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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 14:59:16 GMT, "Don White"
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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South Carolina is a "drive through as quickly as possible" state for me,
other than vacation visits to Charleston and Hilton Head, both of which
are worthy destinations. The coastal areas are pretty. In Georgia, I like
Savannah and the St. Simons area, but not the rest of the state.

The last time I wandered off the Interstate in South Carolina, I stopped
at a local equivalent of a convenience and souvenir shop, and saw flyers
behind the counter for an upcoming "organizing meeting" of the the Ku Klux
Klan.

No thanks.


You could get to meet Jack Goff there. I'm sure that's a local highlight.


Don't be silly. Those aren't real KKK flyers. They are fake and are
put there for one reason... to scare the trash back on to the
interstate and out of SC. It worked, didn't it? :-)

The real ones we hand out at the cock fights every Satuday night.

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"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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The real ones we hand out at the cock fights every Satuday night.


Yiiikes.... I can find better things to do with my lower appendages!
But to each his own..

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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 15:09:58 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:21:34 -0500, Jack Goff wrote:

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:17:43 GMT, Tom Francis
wrote:

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:06:38 -0500, Jack Goff wrote:

Before some of the non-boaters show up, let me say... I own a boat.
Was on it Saturday. The weather is nice in SC.

I'm heading down there this week to close on a house at the lower end
of Lake Moultrie.. I'm looking forward to checking out the winter
fishing scene down there.

So, as it happens, I have a couple of questions.

How is the Santee Cooper lake system fishery this time of year?
Active, non-active? Species? How about the Charleston area?

Oh, does the State support open launch ramps or are they mostly
private?

Tom, I've only been on Lake Murray and Lake Thurmond (AKA Clark's
Hill), so I can't help you with Moultrie.

From the website www.sclakes.com
"Moultrie is the sister lake to Lake Marion owned by the utility
Santee Cooper. Moultrie is 60,400 acres and is connected to Lake
Marion by the Diversion Canal. Moultrie is located in the lowlands of
the state near Charleston South Carolina. The lake's large oval shape
and huge width can draw high winds creating high seas type conditions.
The world record channel catfish came from these waters in 1964, and
the state record black crappie was caught here in 1957. Fishing guides
are available at this lake. Although not as many as Lake Marion, there
are plenty of campgrounds, marinas, restaurants, places for lodging,
and boat ramps. There is no state park on the lake, but the closest
state park is Old Santee Canal State Park."

Lake Murray is owned by SCE&G, and has a few public boat ramps, along
with several privately owned marinas. I suspect that Moultrie will be
similar. As far as fishing, again from the same website:

Lake Moultrie:

Largemouth Bass: Slow. Try plastic worms deep.
Striped Bass: Good, fishing live herring off the bottom, trolling
Stretch 25s or jigging Flex-It spoons.
Crappie: Slow. Try minnows around fish attraction areas.
Catfish: Excellent, using cut bait, shiners and nightcrawlers.
Bream: Slow. Try red-worms around public fish attractors.
Shellcrackers: Slow. Try red-worms around public fish attractors.

Thanks. I really don't have any contacts down there.

I'll hunt around for guides and see what I can scare up for a short
tour.

You'll like Charleston. Lots of history, great food.

Loved Charleston when we were down there this summer. Had a great
time. I fished the rip off Fort Sumpter with a guide out of
Charleston and had a blast - couldn't get over the quality of the
speckled trout we were catching on white shrimp imitations.

My youngest boy is a State Trooper working the Orangeburg/Calhoun
counties so that's pretty much why we're moving down there.

Plus, I hate being without a boat in the winter. :)

We have a little bit of winter here, but not a lot, and not for long.
Saturday it was 70, and it's supposed to be 60 or better all week.
We'll have a couple more cold snaps before spring, but rarely does it
go more than a couple of weeks without warming back up.

