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BobbyP

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  1. Well guys, unfortunately/ fortunately it is that time again. I am in need of 3 new light conventional high speed reels ostensibly for use on sailfish and other common species down here in south east FL. While I am sure this topic has been beaten to death over the years I just had to get your opinions. So any suggestions as to a reliable and well made reel for under say, $600? Preferably a reel suggestion which you have used yourselves and found suitable but all suggestions are welcome. Thanks a lot. Tight lines, Bob
  2. The inlets are starting to hold bait really well and the snook are beginning to get interested. Not sure about the morning but you should do well if you perservere. Good luck.
  3. There's been big jacks and still a few spinner sharks around the beaches after mullet. A few bluefish too. Kinda tough with this rough weather though.
  4. Cool. I live in delray beach. Love this area.
  5. Damn man you get into some serious fish. Good job. Where do you go out of?
  6. A man's wife is lost at sea off the coast of Alaska. After several days of searching a coast guardsman shows up at the man's house and knocks on the door. When the man answers the door, the guardsman says." Well sir, I have bad news, good news, and really good news." " The bad news is we found your wife drowned at the bottom of the ocean." The man gasps and says "thats terrible, what could the good news be?!" The guardsman replies," When we brought her up, there were 8 keeper King crab attached to her corpse." He then smiles and says," The really good news is we're putting her back down tomorrow."
  7. Quote: Originally Posted by GaffAndRelease Nah. Just realized i have better stuff to do w my time than carry on on this thread. It will never end if i continue so ill just dissapear into the darkness and allow u guys to continue the convo. I tried. Just dont have it in me. Good luck on the thread. Lol You know that saying that goes something like ,"Its' better to keep your mouth closed and have people suspect you're an idiot, then to open it up and remove all doubt"? Well I think you might want to remember that one more often.
  8. At times they will eat just about anything.
  9. Wow those are some great photos. I've been looking forward to these. It makes me want to buy a nice camera so I can start documenting my own wildlife encounters.
  10. Quote: Originally Posted by respiro I'm from Boston and my father lives in Fort Lauderdale... What are Jack Fish? Also all my father catches are red snapper. He states this being a tastey fish. All he does it dock fishing; what other kind of fish could he target from a dock that would be the equivalent of our northern stripers? Your father is probably catching Mangrove snapper off the dock. They can look pretty similar but Red snapper get much bigger and are generally in much deeper water. The Snook is definitely the fish most similar to a striper.
  11. Quote: Originally Posted by albacized Actually these were 10 to 15 lb fish...I recall a couple years ago we were getting them in excess of 20 lbs (I only landed two, but that was quite enough...lol) Wow that's pretty cool. You don't see those large schools of big jacks as often as years gone by.
  12. With the year winding down and most of the bait runs gone I'd thought I would ask everyone how they think this year stacks up to last year in terms of fishing. In my area (between Boynton and Boca inlets) it was slower than last year. The run of pilchards showed up WAY later than last year and didn't stick around for very long. The snook showed up late as well and there didn't seem to be as many. The mullet came on pretty strong at first but again, the bigger schools have been pretty few. All in all, caught some good fish this year but was pretty sparse at times. How did you guys do?
  13. Snook on the beach was a little disappointing this year, at least when compared to last year. Caught some good fish, but bait showed up late and so did the snook. The mullet run hasn't been to spectacular either.
  14. Quote: Originally Posted by nightblitz ive had one for 3 years now, beat to hell never serviced greased once, smooth as day one, in fact broken in better. dunked, drownde, bounced off rocks, fought many fish,i will never buy another reel. tourqe 5 bailless. the drag has almost the same amount of pressure as a vs or zb, made in usa, serviced in philadelphia, no mailing reel in every year to maintain warranties, the only thing it doesnt have is the same line capacity. never needed more than i can fit on it yet. The Torque has a higher max drag than either ZB or VS
  15. Anyone still seeing mullet along the east coast? Its been pretty quiet in my area. Slow year fishing wise.
  16. This thread depresses me. After much searching I'm convinced that such a thing doesn't exist. Some guys have all the luck.
  17. Brought in a 7 foot about 200-220lb lemon and that was one of the smaller ones I hooked.
  18. If you wanted to pretty easily hook into some big sharks, try the east coast of FL during spring and also year round in the Keys. I just came back from a keys trip and I destroyed sharks around several bridges. It is THICK with them down there. Loads of fun.
  19. I recently heard from my neighbor that his three jetskiis were stolen off his floating dock in the middle of the night. Never seen again. There will always be someone who wants what other people have.
  20. Yea the black looks cool, but there is something about that ostentatious International gold look that catches the eye.
  21. Quote: Originally Posted by scshark na drag dosn't sell me on reels. i have hooked up with a few bt's and big rays on my vm150's without a hickup. caught my first 40inch+red on a vm150. i have beach gear for sharks.. i run alutecnos 50w's with an upgraded cam and few tricks. its a beast. and a few big spinners for 8+bait in he gut action. i will be targeting tarpon this year 2014... i missed the tarpon tournament this year as my boat had motor issues but next year its on my 2 do list. i still think a 25-30lb drag spinner should be up to the task be it a vm or torque. i always have the ability to chase the fish if it comes down to it.. wouldnt be the first or last time ive had to. unboxing and having the reels just does something to you. idk what it is. the early morning sun rise with a 5-6 reel spread of van staals and alutecnos on the water just is a superficial great feeling lol. the confidence in your gear is another great feeling.. i caan and do think that 99% of the fish under the boat stand no chance.. i call it paying for piece of mind.. when your on the fish knowing your gear is up to the task just makes things better.. why i dont mind spending the money on quality reels. i will admit i am the worst and making a good feeling go south. my famous 2lines when someone else is hooked up. dont those reels/rods feel amazing.??? how well do you trust your knots?? this always gets people guessing and usually look at you with a your an @$$ look lol. I still can't understand why many people look down on shark fishing. I love it. From the beach its a real blast. It has sort of spoiled other types of fishing for me. Good uck next year. You thinking of going to Boca Grande with your boat?
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