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Well......... Thought we'd try it again, sure is a long bumpy ride down that
washed out dirt ............... well .............. might as well call it what it is = muddy road, all the way from where ya cut off the highway and cross the cattle guard. Cows milling around in the middle of
the road, won't move outta the way ..... Hogs runnin loose, seen a few bucks right early at the crack of dawn etc ... It is a beautiful place, Old Florida at it's finest .....


We finally got there, had to back the trucks way down in the water before the boats would float off, but, everything worked out good......
Jeff got stuck three times but I was able to pull him out, that little Xterra sure tried it's heart out https://www.crappie.com/crappie/imag...s/rolleyes.pnghttps://www.crappie.com/crappie/imag...s/rolleyes.pnghttps://www.crappie.com/crappie/imag...s/rolleyes.png.....


Was hoping to have a banner catch day but, was long in coming .... We did get a few = I got em
on ice on the back porch = will post pics tomorrow when I clean em
Danny

OK, OK, ..... I lied ........

We was over in the Green Swamp ................

Looks like it was a beautiful morning on the water.

I agree. Pretty place and good company, doesn’t get much better. Patiently waiting to see the fish.

Wow that slick water sure looks sweet. Nice pics thanks for posting

Mornin guys , yep, got to get up and get going this morning = lots of fish to clean .....

To be honest about it .... Jeff got 19 and I got 14 .... Pics to come .........

Two boat tag team jus' ain't right/fair. Hope you know that your boat limit would've been 25 NOT 50 like when Jeff was wicha![emoji1787][emoji1787]
Doug[emoji476]

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Did you use that same rod setup on Stick Marsh.?

Back to ya Mr. Dan- was thinkin' maybe u could 1/2 fill a clean/dirty trash barrel with dirty laundry and detergent water, and by the time you reached Green swamp boat ramp= now, stay w/me...@ ramp lay out your clothes on ramp, tire width apart. 1st you back your boat to launch, then Jeff(he can bring a load too/own barrel as well, don't want you guys mixing up your tidy-whities, lol. Now, lake rinse is optional b4 ramp layout. Just takes longer to start fishin'. Lastly, the drawback to using your rodholders for drying is You'll have to single-pole fish 'til your clothes are dry! Any other advice, you know how to reach me. Just trying to help that new fishing itch you seem to have caught! This way you won't be stuck at the house doing laundry, jus' sayin'!
Doug[emoji2960]

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Two boat tag team jus' ain't right/fair. Hope you know that your boat limit would've been 25 NOT 50 like when Jeff was wicha![emoji1787][emoji1787]
Doug[emoji476]

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Jealously will get you nowhere ! ! ! We actually discussed giving you a call = leave yer boat home,
ride with one of us .... But ,,, then you'd know our fishin hole (J/K) ......

OK ....... Here's fish pics = 32 total, I thought
we had 33 but turns out only 32 ....

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Did you use that same rod setup on Stick Marsh.?

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Mornin Yobuck = yeah I tightline out of the front, long line out the back .. Jeff has all his
over each side longlining ......

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Originally Posted by Phantom309

Mornin Yobuck = yeah I tightline out of the front, long line out the back .. Jeff has all his
over each side longlining ......

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Well the reason i asked, is due to all the pics you posted being taken in Stick Marsh, not farm 13 where most trolling is done.
Ive never seen anyone trolling in the Stick Marsh side, no doubt due to obstructions.
There is deeper water as you know on the perimeters, but also much boat traffic.
But i have considered doing so by pushing shallow lines or even both by using floats.
So back to my question, Farm 13?

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Well the reason i asked, is due to all the pics you posted being taken in Stick Marsh, not farm 13 where most trolling is done.
Ive never seen anyone trolling in the Stick Marsh side, no doubt due to obstructions.
There is deeper water as you know on the perimeters, but also much boat traffic.
But i have considered doing so by pushing shallow lines or even both by using floats.
So back to my question, Farm 13?

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Yes (but don't tell anyone) ....................

