Greeting from West MI,
I am in Grand Rapids.
New guy to salt water fishing, I travel to Pensacola area a bit for work.
I just bought a little crestliner and few humminbird sonars.
Anyone else near GR here?
I am an avid student of Buck Perry (structure fishing).
Right now I am perfecting skills my jigging/trolling/drifting for suspended fishes in deep holes.
-Shibs
Welcome. Go fishing. Practice make perfect. Dominick
welcome!!!!!
Welcome aboard, Shibs --
Best,
Fred
Howdy !!
Hi from the UK :)
Welcome stockrex, come on in and enjoy the ride.
Sal, from Pennsylvania
HI,
I haven't heard Buck Perry's name in a while.
Welcome from Salem Virginia ;D
Welcome Shibs,
I'm in the Pensacola area. Gulf Breeze.
Keith
Welcome Shibs. I have no idea of the fishing there but can surely help with your reels.
Welcome aboard Shibs!
Pensacola is a great area to fish.
I drive all the way there from Kentucky two or three times a year.
Daron
Quote from: Dominick on November 29, 2017, 06:50:32 PM
Welcome. Go fishing. Practice make perfect. Dominick
Dominick,
Thanks, Yes Sir, have to out on the water more, spending too much on time on airplanes lately.
Quote from: alantani on November 29, 2017, 06:53:56 PM
welcome!!!!!
Alan,
Thanks, I have been lurking for a long time, I was reading your Makaira rebuild few nights back and my oldest girl joined me in reading the thread. Your detailed steps with photos is invaluable for newbies like myself.
Quote from: foakes on November 29, 2017, 09:55:01 PM
Welcome aboard, Shibs --
Best,
Fred
Fred,
Thanks, your office is uber organized, how deep are those little parts bins/drawers(plastic)?
Quote from: Crow on November 29, 2017, 10:06:33 PM
Howdy !!
Crow, Howdy back to ya :-)
last year I surf fished in Dauphin Island on the west end, then I went back for some gigging for flounder, I love fishing off the Ceder Point Pier.
Quote from: Tiddlerbasher on November 29, 2017, 11:22:57 PM
Hi from the UK :)
Tiddlerbasher, Hi to you to Sir. What species do you fish for on the other side of the pond?
Quote from: Alto Mare on November 29, 2017, 11:38:36 PM
Welcome stockrex, come on in and enjoy the ride.
Sal, from Pennsylvania
Sal,
Thanks!
Quote from: Keta on November 29, 2017, 11:41:42 PM
HI,
I haven't heard Buck Perry's name in a while.
Keta,
I belong to a SpoonPlugging club here in Grand Rapids MI and we are fortunate to have quite a few of members who have have fished with Mr Perry. I am the Official keeper of the archives for our club :-).
Quote from: handi2 on November 30, 2017, 12:58:32 AM
Welcome Shibs,
I'm in the Pensacola area. Gulf Breeze.
Keith
Good deal, I will over around new years, next few weeks I will be over in Mobile :-)
Quote from: Bryan Young on November 30, 2017, 01:21:17 AM
Welcome Shibs. I have no idea of the fishing there but can surely help with your reels.
Bryan,
Thanks, I have a few old reels I have gotten as hand downs from my club buddies, looking forward to my first rebuild!
Quote from: Shark Hunter on November 30, 2017, 05:11:27 AM
Welcome aboard Shibs!
Pensacola is a great area to fish.
I drive all the way there from Kentucky two or three times a year.
Daron
Daron,
Amen,
I agree, the girls and I are planning to go down there from MI often to fish ;D
Wife and I are "heading south" in the morning....(2 day trip for us "old folks") and I hope to be standing on the beach with a rod in my hand on Monday morning, Shibs ! I do fish the west end, but have the best luck at the St. Stevens Street, or Surf Court access areas. I do walk the east end beach, every morning (we stay at the DI campground), and almost always carry a rod, so I can toss a few by the rock jetties by the fort. That area *was* called the "flounder hole", but, the "beach rejuvenation project" 2 years ago , pretty well ruined the "hole" :(.
Quote from: stockrex on December 01, 2017, 04:08:52 PM
Quote from: foakes on November 29, 2017, 09:55:01 PM
Welcome aboard, Shibs --
Best,
Fred
Fred,
Thanks, your office is uber organized, how deep are those little parts bins/drawers(plastic)?
Hi Shib --
They are just standard organizers -- chock full of Penn, Mitchell, and DAM Quick parts.
Other parts are in other places -- I just prefer to keep the most used tiny parts quickly obtainable on the bench.
