April 15th at Keaton

[Hit-n-Miss]

A good friend of mine needed some salt therapy, so Shoddy and I got to the ramp at sunrise. There was already a half full lot. Guess a tournament going on. So we put the boat in and headed out the canal.

We headed north and started fishing. The wind, what little there was, blew opposite the tide. So there was no drift at all the entire day. So fishing was tough.

But we did manage a few fish. Including this guy.

It put up a heck of a fight. We went all over even as far as doghead. But never could get on a good bite. So at 2:30 we headed in. Got in the canal and it looked like scallop season. A line of boats past the condos with nobody moving. What the heck? Guess someone was walking to their truck a 1/4 mile down the road. So I eased up to the dock between the ramps and pitched my buddy off and eased back by the condos to wait. Couple minutes later he called and said backing down. So I ease by the other boats to pull out. One guy says “dang man you just gonna jump in front of us?” I said “my truck is on the ramp. It’s the first truck at the ramp that loads out, not the first boat at the ramp”. Why is that so hard to understand? Had a great day on the water can’t wait to go again.

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[notnksnemor]

Good catch under tough conditions.

 

[Hit-n-Miss]

Yep but hurt my ego getting outfished in my own boat lol.

 

[notnksnemor]

Yep but hurt my ego getting outfished in my own boat lol.

That's a regular occurrence with me.
Wife catches fish.
I fetch bait and take fish off.
Just the way it was intended to be.

 

[Hit-n-Miss]

That's a regular occurrence with me.
Wife catches fish.
I fetch bait and take fish off.
Just the way it was intended to be.

I don't mind at all when it's my wife. But a fishing buddy, that's bragging rights we're talking about. LOL

 

[notnksnemor]

Going to try Keaton next week if they have a room available.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Going to try Keaton next week if they have a room available.

I'm trying to figure out if I'm doing st marks or Keaton late next week myself

 

[notnksnemor]

I'm trying to figure out if I'm doing st marks or Keaton late next week myself

Looks like SE wind 10 to 12 next week.
Keaton should be less choppy.

 

[notnksnemor]

No room at the inn for next week.

Booked for 4/30 to 5/4.
If anyone else is going to be there, I'll be the old fat guy in the tuna trawler.

 

[Hit-n-Miss]

Going to try Keaton next week if they have a room available.

Good deal have fun. You want some wind at Keaton for drift. They always bite better with a little chop. Tuna trawler?????

 

[notnksnemor]

Tuna trawler?????

 

[Hit-n-Miss]

Nice boat

 

[notnksnemor]

Thanks.
It drifts pretty shallow, but you have to watch where you plane out on the flats.

I've got Andree Reef on my radar one day too.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Thanks.
It drifts pretty shallow, but you have to watch where you plane out on the flats.

I've got Andree Reef on my radar one day too.

I wouldn't bother with andree

 

[notnksnemor]

I wouldn't bother with andree

Why?

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Why?

When we were out there 2 weeks ago we couldn't find anything but sand.

 

[notnksnemor]

When we were out there 2 weeks ago we couldn't find anything but sand.

Storms will move the cubes and even silt them over.

The Marker 24 barge off of St. Marks is actually several hundred feet from where my public numbers listed it.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Storms will move the cubes and even silt them over.

The Marker 24 barge off of St. Marks is actually several hundred feet from where my public numbers listed it.

I'll just put it this way, if your at andree youre already halfway to better stuff anyway.