Going to venture into saltwater for the first time

[phatdaddy]

good job sax, glad it's working out. make sure you can tell the difference between a spanish & a king. lotta juvie kings run with their spanish cousins. on a spanish the very front of the dorsal fin is black, on a king it is a solid color. also try running one rod with a 1-2 oz egg sinker ahead of the tree. they might be deep this time of year.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

good job sax, glad it's working out. make sure you can tell the difference between a spanish & a king. lotta juvie kings run with their spanish cousins. on a spanish the very front of the dorsal fin is black, on a king it is a solid color. also try running one rod with a 1-2 oz egg sinker ahead of the tree. they might be deep this time of year.

X2 that happened to me a couple years ago. It was a $250 mistake!
As for your boat, I as well as almost everybody on here, have seen smaller boats offshore. Is it smart? No. But if you are prepared right, it aint that bad. I have been fishing with a friend in his 60 year old 17' wooden boat and we have been going 25 miles offshore!

Hell we were 75 miles offshore in a friends Hatteras and there was a pontoon boat trolling around like it was nothing.

[saxrulez]

Not really related to the saltwater fishing and such, but I got my bimini top installed this week and took it out on the lake.

WOW!

I should have bought a bimini top a long long time ago! What a huge difference it is cruising around the water in the shade all day! I can't wait to get back out on the bay again with the top up and cruise to Shell Island and just generally cruising around exploring.

I should have bought a bimini top a long long time ago. Got a good deal on it and it was stable/steady cruising at 24-25mph even up to 30+ for a little bit.

[Curapa]

Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

X2 that happened to me a couple years ago. It was a $250 mistake!
As for your boat, I as well as almost everybody on here, have seen smaller boats offshore. Is it smart? No. But if you are prepared right, it aint that bad. I have been fishing with a friend in his 60 year old 17' wooden boat and we have been going 25 miles offshore!

Hell we were 75 miles offshore in a friends Hatteras and there was a pontoon boat trolling around like it was nothing.

My buddy used to take his flat bottom leaky aluminum boat 10 miles offshore by himself when he lived in Key West. No bilge, used to scoop the water out with a cup. Not something I would.