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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Friday, August 22, 2003 - 5:29 am: | |
Note: Old computer blew up-New one in place. Have had my share of heart ache with the old machine. Off line for about two weeks. Tired of the snails pace, and now have nothing but lighting under my delft fingers and lighter wallet. And speaking of lightning, that what is all over the place in the Glades. Have had two, maybe three days without the sparks chasing us back to the dock. Don't mine a bit fishing in the rain, does keep you cool, and it does not kill you. Chicken? I'm cock of the walk and not a bit ashamed.
Fishing has steadily improved over the past few weeks. With all of the heat in the water, fishing was best very late and very early. With the days getting shorter and with all of the cloudy conditions, the water has cooled some. Although snook fishing is catch and release, that been just short of great. Reds? Everywhere. Most within the slot. And more than just a few above the slot. Great fun. Trout, what can I say. They are there willing and waiting to take anything presented to them. Most are around the 12 to 18 inchers, but one of every five or so are above 20! Good action and plenty of sport. Something to think about..............Trout are NOT very high on the survival scale after being caught and released. Handle gently and if possible don't handle them at all. Use your needle nose pliers to shake them off the hook. Those fish will have a higher rate of survival for another day.
Tip of the week.................
Another lesson learned. I'm very proud of my equipment. G-Loomis/Shimano combo's all. I never let that equipment go without oiling and cleaning as needed. I don't keep Shimano oil on board. If I see or feel a reel getting noisy, or stiff, it is broken down and cleaned. Period. I had a couple of guys on board last week that insisted on using their own equipment. Ok by me.......Halfway though the day one of reels started making noise. He look at his reel and then to me asking if I had any oil on board. Nope, just WD-40. Never, ever use WD-40 on bearing's with any reel. Most bearings are sealed and WD-40 will penetrate those seals and "wash" away the grease within. Point. Carry extra oil made specifically for the equipment you use. Needless to say I put a small container of oil in my tackle box for just such emergencies.
Had the good fortune to have a camera crew from Sportfishing Magazine/TV show film a show about me and the Everglades. Host for the show was Dean Clarke. We fished for three days and caught more than our fair share. Doing so, it will be worth watching. Great fun with great people. This will be aired in the fall on OLN Network.
Will keep you posted on when. Also will be doing another show in the fall for another Network which I can't announce at present.
Tight lines and be safe.
If you gotta'..................Snook are in season Sept. 1-----
Call.
Capt. Tom Haynes
(813) 973-0774
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