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U.S. Coast Guard rescuers have joined other emergency workers in a search for a person who fell out of a kayak near the Fort DeSoto Park pier Saturday. The area is in southern Pinellas County, between Egmont Key and Fort DeSoto Park, in the entrance channel to Tampa Bay. Coast Guard spokeswoman Mar...

ALWAYS use leader... Fluoro. Invisible. 30# for inshore... 65# for near shore Kings and Tarpon.

15# PP with Albright Special knot. ...it never fails.

I received the following from the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission's Lix Sparks. Posting it here as it pertains to issues for kayakers, canoeists etc. Quote: Hello, In May 2009, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) initiated an outreach effort to learn about issues o...

No One yet... OrderOnLine... West Marine is supposed to get them and Holy Mackerel too...

Its amazing that the younger generations know its important to cover up to protect their health but complain about the LOOK :joker: that may be invoked . I am 69 and I can tell you that when I was a young lad in Indiana I got fried, baked, and roasted in the summ er riding a tractor, hay wagon and s...

You need to be a little more specific.

I have always found them to be friendly around me in the kayak. I have been scared outta my pants a few times when they sneaked up on me from behind and blew ...

No floating dock... THey are hot, hard on knees and difficult for older folks, like me, to get out of kayak or into. No circular driveways Take up too much space and limit launches... Have some parking spaces for cars with trailers. Some of us can't lift over our heads or don 't have a truck to haul...

Today, BTrain and I, aka THE FISHTRAIN, launched into the Great Tampa Bay east of Ft Desoto. Our quest was to ... Catch fish...LOL The tide was slack around noon and the wind was from the east at 10-15mph. A light chop on the water made the going slow for us old guys. We had several bites and strike...

How about passing that LOCAL SOURCE info to everyone on here??? I thot that's the purpose of this site...

Maybe I'm wrong.

Was there a chapter on how not to get hit by flying sea creatures ?

That was a low blow.

How about a chapter on "getting dumped by a Manatee?"

Why would you want to paint it???
A Sign painter said YES he has painted them with toothy paints. Just clean the surface with acetone or alcohol to remove slime.. then paint.

The answer is YES>> It must be visible to reach it. If using a Type 5 Inflatable, It must be Worn on your body.
PCSO officer told me if he cannot see it in binoculars, you are subject to being stopped. It's for YOUR SAFETY...

I use the Albright for pp to Fluoro. I tried the Slim Beauty and found it difficult when bouncing around on the waves, and at night. Uni-uni is also hard to tie under same conditions.

GOOD LUCK to you Spence.

10-15 yrs per count... You shoulda known the HOBIEs are Serial Numbered ... and Hi End items.