April 8, 2014
April 2, 2014
Rosborough for sale SOLD
After some great adventures, we have decided to sell our Rosborough.
Because we owned this boat, we have been able to travel to lots of interesting locations that we would not otherwise have been able to visit. From the Florida Keys to the North Channel and everywhere in between, you can view the locations and adventures we've enjoyed in the blue box to the right of this post. And we have met some wonderful people along the way that will continue to remain friends.
Tonic is a 2000 RF 246 with an extended hardtop
Twin 50 hp Yamaha four stroke high thrust outboards on Armstrong brackets
2008 galvanized tandem axle trailer with spare tire
Marine head with macerator
Hot and cold pressure water with cockpit shower
Coleman SeaMach 13500BTU roof-top airconditioner
Shorepower with cord
Two battery banks with built in charger
Alcohol stove and microwave
AC / DC Refrigerator
Tinted windows with privacy curtains
GPS, Speed, Depth, VHF w/DSC, Compass
AM/FM CD with aux input
Cockpit storage boxes with cushions
Swim platform with ladder
Anchor, docklines, fenders
We are asking $44,900.00
The boat is located near our home, just north of Indianapolis,
Indiana. If necessary, we can arrange delivery, or if you want a
complete package, we will be selling our 2012 Silverado 2500HD pickup.
We can be reached at sailmore1@hotmail.com, or by phone
(317) 727-1952.
Because we owned this boat, we have been able to travel to lots of interesting locations that we would not otherwise have been able to visit. From the Florida Keys to the North Channel and everywhere in between, you can view the locations and adventures we've enjoyed in the blue box to the right of this post. And we have met some wonderful people along the way that will continue to remain friends.
Tonic is a 2000 RF 246 with an extended hardtop
Twin 50 hp Yamaha four stroke high thrust outboards on Armstrong brackets
2008 galvanized tandem axle trailer with spare tire
Marine head with macerator
Hot and cold pressure water with cockpit shower
Coleman SeaMach 13500BTU roof-top airconditioner
Shorepower with cord
Two battery banks with built in charger
Alcohol stove and microwave
AC / DC Refrigerator
Tinted windows with privacy curtains
GPS, Speed, Depth, VHF w/DSC, Compass
AM/FM CD with aux input
Cockpit storage boxes with cushions
Swim platform with ladder
Anchor, docklines, fenders
We are asking $44,900.00
We can be reached at sailmore1@hotmail.com, or by phone
(317) 727-1952.February 7, 2014
Spotless
We saw a spotted eagle ray at our dock a few days ago. It looked like it was trying to climb the piling.
Later, we noticed it had a lamprey eel on its back. We thought it was trying to rub off the eel.
The Ranger tugs are having a rendezvous here again this year. They have 21 tugs in the marina, and some other folks joining by car.
It may not look like it in this photo, but we really stand out from the tugs. Outboard motors.
I went out looking for redfish again today. My efforts were finally rewarded. I caught two really nice reds. If I had caught them in reverse order, I could have said that I caught my biggest redfish ever--twice!! However, I caught the biggest one first. It was 35" (I don't have a scale.) The second was 31".
The bigger one did not have a spot on its right side. (One spot on the left side.)
Later, we noticed it had a lamprey eel on its back. We thought it was trying to rub off the eel.
The Ranger tugs are having a rendezvous here again this year. They have 21 tugs in the marina, and some other folks joining by car.
It may not look like it in this photo, but we really stand out from the tugs. Outboard motors.
I went out looking for redfish again today. My efforts were finally rewarded. I caught two really nice reds. If I had caught them in reverse order, I could have said that I caught my biggest redfish ever--twice!! However, I caught the biggest one first. It was 35" (I don't have a scale.) The second was 31".
The bigger one did not have a spot on its right side. (One spot on the left side.)
February 6, 2014
Everything but reds
Went out fishing this afternoon hoping to catch redfish.
I caught everything but redfish. In addition to ladyfish and jacks, I caught.........................
Trout
Snook
Bluefish
Gopher tortise
But no redfish
I caught everything but redfish. In addition to ladyfish and jacks, I caught.........................