Best,
Fred
Welcome, Shibs, from Minnesota.
Frank
Quote from: Crow on December 01, 2017, 06:54:57 PM
Wife and I are "heading south" in the morning....(2 day trip for us "old folks") and I hope to be standing on the beach with a rod in my hand on Monday morning, Shibs ! I do fish the west end, but have the best luck at the St. Stevens Street, or Surf Court access areas. I do walk the east end beach, every morning (we stay at the DI campground), and almost always carry a rod, so I can toss a few by the rock jetties by the fort. That area *was* called the "flounder hole", but, the "beach rejuvenation project" 2 years ago , pretty well ruined the "hole" :(.
Crow, safe travels, I am Mobile now for a couple of days.
Is there parking at the south end of St Stevens St?
So fishing is not good around the DI campground jetties by the fort?
Tight lines,
I switch my username to "Gobi King"
I believe is accurately reflects my fishing prowess!
Quote from: Gobi King on December 04, 2017, 07:47:49 PM
Quote from: Crow on December 01, 2017, 06:54:57 PM
Wife and I are "heading south" in the morning....(2 day trip for us "old folks") and I hope to be standing on the beach with a rod in my hand on Monday morning, Shibs ! I do fish the west end, but have the best luck at the St. Stevens Street, or Surf Court access areas. I do walk the east end beach, every morning (we stay at the DI campground), and almost always carry a rod, so I can toss a few by the rock jetties by the fort. That area *was* called the "flounder hole", but, the "beach rejuvenation project" 2 years ago , pretty well ruined the "hole" :(.
Crow, safe travels, I am Mobile now for a couple of days.
Is there parking at the south end of St Stevens St?
So fishing is not good around the DI campground jetties by the fort?
Tight lines,
Well, I got quite a surprise ! We arrived here Sunday, about noon, and discovered that ALL the west end access points are closed off ! 3'-5' feet of sand over the streets down there, and, they are still waiting for FEMA inspectors/ money, to begin any clean-up. So, the only fishing IS around the east end Rock Jetties, and the east end (campground) beach. I got bait (shrimp) today, and plan on fishing , tomorrow.....I guess I REALLY come for the fishing, and not the "catching", anyway, so there are still "good times" ahead ! Three guys went out sheephead fishing (by boat) today, around the bridge pilings.....fished for over 5 hours, and had ONE sheep head (and a SMALL one, at that !) between them !
Hopefully, I can get a few blue crabs in the trap, and start getting a few drum....they really seem to like half a blue crab.....anything very big is *in edible* (at least as far as I'm concerned !) but, man, they sure are fun to catch !!
Quote from: foakes on December 01, 2017, 06:56:22 PM
Quote from: stockrex on December 01, 2017, 04:08:52 PM
Quote from: foakes on November 29, 2017, 09:55:01 PM
Welcome aboard, Shibs --
Best,
Fred
Fred,
Thanks, your office is uber organized, how deep are those little parts bins/drawers(plastic)?
Hi Shib --
They are just standard organizers -- chock full of Penn, Mitchell, and DAM Quick parts.
Other parts are in other places -- I just prefer to keep the most used tiny parts quickly obtainable on the bench.
Best,
Fred
Fred,
Very organized, I saw reading your thread on your small tackle workshop :-).
Homedepot has HDX brand parts boxes 2 pack on sale, I am going to get a few of those.
Now to find some of these parts drawer cubbies.
Quote from: Crow on December 04, 2017, 09:38:44 PM
Quote from: Gobi King on December 04, 2017, 07:47:49 PM
Quote from: Crow on December 01, 2017, 06:54:57 PM
Wife and I are "heading south" in the morning....(2 day trip for us "old folks") and I hope to be standing on the beach with a rod in my hand on Monday morning, Shibs ! I do fish the west end, but have the best luck at the St. Stevens Street, or Surf Court access areas. I do walk the east end beach, every morning (we stay at the DI campground), and almost always carry a rod, so I can toss a few by the rock jetties by the fort. That area *was* called the "flounder hole", but, the "beach rejuvenation project" 2 years ago , pretty well ruined the "hole" :(.
Crow, safe travels, I am Mobile now for a couple of days.
Is there parking at the south end of St Stevens St?
So fishing is not good around the DI campground jetties by the fort?
