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
http://youtu.be/AElD0dpqRPQ
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.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 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.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