Actually, when my buddy and I went down there the other day when we got nine = we did go down in the stump field
and got four nice ones = got snagged twice but got all out lines/jigs back ....

We certainly don't intend on making down yonder a steady diet, probably once or twice a year etc, etc, etc .....

On your fish catch, 32 or 33 . Does not make much of a difference , still a nice mess of fish.

Nice pics...I C that biggun ya got hidden in that top row! Glad I didn't get the call, not only could I have messed yup that JuJu you two got goin' on there & other places, but it would have eliminated my recent post. Hey Danny on 2nd thought, maybe we can hookup when the dirty laundry mounts up!:Rofl I'll call ya...
= Righteous, brother-

Doug:fish

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Nice pics...I C that biggun ya got hidden in that top row! Glad I didn't get the call, not only could I have messed yup that JuJu you two got goin' on there & other places, but it would have eliminated my recent post. Hey Danny on 2nd thought, maybe we can hookup when the dirty laundry mounts up!:Rofl I'll call ya...
= Righteous, brother-

Doug:fish

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Any time Doug .................. I really can't see ya draggin that big ole boat all the way over here just to catch
yer usual 3-4 fish .................................... LOL

And "no", the Xterra didn't get stuck, actually the road was quite dry ..............................

And finally = put em all to bed .......

I'd like to say one thing = "The Man".... is Speck Detector ! ! !
He's the one that stopped by here and persuaded me to come out of my cave and go fishing with him ....
And he's the master at catchin all of em, I was just along for the ride, he knew where to go and how
to find em. I was just following his lead .... So I'd like to take a moment to say a big "Thank You" to
Jeff for jump starting me this year. .........

Great story and conversation. Jeff is the man. Thanks for sharing.


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Man it's killin' me to see all the pics of these specks. I'm due big time. Gotta get out real soon. Thanks for the photos and the info.

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Thanks for the thoughtful comments, however, it is I that has received benefit from peeling back the layers of this pure blood Florida cracker we all know as Phantom 309. The back stories are endless & filled with wisdom, only a elder could've experienced with a soulful southern style....You see Danny got cast into a deep depression/isolation after his wife Beth passed some 2 yrs ago & it's been a rekindled relationship with his son=building project & the bringing by of a few bags of fish every so many months to rejuvenate his life-long passion for the outdoors, AKA...fishing. Guess he's come to realize she's left many fond memories & would kick his #@^ if he didn't carry on. I'm more than happy to have a small part in this kick-start, but truth be told, Danny's conscious has proclaimed "It's Time"...Forget the where & how of this last fishing trip. What's really impressive is seeing a 80 plus yr old hop over the front of his boat to wench it up to the trailer. Went to help him & he say's that's ok, I have a procedure. If I'm blessed to know I can do this 30+ more yrs. his presence is more than encouragement....OK, for the report...the best information I can provide is that the water temps are now in the sixties & that means your favorite Central Florida lakes have the specks stacking up. Simple as drifting minnows across the lake should put fish in the boat....good luck out there, now's the time!!:biggrin

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Thanks for the thoughtful comments, however, it is I that has received benefit from peeling back the layers of this pure blood Florida cracker we all know as Phantom 309. The back stories are endless & filled with wisdom, only a elder could've experienced with a soulful southern style....You see Danny got cast into a deep depression/isolation after his wife Beth passed some 2 yrs ago & it's been a rekindled relationship with his son=building project & the bringing by of a few bags of fish every so many months to rejuvenate his life-long passion for the outdoors, AKA...fishing. Guess he's come to realize she's left many fond memories & would kick his #@^ if he didn't carry on. I'm more than happy to have a small part in this kick-start, but truth be told, Danny's conscious has proclaimed "It's Time"...Forget the where & how of this last fishing trip. What's really impressive is seeing a 80 plus yr old hop over the front of his boat to wench it up to the trailer. Went to help him & he say's that's ok, I have a procedure. If I'm blessed to know I can do this 30+ more yrs. his presence is more than encouragement....OK, for the report...the best information I can provide is that the water temps are now in the sixties & that means your favorite Central Florida lakes have the specks stacking up. Simple as drifting minnows across the lake should put fish in the boat....good luck out there, now's the time!!:biggrin

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Appreciate the kind words Jeff ................ However ... I'm only 42 ...............