Just be prepared... on the rare occasion that we get 1/2 inch of snow,
everything shuts down. There's no salt trucks, snow plows, or snow
tires. Everyone freaks. It's pretty funny.

Tell your son that if he sees a blue Boxster, it is not to be stopped
and ticketed. :-)

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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:35:00 -0500, Harry Krause
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If you ever find yourself driving down Interstate 95 through South
Carolina, make sure you pit stop and buy gas before hitting the NC/SC
border. You really want to get through SC as quickly as possible, and
without stopping if you can.

Thanks, Harry! I consider that a public service announcement for Don!
Make sure you practice what you preach.

:-)

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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:56:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:35:00 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

On 1/1/2007 11:31 AM, Don White wrote:
"Jack Goff" wrote in message
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The real ones we hand out at the cock fights every Satuday night.


Yiiikes.... I can find better things to do with my lower appendages!
But to each his own..

Most of the obnoxious righties compete for the "Flaccid Champion of the
World" title.

If you ever find yourself driving down Interstate 95 through South
Carolina, make sure you pit stop and buy gas before hitting the NC/SC
border. You really want to get through SC as quickly as possible, and
without stopping if you can.

That's strange - exactly how I feel about Virginia.

Virginia's not bad at all, once you get past Petersburg. It wouldn't be bad
between D.C. and Richmond if the damn Yankees would either stay home or
fly.
--
John

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"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:06:38 -0500, Jack Goff wrote:

Before some of the non-boaters show up, let me say... I own a boat.
Was on it Saturday. The weather is nice in SC.

I'm heading down there this week to close on a house at the lower end
of Lake Moultrie.. I'm looking forward to checking out the winter
fishing scene down there.



Are you keeping the Woodstock farm Tom?

BTW: Happy New Year to you and your family.

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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:16:49 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

On 1/1/2007 12:56 PM, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:35:00 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

On 1/1/2007 11:31 AM, Don White wrote:
"Jack Goff" wrote in message
...
snip...
The real ones we hand out at the cock fights every Satuday night.

Yiiikes.... I can find better things to do with my lower appendages!
But to each his own..
Most of the obnoxious righties compete for the "Flaccid Champion of the
World" title.

If you ever find yourself driving down Interstate 95 through South
Carolina, make sure you pit stop and buy gas before hitting the NC/SC
border. You really want to get through SC as quickly as possible, and
without stopping if you can.

That's strange - exactly how I feel about Virginia.


Me, too. I really dislike the part of I-95 that runs through Virginia.
It's the most dangerous part of the road, vehicular-wise. I don't like
the SC portion because of all the crime that takes place at the stops
along the route.

All of the transient traffic along 95 coupled with the very rural
setting creates a "safe" place for petty crimes to be committed bythat
traffic. However, it's no worse in SC than in any other similar area
95 runs through. It's all the criminal element transporting drugs and
cash up from Florida to the east coast using 95 that's the problem.

Nobody in SC wants to live close to 95.

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 1 Jan 2007 14:16:41 -0500, "JimH" not telling you @
pffftt.com wrote:


"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:06:38 -0500, Jack Goff wrote:

Before some of the non-boaters show up, let me say... I own a boat.
Was on it Saturday. The weather is nice in SC.

I'm heading down there this week to close on a house at the lower end
of Lake Moultrie.. I'm looking forward to checking out the winter
fishing scene down there.

Are you keeping the Woodstock farm Tom?

Yes. We're selling all our rental properties.

Sounds like a win-win to me. Best of luck with the new property.

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On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:21:34 -0500, Jack Goff wrote:

You'll like Charleston. Lots of history, great food.

Oh yes, do not miss the Charleston Grill. We had a crew dinner there
on our trip north 2 years ago and it was fantastic.

Charleston City Marina is a first class facility and well worth a few
minutes walking the docks.

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On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:06:58 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Charleston City Marina is a first class facility and well worth a few
minutes walking the docks.

It is a first class facility.

Plenty of room for a Grand Banks...