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02-01-2009, 01:46 PM
flycaster

Items for slabfest get together

HICKORY POINT:
which has 4 active boat ramps, 2 deep draft and 2 shallow. A very nice boat dock setup with floating docks and stationary (non floating). Lots of good parking for boats and trucks with separate parking area for single vehicles. Picnic tables with charcoal fireboxes on pedestal, same as the ones at the Sanford Senior Center, Restrooms with running water. There are two covered gazebos. We can set up an area to clean fish, with electric (for fillet knives) and running water. There is a small recreation area for the children and a fishing pier attached to the boat dock.
The fee for entering the HICKORY POINT RECREATION area is $2.00 per vehicle and trailer or vehicle only. This fee is only until 8:00 AM, when the gates are opened until 5:00 or 6:00 PM. then the fee for access goes into effect again. There is an dollar bill acceptor at the gate entrance and there is also a TOKEN acceptor for those who purchase tokens from the LAKE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY. There is also a gate which will allow those who are in possession of a yearly pass to gain entrance. The exit is protected from illegal entry by the TIGER CLAW guard on the way out. With these you can drive over them on the way out but DON'T back up or they will shred your tires.
I will TRY and have the gates open for us:D:D Just don't want to get to cocky just yet and say that they will be open.
Now for the meat of the meal setup.

REQUIREMENTS:

Portable fish cleaning table
SHUORC

Electric Fillet knives and manual knives.
(I know every crappy fisherman has a filet knife)

electric extension cord
flycaster
Water hose with spray head.
flycaster
garbage bags for fish remains.
flycaster
deep dish to rinse fillets in
Centerdriver.

Fish Fryers (1) with propane gas
Centerdriver

Fish Fryers (1)
Speck/tater

cooking vegetable oil 2 gallons
Chunky

fish batter
Centerdriver

slotted spoons to remove fillets
Centerdriver.

disposable table cloths (4)
chuckauten

disposable forks, knives and spoons

disposable drink cups

napkins and paper towels
Phantom309
salt and pepper shakers
Chunky
ketchup and tartar sauce
flycaster

Hush puppy mix with container to mix up in

french fry potatoes
SHUORC

cole slaw
Spec/tater

potato salad
Phantom309

macaroni salad

baked beans

soft drinks (cola, ice tea, water) NOTICE ALCOHOL IS NOT ALLOWED AT HICKORY POINT
Nickp

ice for drinks
Spec/tater

cold vegetable plate with dip

As you volunteer for items I will place your name next to the items and highlight in bold print that the items are spoken to.
We had about 15 members fishing and they brought along several guests, so I would have to guess that we will be feeding about 30 people.
NO UNINVITED GUESTS:eek::eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:

:cool:
02-01-2009, 03:27 PM
Phantom309

Well, I certainly plan on making it, sure hope I have a job by then.
If everything works out for me, guess I can do the same as last time = paper towels/patato salad.
02-01-2009, 03:46 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom309

Well, I certainly plan on making it, sure hope I have a job by then.
If everything works out for me, guess I can do the same as last time = paper towels/patato salad.

DON"T WORRY
I will have a job for you!!!!:eek::eek::eek:
02-02-2009, 03:24 PM
Phantom309

I guess it's just going to be you and me John (participants).......:confused:
02-02-2009, 04:12 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom309

I guess it's just going to be you and me John (participants).......:confused:

I keep going over there every Sunday morning for our daily walk, scouting out the best place to fish.
I might just get a few and put them in my live well, like I did at Lake Monroe:eek::D:eek:

I am sure that the others will chime in here within the next week.
02-02-2009, 04:21 PM
Chunky

Put me in for the vegetable oil and the salt and pepper shakers.

Wife and I plan on coming up next week to check out the lake, etc and do a little fishing - who's the guy with all the secret fishing spots that can give us a run down on the lake? Which lakes can we fish - any restrictions?

Thanks,
Don
02-02-2009, 04:48 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chunky

Put me in for the vegetable oil and the salt and pepper shakers.

Wife and I plan on coming up next week to check out the lake, etc and do a little fishing - who's the guy with all the secret fishing spots that can give us a run down on the lake? Which lakes can we fish - any restrictions?

