wrightackle

A small recreational boat does not have the capabilities of radar that the charter boat guys have. It is quite an investment of money to have a zapper on board. As far as small boaters coming up on me let them come. I am on a public number so it doesn't bother me at all. I just pick up the anchor, move a quater to a half mile away to one of turpins or eileens numbers and start over. I don't like to drift fish. The real fun around here is anchoring and chumming. That way you get the black snapper up in the water. A charter boat does not have to be within ten miles of you to get your spot. I have been on a spot that was relatively unknown and see a charter boat heading in. Pulled off of the number and he still changed course and went right to where I was fishing. Our only hope for the future is for robert turpin to get his permitted drop areas within state waters. The closer the better. With gas prices only on the way up it doesn't make sense to keep dropping all of this rubble sixteen miles from the pass. Outside of that lets hope that the fwc keeps losing officers and they have less and less presence on the water.

JoeZ

I'm with you on that one!

Pinksnappertrapper

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