Trout
Snook
Bluefish
But no redfish
February 3, 2014
February 2, 2014
February
January was cold and rainy. Glad it's over.
Finally a nice day today.
Mid eighties and sunny.
Even the redfish wanted to come out and play.
January 23, 2014
Sea Slugs
There's only two locations when you're talking to someone in Florida. There's "here." And there's "up NOrth." Doesn't matter which state. If it's not "here," then it's "up NOrth."
It's still cold here. I realize that no one up NOrth cares, but when you go to the trouble and expense to come to Florida, you expect it to be warm. My pal Shelly flew off to Arizona yesterday. Today, the people on the boat next to us rented a car, drove to Miami, and got on a plane to the Caribbean, and chartered a sailboat.
The water taxi driver, Dave, is from somewhere up NOrth where they talk with an accent. (Maine)
This morning, he told Pam there were some "ink fish" stranded on the shallow area next to where the water taxi docks. She took a photo of one.
There were five or six of the unusual animals there, and he thought he should net them and move them to deeper water. I had my underwater camera for the last two. While he was moving them, they did squirt out ink. However, a search on the internet proved them to be Brown Sea Slugs. They are in the same family as squids, cuttlefish, and octopi.
Here's a short video
January 17, 2014
Cold Jacks
Too cold to fish?
I've been catching some decent Jacks. Every time one hits, I'm sure I have a redfish.
I really hope they stick around while my 6 year old granddaughter is here. And also later when my pal Dawg is here. I would say that that both their fishing abilities are about the same, but I wouldn't want to offend my granddaughter.
January 10, 2014
January 9, 2014
Snookered
If we had a little more space, I might say we've got cabin fever. After several days cooped up in our little boat, a cabin would seem spacious. So even though it was raining today, I went fishing.
As usual, I was fishing for redfish. Early on, I caught a nice trout.
Before I became a redfish snob, I thought snook were my favorite fish to catch. I had a snook sticker on my old truck bumper. I have a plastic snook on the wall in my den. Redfish might have more brute strength, but redfish don't jump. Snook are acrobatic and terrific fighters. So today, when I hooked the largest snook I've ever had on the end of my line, I knew what it was after the first jump. Actually, the fact that this snook only jumped high enough to show it's giant head was an indication that it was huge. Small snooks jump clear out of the water, but as they get bigger, they can no longer clear the surface.
Like most things, fishing is full of compromises. Fishing line is one. I use braided line. It's smaller diameter than comparable test monofilament. However, braid shows up in the water, so I use a leader made of fluorocarbon. Up NOrth, I use small flourocarbon--either 10 or 15 pound. For redfish down here, I use 20 pound or sometimes 25 pound. The trade off is that you will catch more fish with a smaller diameter leader. But smaller a diameter leader will wear through quicker if it rubs against a piling with barnacles. Or if it rubs against the gill plate of a huge snook. That's why people who fish for large snook use heavy leader. Maybe 50 pound fluorocarbon.
So when I saw the size of the snook I had on my line today, I knew it would not end well. The snook took off, and I was trying to hold my hand on the reel spool to slow it down. I kept tightening the drag, but the line was zipping off my reel. I was into the backing, and thinking I would get "spooled" but just about the time it reached the end of the line, the snook turned around, and swam towards my boat. I frantically reeled in line to keep up. When the snook got within about 10 feet of the dinghy, it took off again. This time, it was shaking it's head, and rubbing my 20 pound fluorocarbon against it's razor sharp gill plates. You can guess what happened next.
When this all started, I turned on my video camera. The video shows a bent rod, a lot of splashing, and an old man crying at the end. I couldn't bear to watch it again so I didn't process it to post here.
As usual, I was fishing for redfish. Early on, I caught a nice trout.
Before I became a redfish snob, I thought snook were my favorite fish to catch. I had a snook sticker on my old truck bumper. I have a plastic snook on the wall in my den. Redfish might have more brute strength, but redfish don't jump. Snook are acrobatic and terrific fighters. So today, when I hooked the largest snook I've ever had on the end of my line, I knew what it was after the first jump. Actually, the fact that this snook only jumped high enough to show it's giant head was an indication that it was huge. Small snooks jump clear out of the water, but as they get bigger, they can no longer clear the surface.