Thanks,
Don

I think (I get in trouble for this most of the time:confused::confused:) that SHU or CENTERDRIVER could give you some pointers.
Altho I live on Little Harris, I haven't been stalking the crappie like I should and do not know all of the best sites.
I would suggest getting a map of the HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES. It will show you all of the water surface and an idea of the water depths.
A nice boat ride would be thru the DORA CANAL. It is about one mile in length. This is between Lake Dora and Lake Eustis.
Would suggest if touring the canal that you trim your outboard motor up and just allow the prop and water inputs to be below the waters surface, as the canal can be tricky especially if you get out of the main canal. It is a no wake area all of the way.

flycaster
02-02-2009, 06:04 PM
centerdriver

HA HA Pointers??????You got to be kidding! Tried to get some pointers offin you guys at Monroe and did not get diddly till the next day or so (did finally get a pm or 2) but not where I could be pointed to "that side of the lake", or "this side of the lake". Oh, I could tell yall some holes, but Shu would shoot me cuz that is HIS part of the sand box. Mine is about 10 miles by water from his.
Now getting down to business at hand. I can only bring one cooker, but have 2 tanks of propane to throw in. Could also throw in the slotted spoons and big bowl to rinse the filets in, and some baggies. Will also bring that lost (without a permanet home) 6 pak cooler and a radio for some background music. Just be aware, all my radios only play 2 kinds of music.....Country......and......Western. Some times (if I find the right staion) it plays both at the same time!!!!!
Now getting on down to the "things to decide on".
Anyone volunteering to do the ground work this time???
What time is the gate gonna be open???
Time to meet ???
How long to fish????
Can anyone think of other things to decide upon??
You know, the normal things to plan on. We learned a lot during the last one, lets see if we can make it better this time. After all, iffin you ain't makin things better, you ain't learnt a dang thing.
Dusty
02-02-2009, 06:07 PM
centerdriver

By the way.......it is on the 29th ain't it????
02-02-2009, 06:15 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by centerdriver

By the way.......it is on the 29th ain't it????

That is sunday, we are going to meet on SATURDAY:eek::eek:
02-02-2009, 06:20 PM
TnT

Quote:

Originally Posted by flycaster

That is sunday, we are going to meet on SATURDAY:eek::eek:

I was hoping to make it down for the next get together, but we are having a Slabfest the same day (2/28) up here at Lake Blackshear....I hope you guys...and gals...really get into some good fish!!!
02-02-2009, 06:22 PM
centerdriver

Haha

May want to look at your calender:p.........just said that to get a rise out of someone:D.........looks like it worked:confused:......but in a different way.:eek:
02-02-2009, 06:50 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by centerdriver

HA HA Pointers??????You got to be kidding! Tried to get some pointers offin you guys at Monroe and did not get diddly till the next day or so (did finally get a pm or 2) but not where I could be pointed to "that side of the lake", or "this side of the lake". Oh, I could tell yall some holes, but Shu would shoot me cuz that is HIS part of the sand box. Mine is about 10 miles by water from his.
Now getting down to business at hand. I can only bring one cooker, but have 2 tanks of propane to throw in. Could also throw in the slotted spoons and big bowl to rinse the filets in, and some baggies. Will also bring that lost (without a permanet home) 6 pak cooler and a radio for some background music. Just be aware, all my radios only play 2 kinds of music.....Country......and......Western. Some times (if I find the right staion) it plays both at the same time!!!!!
Now getting on down to the "things to decide on".
Anyone volunteering to do the ground work this time???
What time is the gate gonna be open???
Time to meet ???
How long to fish????
Can anyone think of other things to decide upon??
You know, the normal things to plan on. We learned a lot during the last one, lets see if we can make it better this time. After all, iffin you ain't makin things better, you ain't learnt a dang thing.
Dusty

Anyone volunteering to do the ground work this time???I will volunteer for the ground work. Will need some help PHANTOM309??:D:D

I can fish early (6:00 to 10:00??) and get back to get things going. I already told Phantom that I was going to have my live wells prestocked so he needn't try for the biggest. He can go for the mostest

If anyone will be looking for bait, I would suggest stopping at SANDYS BAIT AND TACKLE, opening time 6:00AM which is located on 441. Look for the LARGE ICE CREAM CONE, Sandys is located in that strip shopping mall.

What time is the gate gonna be open???The gates officially open at 8:00AM, BUT I am going to see if I can get them open at midnight, so they will be open for those getting there early. If the gates are not opened there is a $2.00 fee for each vehicle/trailer.

I was hoping that someone would have a partner that wasn't going fishing that could hold some tables and maybe set some things out, just to claim a space.

