TroutDawg
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“I was hesitant to do so because I put a lot of work into 101 and didn’t see the impact I wanted to. Man, that hurt.”
Already looking forward to the 201 revamp! Hell I thought 101 was an absolute masterclass- honestly changed my whole approach to all fishing, far exceeding just inshore
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Nice! 35 on top is getting after it.
Listening to your episode of the podcast now. Great stuff
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Nice job! Always wanted to break out the sink tip and throw clousers for trout, happy to know it can be done. Kuddos
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Sheepshead on fly is no easy feat! Good work
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Hey Chip, glad you guys are getting to make the trip. Where you from? Sweet skiff, which model do you have?
At a macro level I would keep 2 things in mind:
1) where’s the clean water (Devin’s advice in Copernicus and GED are key)
2) where are the bow fishing guys not going to go? To me that means burning some fuel and trying to where they ain’t gonna go on a charter with a boat full after dark.
Once you hone in on that you can make the micro level decisions closer to your trip, like which banks will be leeward and how can I get to them?
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Here’s a good thread that got started a few weeks back. Lots of good info in there
https://www.lafbelite.com/forums/discussion/boat-maintenance-list/#post-47592
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Great report! The spoon fly provides 😎
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Total new area for me but I would mirror what Devin has got to say, especially in regard to the bulls.
I would start a good ways east down that southern, lee shore line by 11, and pole your skiff westward with the rising sun at your back. I like a fly with some pretty serious lead on the outside banks, and something that will push some water.
From there I would hit this shore line, starting at this pin and allow the wind and the current to push the boat in the northwest towards the entrance of pond 13. If the outer stuff sucks for whatever reason I would then duck into those ponds at 13 and 14, throwing much lighter flies, spoon flies even.
Save the 5,6,7,8 ponds for when the sun shifts from the west after lunch and slip up in there.
I’m a wannabe trout guy so can’t help ya much there. Good luck and let us know!
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Space is premium on my boat as well. I have a standard horizon HX890 and so far so good. Only really used it to chat with buddies while fishing (thankfully). I also have about 25’ of extra antenna cable and a remote antenna that I can zip tie to my push pole and hoist in the air if I’m out of reach. I can unscrew the small antenna on my unit and screw the extension cable right in.
Not great for if you’re in a perilous situation but it’s a good back up to something like a PLB
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I actually misread your message as St. Augustine rather than Ft. Lauderdale, so I thought you were closer to Titusville, as I’ll be fishing IRL when I pick the boat up.
But I have also fished Islamorada and flamingo, spent much more time in choko and flamingo than islamorada but love the area. Islamorada is a place that I want to figure out. Wish I could fish it more, but it’s a solid 11.5 from where I am in Ga.
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Yeah they kind of suck. But bitchin about it won’t change a thing. Just gotta try and fish around them.
How you like that 21? I’ll be fishing in your neck of the woods in a few weeks when I pick up my pro that is finishing up
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Absolutely. It’s the reason I have backed away from duck hunting, especially on public land.
Venice is almost an insufferable place to stay come November with all the Bluetooth speakers and modded ass lawn mower engines that fire up.
But hey, to each their own, I suppose.
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Usually I’ll just hit them with the salt away and let them air dry. Reorganize the tackle box and hatches.
Double/triple/quadruple check that all gulp/procure has been completely resealed lmao
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I kinda quit using them because I’d lose the weed guard after a few fish. But they sure do work
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Ah, got it. That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.
Speaking of fish kills, do any of guys speculate that the deep freeze this winter has had any lasting impact? I remember lots of back and forth in this forum about it when it happened but haven’t heard much since.
