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Navarre Pier - Sept 27, 2014

7.3K views 21 replies 16 participants last post by  Loruna  
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Had my GoPro with me, spotted a father and his boy bringing in a King, told him to check here. Nothing pro, but gives him a memory that will last.

http://youtu.be/AElD0dpqRPQ
 
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Both little guys in that video are his...BOTH are GREAT little pier mice...the dark headed one is a remora SLAYER!!!! Joe will set them up and off they go...casting, reeling and hooking up!!! They even crank up their own hard tails...
 
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That's a memory that will last a lifetime and beyond!
 
#6 ·
Schizkinit you're one classy dude. Good stuff.
 
#7 ·
Awesome video and very nice of you to produce for the father and sons. :thumbup:

If you don't mind me asking, what kind of equipment along with the Go Pro were you using to capture above head shots?

Jimmy
 
#9 ·
Thanks for all the kinds words, I was out there with my newborn baby girl in a Ergo Vest, I haven't been able to fish alot recently so I figured I would go try out the GoPro. I headed to the pier and seen them hooked up and debated if it was ok to just start recording. Took a chance and informed the father that the video would be on here if interested, he seemed stoked, so I posted it. :)

As far at the equipment, its just a GoPro Hero 3 Black with a Boat Hook Pole, I modified the end to hook up a GoPro mount. It extends up to 15ft.

Once again, thanks for the kudos.
 
#10 ·
I love those boat hook poles. It is like a TV camera when folks see it; they
all want to get in on the action. Great attention-getter. Great job on the
video and of course, your subjects were super pro fishermen. Super deal to
all involved.
 
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I'm just going to assume there's different spacing/clearance protocol on a pier..... or is this just the Navarre pier????

Great video, btw!




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#15 ·
I'm just going to assume there's different spacing/clearance protocol on a pier..... or is this just the Navarre pier????

Great video, btw!
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What kind of 'Protocol' are you asking about. Spacing is generally shoulder width or less if the fish are biting. All 'Protocols' are worked out with the guys next to you. If you don't have a friend with you and leave your space, someone will take it if it's a hot spot. If you have a friend with you and he's not large, they will probably take it anyway. I was there once and happened to be in a really hot spot and a woman that was down past the next two guys kept leaning on them so that they would have to lean on me to try to get me to just say to hell with it and leave. This is a percentage of the kind of behavior that occurs there.

A lot of people will argue this but it's basically survival of the fittest. There are some people out there who still believe that courtesy is more important than a fish and there are others who believe the pursuit of a fish trumps all standards of human decency. Some guys who have been fishing out there forever are considerate and others think that the 'rules' only apply to those who haven't put their time in........I'm talking years. It's just like any other cross section of society; you've got people who have manners and then you have assholes.
 
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Had my GoPro with me, spotted a father and his boy bringing in a King, told him to check here. Nothing pro, but gives him a memory that will last.

http://youtu.be/AElD0dpqRPQ
What a fantastic thing you did for that father/son. I'm sure this will be a memory they both have forever. I was fishing in Santa Rosa beach early in the morning and my family was all still asleep in the condo. I hooked up and landed the biggest fish I have ever caught. It was probalby around a 36" red drum. Being from Indiana, we don't have fish that big here and I don't often get to saltwater fish. I didn't have a camera and didn't have a phone, so I was rather bummed I didn't get any photos of the fish before I released him back. About 10-15 minutes later, a gentleman walked down from the condo's and started to talk to me about the fish. He mentioned that his friend staying with them had a very nice (and I'm sure expensive) camera with a very high powered lens. He happened to snap a few photos from probably 2-300 yards away and was able to email them to me. I cherish those photos as I was able to share that experience with my family and keep one of the photos in a frame with a black and white newspaper photo of my Grandpa with a huge Red Drum (I would guess in the 50-60inch range) that he caught in Cape Hatteras. Everytime I walk past that photo I smile and think of the lifelong gift he gave me of teaching me how to fish and to love the sport.

I'm hoping that father and son get as much out of that video and what a wonderful thing you did by helping them be able to relive that memory as many times as they want.

Big kudos to you!