Tight lines,
Well, I got quite a surprise ! We arrived here Sunday, about noon, and discovered that ALL the west end access points are closed off ! 3'-5' feet of sand over the streets down there, and, they are still waiting for FEMA inspectors/ money, to begin any clean-up. So, the only fishing IS around the east end Rock Jetties, and the east end (campground) beach. I got bait (shrimp) today, and plan on fishing , tomorrow.....I guess I REALLY come for the fishing, and not the "catching", anyway, so there are still "good times" ahead ! Three guys went out sheephead fishing (by boat) today, around the bridge pilings.....fished for over 5 hours, and had ONE sheep head (and a SMALL one, at that !) between them !
Hopefully, I can get a few blue crabs in the trap, and start getting a few drum....they really seem to like half a blue crab.....anything very big is *in edible* (at least as far as I'm concerned !) but, man, they sure are fun to catch !!
Yeah, that end of DI got the grunt of the last storms, I was there that week. Watched some youtube vids on the surge. scary stuff.
How will fishing be with the cold front and rain that came in today? I did not get time to drive down to DI last night. I am going to bring my gear back with me in a few weeks.
It's too , darn "nasty" out there for me, today ! I did score 3 nice whiting, and 3 decent "sand trout" at the Campground beach, yesterday morning.....enough for supper, and a fish sandwich for today's lunch. I doubt there will be much caught in the next couple days......pretty "choppy" out there for the "boaters", and , with the front overhead, the surf fishing won't be very good....although, with the "gale" that's blowing from the north at my back...I could *probably* cast a half mile ! LOL !
Funny, but, at this time of year, 51 degrees in Illinois is almost a heat wave.....and lots of folks don't even wear a jacket.....but 51 degrees, here on the island has us all sitting next to the fire ???
Quote from: Crow on December 06, 2017, 07:30:50 PM
It's too , darn "nasty" out there for me, today ! I did score 3 nice whiting, and 3 decent "sand trout" at the Campground beach, yesterday morning.....enough for supper, and a fish sandwich for today's lunch. I doubt there will be much caught in the next couple days......pretty "choppy" out there for the "boaters", and , with the front overhead, the surf fishing won't be very good....although, with the "gale" that's blowing from the north at my back...I could *probably* cast a half mile ! LOL !
Funny, but, at this time of year, 51 degrees in Illinois is almost a heat wave.....and lots of folks don't even wear a jacket.....but 51 degrees, here on the island has us all sitting next to the fire ???
Lol, it did get down to 41F in Mobile, I had to put on a light jacket ;-)
My girls are out playing in the tshirts when it is 31F outside and sunny. The body get used to it I guess.
That good fishing?? Are the sand trouts good eating?
Tight lines.
This chunk of beach is "probably" the worst for fishing....but, right now it's the only game in town ! I think I just happened to hit it right, as all 6 "keepers" came in less than an hour , I hope the "clean up" goes quickly at the west end , so I can fish some "better territory" !
Sand trout (or, "White Trout") aren't my *favorite* (the flesh is a bit on the "soft" side...same as speckled trout) but they are OK, fresh....they don't freeze well. It's another crappy day....an all day(so far !) drizzle, and only 42 degrees, and I've been drinking coffee and playing cards in the Rec room, all day !
Quote from: Crow on December 08, 2017, 08:44:19 PM
This chunk of beach is "probably" the worst for fishing....but, right now it's the only game in town ! I think I just happened to hit it right, as all 6 "keepers" came in less than an hour , I hope the "clean up" goes quickly at the west end , so I can fish some "better territory" !
Sand trout (or, "White Trout") aren't my *favorite* (the flesh is a bit on the "soft" side...same as speckled trout) but they are OK, fresh....they don't freeze well. It's another crappy day....an all day(so far !) drizzle, and only 42 degrees, and I've been drinking coffee and playing cards in the Rec room, all day !
Sand Trout = White Trout, gotcha, I have tried some white trout, it was good.
Guess where this is at ;D
Well, HERE'S what I see, this morning !! :o
At least the sun is out ! It's been two full days of crap, now, it'll just be "cold front clear skies" for a while
Quote from: Crow on December 09, 2017, 02:31:14 PM
Well, HERE'S what I see, this morning !! :o
At least the sun is out ! It's been two full days of crap, now, it'll just be "cold front clear skies" for a while
Yikes, that is s-n-o-w.
I bet the locals were very excited!
Can't believe how cold it will be down south, I get to stay home in MI this week and shovel snow. We have 10 inches on the ground already and more coming.
If you it keeps up, you guys will be able to ice fish in DI ;D
Quote from: Crow on December 09, 2017, 02:31:14 PM
Well, HERE'S what I see, this morning !! :o
At least the sun is out ! It's been two full days of crap, now, it'll just be "cold front clear skies" for a while
Hey Crow,
I am flying down after Christmas, where should I fishing, any suggestions please?