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It's winter , what do you expect . Lots of ice for ice fishing . And snow for snow mobiles An old fashioned winter So much for global warming

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My father wintered in Venice for about 10 years . I fished the Jetties , particularly the North Jetty . It was good fishing for the most part . Got Snook , Sheepshead , Mackerel ,Snapper , Jack's , Sheepshead , etc. Shrimp under a float was the best with shrimp on a 1/4 or 3/8 jig second . tide timing was important . It was fun . I believe the Tarpon migrate south during winter and make there way back up to the Tampa area July . My brother is in Naples and we fished for them mid May . I lost a small one . Had him on for a second . He jumped and I forgot to bow to the king. Saw some monsters cruising the shallows at the Marco pass .

I was 17 my first derby . We threw Cleo's off the piers . Had no clue what we were doing . Bought a 17 ft wood boat and outfitted it with 2 Riviera manuals and a flasher depth finder . Ran stickbaits close to shore mostly. Spring was 4 days . Boat launches were backed up 20 cars . Fishing was more fun back then . There was a mystique to it that is long gone for me . A 21 ft boat was big back then . Look at the equipment / boats we have now . It's on the verge of unfair chase .

A friend of mine won the spring derby maybe 1979 Got it on a 1/3 oz Cleo 5 ft down on a rigger and ultra light with 6# test at the Oak off the ladders in 15 ft. . I think it was 17# . He was sleeping while his father was driving the boat . He played it out , netted it , and when they were bringing it over the side , it went thru the netting . But they managed to land it . Won a new Hydro Sports boat . Selden Beebe. RIP.

Now what does this virus have to do with fishing ? Gee , I wonder 🤔🤔

All I ask is the people that we elect to office to serve us , do right by the American ,yes , American people . And I might not even agree with some of it . But most don't . One guy did , and look what they did to him . And they wonder why we don't trust them . I think they don't even care what we think . Stay healthy my friends .

What about all the small businesses and restaurants that were forced to shut down ? Every day these people were begging to survive . Guess you may have missed that . What about all the free money for those who make more staying home than working ? Which is largely to blame for the labor shortages and supply chain issues? I as a landlord have people that are still waiting for assistance because their employer was shut down . And the best part , I could not evict them , not that I would, because the gov said I could not. So I have to pay their utilities and pay my taxes and mortgage, but can't evict non payers even if they can pay but don't have to . This has bankrupt a lot of property owners . And Trump got the Vaccine done when Biden and Harris said it was not possible . And Kammy said she would not take it and encouraged others to do the same .How soon we forget . More worried about impeachment over stuff Brandon actually did .Remember that ? Seems to me Nancy and her crew made the mess . Now they are crying that a lot , mostly minorities, which does not get reported , will not take the shot , which is available pretty much everywhere. We have had bad flus before and people die . That's life . I'm not afraid. And excuse Trump for being positive. We have more ventilators and other equipment than we will ever use because of him . So please,with the he did not do anything . Time for the out of shape people of this country to keep the junk they call food out of their face, get off their asses , and start living a healthy lifestyle. That's a real OZ of prevention . So this stuff doesn't have as big of an impact . Did not think this post would go in this direction .

My original post was how the booster made me , and my son who said it was as bad as he has ever felt , affected us . My wife , nothing . So how can anyone say that this vaccine can have no long lasting side effects ? Maybe worse than the virus. This remains to be seen . Back in the day they told us Sacrin and cigarettes were safe for gods sake .and there is a long list . So don't be so quick to throw those that are anti Vax under the bus. And Fauci is a deucsh bag . Trump should have fired him .

A lot of the above stuff is way over my pay grade . My wife got a sub call from a teacher that likes her asking if she can take her class because she tested positive. Mind you , she has all shots , does a few miles a day on the tread mill , and oh yeah, feels fine . Happy New Year. Hopefully by the end of this year , things will be semi normal

Yeah , well who ever would have thought we would see what we see on the news for the last few years ? So absolutely nothing surprises me . Maybe you will have to show your Vax card to get a license . Far fetched ? And why would the gov not regulate what we eat ? They get into our knickers for everything else .

Bordum Information Education Mental stimulation Stirring the pot .

There are 4 ways to get your lure down to the fish 🐟 once they get deeper than 15 ft . 1 riggers 2. divers dipsey style , jet planers ,pink lady and the like . 3 copper ,lead core , steel , snap weights . You need different lengths for different depths .expensive and kind of complicated for small boats . Best off planer boards . 4 diving plugs , only good to 35 ft max . Easiest , riggers . Most versatile , slide divers . Can be used from 15 to 80 ft with no or minor adjustments . And some of you guys are so set against braid . And I just don't know why . I know Whaler uses both braid and slide divers . And he does well on them .

