT), Tom Nofinger wrote: On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7:36:18 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 19:14:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap. Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? === I fished briefly on the last half of our Gulf Stream crossing but nothing to show for it except a stolen lure and badly bitten up mono leader. Must have been something with sharp teeth. Conventional wisdom is that Mahi mahi will not bite on wire leaders so not much choice unless you're after the really big stuff. We've been in relatively shallow water ever since and conditions offshore have been fairly rough. Gnawing on a leader in such fashion is an indicator of Shark or Barracuda? === More likely a shark in my opinion. I've caught barracuda on mono leaders a number of times but once saw a shark grab a live bait fish on mono with barely a twitch of the pole. Maybe a wahoo. === Possibly, there are lots of Wahoo around here, mostly on the eastern side of the Bahamas however. I have no personal experience catching Wahoo but it's my understanding that you have to troll for them at about 15 kts, too fast for us. We'd hear the big sportfishing boats talking about them on the radio when we were way down in the out islands. It sounded like they were losing as many as they caught. We catch them at under 10 kts all the time. Keep it closer to 5 and you can get Mahi and Wahoo from the same bait. |
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Califbill wrote:
Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 19:49:03 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I looked up a Wahoo. They "look" related to a swordfish. === Fast powerful fish and very good eating. There are guys who fish the far eastern Bahamas just for Wahoo. Supposedly fastest fish in the ocean. Up to 70 mph. Years ago I fished on the Qualifier 105 out of San Diego. 32' wide, 105' long. A wahoo following a jig came out of the water and cleared the boat. Deck hand brailing bait had just leaned down to get more bait and fish just cleared his back. Not a trip I was on, but friends were. I always heard sailfish and marlin were the fastest but never in the 70 MPH range! |
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Tim wrote:
Wayne, what is the recommended test line for Wahoo fishing? 25# minimum. |
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Tim wrote:
What do you bait Wahoo with, live or chunks.? Or does it matter? Artificial lures are popular. So are rigged, whole, dead, ballyhoo. |
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Tim wrote:
I looked up a Wahoo. They "look" related to a swordfish. Check out the king mackerel or kingfish. They look very similar but taste much different. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 18 May 2015 11:26:50 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: There are as many speeds to troll wahoo as there are wahoo fisherman. === You're right about that. The guys I've actually talked with like fast however. I suppose one advantage is that you're unlikely to accidently catch anything else. I disagree. A bit slower and you can get mahi or tuna on the same rig keeping the sharks at a distance until they steal half of your fish while you reel it in! |
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Username wrote:
Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 17 May 2015 18:47:42 -0500, Califbill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 20:51:09 -0700 (PDT), Tom Nofinger wrote: On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7:36:18 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote: On Sat, 16 May 2015 19:14:00 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Correct about the techno-changes in guidance/navigation systems in the past few years. Paying wireless int'l calls couldn't have been cheap. Speaking of island hopping, are you getting in on some good fishing on your cruise? === I fished briefly on the last half of our Gulf Stream crossing but nothing to show for it except a stolen lure and badly bitten up mono leader. Must have been something with sharp teeth. Conventional wisdom is that Mahi mahi will not bite on wire leaders so not much choice unless you're after the really big stuff. We've been in relatively shallow water ever since and conditions offshore have been fairly rough. Gnawing on a leader in such fashion is an indicator of Shark or Barracuda? === More likely a shark in my opinion. I've caught barracuda on mono leaders a number of times but once saw a shark grab a live bait fish on mono with barely a twitch of the pole. Maybe a wahoo. === Possibly, there are lots of Wahoo around here, mostly on the eastern side of the Bahamas however. I have no personal experience catching Wahoo but it's my understanding that you have to troll for them at about 15 kts, too fast for us. We'd hear the big sportfishing boats talking about them on the radio when we were way down in the out islands. It sounded like they were losing as many as they caught. We catch them at under 10 kts all the time. Keep it closer to 5 and you can get Mahi and Wahoo from the same bait. Want to see what a Wahoo, at least a West Coast Wahoo does to lures? They are very toothy. http://www.976-tuna.com/print.php?plugin:forum.46886 |
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On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 7:18:23 PM UTC-4, Username wrote:
