Slow offshore

Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 05:47 PM

Had friends aboard from Tampa (Mitch and Jordan) who have never cought anything in SaltW-A-T-E-R. So we hoped to hook 'em up.

Started the morning off looking for bait. Found the Pogies in the Middle Basin but they were too deep for our net (35 ft.). So we run out to the end of the channel and start marking bait there but no takers on the sabiki rig, same thing at R4. So now were off.

We ran to the wx buoy through the 2-3 foot chop at about 25kts. Trolled around there with nothing to show for about 30 minutes. But while trolling we see the fleet of Shrimpers to the North of us. So Dad begins the run there and while trying to get there we notice the one were going to is still moving. By the time we catch up he stopped and is throwing his anchor. We make about 10 passes behind his stern and get 3 'cuda.

Father and Son

Jordan's first saltW-A-T-E-R fish

We leave there in fear of using all of our bait on 'cudas. So we run down to 8A and start trolling around there. Nobody caught anything except for one charter pulling 1 king in. We then hear someone on the radio say "they were catching them in 120 on an Artificial Reef east of 8A".

So we look on the map and find the Brevard County Artificial Reef 20 fathom about 5 miles away. So we pull up and we were off to beat the fleet.

We got there with about 8 boats trolling around/bottoming. We make one pass and pick up a king but pull the hook at about 40ft. from the boat >

Probably fool hooked by the way he came in. We make the next pass and a smoker hits. She is going. The Drag kept on going and going. So Jordan is on it. We put the drag up and she's still going. We finaly were able to start gaining line with about 1/3 of a spool left. We trade the rod off to Mitch when Jordan gets tired then to me when Mitch is tired. When I finally get it it had about a 1/2 spool left. So I start getting so more line slowly. But I don't want to make the fight longer then needed so Dad backs the boat down and finishes this in about 3 minutes. We get her in the boat and she's a FAT 15lb. Momma King. This didn't come till about 12:30

Team Effort

Ryan gets the next king at about 1:20.

And Dad's at about 1:25.
We troll around with no more takers and so we point the bow East at about 2:00.
We cruised in at about 27kts. But about 10-11 miles out we hit a sea turtle. Never saw the thing. But saw it when we stopped behind us. We think he made it and there was no damage to the hull or props. The last 1/2 mile in we put the throttles to the dash and got the top end around 37.5kts. Not bad for a 11,000lb. beast.
P.S does anybody know how to resize photobucket.com pics???

Fin Loco

P.S I also got our Logo for you JB

flbassman · 08-20-06, 05:52 PM

Nice Job Chris! Gotta love bein' out in the salt....

JB · 08-20-06, 06:18 PM

lets see the logo

Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 06:22 PM

10-4 Just a minute

Bo Dale James Jr. · 08-20-06, 06:23 PM

Hey Chris thanks for all the updates..Us land locked Yanks, like to see that stuff too.
One a these days, my vacation is going to include a charter in Florida.
I knew a geologist from fla. his dad would send this kingfish dip that was outa this world.

Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 06:24 PM

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/DSCN1662.jpg

Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 06:29 PM

Dale James you gotta come to the Space Coast or the Keys!!!

JB · 08-20-06, 06:34 PM

did you want it small for avatar or siggie

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Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 06:40 PM

Both???

And do you think you could cut out the white outline/shadow or is that too much??

JB · 08-20-06, 06:42 PM

it sure looses all the graphics when I compressed it, and its still too big for a 15x150 avatar, I'll make up a few to choose from..I can cut those letters out to loose that background shadow, but it will take a few days

JB · 08-20-06, 06:56 PM

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too small?

Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 07:15 PM

No Thats great!!

Dad says it all looks good but has one question for you!

Can you convert it into Vector format so he can take it up town to the sign shop?

JB · 08-20-06, 07:34 PM

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Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 07:38 PM

png???

Chris

Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 07:49 PM

Also can you make not as tall?

JB · 08-20-06, 08:24 PM

heres a long version as a png , for the sign shop

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Christopherkeene9 · 08-20-06, 10:02 PM

Thanks Mon!!!

flbassman · 08-21-06, 03:34 PM

That' a sweet lookin' logo. I love the dolphin background.

