Cost of Deploying reef..... - Page 3

capt mike · 01-26-2012, 03:37 PM

I have personally deployed thousands of coop reefs in the gulf in the past 16 years and I assure you the pontoon boat idea is dangerous, costly and not worth the trouble.

Sea-r-cy · 01-29-2012, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by younghooker

our experience on the Michael Scott... was great 2 years ago.. spots are loaded..

only 1 or 2 may have been found.. when you go out with him.. you drive the boat.. turn off their electronics.. mark spots with YOUR hand held GPS.. while they are on back.. pushing off cages... capt. Robert Hill of charter boat Twilight went with us .. I'm sure he didn't mark 'em.. $2000 + fuel.. 24 cages = 12 spots.. i furnished the cages .. had 2 partners

Does everyone realize, you do not have to "mark" a spot to find them? All you need is a handheld gps turned on in a bag, pocket, or other hidden spot. After the trip is over, everyone has gone home, retrace the "track" feature. It's easy to see where the boat stopped or turned in tight circles.
The only way to overcome this is to not stop, but dump the coops "on the fly".
It all comes down to the honesty of the Captain and the owner of the deploying boat. Not questioning the honesty of anyone, I personally am not going to spend $400 + to build a fishing spot that may or may not be "not so private"
As for "only one or two have been found", how do you know that? It may well be that someone is "cherry picking" you coops. Impossible to know.

Sea-r-cy

bigrick · 01-30-2012, 11:43 AM

I've been dropping reefs the last month and can personally say DON'T TELL ANYONE when or where you're going. If you do have to use an extra hand make sure that person doesn't have a boat or GPS. Do it at night, and don't haul more than you can safely. Once everything is dropped I'll post pics of what I made, but for legal purposes I'm waiting till I'm all done....

Fletch Lives · 01-30-2012, 12:19 PM

anyone have the contact info for this Michael Scott reef boat...

Thanks,

Gamefish27 · 01-31-2012, 08:19 AM

just a question on the coops. Do you need to anchor in down or will the 700lb hold? With the ability of water to move heave things easy.

Gamefish27 · 02-01-2012, 10:42 PM

Bump

DreamWeaver21 · 02-01-2012, 10:54 PM

No you don't have to anchor them. They may get burried by shifting sands eventually but they don't often move.

95lsteg · 02-02-2012, 12:07 AM

http://www.sowal.com/video/life-on-a...o-chicken-coop

Gamefish27 · 02-02-2012, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 95lsteg

http://www.sowal.com/video/life-on-a...o-chicken-coop

Sweet video!!

... With all that bait fish around it is amazing we can even catch a snapper ...

The LaJess II · 02-05-2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Fletch Lives

anyone have the contact info for this Michael Scott reef boat...

Thanks,

Here's the # 837-2211 leave message. Deployed 32 reefs off of it. You can also get the coops from Joe Young out of Destin. Ask about coops when you call if you need them. Normally after March is not good to deploy. You want to put reefs out during winter months. Less activity on water.

01-26-2012, 03:37 PM	#21
capt mike Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 97	reef deployments I have personally deployed thousands of coop reefs in the gulf in the past 16 years and I assure you the pontoon boat idea is dangerous, costly and not worth the trouble.

01-30-2012, 11:43 AM	#23
bigrick Mines Bigger Grouper Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Fort Walton Beach Posts: 980	I've been dropping reefs the last month and can personally say DON'T TELL ANYONE when or where you're going. If you do have to use an extra hand make sure that person doesn't have a boat or GPS. Do it at night, and don't haul more than you can safely. Once everything is dropped I'll post pics of what I made, but for legal purposes I'm waiting till I'm all done.... __________________ 2002 236 Key Largo w/ 2011 200 optimax

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01-30-2012, 12:19 PM	#24
Fletch Lives Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Pensacola Beach Posts: 5	anyone have the contact info for this Michael Scott reef boat... Thanks,

01-31-2012, 08:19 AM	#25
Gamefish27 Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Running out of the Destin Pass Posts: 252	just a question on the coops. Do you need to anchor in down or will the 700lb hold? With the ability of water to move heave things easy.

02-01-2012, 10:42 PM	#26
Gamefish27 Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Running out of the Destin Pass Posts: 252	Bump

02-01-2012, 10:54 PM	#27
DreamWeaver21 Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 558	No you don't have to anchor them. They may get burried by shifting sands eventually but they don't often move.

02-02-2012, 12:07 AM	#28
95lsteg Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1	http://www.sowal.com/video/life-on-a...o-chicken-coop

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