Posted By: RANDY WOOD
LETS ALL GO FISHING. - 06/12/03 01:50 AM
WHO OF YOU HAVE A BOAT THAT IS ALEAST 18' LONG? BASSBOATS DONT COUNT. THERE IS NO REASON FOR ANY OF YOU TO HIRE CHARTERS TO GO OFFSHORE.FIRST FIND A PORT YOU LIKE. FREEPORT IS MY PORT BECAUSE ITS CLOSE TO FT. WORTH.6 HOUR DRIVE.NEXT MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WORKING VHF RADIO AND CAN USE IT. START OUT SLOW AND CLOSE.LEAVE THE JETTYS AND GO TO THE FIRST RIG YOU CAN SEE.THERE ARE PLACES YOU CAN FIND WEATHER AND WAVES ON THE NET AND RADIO. WHEN YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE HEAD FOR THE NEXT RIG. A GPS IS HELPFUL. I SUGGEST THAT YOU ONLY DO THIS IN A SMALL BOAT DURING MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUG, SEPT.I WILL E-MAIL PLACES TO GET WAVE HIEGHTS AND FISHING INFORMATION TO ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE IT. THERE IS INEXSPENSIVE TOWING INSURANCE IN CASE YOU BREAK DOWN. I HAVE BEEN GOING OFFSHORE FOR A LONGTIME IN SMALL BOATS. IF ITS ROUGH OUT THERE YOU CAN ALWAYS STAY AT THE MOTEL AND FISH THE NEXT DAY.YOU DONT HAVE TO GO VERY FAR TO CATCH SOME NICE FISH. WE COULD HAVE A SMALL BOAT OUTING ON THE GULF IF TFF WOULD BE INTRESTED.