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#11
Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Fishing at Cedar Key . . ...
Last post by Frank B. - Jun 29, 2026, 12:12 PMYep, I considered myself better than average when I lived on the coast. Caught my share of Specs, redfish, sheepshead, flounder, white trout, and was decent at throwing a cast net for mullet when nothing else worked. Also fairly good at wasting time and bait on hardheads and lady fish. Moved up north and never have gotten this fresh water thing down. Thinking about taking a guided trip just to learn how, particularly interested in Crappie.
You must have an early scallop season, Gulf county and St Joe Bay doesn't start till mid August. May or may not go this year. I love the catching process but hate the shucking process, haven't found anyone who will take that part on for me.
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You must have an early scallop season, Gulf county and St Joe Bay doesn't start till mid August. May or may not go this year. I love the catching process but hate the shucking process, haven't found anyone who will take that part on for me.
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#12
Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Fishing at Cedar Key . . ...
Last post by Riley Smith - Jun 29, 2026, 11:31 AMCool! I caught a big redfish one time with remoras on it! Scarred me to death as it was night ashore and as soon as that fish hit the bank that remora detached and started wiggling. I thought I had landed the fish right on top of a snake there in the dark!
#13
Tales and Trip Reports / Re: Fishing at Cedar Key . . ...
Last post by Doug SC - Jun 29, 2026, 10:59 AMLoved the now and then photos. I'm surprised you didn't catch any lady fish. They will hit a spoon in a heartbeat but then get thrown back or maybe cut bait.
#14
Tales and Trip Reports / Fishing at Cedar Key . . . .
Last post by Charles Brennan - Jun 29, 2026, 09:53 AMTook my Grandson, Dylan, with me last week to try our hand at scalloping and while we did catch enough for dinner for me and my wife, he decided on his next day off, he wanted to go fishing.
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So Saturday we took Short Rib, my 31 year-old 10 foot-8 inch rigid inflatable boat (RIB) over to Cedar Key.
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Been a long time since he fit into the boat shoes, shown at left; now he can't even fit into the ones at the right!
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I honestly did not know what to expect.
Growing up in south Florida and fishing both man and boy, in Biscayne Bay, Miami, the Atlantic Ocean and also down in the Keys, I had actually gotten just the least bit jaded.
I generally knew what species and approximate weight I had on my line, before it ever broke the surface,
from so many years of fishing those waters.
Moving up to north central Florida was like the first day of school for me; so many new things to learn!
I did know a couple of things:
1) Fishing in June most ANYWHERE in Florida, was not guaranteed any fish would be active in all that heat, unless very deep and very far off shore.
2) My south Florida fishing hole instincts, where I could look at water and currents and decide what's a good spot or not, were now useless.
Still and all, I mustered my down south tactics and decided to run out to Seahorse Reef, since on the charts at least, it had a fairly good reef relief as far as Gulf of Mexico reefs go.
(I know, I know. But until rent, gas, and groceries, go down, it's the Gulf of Mexico;
HE don't get what HE wants, until I get what *I* want!!) 
It was about 5 miles off-shore and I had never been there in my life, but I figured it was worth a shot.
Not seeing another boat anywhere on the horizon, was not overly encouraging,
but hey! I was out here and I had bait!!
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And within minutes, we had a FISH!!
OK, it was a Remora and thoroughly disgusting to cook much less eat, mostly from its smell, or so I've been told.
We used to grab one while scuba diving and use the sucker disc on its head, to stick it on a buddy's leg, or on a scuba tank, as a practical joke.
Remora use that sucker to hang on underneath a Shark (or occasionally, large Grouper) and eat whatever loose tidbits float by, while the Shark is devouring something.
Sometimes, they get a little too close to the mouth and accidentally get gobbled up along with all the other loose tidbits, an accident seldom if ever, noticed by the Shark.
After more research back on shore, (no cell service that far out into the Gulf) I discovered that if gutted, skinned, and bled immediately after catching, that it has a fine firm white flesh.
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The only other real knock on the fish, is that the amount of usable fish meat is rather small, compared to overall body weight, so you either need to catch big ones, or else catch lots of them.
Grandson taking up 6 feet, of a 10 foot boat.
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Apparently having a good time; and check the fit on those sunglasses.
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They fit him far better now, than back when this pic was taken; these are the spare sunglasses kept aboard and loaned to anyone, that needs a pair.
See??!!!?? Take care of things and they LAST!!
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We missed a chance at a fish dinner by throwing all 5 of the Remoras that we had caught back, and I learned that I need to start watching what the locals do, (especially, the ones with fish in the box!) a lot more closely.
Charles Brennan
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So Saturday we took Short Rib, my 31 year-old 10 foot-8 inch rigid inflatable boat (RIB) over to Cedar Key.
You cannot view this attachment.
Been a long time since he fit into the boat shoes, shown at left; now he can't even fit into the ones at the right!
You cannot view this attachment.
I honestly did not know what to expect.
Growing up in south Florida and fishing both man and boy, in Biscayne Bay, Miami, the Atlantic Ocean and also down in the Keys, I had actually gotten just the least bit jaded.
I generally knew what species and approximate weight I had on my line, before it ever broke the surface,
from so many years of fishing those waters. Moving up to north central Florida was like the first day of school for me; so many new things to learn!
I did know a couple of things:
1) Fishing in June most ANYWHERE in Florida, was not guaranteed any fish would be active in all that heat, unless very deep and very far off shore.