Thank goodness you're back....for the sake of the Moppetts. They were starting to show signs of the 'shakes' and other withdrawal symptoms. glad you had a great time. BTW. Dickson insists that you send him a picture of your 'junk' if you're going to leave for more than a day or two. He gets serious separation anxiety. ;-) Bet your wife would like to see this one, too! Well, I gave you the ****ing address, send the ****. Don't be a ****. |
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On Mon, 18 May 2015 19:32:49 -0400, Username
wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 18 May 2015 11:26:50 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: There are as many speeds to troll wahoo as there are wahoo fisherman. === You're right about that. The guys I've actually talked with like fast however. I suppose one advantage is that you're unlikely to accidently catch anything else. I disagree. A bit slower and you can get mahi or tuna on the same rig keeping the sharks at a distance until they steal half of your fish while you reel it in! === We have caught a fair number of mahi at our normal cruising speed of 8 1/2 knots. Possibly just luck but I once had an expert tell me that 8 kts was a good speed for them. They generally hit hard and put up a good fight. Speaking of wahoo, we had some for dinner tonight at a place called Pete's Pub in the south eastern Abacos. It was very tasty. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petes-Pub-Gallery/144337852300293 |
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On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 11:25:37 AM UTC-4, True North wrote:
On Saturday, 16 May 2015 22:27:56 UTC-3, Wayne. B wrote: It's been awfully quiet here without YKW to kick around. Let's try to fix that before the group shrivels away to oblivion. Spring is here, even in the northern climes, so there must be some stories and project reports out there, maybe even a trip or two. As most of you know Mrs B and I have been cruising the Bahamas for a few weeks now. One of the big changes in the last couple of years is the availability of data service (internet) over the Batelco cell phone system. If you have an unlocked GSM phone you can buy a BTC sim card with a 2 GB data plan for less than $40. That gives you a local phone number and your own tethered WiFi hotspot. That's a huge improvement over past years where we were always looking for an open WiFi system that we could connect to. Cell service itself has improved enormously also. There are now towers on just about every populated island. The activity level in here just reinforces my observations a day or so ago. Most of the regulars have little interest in boats or boating. When was the last time you saw any boating content from John Herring, FlaJim, Dan Kruger, Scott Ingersoll...and we won't even mention the newsgroup pervert from St Thomas, Ontario. Most are here to instigate, agitate and irritate. Tim and I are somewhat similar with long off seasons and a short boating season. Seems like we only got rid of winter so I'm just now getting the urge to take the winter shelter down and prepare my boat for it's first launch this year. April 21st for me, Don. When was yours? |
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On Mon, 18 May 2015 20:46:56 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 18 May 2015 19:32:49 -0400, Username wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 18 May 2015 11:26:50 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: There are as many speeds to troll wahoo as there are wahoo fisherman. === You're right about that. The guys I've actually talked with like fast however. I suppose one advantage is that you're unlikely to accidently catch anything else. I disagree. A bit slower and you can get mahi or tuna on the same rig keeping the sharks at a distance until they steal half of your fish while you reel it in! === We have caught a fair number of mahi at our normal cruising speed of 8 1/2 knots. Possibly just luck but I once had an expert tell me that 8 kts was a good speed for them. They generally hit hard and put up a good fight. Speaking of wahoo, we had some for dinner tonight at a place called Pete's Pub in the south eastern Abacos. It was very tasty. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petes-Pub-Gallery/144337852300293 That place looks fun! -- Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner behavior causes problems. |
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On Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:33 -0400, John H.
wrote: Speaking of wahoo, we had some for dinner tonight at a place called Pete's Pub in the south eastern Abacos. It was very tasty. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petes-Pub-Gallery/144337852300293 That place looks fun! === It is and that's a good thing because it's the only pub/restaurant for miles around. :-) |
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On Tue, 19 May 2015 08:21:58 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 19 May 2015 08:00:33 -0400, John H. wrote: Speaking of wahoo, we had some for dinner tonight at a place called Pete's Pub in the south eastern Abacos. It was very tasty. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Petes-Pub-Gallery/144337852300293 That place looks fun! === It is and that's a good thing because it's the only pub/restaurant for miles around. :-) Abaco wasn't very populous last time I was there either. That was about 50 years ago, but looking at the satellite view on Google doesn't show much more development. Marsh Harbor has grown some, I think. -- Guns don't cause problems. Gun owner behavior causes problems. |
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