08-20-06, 05:47 PM	#1
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Slow offshore Had friends aboard from Tampa (Mitch and Jordan) who have never cought anything in SaltW-A-T-E-R. So we hoped to hook 'em up. Started the morning off looking for bait. Found the Pogies in the Middle Basin but they were too deep for our net (35 ft.). So we run out to the end of the channel and start marking bait there but no takers on the sabiki rig, same thing at R4. So now were off. We ran to the wx buoy through the 2-3 foot chop at about 25kts. Trolled around there with nothing to show for about 30 minutes. But while trolling we see the fleet of Shrimpers to the North of us. So Dad begins the run there and while trying to get there we notice the one were going to is still moving. By the time we catch up he stopped and is throwing his anchor. We make about 10 passes behind his stern and get 3 'cuda. Father and Son Jordan's first saltW-A-T-E-R fish We leave there in fear of using all of our bait on 'cudas. So we run down to 8A and start trolling around there. Nobody caught anything except for one charter pulling 1 king in. We then hear someone on the radio say "they were catching them in 120 on an Artificial Reef east of 8A". So we look on the map and find the Brevard County Artificial Reef 20 fathom about 5 miles away. So we pull up and we were off to beat the fleet. We got there with about 8 boats trolling around/bottoming. We make one pass and pick up a king but pull the hook at about 40ft. from the boat > Probably fool hooked by the way he came in. We make the next pass and a smoker hits. She is going. The Drag kept on going and going. So Jordan is on it. We put the drag up and she's still going. We finaly were able to start gaining line with about 1/3 of a spool left. We trade the rod off to Mitch when Jordan gets tired then to me when Mitch is tired. When I finally get it it had about a 1/2 spool left. So I start getting so more line slowly. But I don't want to make the fight longer then needed so Dad backs the boat down and finishes this in about 3 minutes. We get her in the boat and she's a FAT 15lb. Momma King. This didn't come till about 12:30 Team Effort Ryan gets the next king at about 1:20. And Dad's at about 1:25. We troll around with no more takers and so we point the bow East at about 2:00. We cruised in at about 27kts. But about 10-11 miles out we hit a sea turtle. Never saw the thing. But saw it when we stopped behind us. We think he made it and there was no damage to the hull or props. The last 1/2 mile in we put the throttles to the dash and got the top end around 37.5kts. Not bad for a 11,000lb. beast. P.S does anybody know how to resize photobucket.com pics??? Fin Loco P.S I also got our Logo for you JB

08-20-06, 05:52 PM	#2
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Nice Job Chris! Gotta love bein' out in the salt.... __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

08-20-06, 06:23 PM	#5
Bo Dale James Jr. BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jerseyville,IL Posts: 596	Hey Chris thanks for all the updates..Us land locked Yanks, like to see that stuff too. One a these days, my vacation is going to include a charter in Florida. I knew a geologist from fla. his dad would send this kingfish dip that was outa this world. __________________ *Got time to breathe, got time to fish!*

08-20-06, 06:56 PM	#11
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	smaller version too small?

08-20-06, 08:24 PM	#16
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	heres a long version as a png , for the sign shop click to enlarge

08-20-06, 06:18 PM	#3
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	lets see the logo

08-20-06, 06:22 PM	#4
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	10-4 Just a minute

08-20-06, 06:24 PM	#6
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o/DSCN1662.jpg

08-20-06, 06:29 PM	#7
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Dale James you gotta come to the Space Coast or the Keys!!!

08-20-06, 06:34 PM	#8
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	did you want it small for avatar or siggie

08-20-06, 06:40 PM	#9
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Both??? And do you think you could cut out the white outline/shadow or is that too much??

08-20-06, 06:42 PM	#10
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	it sure looses all the graphics when I compressed it, and its still too big for a 15x150 avatar, I'll make up a few to choose from..I can cut those letters out to loose that background shadow, but it will take a few days

08-20-06, 07:15 PM	#12
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	No Thats great!! Dad says it all looks good but has one question for you! Can you convert it into Vector format so he can take it up town to the sign shop?

08-20-06, 07:34 PM	#13
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	kevins site wont let me put a png version that big, if I give ya one, its going to be small

08-20-06, 07:38 PM	#14
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	png??? Chris

08-20-06, 07:49 PM	#15
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Also can you make not as tall?

08-20-06, 10:02 PM	#17
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	Thanks Mon!!!

08-21-06, 03:34 PM	#18
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	That' a sweet lookin' logo. I love the dolphin background. __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

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