Like most things, fishing is full of compromises. Fishing line is one. I use braided line. It's smaller diameter than comparable test monofilament. However, braid shows up in the water, so I use a leader made of fluorocarbon. Up NOrth, I use small flourocarbon--either 10 or 15 pound. For redfish down here, I use 20 pound or sometimes 25 pound. The trade off is that you will catch more fish with a smaller diameter leader. But smaller a diameter leader will wear through quicker if it rubs against a piling with barnacles. Or if it rubs against the gill plate of a huge snook. That's why people who fish for large snook use heavy leader. Maybe 50 pound fluorocarbon.
So when I saw the size of the snook I had on my line today, I knew it would not end well. The snook took off, and I was trying to hold my hand on the reel spool to slow it down. I kept tightening the drag, but the line was zipping off my reel. I was into the backing, and thinking I would get "spooled" but just about the time it reached the end of the line, the snook turned around, and swam towards my boat. I frantically reeled in line to keep up. When the snook got within about 10 feet of the dinghy, it took off again. This time, it was shaking it's head, and rubbing my 20 pound fluorocarbon against it's razor sharp gill plates. You can guess what happened next.
When this all started, I turned on my video camera. The video shows a bent rod, a lot of splashing, and an old man crying at the end. I couldn't bear to watch it again so I didn't process it to post here.
January 6, 2014
Arctic Blast
Pumped up the dinghy yesterday, and went out to fish for a while. While fishing, I kept hearing a hissing noise, and occasionally saw bubbles coming out from under the blow-up boat. Might have been an alligator, but unfortunately, it was worse. Soon, I got that sinking feeling. Literally.
I made it back to the marina, and tied up to the mother ship for repairs.
We went out again this morning to do some more fishing. Around 11am, it was about 75 degrees and pleasant.
I made it back to the marina, and tied up to the mother ship for repairs.
We went out again this morning to do some more fishing. Around 11am, it was about 75 degrees and pleasant.
The weather forecast called for a cold front to come through Florida later in the day. Sure enough, just after noon, we could see it coming from the NOrth.
The temperature is dropping from the 75 degree high this morning to a low tonight of 35 degrees. At least our 35 degrees is above zero.
January 4, 2014
Just in the nick of time
We got out of the frozen NOrth just in the nick of time. We had originally planned to depart on January 2nd. After checking the forecast, we moved it up by one day, and left on the 1st. Looking at photos from home, we barely escaped. Very cold temps and lots of sNOw.
We're back in Palm Island Marina--same place as last year. Pam likes the facility, and I like the fishing. We've had some cool temps since we arrived, but can't seem to get much sympathy from people up NOrth for 40 degrees overnight here when the wind chill at home is -40 degrees.
IU and the Colts are on TV today. It's cool and overcast, so we plan to stay inside and watch both games.
On the drive down, Pam saw a sign along the interstate for an "adult" superstore. She said she wondered if they'd take a trade-in. I couldn't imagine what she might have or want that would come from an "adult" superstore. I've mentioned before that she makes me take "mature" vitamins, but she's disappointed that the "mature" part hasn't worked on me. So she was hoping that she might trade me in for an adult.
We're back in Palm Island Marina--same place as last year. Pam likes the facility, and I like the fishing. We've had some cool temps since we arrived, but can't seem to get much sympathy from people up NOrth for 40 degrees overnight here when the wind chill at home is -40 degrees.
IU and the Colts are on TV today. It's cool and overcast, so we plan to stay inside and watch both games.
On the drive down, Pam saw a sign along the interstate for an "adult" superstore. She said she wondered if they'd take a trade-in. I couldn't imagine what she might have or want that would come from an "adult" superstore. I've mentioned before that she makes me take "mature" vitamins, but she's disappointed that the "mature" part hasn't worked on me. So she was hoping that she might trade me in for an adult.
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