scallop report?????

[phatdaddy]

thanks aw, yea, i had it tight, but not hooked with a cord. i've seen where they have mask with the mount built right in the frame. great idea until your mask gets ripped off because you hit something with the go pro.

they could make them slightly positive, but i think they do it so they won't float
i gotta get a new one

ferm, you were typing as i was. you guys from crystal river to cedar key have had a great year, as far notrth as st marks. i have bad knees and the water actually helps as far as taking the weight off of them and getting a work out. i do know i sleep goood the night after going .

[phatdaddy]

went saturday, finally got our limit. 2 people = 4gallons in shell.
they were huge the meat was the size of tater tots ended up with a quart and one pint of meat.

[macojoe]

thats great!! $18.99 lb here

[bradford]

Figured I'd bump the John D. Macdonald/scallop thread with this pic. John D. and his wife running his T-Craft.

[phatdaddy]

great shot, bradford. looks like reasearch to me. you can tell when u read that john d was a boat owner and had dealt with some of the little things that boating fun at times.

that was something i liked about randy wayne white's first 3 or 4 books. then they just kinda wandered too far for me.

not to do with boats, but have u read michael connelly? if not, try "Bloodwork" (has a trawler in it)

[bradford]

I'll keep an eye out for Bloodwork Phat. Been shopping trawlers a little for later on in life. I have a few Randy Wayne Whites that I haven't read, have read the Heat Islands which was pretty good. Picked up OLD Randy Wayne White when he used the pen name Randy Striker which seem like its gonna be pretty awesome. It's part of the Mac Morgan series called The Deadlier Sex. Reading reviews on him it seems like you said the older stuff is better. Reading Islands in the Stream by Hemingway right now. Was published after his death, and a lot of reviews don't care for it, but if you're into boats, fishing, the Bahamas, or drinking back in the day it's awesome so far. I think a lot of reviewers just don't like Hemingway himself. Check out Hooked on Books next time you're in the Keys, they're in Islamorada.

[phatdaddy]

if you like hemingway, get a copy "To Have And Have Not"

when we're in big pine key,we go to the monroe county library in the winn dixie shopping lot. very large used book section that is free to the public. librarian said alotta people bring books to read on vacation and leave them in the condos. the cleaning crews drop them off because homeowner donsent want the piling up. not very well organized, but lots of varity and price is right.

[bradford]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

if you like hemingway, get a copy "To Have And Have Not"

I own it and read it twice.

Haven't spent much time in Big Pine. Mostly just driving through. Might have to venture that way next time. Just got back a week ago from Islamorada, Lower Matecumbe Key. If any of y'all are going that way and want to bring your dogs, White Gate Court is the place. Six different 1940's bungalows on 5 acres on the bayside on Matucumbe bight. FREE boat dockage, and FREE trailer parking for boats up to 26 feet. Very decent on the price too. Everyone there has their dogs with them, it's pretty cool. MM 76.

[bradford]

So the wifey went to a garage sale Saturday and brought me home a liquor case of John D. MacDonald paperbacks, most the older print ones from the 1960's. Paid 7 bucks! I've got multiple copies of a lot of them now so Phatdaddy or anyone else who would like a copy of one you haven't read or don't have let me know I probably have it.

[phatdaddy]

nice find, looks like you've got your summer reading all planned out.

we might as well turn this into a book thread, state just released the scallop forecast for st joe bay. they found NONE. Talking about closing it from mexico beach to st marks or even further east.