How long to fish???? At lake Monroe just about everyone wanted to get on the water at the earliest moment, so I would say start fishing when you want. After last time, I would say that we could fish until 1:00 PM, last boat in. I am sure some will return early and we will start to clean fish and get things boiling. I will try to be in by 10:00AM

Can anyone think of other things to decide upon?? We will need to get some input as to where to hold the next one and when.
Anyone have some stick on write on name tags????
It would be nice to schedule some time for a group picture and some pictures before the fish hit the cleaning tables.

all my radios only play 2 kinds of music.....Country......and......Western. My kind of music.:D:D:D

:D
02-02-2009, 06:55 PM
flycaster

short count calendar days

Quote:

Originally Posted by centerdriver

May want to look at your calender:p.........just said that to get a rise out of someone:D.........looks like it worked:confused:......but in a different way.:eek:

When I originally setup the poll, I had listed Feb 28 Sat and Feb 29 Sun. THEN I started to look at the calendar. I found out just how far off I was.:eek::eek:
If that is the only screwup that I do, I will survive.:):)
02-02-2009, 06:56 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by TnT

I was hoping to make it down for the next get together, but we are having a Slabfest the same day (2/28) up here at Lake Blackshear....I hope you guys...and gals...really get into some good fish!!!

Watch for our next one.:):)
02-02-2009, 07:33 PM
centerdriver

OK, I'll bite...

Next one what???? Oh and by the way, the only real compitition my partner and I will have is Shu and his son. Between Ed and I, we should be able to feed the masses:p.......well, most the masses anyway.:D Would appreciate a little help from the "out of towners".:eek:
Dusty
02-03-2009, 07:48 AM
flycaster

Suggestion for weigh-in

Spec/tater has suggested that we not require that everyone launch at Hickory Point, but put in where you want and start fishing when you want, BUT have the weigh-in at Hickory Point at 1:00 PM SHARP. You can dock at Hickory Point or drive to check-in by the 1:00 PM time.
Weigh-in will be for 7 fish per person weighed on certifiable scales:eek::eek:
02-03-2009, 02:02 PM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by flycaster

Anyone volunteering to do the ground work this time???I will volunteer for the ground work. Will need some help PHANTOM309??:D:D

I can fish early (6:00 to 10:00??) and get back to get things going.

John, I will talk to "team" but I'm sure we can help you out
with the ground work, come in early with you, seein as though
we all (you and us) won the last fest I guess it would only be
fair to give the others at least a fighting chance. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by flycaster

Weigh-in will be for 7 fish per person

I ain't throwin all them other fish back ! ! !
02-03-2009, 06:50 PM
nickp

count me in...sry its been a while since a post!! im bringing my fishin buddy again...and can bring drinks again!!
02-03-2009, 06:58 PM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by TnT

I was hoping to make it down for the next get together, but we are having a Slabfest the same day (2/28) up here at Lake Blackshear....I hope you guys...and gals...really get into some good fish!!!

Good luck Tim !
Let us know how ya'll do........
02-03-2009, 07:31 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickp

count me in...sry its been a while since a post!! im bringing my fishin buddy again...and can bring drinks again!!

SO NOTED:):)
02-04-2009, 04:38 AM
up2specks

weigh-in total for slabfest

Guys- Would you prefer a 7 fish per person or per boat...marking an angler's individual fish caught might prove tricky-one way is to use small safety pins clipped through a fin(must be removed before weigh-in Danny and no welding torch-strikers either;))re.-Ironworkers lingo.
Doug
02-04-2009, 08:40 AM
centerdriver

Just my 2 cents, 7 per boat and 1 per angler for biggest fish. Speaking of this, I will buy the picture frames and try to do some kind of certificate for them, if it is aggreable, to pass from team/person to team/person each time for something to present and pass along. Could even note on the back who won what fest and list them. Any ideas???
Dusty
02-04-2009, 03:28 PM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speck/tater

no welding torch-strikers either;))re.-Ironworkers lingo. Doug

Hi Doug;
Ha , I love it !
There, to my knowledge, are no such things as "Welding torch strikers".
I know what you mean though= (Oxy/Acetylene torch strikers) (AKA-cutting torch).
I love watching TV and see someone cutting with an oxy/acetylene torch and wearing a welding hood.
I guess one could put a light gauge lense in a welding hood and use it as a cutting shield, but, never seen anyone doing that.
Now, there are welding hoods that have flip-up lenses that one can look through a clear lens to inspect their weld, and lots of fellows use that technic to grind also, but, generally, for cutting, one uses goggles or a dark lens grinding type shield.
Then again, thinking about it, there is the almost lost art of brazing where you do use a torch for welding (brazing).
Why am I busting you on this (welding torch striker) ?
Cause I can :):):) (couldn't resist)
I better get a job pretty soon or I'm gonna have to become a "Circle K manager" ! !
Is getting pretty serious ! !
02-04-2009, 06:40 PM
up2specks

