Were talking canals here

randy56

Here is a boat Cherry, only 250 hours. Tore up my second  AL prop yesterday. New SS ordered. I'll be back in the water Tuesday. Damm skinny water. But caught some spotted trout.

https://fortmyers.craigslist.org/lee/boa/d/cape-coral-2008-rinker-350-ec/7239869514.html

Willhound

Sweet looking boat. Wish they hadn't used wide angle on so many of the pics, was getting nauseous trying to look at them.
Only issue with the SS prop on an outboard, if you do connect with something really solid it can cost you shafts and seals. Better for sand bars though, you can plant potatoes.

randy56

Well my SS prop has not arrived, so as a southern rep. of the Rinker forum. I did the next best thing. Day drinking at 2:00 over looking marina.

LaRea

#jealous have another and tell it I said hello.

reneechris14

Blue sky, flat water and cold drink.
Jealous 

Willhound

Happy you "took one for the team". 😆

PickleRick

Could they fit any more fruit on the side of the bucket?  


Cocktails and a bar looking over the water, doesn't get much better than that.

aero3113

@PickleRick , that’s a 5 gallon bucket!

rasbury

I don't know..sharp boat but I so enjoy the platform and not seeing a motor- more "yacht like" of a look. I'm sure it's a great boat..when I win the billion dollar lottery, no telling what I'd be floating in- that could be the tender👍

Dream_Inn

Randy, is that guy in the background waving a flag?  I guess he is quite patriotic for inauguration day.

That bucket sure looks tasty!!  I'm on the wagon until March!  Then it's time to drop the boat in!!

randy56

Happy you "took one for the team". 
Someone had to.

Randy, is that guy in the background waving a flag?
Way to happy bartender!!!

Cocktails and a bar looking over the water, doesn't get much better than that.
75 degrees helps. choke it down.

 I can’t wait for summer.
agreed winter seem s so long.

randy56

finally received my new SS prop today. I can get off dryland tomorrow. Here are some random pic's

Handymans342

Beautiful Florida

RiverRat232

Florida in the winter is wonderful. Florida in the summer is like HeII. Only more humid.

randy56

I know many of you are planning your summer adventures. Share them, I've always enjoyed yours. Cableguy last summer. Rinker annual raft up, from Dream. and so on.

Yesterday was a 75 sunny Saturday. We launched with the idea of making it to the gulf. From the ramp, we ran 25 mph for 1 hour to get to Boca Pass. It was to rough, from other boats wake's to go any faster. The ride back to the ramp took 3 hours as boat traffic picked up. 50 ft to 60 ft cruisers, hundred's of CC boats, walk arounds, ect.

We made it but not without taking a beating. As my little boat is 10 ft to short.

Willhound

Did you fish out there?

randy56

Did not fish there. But there were 100 boats fishing behind these pic's. Also not showed. the pass I came through was rough, my little minnow was being tossed. we just cruse  through at 6 mph. Also I did not see any pulling one in. lots of 2 ft boat swales in different directions.

randy56

Went to therapy today, 80 degrees.

reneechris14

Hi my name is Chris it has been 90 days since my last beach ⛱ visit.

MiamiAG

Beautiful! I realize most on this forum are up north. I feel for you. But this weekend was just about as perfect as you can get in South Florida. Low 80s, big blue skies and smooth bay. Perfect!

Of course, the Admiral had me doing a bunch of "winter" house chores and I couldn't get to my boat...

J3ff

MiamiAG said:

Beautiful! I realize most on this forum are up north. I feel for you. But this weekend was just about as perfect as you can get in South Florida. Low 80s, big blue skies and smooth bay. Perfect!

Of course, the Admiral had me doing a bunch of "winter" house chores and I couldn't get to my boat...

Yikes!! That's not cool of her!!

Yes...not a bad weekend at all!

Ocean was flat calm, aside from the Miami moron (no offense dude but there was an I AM MDC sticker on the boat!) who came blasting through a dive site on plane, then drove right over the reef and then dropped his anchor on the reef while dropping a line in to fish! USCG was called instantly..FWC showed up and was not happy..

Anyway...

randy56

@MiamiAG I think we have 3 or 4 from FL on here regularly . We had some others in the past. 
 If momma ain't happy.................

MiamiAG

J3ff said:

Ocean was flat calm, aside from the Miami moron (no offense dude but there was an I AM MDC sticker on the boat!) who came blasting through a dive site on plane, then drove right over the reef and then dropped his anchor on the reef while dropping a line in to fish! USCG was called instantly..FWC showed up and was not happy..

Sadly, there are too many idiots like that.

Willhound

Keep the pics coming @randy56 . This would be the time of year we'd be getting ready for our annual 3 to 4 week trip south. Sadly, not this year. So your pics are as close as we're gonna get. In that first pic, I see two people in chairs right at the water's edge. Were they surf fishing?

randy56

No body was fishing that day just a bunch of snow birds, enjoying the beach. The parking lot was full. Seemed like there were licence plate's from every where. When I was putting the boat in at the ramp today, This guy just bought his boat yesterday. Proud guy chest all puffed out. Happy man.  I ask him about his draft, he can run in 1 ft of water. you see you cannot follow other boats down here. Said he paid 70 k for it. Has 250 hp. Look at how the back of the hull is designed for skinny water.


Caught this guy today

And a few of these

Handymans342

Good times. That crab was a keeper

randy56

Give a Rip

Before i get started on some fishin tips, Hate to tell, but we have had to run the AC the last two nite's.

 Three month's before we made this trip. I watched every U tube video on fishin down here to be prepared. Purchased a bunch of lure's recommended. Realizing most of you guy's do not fish, and don't give a Rip. carry on.  I'm not a avid fisherman, or any kinda pro, just a guy that like's to be outside. And boating, so I get my fishing and boating fix at the same time.

Prepared to fill my live well, I was frustrated by one catching one fish in the first ten days. coming to the conclusion it must be location, and bait. There are so many bodies of water it is overwhelming.  Where do I go next. Which one of those crank baits, swim bait's, ect. what do i try next. 

If you ever decide to make your way down and want to catch fish hire a guide. save your self a couple boat buck's on tackle. And so much time. After hiring a couple guide's it was a game changer. What's learned in a couple 4 hour sessions, would have taken 6 months. 

It's not a bad day, to hire a guide, go on his boat. he will show the location, bait, tackle. And catch fish. he gives a rip. It's his livelihood. Want's you to have a good time. And come back. Or tell other's of the experience.



 

Willhound

For sure a good guide will save you time, money and hassle in the long run.
@randy56 is that new stainless prop you bought bite proof?? 
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/great-white-shark-bites-boat-in-gulf-waters-off-tampa-bay?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

randy56

I'll stay inshore, that would be very scary to me. 

randy56

2/10/21 Went catching not fishing. My neighbor down here has a nice boat and likes to go off shore. It was a perfect day light wind, high of 85. Went 50 miles off shore and caught about 50 fish. Left the dock at day light. putting pic's in order. Caught a few keeper goupers, ect. and the highlight was I caught my first shark. 7 ft long weight about 200 lbs. And it whipped my ****. Wore me out. I'm recovery today, I'm out of shape. Thinking my pole was going to break he did not want to come up.

@Willhound These guy's down here said fishing and ice cannot be used in the same sentence.