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Danny, the south shore of Long Island was very similar. We lived in the ‘burbs but my bike and I got coastal every chance I got. Backpack from Scouts fit a tackle box and lunch, held the rod in my hands as I rode. Folks needed to know where I was going and when to be home and off I went. Like today, solo most of the time. Like you, I think back on those times often. No technology and no issues with kids and crime like today. And we’re better off?
Neat pics Phantom, those were simpler, and better times IMHO.
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When I was younger, I didn't know the season went out either. Now that I can't take the heat like I once could, I just do "Honey-Do's" until the weather cools off enough to start chasing Slabs in the cooler months....Just sitting on Ready now!!
Well the crappie may not be in the off season but I sure am,I fish all species and there is a slower time for all of them it seems, so I just make my way from bass to reds/and drum and to shrimp and crappie based on the weather.Quote:
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Attachment 317442 I do know of several creeks off Jessup that have good crappie this time of the year though!Quote:
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Apologize for taking this to off topic ....
Mullet bring back good memories for me back when I was ten years old. Lived in a place called "Jug Island" = out from Perry Fl on the gulf.
That'd be just a little north of Keaton beach. We practically lived on mullet and swamp cabbage, we'd go out in the woods to collect firewood
for the community wood pile, shooting squirrels, fishing, crabbing, and ......scalloping too. We had a big cistren that caught rain water and we'd fill up
garbage cans (new) in the back of the pickup truck and take it around to all the cabins and fill theirs up for water etc. Had out-houses, hogs, dogs chickens
all ran free, everybody got along, it was an idealogical life for us kids, we'd travel for miles up and down the coast, camping out in the woods, we was pretty
much free from parental control, they'd just let us go do our thing..... I wrote a song about my life there one time, anyway I just got this urge to show ya'll these pictures
of the place I loved so much and mullet was a big part of it (lots of stories ) .........The place is long gone now days ....
Forgive me if I offend anyone with this post (LOL, might've posted this stuff on here before) ............ My mind just kinda comes and goes anymore ....
Danny, brings a tear to my eye. I am so sorry others will not get he joy of such a life. It is now gone forever. I grew up in the same way, but a little more crowded. North Tampa in early 50's doing the same things. My Dad gave me a work ethic that I am still grateful for, I love swamp cabbage but did not pay attention when he was cutting it from the palm with a axe. Never learned to cook it either from my mom. Regret that for sure. If you ever get some cane syrup and hot fried Mullet at the same time, drag a piece of fried Mullet through that syrup. A wonderful taste of the old south.
Mullet, no thanks - just not for me. I'm with Mike on that one, the only bait I eat is shrimp.
Swamp cabbage though is very good when cooked properly. An older member of our hunting camp, cooks up a big pot every year, we go out and cut down a few trees then he preps & cook it with sausage and other veggies - very tasty !!
Cool videos !! There's a guy that sells it every year at the Crescent City catfish festival that is very good !! He even sells the hearts of palm raw and you can take it home & cook it however you want.
Ty Phantom. If life could only be that simple again. Don
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I know where you are ;)
Winter time when the wind's blowin......crappie, about early march I tear the boat apart and set it up for cobia/dolphin, then change over to taking coworkers who arent afraid of a 14ft boat out for kingfish during the summer, and about late august when its just too hot to do anything i tear the boat apart and set it up for crappie again.