Hey Franco

[willy]

Hey Bud! where ya been at, sent ya a message a few days back ain't heard hide nor hair. I hope your out fishing and not still swimming down there :)

[Blue_Runner]

Franco is livin the highlife on that new MckeeCraft. I wouldn't be surprised if that 4-stroke isn't about worn out by now ;)

[willy]

Gotta Love it ;D

[Franco]

Hey guys, Been working pretty hard at work. And spending time outfittint the McKee Craft. Been on the water more the last month than I did the last 2 years. Getting to know the rivers all around me. I cant believe how diverse the fishing is here. Something is always in season here. You can fish flats, deep holes, bridges and piers, inlets, troll channels - all that is within an hour boat ride from my neares ramp. I really gotta get a trolling motor though. Today I went out of riverside park in Vero Beach, about a 20 minute tow. Headed south and fished several spots. Even took her out of the inlet at Ft Pierce into the "big pond". 3 to 5 rollers kinda close. My new boat is better suited to staying "inside" unless it's a flat day in the ocean. I wouldn't have thought twice about throwing some trolling baits out behind my full transom V20 on a day like today. Would have had a 3 or 4 mile run off shore to look for some smoker kings. But my new boat lacks that flare in the bow, and is considerably lighter that the wellcraft. I think my new boat would outfish my old boat in the river any day. But get them outside, and it's hard to beat the V20. Problem is I would have to tow her down to Ft Pierce or Stuart to go offshore within the fuel range of the V20. I got a lot more targets year round in river than I could have outside with the V20.

[willy]

Hey Bud where you and I fishing in December, what is going on then do ya know yet ;)

[Franco]

hey Bill, we'll be fishing in the Indian River Lagoon area, hopefully by then I'll have it figured out a bit better!!!
I'm hoping for a fat christmas bonus so I can buy a new trolling motor

[willy]

That will be great, if you don't have the trolling motor let me know I'll bring swim fins and make like johny weismuller. ;D

[willy]

What kind of rods and reel set ups you see guys using down there?

[Franco]

light to medium tackle, I like baitcasting gear, but lotsa folks use spinning tackle. Seems like they use stiff fishing rods to muscle the fish out of the mangroves and from under piers. Also use some medium trolling gear, 20 and 30 lb test

[willy]

Gotcha Bud got both covered, now if I can find room in the mini van for wife and four kids and all their crappola for a week in Disney and fishing gear too, humm, I think someone might have to stay home :D