I use the Gulp Alive in salt water a lot,,,,and they work just as good.

This was a few years back ,,,but I traded a trip with another guide from Savannah.
Well,, he brought his six year old daughter, what a sweet little girl! She could “almost” handle the rod as good as an adult.
She caught this red drum all by herself!

She sent me this letter in the mail the next week with a little charm that she made for me.
I will never forget this trip as long as I live!!!!
You know how it is guys,,,It tugs at your heart string!

,,,,Im glad I live in the south!
You guys have got it ruff!

I have a 21′ Sea-Pro bay boat(3,000 lbs)and I tow it with a GMC Safari van with no problems. It has the 4.3 V-6 in it.

If you are having trouble with your Town & Country pulling a single atv on a small trailer,,,something is wrong.

It must have a VERY LITTLE four cylinder in it.

I have been towing my 21 foot bay boat (About 2,000lbs)with a GMC Safari for the last six years with no problems.
The trailer has no brakes………………

You asked,,,,”Does anyone know if my outboard would be alright running in saltwater? (It will be fine.)

Are other outboards more specialized for saltwater? (Yes, they are designed to withstand the salt with more stainless and plastics)

Just wondering because I don’t want any unforeseen problems.

(Just make sure you flush the motor as soon as you are done, and wash the boat and trailer with Dawn soap!)

“Dawn” hates salt!!! I use it after every charter on the rod and reels too.

O-Yeah,,one more important thing. If you have a stainless prop on your motor now,,,take it off before you run it down there and use a aluminum prop,,,you’ll be glad you did!

Rigging Guy is right!

If you shoot fast sports shots,,,the RAW format will hurt you a little, but if you don’t, Its the only way to go!

Here is a little read on the subject.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/05/why-you-should/

Here is something else that might help you down the road. You can see all the camera settings “EXIF” and the date that the picture was taken if someone else post a pic on the net. It doesn’t work all the time,,(It depends on how you edit the pic) but you never know when that someone will post a picture from two years ago and say it was taken yesterday.

I busted a guy on another site with this program. Man was he pissed! Check it out,,its free

http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/

You sound like me Wade. Im pretty hard on my self too.
The more you shoot, the better you get. The biggest thing is the lighting. Once you master that your half way there…..

Do you shoot in a “RAW” format?

Post some more pics for us……..

Thanks Wade! Your pictures look good. Do you shoot in a “RAW” format?

Please don’t take this the wrong way,,But If you want the truth about your pic’s here it goes.

For one you have the color “Jacked-Up” so high to where it looks unnatural.

The lighting looks a little harsh. To much direct sunlight.

Did you do the “vignetting” on purpose? (Dark corners)

Here is more on the subject of vignetting.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=453254

Here is another good site for you. There is a ton of info on the subject of photography. http://www.photozo.com

Keep up the good work,,,shoot more and shoot more often. (Just like a gun)

Here is one of a series I did a while back where the shots were taken at mid day in the cockpit of a sportsfisher. I didnt have much time to get these pic’s back to the customer, so I had to shoot it right then. The sun was very harsh, so I used a reflector to “Fill in” the shadows and another one to shade the subject a little.

Fill flash was also used for high-lights.

Also take note of the background,,,Its dull and dark. This helps bring out the subject and makes it “Pop”.

Early AM sunlight is best when doing work like this. Its “Soft” and will make your subject look a lot better.

Did you guys know that Shimano ownes StCroix?

Your right Mark,,,,,They are Black Drum

Why did they shut the landings down ?

Ill take the box on the left………………

Yes,,,the red drum love shrimp! (So does everything else)

Show us a pic of it. If its not to deep, The dent guy MIGHT be able to fix it.

All I use is Pflueger reels for inshore. Tournament fishing or on a charter…………….

Pull the plugs out and check the compression………….

Like he said,,,,”Cut those glass fuse holders right off and throw them as far as you can.”

You should also have a battery switch in there too.
Its not good for the system to stay hot all the time.

Don’t forget to add a circuit breaker in there.
If you run aground or get it full of weeds it will trip it and save the motor. It could also start a fire if you keep it running if you dont have one……..

All you need is a hunting license,,,no tags needed.

Will do Big G

(I deleted the first pic)

The small to large female hogs are very good to eat.

The larger male hogs are no good at all

Yes,, they are a major problem down here in the south. They allow night hunting and there is no off season on them.

You talk about a “Live well Trick” read this!

Its what us salt water guys use.

http://www.oxyedge-chum.com/

450.00 for a fishing rod,,,,,There is NO WAY I would spend that much money on a rod!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats crazy!

I took some pictures on how I wired my LED lights and thought you would like to see how I did it.

After I almost got a ticket one AM on the way to work,,I spent a few hours in the shop elevating mine on the PVC up-rights that are on the sides of the trailer when I got home.
Like this.

The only two splices (per side) that I do have in my wires are where they will not be under water at all when the trailer is backed into the water.
I have a splice in the wires up by the light and also up by the hitch where it plugs into the truck.
All of them are soldered, liquid elect tape, and then heat shrink tubing finishes it off. I don’t know of a better way to do it……..

My clients took those. I dont know what kind of camera they had.
I had to do a good bit of editing to’em before I posted them…..

Fall is just around the corner,,,,I cant wait!

Ill be doing some top water action this weekend. Ill post more pics for ya…………

Bass,,,This is something you should NOT skimp on!

To small of a wire or a bad connection can cause a fire! Ive seen it happen more than once! (No kidding)

“So basically the idea is to control slack at the reel, right?”

Yes, Your right. Between the reel and the first guide. Just lift your rod tip just before you close the bail.

Overfilling the spool will give you problems also, like Mike said. You cant put as much braid on a spool as you can mono.

Berkley has plenty of good pliers for that job!

http://berkley-fishing.com/products/tools-equipment/286?page=1