Scratch the Itch

Finally got out this morning to chase some gills and such in my office. The St Johns is still running pretty hard so some of the places I like to fish just aren’t working. I wound up fishing 5 different areas and found fish at 4 so it was a good enough day for me even though I didn’t get major numbers. Several species and a couple of somebodies that I tussled with for a little bit but alas, they said goodbye before we met. One I never moved, he raised my heart rate. They seemed to want bright color today so the Bitty slab slayer in iced tea with lemon got the most success. Got a few that made me happy I went today and a bunch of others that while not big, gave a good accounting of themselves. The redbreast did their best to steal my rod. Only one small crappie made the show, surprising for where I was. The wind got up and I had someone coming to look at my skiff so I bailed at about 11 and settled in around the house. Good thing I did. This young man came from Pittsburg, PA to buy my skiff and took it home with him. Seems that they’re hard to find up there and he wanted the shallow draft. He got a good one. So here’s a few pics of my new friends that I made today. Enjoy the pics, I had fun taking them. Til we meet again….Skeet
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And just look at the size of this turtle!
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And the colors on this one were impressive, lots of bright orange dots. Fought like crazy.
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And the last time it left my driveway.
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Nothing like a little liquid therapy

Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing

Nice mixed bag . Pretty colored up too .
Thanks for sharing .
I owned a fiberglass skiff once .
Two happiest days of my life was the day I bought it and the day I sold it , three months later .
I’m glad I kept my Alumacraft.

That first one was glowing!

Congrats on the sale.

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Originally Posted by gillchaser999

Nice mixed bag . Pretty colored up too .
Thanks for sharing .
I owned a fiberglass skiff once .
Two happiest days of my life was the day I bought it and the day I sold it , three months later .
I’m glad I kept my Alumacraft.

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I’m back into my basic Jon boat. Just can’t get away from it.

Beautiful fish catches!

looking good to me bro , KABOOM is the word

That first photo was spectacular. What color! The others were real nice fish but didn’t put on the suit the redbreast was wearing. Thanks for the ride along!
Bob

Very colorful catches ! I wish the lake I fish had coppernose bg in it. Perhaps there here somewhere...

Well it was supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life, but you don’t seem very happy. There is a river in PA called the Susquehannah and it is shallow with rocks and people use jet boats to get around. I am surprised that he couldn’t find something closer to home.

Nice and good report

Micanopy, I thought the same thing. It was also a couple of young guys on a road trip that just happened to pick up the boat too. The time spent with them was a pleasant experience. He was at the Air Force academy until they told him that his 6’5” frame was too big for fighter jets. He lost interest and now goes to a different school and pursuits. He got it for the rivers near home and an occasional road trip. As far as it being a happy day, it was for me. In selling the boat I also included everything I had that related to it. That cleared a lot of space around the little area that I have to keep my junk in. Also, being his first boat, I wanted to give him what education I could pack into our time together. He asked good questions and absorbed a good bit of the info we spoke of. When they drove off I had a clear conscience that he got a good deal and I did all I could in the time allowed. They got home last night without issue. So all said and done, it was a happy day. And very unusual for a Craigslist transaction, they usually always have baggage.

Good job.