I am talking about the 7 oz optional replacement weight ring that that goes on the slide diver . When fish are below 80 ft there are better options IMO . A reg or mag dipsey or other brand same diver is better option IMO . But the slide divers with the 7 oz ring, which pulls hard , will get down to 120 ft .I know this because I smacked bottom .it surprised me . And that's with 65# braid . Which is fine with the fleas if they are not real bad . I have been using braid divers for over 20 years . If you want to get into divers , a braid rod setup is a great start . A slide diver is 20$ . When fish get deep cut the mono off and wrap the whole setup on a pool noodle or similar and run a reg or mag dipsey . 60$ gets you a very versatile setup other than rod and reel .

My suggestion is this .. Buy a 150 us spool of 65 or 80# power pro , 20 $ Get a bigger size slide diver, 20 $ This setup is good to 80 ft . Shallower waters , set it to 6 and let it out so is 5 ft bellow surface or 10 ft above bottom . I have the 7 oz ring and don't like it. When you have to get down real deep , a mag dipsey it better and you most times don't need the long setback . A slide diver is a very versatile tool . And pretty cheap , relatively . And way more forgiving and durible than wire . I have braid that is 15 years old and 2 setups . Zero , repeat , ZERO problems . The wire in 2 years cost me 200$ . AS far as swivel goes , what Les said

I believe there are good people in the CDC that are doing the best they can for the people . Problem is we have politicians who use and twist things to best suit their needs . Anyone with a pulse can see this . I'm not afraid of 75 years down the road , I'm worried about 7 years , or 3 for that matter . And people need to look out for themselves . I'm a bit of a health but . I watch what people have in their carts at the checkouts . Some people are digging an early grave . Maybe the Gov should set our diets next .

I had zero side effects from my Phizer shot . 3 days and I'm still not myself . One of the guys who gave us the shots had to take a few days off. So it must be powerfull . The way we got the opportunity for the shots was we were working at a super big shot in the health care industrys house and asked us if we wanted it . I watched him get his so if anyone would know about these things , he probably would . But you never know. We see adds all the time from lawyers on TV , did you take this or that drug , you may be entitled to compensation from long term side effects. There are pro athletes who won't take the shot , and one is a friend of mine . And they get chastised and shunned for it . Who's to say in the long run , they aren't the ones who are right on this . Merry Christmas 🎄🎄

So my son and I got our booster shots Wed afternoon by luck My son was on his butt and in bed with how bad he felt . Dizzy , sweats , chills etc . Me the same . Felt like I had the flu . Today I still feel like crap . Makes me wonder .

You guys are missing the boat if you look past slide divers . They are a great presentations on a tough bite day . Have saved the day many times for me . Brought one on friends boat and ran it opposite a wire rod . And it outperfomed it on 2 outings. Get the bigger one without the depth ring . My set up is 65# braid , Albright to 40 to 50 ft of 30# mono which the diver slides on , bead , swivel 6 ft of 15# mono or flouro, BB swivel and spoon . Or I use flasher sometimes . They work . I would suggest if you have 2 divers , one is a slide diver . They shine in 30 to 70 ft depths .

I have used 65# power pro for years . I switched to wire on one rod . I had nothing but trouble with it . I lost 3 divers ,3 flasher setups and all the terminal tackle that goes along with it . The wire is in the landfill now . Running side by side , wire to braid , I saw no difference , and some days the braid did better . To start , use braid . Light-years difference from mono . Then add a wire setup after you get use to divers .

And there won't be a war . we would have a hard time winning. While China was building up their military and economics , look at we were busy doing the last 15 years .

I don't think anyone doubts the fact the electric motors will power a boat / car fine,. Maybe and probably better . My concern is the supply and availability at peak times will not be enough and sufficient . Suppose there is an electrical supply issue and there is a shortage of supply. I can see rationing and essential usage. And fishing isn't essential . I would hope the powers at be would have and are thinking of this stuff . We won the cold war etc etc . But we seem to be more concerned with BS . Good thing I like Chinese food .

And furthermore ,who will set the price of the electric ? OPEC and foreign entities set and control oil production and prices . We were energy independent and now we are not . Which gives them more control. Great move . Or is that the plan ? I can see the gov setting the price as most of the elec will be produced here. And the way things are headed , I can see different prices for different people. Rich pay more than poor , etc...... Equity we hear so much about . Absolutely nothing surprises me anymore .