OK- There you gone and dunnit now, Danny. Gettin' a little brazen now with all this hi-tech tecnology on torchin' stuff and cuttin' up stuff and oxy/cety stuff. I used to braze Monte Carlos and Gran Prixs for GM back in the late 70's on the assembly line up in Balto., MD. Now for a quarter, I'll show you how!:cool::cool:Notice the protective eyegear!! Now, I'll make a motion that only YOUR fish will be tagged with a staight pin, that's right, now how ya like me now??:confused:
Is this a showdown at the "OK" Corral or.....the "Circle K" Corral??
02-04-2009, 08:27 PM
nickp

Me being a welder I get to burn rod and wire all day!! I do enjoy cuttin steel as well especially inch and a half all day! I just use a pair of tinted safety glasses when I cut though...no need for a hood....now i can see a face shield! So if anyone needs any weldin done let me know and ill help you out!
02-05-2009, 04:27 AM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speck/tater

OK- There you gone and dunnit now, Danny. Gettin' a little brazen now with all this hi-tech tecnology on torchin' stuff and cuttin' up stuff and oxy/cety stuff. I used to braze Monte Carlos and Gran Prixs for GM back in the late 70's on the assembly line up in Balto., MD. Now for a quarter, I'll show you how!:cool::cool:Notice the protective eyegear!! Now, I'll make a motion that only YOUR fish will be tagged with a staight pin, that's right, now how ya like me now??:confused:
Is this a showdown at the "OK" Corral or.....the "Circle K" Corral??

I knew as soon as I made that post that there'd be an exception to the rule and I'd be in error by making an "absolute" statement, Ha !, that's why I went back and put in that statement about brazing. And indeed, you are a brazer.
Don't run into too many. But then again, perhaps up north in the big plants, there is probably a continuing/florishing trade in brazing, etc. I was a TIG welder for bout 25 years, since joining the union have only TIG'd a couple times, mostly been doing stick.
Am right now going down to the hall practicing on welding with some new kind of wire in flux-core (innershield-MIG GUN) called "seismic" (AKA-earthquake wire) (is unforgiving and a real B*tch to do verticles) for building the new MLP (Mobile Launch Platform) for the new moon rocket. They just got the first girder in out there the other day, and have already called the hall for two welders, eventually will have around 20, I got to get in on that, supposed to last approx a year and a half, etc..
Is nice to meet a fellow metal melter.

As to marking all the fish, ya can't mistake any of mine, they all got black specks on em !
Ya know, I was thinking about that, how to count fish for the contest, by the boat or person. Like in our case (Me/Chuck/Kevin), we found a little hole in the hycienths and let Kevin pull em out mostly, so, if a team finds a hole, and it's only big enough for one rod, ya know ???
I'd say we count em by "Boat" cept for the "Big" fish. But, that's cause of our case, etc....
Is really kinda hard tryin to take a fish off the hook, mark em (safety pin would work I guess), throw em in the live well, etc. That would take away from "quickly" getting back out there to get another one, etc...
But, I'd defer to the majority rule..........
Just my opinion.....
Don't matter anyway, we gonna win it regardless :):):)
02-05-2009, 04:28 AM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickp

Me being a welder I get to burn rod and wire all day!! I do enjoy cuttin steel as well especially inch and a half all day! I just use a pair of tinted safety glasses when I cut though...no need for a hood....now i can see a face shield! So if anyone needs any weldin done let me know and ill help you out!

Alright ! ! !
Another welder checkin in ! ! ! ! :D:D:D
02-05-2009, 05:29 AM
up2specks

I also mig'd and tig'd and about the livewell/pinning holdup, how 'bout keeping yours separate, say in a cooler.....one of those igloo SIX PACK thingys...or would that be too big?!!:D:):o:rolleyes::confused:Had to bring my boy team out for that question!!
02-05-2009, 09:35 AM
chuckauten

Hey fellas, I am new to the Heustis chain. Where is Hickory point? I live about 1hr from the chain.

Chuck
02-05-2009, 01:49 PM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speck/tater

I also mig'd and tig'd and about the livewell/pinning holdup, how 'bout keeping yours separate, say in a cooler.....one of those igloo SIX PACK thingys...or would that be too big?!!:D:):o:rolleyes::confused:Had to bring my boy team out for that question!!

