Thread: Tampa Speckled Crappie Perch

Don't remember that lake Harold. You talking Mattie? If so not that one. This one is in north Tampa. Brother has key from HOA. No public access since I was a kid, oh wait I'm still a kid at heart, not since I was a teen.

Originally Posted by fishin813

Excellant report -best thing going is your fishing with your bother -(great thing - he is super fisherman)
your having good time - commradship

Good looking pictures - several females, couple maies..............

Is this the lake we talked about 3-4 yrs back that is almost totally private - get in by use of key ?

I had 2 of the 3.0 6cylinder ones - 153,000 on first one - 173,000 on second - pulled the procraft with both of them -
at 70 mph plus neither one gave me any problems..............was told by 2 dealerships that 3.0 was not able to pull boat & trailer that
heavy down the road......................Well lookie here.................
Loved them trucks...............

Extremely versitile - could turn them on dime - get 8 cents back...............

4.0 litre ones - were not good - they had a lot of valve train problems.........vs the 3.0 litre ones

Originally Posted by fishin813

I had 2 of the 3.0 6cylinder ones - 153,000 on first one - 173,000 on second - pulled the procraft with both of them -
at 70 mph plus neither one gave me any problems..............was told by 2 dealerships that 3.0 was not able to pull boat & trailer that
heavy down the road......................Well lookie here.................
Loved them trucks...............

Extremely versitile - could turn them on dime - get 8 cents back...............

4.0 litre ones - were not good - they had a lot of valve train problems.........vs the 3.0 litre ones

Nice bunch of fish!! as for the rangers..have a 3.0 model now...225,000..at least..odometer broke! still runs great!

2003 4 door 3.0 with 121000 miles had it about a year. Pulls my little skiff just fine.

Originally Posted by fishin813

I had 2 of the 3.0 6cylinder ones - 153,000 on first one - 173,000 on second - pulled the procraft with both of them -
at 70 mph plus neither one gave me any problems..............was told by 2 dealerships that 3.0 was not able to pull boat & trailer that
heavy down the road......................Well lookie here.................
Loved them trucks...............

Extremely versitile - could turn them on dime - get 8 cents back...............

4.0 litre ones - were not good - they had a lot of valve train problems.........vs the 3.0 litre ones

Nice bunch of fish Yelim. You're tearing em up and keeping good company too.

I had a courier looking mazda p/u. Ran it til it had about 125,000 and gave it to my brother to return a favor and he ran it another hundred. Great trucks. The rangers I never had but the 300 6cyl was in a bunch of trucks of guys I worked with, and they loved em. They bought new trucks with v8's and still kept the old one to work out of for a long time. Tough as a brick.

Been awhile since I saw that many fish at one time

Nice report and great pics.

You are correct - it was the one you said Brother had a key - north end of tampa
You were hoping some day to get on again - hadn't been on it since you were in teens.

Very little pressure on this lake. Houses almost entire shore, but don't see anyone fishing.