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Appreciate the kind words Jeff ................ However ... I'm only 42 ...............

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Yeah right, all my yellow eggs have white yolks too! Jeff, thanks for putting it in writing what folks that know P309 have been praying to happen. Thanks for your relentless vigilance to help Dan get Hungry again- nice catch(Fish not Danny)[emoji1787][emoji56]
Doug

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Talking about my son and our building project .... I had stopped having relations with him due to a serious
confrontation on another sublect that I won't go into, lasted around five years we didn't speak to one another,
but... when my wife past I had to make my son my new benefactor to my insurance policy.
I called him up to get his information etc, and he profusely apologized and thus a new relationship began.

We poured the slab together and bought the building from one of these companies that put up these type
buildings, and ever since have been outfitting the inside, and adding a chicken yard to boot etc, etc, etc .....
Here's a pic = In the left corner will be a "leather shop" and little welder on the far right, and close right is
the place where one works on vehicles etc, etc ... It has two roll up doors in the front .....
Still got much to do .....................

Danny, does my heart good to hear you are back fishing, and keepin’ on keepin’ on! [emoji106]
Regards,
Marv


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Nice family project. Looks great.

Past = passed = I'm a stickler for spelling, can't believe that one got by me ....................

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Past = passed = I'm a stickler for spelling, can't believe that one got by me ....................

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Don't let it get you pisd, Danny, no spelling beez goin's on cheah![emoji16]
u2s

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Sounds like u might need new tires after that trip

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Well......... Thought we'd try it again, sure is a long bumpy ride down that
washed out dirt ............... well .............. might as well call it what it is = muddy road, all the way from where ya cut off the highway and cross the cattle guard. Cows milling around in the middle of
the road, won't move outta the way ..... Hogs runnin loose, seen a few bucks right early at the crack of dawn etc ... It is a beautiful place, Old Florida at it's finest .....


We finally got there, had to back the trucks way down in the water before the boats would float off, but, everything worked out good......
Jeff got stuck three times but I was able to pull him out, that little Xterra sure tried it's heart out https://www.crappie.com/crappie/imag...s/rolleyes.pnghttps://www.crappie.com/crappie/imag...s/rolleyes.pnghttps://www.crappie.com/crappie/imag...s/rolleyes.png.....


Was hoping to have a banner catch day but, was long in coming .... We did get a few = I got em
on ice on the back porch = will post pics tomorrow when I clean em
Danny

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Very nicely done, collaborated project, Danny...some folks would love to call that 40 X 50(?) their home!:HandsClapping I see you have a "game room" goin' on too!...,Trophy-racked Florida antlers, Pig jerky hangin' to cure(only an arm's length from your project development desk etc. etc.:Rofl:Rofl

DougJumping Jacks Icon

Building = 24' X 35'

Yeah, right behind that far wall we gonna pour another slab (small) for hanging deer/hog for butchering
and tanning hides etc. Do taxidermy work inside along with the leather work (belts, wallets, pocketbooks,
and a myrad of everything else, perhaps one day, saddles) .....etc.

Now ...That's all based on if the grandboys (11yrs and 9 yrs old) git the bug etc......

And here's some items I made trying to influence the boys to get busy
learning etc ....

I thought I just read that you were going to stop B S 'n/messin'/fibbin'? They say pics often mean truth!??[emoji44]
Doug

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Yeah ........ Would be something if I could get son/grandsons to "do something", they are all in, but never seem to get around to practicing/learning etc, etc .....
I'm hopeful that one day. with the shop done, a little light will go off in at least one of em's head..... .... I see it as = the boys come to mom and dad wanting
some spending money, and the response should be = go out there and make some wallets and sell em and you'll have plenty of money.
Have you priced a handmade leather wallet lately ??????