Hey, GTAW RULES ! ! ! !
Guess what ? I was coming home from Orlando on the Beeline (excuse me, the Beach Line).
And there was this big ole cooler laying in the middle of the road, cars were dodging it everywhere (70-80 mph), Took me bout a mile to pull off, but, did, and backed up and grabed it (Igloo), used, but real nice, good shape too.
I'd probably win the tourney, "BUT", got to go help Flycaster, he can't handle a little grounds operation thingy, guess it's hard getting old! :):):)
02-05-2009, 01:50 PM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by centerdriver

Just my 2 cents, 7 per boat and 1 per angler for biggest fish. Speaking of this, I will buy the picture frames and try to do some kind of certificate for them, if it is aggreable, to pass from team/person to team/person each time for something to present and pass along. Could even note on the back who won what fest and list them. Any ideas???
Dusty

Yeah ! ! !
I can see it now, "AWWWWWWwwwwww, I forgot to bring the certificate ! ! !
Is good, I'll go with it.......
02-05-2009, 02:12 PM
flycaster

CHUCKAUTEN driving directions

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckauten

Hey fellas, I am new to the Heustis chain. Where is Hickory point? I live about 1hr from the chain.

Chuck

Hickory Point is located where Route 19 crosses over the Little Harris Lake.
Take Route 98/50 EAST follow Route 50 to MINNEOLA, take Route 19 and go NORTH go thru the town/village of Howey-in-the-Hills, you will come to a sharp left curve with a STOP LIGHT at end of curve. At Stop Light turn RIGHT. About one mile you will come to a long bridge, this crosses Little Harris Lake. Just after crossing the bridge you will see the entrance to Hickory Point on your LEFT.

Hope that you can understand the directions.

Flycaster
02-05-2009, 02:14 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom309

Hey, GTAW RULES ! ! ! !
Guess what ? I was coming home from Orlando on the Beeline (excuse me, the Beach Line).
And there was this big ole cooler laying in the middle of the road, cars were dodging it everywhere (70-80 mph), Took me bout a mile to pull off, but, did, and backed up and grabed it (Igloo), used, but real nice, good shape too.
I'd probably win the tourney, "BUT", got to go help Flycaster, he can't handle a little grounds operation thingy, guess it's hard getting old! :):):)

YEA!!!!
Wait till the gray completely covers the old dome.:(:(
Hey you are going to have THREE I say THREE fishing from your boat. some of us are going SOLO. Besides you are going to have KEV-MAN with you. What more advantage do you want?????:eek::eek:
02-05-2009, 02:28 PM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by flycaster

YEA!!!!
Wait till the gray completely covers the old dome.:(:(
Hey you are going to have THREE I say THREE fishing from your boat. some of us are going SOLO. Besides you are going to have KEV-MAN with you. What more advantage do you want?????:eek::eek:

OK, what you are postulating, is, that we count 7 heaviest fish total "per boat", and, I think that'd be good, a lot of hassle doing it per person, etc. That church tourney I was in last year did it by "boat", etc.....
Me and Kev-Man are leaving Chuck with you ! ! :eek::eek::D:D:eek::eek:
But, Speck/tater might want to do it per person (so he could beat the little girl) (he might beat her if he keeps her in the back of the boat, etc))....
02-05-2009, 03:08 PM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckauten

Hey fellas, I am new to the Heustis chain. Where is Hickory point? I live about 1hr from the chain.Chuck

OK Chuck, here ya go......
http://danny.belcher.com/Hickory Point1.jpg
http://danny.belcher.com/Hickory point2.jpg
http://danny.belcher.com/Hickory point3.jpg
02-05-2009, 05:31 PM
chuckauten

Thanks. I fished from this ramp about 10 years ago, but did not know its name. Count me in for the slabfest. Did anyone save the utensils from the Monroe fest? I have the roll of table cloths.

Chuck
02-05-2009, 05:41 PM
Phantom309

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckauten

Thanks. I fished from this ramp about 10 years ago, but did not know its name. Count me in for the slabfest. Did anyone save the utensils from the Monroe fest? I have the roll of table cloths.

Chuck

We looked for you at the Monroe fest!
Couldn't believe ya came all that way, then left.
This one will be better.....
02-05-2009, 06:30 PM
flycaster

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckauten

Thanks. I fished from this ramp about 10 years ago, but did not know its name. Count me in for the slabfest. Did anyone save the utensils from the Monroe fest? I have the roll of table cloths.

Chuck

Phantom did not volunteer for dish washing duty, so everything went into the trash:mad::mad:
Got you down for the covers
02-08-2009, 07:14 PM
nickp

anyone have any updates on the fishing on the chain?

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