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Can't beat a good wild game meal and a belt or pair of shoes for your effort

Dude there would of been trouble since railriders don't rip. But then again the gator probably wouldn't of been able to pop holes in them to begin with since they're bullet proof. 

Besides, the last gator that crossed paths was delicious. Just soak them in Italian dressing and milk for about 3 days in the fridge. They're nice and tender by then. Have someone else bring some wild hog or venison over and it's time to enjoy a regular redneck feast. Maybe throw in a softshell turtle for good measure. Makes me hungry just thinkin about it.

So MT, since you like new gear, and this style of pant wear seem to be " gator proof", you might need to pick up a new pair of your believed Rail Riders in a size sufficient to be " sagging in " before your Everglades adventure.

Since your states legislatures are looking to outlaw the style, you'd better get them quick

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I work with a bunch of "sagging" hip-hop kids that I'd like too repeat the gator escape incident with, just for the advancement of science mind you

PhantomJug wrote on Apr 6^th, 2011 at 2:52am:


Lots of toads in south florida.....In fact a guy could spend a whole week and not see them all  .

I think Mike will be on a permanant toadtrip.   

Not trying to "one up" you MikeP (welcome aboard BTW) just add to the discussion...........I have been finding quite a bit of info on this site/forum which is dedicated to the Everglades.

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Just came upon this 5 day itinerary for Everglades National Park.  (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

Sounds like you are going to be living my dream.
This is a place you must check out since you will be in the neighborhood.
We generally go in November but hope to spend more time there someday.
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Jeff

I'm an hour from Ft Myers and an 1.5 from Naples.

Action Craft is a really good boat. At 20ft it will be more versatile than you think. You will be able to fish the passes and on a good day venture out 3 or 4 miles. I prefer specialty boats. Boats that try and do to much seldom do anything well. What I like about the action craft is they are wide and are still able to go fairly shallow even at 20 ft. If you get a "dry" boat you will likely not fish shallow. Besides, just add a few trim tabs and I bet your "wet" boat will turn into a "dry"boat with just a little flipping of switches.

You will be hard pressed to find 1 boat to snapper/grouper fish and flats fish on the gulf side, especially in the winter when the wind can blow most days. The keeper fish typically start at the 5 mile range and the "real" fishing is at least 10 miles out. I go on overnight party boats and we go 75 miles out and the depth is still under 200'. So to get into deep water on the gulf side you must go way out.

There are some fish to be caught in the passes however and the Action Craft would do just fine in that regard.

My "flats" boat is a camo painted 16' aluminum flat bottom. I have a 30 honda 4 stroke. I also have a set of aluminum oars mounted on pillow block bearings. Quiet indeed. My live well set-up is excellent for a small boat. A 20 gallon flow through with a high speed pick up. A 700gph pump as well as an airhead to make sure everyone stays happy. I don't fish until the bait is netted. Sometimes that can take a few hours. Get the bait and the fish will come .

Avoid using your electric motor. You must be silent. I don't like the push pole plan so I like my set-up. I go into the backcountry way deep....like scary deep and let the tide pull me through the islands and cuts and make corrections with the oars. Works like a charm.

Where do you live MT?  I'm looking at a 20'4" Action Craft, with a 200 hp, for $8K.  Unbelievable deal!  Good flat boat.....but it's a "wet" boat...very shallow.    I like to fish the flats, but I want to be able to go deeper for sea bass, red snapper and the like.  I suppose I want "the perfect" boat, and I know such a thing doesn't exit. 

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