Connecticut get together?

[Bryan A.]

Early June would be better. I am a teacher and the end of the school year becomes very hectic, also the local shark tourneys are at the end of June. I do have a dock and I could probably squeeze 3 or 4 boats on it for the weekend, the only problem is hight you need to be able to get under the singing bridge near Bill's Seafood. There is about 4-5 feet under it at high tide, boats with T tops or Hard tops would have to play the tide. My 20 SF fits any time and my 25 Whitewater cuddy needs to fold the Bimini down at high tide, not sure about a Seafari of Scepter with windsheild height. I am open to suggestions on dates. I guess we need to watch the Fluke run.

PS Anybody going to the Fishing show this weekend at the Expo?

[Billybob]

Sounds like a plan. I just got the check from the insurance co so now I can get crankin on the repair.
Hey Brian,are you in that Dick's/Beechnut marina? That's one I was considering - I should have no problems with the bridge.
Anyway - hurry spring [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[jcurto]

June 4th 2005: 1NM south of Kelsey Pt
Sunrise 05:18
Flood 06:44
Slack 09:27
Ebb 11:21
Sunset 20:15
New moon on the 6th
Spring Tide Currents up to 2 kts.
The day before or after is good too. If the fish are there, I'll be stealing space on your dock whenever I can! Nice day today (Feb 15th) I need to fish bad. Checked under the boat cover and saw some bucktails hanging off the console and it smells like fish under there. I may go to the Expo on friday, not dealing with the crowd on Sat though. Take care, Jim.

[Bryan A.]

Billybob; I have water access from my house which is on the Patchouge river, Beach nut is on the Menunketesuk river. The two join up at the mouth into Westbrook. To get to my dock you would need to go under the singing bridge which is a little lower than the bridge near Beach nut.

Jim; Where did you get that info, it looks very specific. Nice.

That day looks good from here but who knows about the weather and the fish, lets pencil it in. Any othe CT or NE Seacraft guys out there, all are welcome.

[peterb]

I live in Northern NJ and just purchased a 1977 23' Seacraft CC. It has some nice elecronics and twin 150's on it. However, it needs some real TLC (such as reupholstry and the like).



I would love to get some ideas and see what other people have donw with their boats.

Is this invite extended to NJ SeaCrft owners or should I be looking elsewhere?

[Bryan A.]

Invite is extended to everyone.

[pickled]

Hello all- My name is Eric. I have a 1972 20F. I run out of Branford. Chas told me about the meet. Flukin in June sounds good. Fillet and release!

[Bryan A.]

Alright, it looks like we have some interest for "Flukin in June" as coined by PickledRick. Jim's suggestion of June 4 looks good from here, who knows what will happen as we get closer to the date. I need ideas from you guys. Where should we meet, my house, Long Sand Shoal, Duck Island,change of venue, whatever? Should we compete for biggest doormat with a couple of bucks from each boat or just fish and enjoy ourselves? Any ideas or suggestions from you guys would be great.

[jcurto]

Hey Brian, As long as your schedule is good in June, lets go for it. As far as my boat, I'll probably launch at the closest ramp to you and follow any leads to the nearest school of fish. Is that a public ramp? We can pick a working frequency on VHF and monitor our guys as they come and go. Good idea to have a cell phone list for backup. Of course we have to have a pool for biggest fluke, maybe even Bass, misc? I'll post the tide/current data from the Nobeltec software so everyone can plan some drifts over the weekend. If you can post the nearest motel, that works for me. Also, to all of our guys familiar with that area, can you get fresh shiners or well kept frozen ones in the area? Any weakfish around then? Has anyone been fishing? I'm getting real impatient lately, hope the spring heats up fast this year. Take care, Jim.

[Bryan A.]

The closest ramp to me is Pier 76, the ramp is OK they bang you for about 15$ for a one day pass. There are plenty of bait shops around if you need anything. Locally the fisherman hang out on VHF CH 71, we may want to pick something different if the bite is good. We have alot of hotels or B and B type places around, which do you prefer?
Just a reminder to you guys if you want to leave your boats at my dock for the weekend I can probably squeeze 3 or four on the dock, so if you need a spot let me know.
Should we post cell#'s here or PM them around.