2) My south Florida fishing hole instincts, where I could look at water and currents and decide what's a good spot or not, were now useless.
Still and all, I mustered my down south tactics and decided to run out to Seahorse Reef, since on the charts at least, it had a fairly good reef relief as far as Gulf of Mexico reefs go.
(I know, I know. But until rent, gas, and groceries, go down, it's the Gulf of Mexico;
HE don't get what HE wants, until I get what *I* want!!) It was about 5 miles off-shore and I had never been there in my life, but I figured it was worth a shot.
Not seeing another boat anywhere on the horizon, was not overly encouraging,
but hey! I was out here and I had bait!! You cannot view this attachment.
And within minutes, we had a FISH!!
OK, it was a Remora and thoroughly disgusting to cook much less eat, mostly from its smell, or so I've been told.
We used to grab one while scuba diving and use the sucker disc on its head, to stick it on a buddy's leg, or on a scuba tank, as a practical joke.
Remora use that sucker to hang on underneath a Shark (or occasionally, large Grouper) and eat whatever loose tidbits float by, while the Shark is devouring something.
Sometimes, they get a little too close to the mouth and accidentally get gobbled up along with all the other loose tidbits, an accident seldom if ever, noticed by the Shark.
After more research back on shore, (no cell service that far out into the Gulf) I discovered that if gutted, skinned, and bled immediately after catching, that it has a fine firm white flesh.
You cannot view this attachment.
The only other real knock on the fish, is that the amount of usable fish meat is rather small, compared to overall body weight, so you either need to catch big ones, or else catch lots of them.
Grandson taking up 6 feet, of a 10 foot boat.
You cannot view this attachment.
Apparently having a good time; and check the fit on those sunglasses.
You cannot view this attachment.
They fit him far better now, than back when this pic was taken; these are the spare sunglasses kept aboard and loaned to anyone, that needs a pair.
See??!!!??
Take care of things and they LAST!! You cannot view this attachment.
We missed a chance at a fish dinner by throwing all 5 of the Remoras that we had caught back, and I learned that I need to start watching what the locals do, (especially, the ones with fish in the box!) a lot more closely.
Charles Brennan
#15
Precision / Precision Sailors' Happy Hour,...
Last post by Riggerdood - Jun 28, 2026, 10:06 PMHi All,
Back by popular demand, I'm setting up another Zoom meeting for this coming Friday, July 3rd, at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST.
Any and all who wish to join in, simply reply here to that effect, and I will PM you the Zoom info. Note: I use the PM function of this forum to send the Zoom info - no need to post your email address in a reply here, just keep an eye on your PMs.
Those who have participated in previous happy hours will automatically get the invite, so no need to reply here.
Thanks, and hope to see a few new faces this Friday, as well as all "the regulars" in this joint!
- Tim
Back by popular demand, I'm setting up another Zoom meeting for this coming Friday, July 3rd, at 5 PM PST/8 PM EST.
Any and all who wish to join in, simply reply here to that effect, and I will PM you the Zoom info. Note: I use the PM function of this forum to send the Zoom info - no need to post your email address in a reply here, just keep an eye on your PMs.
Those who have participated in previous happy hours will automatically get the invite, so no need to reply here.
Thanks, and hope to see a few new faces this Friday, as well as all "the regulars" in this joint!
- Tim
#16
TSBB General Talk / Re: One
Last post by Riley Smith - Jun 27, 2026, 05:52 AMWhen the river is hill to hill, it's hard for everything ELSE to drain off! THe river gauges are stuck too. It'll be a couple more days before it really begins to go back down. One of my buds has a marina nearby and the water is almost to the roof of the boat stalls. THere has been an uptick in black bear sightings and I don't go out into the yard after dark without a flashlight fearing snakes and critters that are displaced.
#17
Precision / Re: Fixing a chip
Last post by Riggerdood - Jun 26, 2026, 11:59 PMCharles, I used that trick when I sealed up the hull-deck joint on my DS with 5200. The stuff is quite saggy when applied, and the gaps were face down, requiring the 5200 to be squished up in there. Plastic wrap held it there until it cured, and came off easily.
#18
Precision / Re: Fixing a chip
Last post by Brian N. - Jun 26, 2026, 01:05 PMI saw several videos where they covered the patch with plastic wrap. I asked the tech at Defender about that, and his opinion was that I could get a nice smooth finish without the plastic wrap using this product and the small size of the chip. Perhaps with larger repairs that is the way to do it. Thanks for the suggestion.
#19
Precision / Re: Fixing a chip
Last post by Charles Brennan - Jun 26, 2026, 12:50 PMBrian, For any future chip repairs, after application of filler, place a small section of Saran Wrap over the chip repair and smooth it over. Use enough wrap for the surface area to provide sufficient vacuum to hold the plastic in place. When cured, peel the wrap off and you'll have a very smooth finish, possibly requiring no fairing at all.
Hope this helps,
Charles Brennan
Hope this helps,
Charles Brennan
#20
TSBB General Talk / Re: One
Last post by Frank B. - Jun 26, 2026, 11:10 AMWell when a front page article shows up in the Tupelo Daily Disappointment, regarding the ability for Pascagoula to drain, I guess you have had a bunch of rain. Article focused on the fact that the system is mostly good but for a double punch of significant rain and high tide in the drainage field.