Keys Own the Poll Position 4/3/2009 Gathering Poll

[65Bowrider]

Less than 3 weeks away !!

Here are some thoughts ... open for discussion:
Friday night, pot luck dinner: Bring your own BBQ item & one side dish to share at Bowrider Campground

Saturday night, (after catching fish all day), lets BBQ them up with left over side dishes (always too much brought), social gathering at Bowrider campground, bonfire

Sunday night, spoke to Mike at Snappers (mgr) and he can reserve us some tables at the ocean side turtle club deck for drinks, big appetizers (dinner size) with live music & dancing. Dockage available for those coming by boat.

Mike is also checking into having delivery of bagged ice into their freezer for us.

With the help of coffee pots, electric skillet, some sweet rolls, eggs & bacon can be cooked up for breakfast Saturday & Sunday mornings.

Our house will be totally open with Shower & restroom facilities. With 13 CSC members signed up between Bowrider Campgound & Snappers, thought our house would be a good hangout place for everyone. Just bring your own folding chair & drinks.

Any thoughts?

[Snookerd]

Carla-Thanks again for the gracious offer to use your location. My clan is getting fired up! I spoke to Briguy and he is going to check to see if the Breezy Palms folks would be ok with our group spending time there. We could have Breezy Palms as the POST Sat. eve cook-out location, with pool, ect!?

[Blue197320]

i see fishing all day is the plan for saturday... what kinda fishing are we going to be doing? i really want to do some bottom fishing. is anyone else up for that for a little while at least then off for some YT's or mangos?
i tried to go today and it said 2-4 but it was more like 3-5. the 20 was handling it ok but i didnt see it gettin better any time soon so i turned back. HOWEVER on my way back in a saw a black boat coming at me and did it look sweet. turns out it was a black 23 SC-CC with twin yamaha's on a bracket. it was having no problem going thru those waves today.

[NoBones]

What we should do is coordinate and all head to the
hump together Saturday morning. We could even get a
little calcutta together... Say $50 or $100..
It would be a hoot having all of us running out together.

See ya, Ken

[eggsuckindog]

I want to snapper fish as well as troll so I'll up for that - I'll have a place to get chum close

A little curious on how long people are staying, I won't get down till late Fri, is everybody planning on only being there Sat ??

[Blue197320]

i will be there until sunday evening. was planning to fish sunday as well. i was going to come down maybe mid-day friday unless thats too early??

[65Bowrider]

It all sounds great! Breezy Palms is a nice place, keep us posted Briguy.

Also, if anyone wants to take a break from fishing, there's the Islamorada Island Festival happening that weekend at Founders Park, MM 87 Bayside, 10-5pm.

Any arrival time is good at the campground.
If launching at Harry Harris Park & coming to Snappers or campground, here's an aerial of the location. There is a narrow channel coming into Snappers & it's only 18" deep at low tide until you get past the little bouy on port side, then deepens. Most boats go in & out on plane, but the first time it might be good to take it slow & easy.

[eggsuckindog]

Festival ?? you'd have pry the throttle out of my cold fingers LOL -
ramp is nice and close - hours ? will I able to lauch at say 11PM Friday night

I have chum and ballyhoo pretty much covered from Key Largo Fisheries MM100 - we will be able to buy chum by the case since we have a few boats, damn site cheaper too -

Carla any extra freezer space like down below, just asking ?? I presume Skip has a battery charger as I plan on using my spreader lights and they suck the juice

I am so pumped and excited, we will have close to a full moon also - 4/9

[Blue197320]

egg, are you wanting to go night snapper fishing ?
i can bring you a battery charger if you need it. ill have to get a new spreader light if thats the case. for some reason the lens is missing on mine.
65, is there a fee for harry harris park?? if there is i might as well leave my boat in the water.

[eggsuckindog]

egg, are you wanting to go night snapper fishing ?
i can bring you a battery charger if you need it. ill have to get a new spreader light if thats the case. for some reason the lens is missing on mine.
65, is there a fee for harry harris park?? if there is i might as well leave my boat in the water.

Maybe, if nothing else just throw a chum bag and see what swims up - maybe just come with me, Susan does not fish much and I drive her crazy. Susans idea of fishing having a rod in the water, if fish keep getting on it every 30 seconds she gets annoyed and is done