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    Boating Safety Class Bay Shore Library April 23, 24 and 25th 6-PM to 9-PM

    I was thinking of taking the 6 pack license as well - if you don't mind me asking, did you use a school or just do each of the steps individually? On the safety class - I think it should be mandatory. I know some will get upset at that notion - but just understand that anyone with no...
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    Batteries - What's worth it, what isn't??

    I think Avenger makes a lot of good points, and he's right about the limited number of sources for commercial car/boat batteries - at the end of the day, 99% of them come from the same 3 vendors. Based on the research I did, the deep cycle vs. cranking debate was only relevant if you were going...
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    Early Season Plugs

    I admittedly haven't tried a lot of them, but for this time of year the alewife is more productive to me. When the waters warm a bit and spring is in full gear, the electric blue has done more damage. Of course, the reason I tried them in the first place (the EZ shiners) was because a guy...
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    Weekend Plans??

    Was hoping to get the cover off the boat and get the commissioning work done in time to find a few hours on the water this Sat, but I don't think it's going to happen. Also supposed to be a bit windy from the forecast, though not enough of a blow to kill it on it's own. The question is, do I...
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    Rod & Reel for Fluke, Porgies & Sea Bass

    I have 3 kids ranging from 10-17, and over the course of the years I've had countless numbers of their friends - from novice to experienced anglers - onboard the boat with them. I don't know what it is about the baitcaster - and again, ones that are well known and reliable - but for some...
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    Early Season Plugs

    Another vote for soft plastics here - I'm also a fan of the Keitech but a Zoom fluke on a jighead has done wonders for me. I also get some hits with the SP Minnow and smaller epoxies. I picked up one of the new Yo-Zuri 3D inshore line in peanut, hoping that's going to do some damage. First...
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    Rod & Reel for Fluke, Porgies & Sea Bass

    My 10 year old son's favorite combo - this rod paired with a Maxel Hybrid HY20 reel. Round (though narrow), very light, with a thumb bar for release. I wouldn't advise the Revo or Accurist (or any other baitcaster) for a younger angler, unless they know what they're doing. I have the Accurist...
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    Statue of Liberty fishing?

    Obviously you can't get too close because it's a restricted area - you can pass nearby, but if you're stopping there to drift expect to be chased away. Plenty of big bass in the rips around the island though, as well as by Governor's Island. I only fished there twice in my own boat, mostly...
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    Has technology gone to far?

    There's a lot of stuff going on there that doesn't fall anywhere near the categorization of 'legal'. That's probably the least of it. I'm guessing not so well. I've done work with flex sensors and accelerometers, I can't imagine it could differentiate between the bumps from drifting versus...
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    Has technology gone to far?

    Fish next to the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn where there are folks with 18 rods in the water and you'll see why. If it's anything like the smart doorbell on my house, it'll be nice to know I had a bite 15 minutes after it happened.
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    Thanks for letting me in!

    Good to see you again Mojoe - miss seeing your skiff floating around Jamaica Bay (in fact, miss JB altogether since I moved the boat out east).
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    Photos - Your Chariot - Your Ride

    Yes it is! Every year I say this is the season I'm going to buckle and pay for a marina again (had it docked when it was in Brooklyn), and every year I'm back at the ramp dropping that sucker. Might fork over a few bucks this year since there's a chance I'll actually have some time off this...
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    Suffolk County spends $7M to dredge 16 waterways

    Didn't know that they dredged Gull Pond, glad to see someone took action. If you happened back at night during low tide you had to hug the entrance tight to port otherwise you were in for an unpleasant surprise.
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    Thanks for letting me in!

    If you want to get rid of people quickly, you're probably better off leaving out some fish racks in the sun, my jokes would rank a close second.
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    Maybe I could help........

    I thought about that too - do you do them skin on or off? I know most people frown on the types of fish I love (I'm Greek, it's the Mediterranean blood) - I don't throw away anything except spider crabs, and that's only because I haven't found the right recipe yet. Porgy is one of my...
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    Photos - Your Chariot - Your Ride

    Didn't go for a closer up shot since you've seen one Grady you've seen 'em all, but I loved that sunset. As an engineer I get too emotionally attached to my vehicles, and this one is no exception. I bought it used a few years back with the expectation that it'd be my first boat, I'd be able to...
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    Weather

    I use PredictWind - their free option is good, but for a couple of bucks a month they have extended forecasts that are usually right on the money, and a pretty solid mobile app to boot.
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    Maybe I could help........

    Here's a crazy question, not sure if you Matt or anyone else has tried to smoke a porgy. I'm a sucker for smoked fish. Any blue cocktail sized or up goes directly into a dry brine for a few hours then into a smoker where I hit it with 150F and a mix of pellets (usually 50/50 hickory and alder...
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    Thanks for letting me in!

    especially in light of what is obviously going to happen to property values here now that I'm onboard :) Same handle as SOL, I fish NYC/LI, with a boat out of Greenport where my sons and I take on the Gut and Race during the summer/fall months and some surfcasting here on the West End when...
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