sherman brown

one thing to remember is the goliath grouper is catch and release only unless the rules change for 2023 as far as i know. but i haven't been down in a few yrs. but if you're just fishing for fun they are a hoot to catch. if you want good eating fish see how the red snapper fishing is over there. i didn't really care for king mackerel to eat but they do put up a fight. i have never caught or eat the cobia but my bil that lived down there said they were great catching and eating fish. so good luck and most of all be safe and have lots of fun. then report back on your trip.

you might want to check into a charter going to the dry Tortugas. or charter out for goliath grouper fishing if you just want a hard pull on your line. and I believe the red snapper fishing is great off the west coast with bunches of charters. they eat really good plus you may catch about anything while red snapper fishing. just search for fishing near Saratoga Fl.

she did the work and deserved to be blessed with a buck of a lifetime and on Christmas day. we should all get Christmas presents like that from the hunting gods. but the big God made sure it would happen for her. congrats on her buck and KUDOS to dad for getting her out there. I am really just speechless at the quality of her trophy buck. I do want to hear about what led up to her shot and what type of shot she had to make. because it looks like a perfect hit right in the boiler maker.

hey buddy i will be wishing you nothing but good luck today in getting the trophy of your dreams. stay warm and shoot straight.

I wouldn't even try to out your hunt or experiences on your hunt. but I just wanted to say always be prepared. I went ice fishing one day when the temp was around 20 with no wind so I dressed accordingly. after some time, the wind got nasty. then a short time later I got cold but hung on as long as I could as the crappie fishing was hot. it was a very long walk back to my truck. by the time I got to it I could hardly move I was so cold. fired the truck up and just set there waiting to warm up a bit before going home. turned the radio on and they said the temps had dropped to -17 with 20 to 25 mph winds. I wasn't even close to being dressed for that weather. after that I always checked the forecast before going out. but I had just started ice fishing way back in the late 70,s learned my lesson the hard way. and I need to say I'm sorry for getting off track and high jacking your thread, but no harm intended. loved the buck and all of your story. because I am a deer hunter that can only dream about a hunt like yours. I don't ice fish anymore but still hunt our ML season. started deer hunting back in 1980 and hunted gun bow and ML seasons for many yrs. but now at 71 I only hunt with my ML. I still love deer hunting but don't know for how much longer.

cisco tracks are just as good if not better than the rest for a lot less money.

I believe at this time the 6 fish limit is all that's needed.

I only found one item in your post I'm not sure about. you say you only kept 6 fish this year. i don't know anything about the lakes depth or how deep you catch your fish. but walleye over about 30' have a very marginal chance of surviving being released, and the deeper the fish are the lower chance they have. don't get me wrong I'm not saying don't fish but just wanted you to know the effects of releasing them from deep water. I fish Eries central basin in water 70' deep and regularly release smaller fish that's not of legal length that was taken down 60' or deeper. but as long as the fishing is sustained by putting limits on the fish, I plan to keep fishing until I can't fish any more. I'm 71 now and don't know how much longer that will be but I am always happy to share my info with others. and I've got to give you a big KUDOES for your report and this post.

if you're getting all those 10 pounders, what are you crying about. if you think fishing forums aren't for sharing info with others that love fishing, why are you even on a fishing forum in the first place? I started fishing Erie back in 1980 and the fishing was awesome. it started going downhill when the zebra mussel took over and the numbers dropped but with conservation efforts the fishing is the greatest it's been since I started fishing Erie. if the fish numbers drop in numbers, they will drop the limits to sustain the fishery just like they did on erie a few years back. now it's full of new walleye and the drop in limits has been removed.

the main reason I belong to fishing forums is to share information with other fisherman. I did belong to ogf where I got so much help from other people's posts. so, as I improved, I started posting to help other new guys to the sport. I'm proud to be able to share with others what I was doing to catch more fish. if not for reading so many posts on ogf it would have taken me many years to be where I'm at today.

I used to love to make the drive up to northern Indiana in the dead of winter when everything was frozen up to fish an artesian fed pond foe rainbow trout with cheese balls. my friend that got me into this and myself both had full beards. when we fished both our beards would be frozen into icebergs that took forever to thaw out. but we had so much fun doing this, and I didn't even like rainbow trout. it takes guys like the op to inform other true sportsmen about good places to catch fish. the others will find out about these places one way or the other and still show up. I fish Lake Erie and you wouldn't believe how tight lipped the people are about information to help others catch more fish. i mean there are so many fish in Erie that the state of Ohio never catches its quota that it's allowed to catch each year., we never even get close to what were allowed to catch. so, what is it going to hurt to share a little knowledge to help others catch fish. they don't have to share their location but the depth of water and what is catching fish at what speed wouldn't hurt them in the least.

i was in the marine corps many yrs ago. i was in from 72 until 76 but i have always felt in my heart i would always be a marine. now i am a disabled vet and i feel proud to have served our country as a marine. do you ship these and do you have any idea what shipping would cost to 47302?

I love the semper fi one but have no place to put it without doing some rearranging. how much are you getting for these?

some great fishing right there. i use to brave the cold to fish but anymore I depend on guys like you to show me some great cold fishing.

I had cannon tracks on my boat but needed to add sections to make them longer. as they are basically all the same i went with cisco because they were so much cheaper than any of the others i looked at. and i wasn't disappointed in the least.