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Fishing the Pass…My First Boca Battle
It's been a long time since I posted up on Salty Shores. Sure, I've been doing a little fishing here and there, but not as much as I would have liked. Content went up on my site but it was not all fishing related-the Tampa Tattoofest, a review of an e-cig, short stories and the progress of my daughter as an angler, but I definitely slowed down. At least I had some help from Nick.
Life throws us all curve balls, and I swung at way too many this year so far. It could be much worse, and I'm not trying to sit here and complain, rather explain. Sam does like to get the "human" aspect portrayed on Salty Shores, so there it is. I fell off. Now, after finally learning how to deal with life's trials and tribulations, I think things will be different. Hopefully.
Anyways, not many Boca reports were up this year, at least not on SS. Here is mine…
"The Night Time is the Right Time"
It had been a long week at work and home. No play, as usual. I'm sure most of you can relate. Life of the average angler so to say. What I really needed was to get out of town and do some fishing. Well, this was the weekend. Boca Grande was penciled in the planner.
All the essentials were ready to go, packed in the car on Saturday morning; Coolers, ice, beer, a little water and food, more beer, clothes, and money for beer. Priorities are always important.
Down I-75 was the route, Boca only being a short drive from the house. Usually fishing Boca is not an option for me. Busy weekends are the norm, and there is no choice but to stay in Tampa. Luckily I scored a weekend off to fish with Nathan Austin, Nick and Rainey, Nathans friends Jason, Ingrid and Sean, along with others.
Being only the second time fishing at the renowned pass, deemed the "Tarpon Capitol of the World", I was pretty stoked. Plus, Nathan knows that pass like the back of his hand. He has been fishing Boca Grande for thirty plus years and received a wealth of knowledge handed down from his father and family, and will be handing this knowledge down to his sons I'm sure. Nathan puts up big numbers with the tarpon and on a very consistent basis. I was lucky to hop aboard his boat for a crab flush.
Now, Nathan does most of his fishing in the evening and at night. There is much less boat traffic and the fish seem to be pretty active because of reduced fishing pressure. Plus it's just flat out peaceful in the pass at night
Arriving in Boca, everyone hitting the pass met up at our rooms at the beautiful Grove City Motel. After eating and then taking the edge off, we loaded up and headed to our respective launching points. There were two other boats fishing with Nathan and we all planned to stick together for the most part.
Armed with pass crabs we started pulling our drifts with a little action here and there. Some boats were hooking up, most were not; the Sea Chaser hung one fish and Rainey sealed the deal on another before sunset, but there was the whole night ahead of us and nothing but tarpon showing on the sonar. One way or another, a fight would take place with my first Boca tarpon.
Like stated above, Nathan has an extreme amount of pass fishing experience. He pulls drifts away from the masses of vessels and locates fish far from the others. Nathan tells you what he is doing and why, explains various points in the area to mark, will clarify how the wind and tide affect the drift, and then some. Too much for me to keep up. What I definitely learned is there is more to fishing Boca Grande Pass than just showing up in a boat with a fishing rod. Plus, as Nathan would say, "the night time is the right time".
The sun set and the boats thinned in the pass. We would get bit or hook up every few drifts, but we weren't on fire, until "The Drift". Fish were showing all over the sonar. Everyone with a line in the water got ready, as per instruction from Nathan. Each line was hit hard, either a pulled crab or crush, but Nick was able to get a good hook in his fish and brought the rod to me after a nice jump from the silver king.
Finally! A fight with a Boca tarpon-on conventional, which is not the norm for me. Being stoked, we motored around chasing this fish for a while and the scrap seemed much different than a Tampa tarpon battle. This fish was a rowdy fighter, jumping all over the place and making crazy runs. Finally, after about a short ten minute fight the fish runs right to the bow of the boat, jumps up parallel to the side of the gunnel a foot from me, flings blood over me, Nick, and Rainey, while almost smacking me in the water. The silver king won as the hook was thrown, but all of us laughed and knew we had a cool story to tell of the fight. After a couple more drifts we packed up and left, it was time to head back to the motel, but Nathan and the Sea Chaser put us on the fish.
The crew had a blast; all of us, all night. Fun times; stories, hootin' and hollerin', drinking a couple of beers (insert number here), and catching fish. That's what it's all about. Enjoying the water and friends. What we have. This trip taught me it's not all about the glamour of Boca Grande or the nice money shot of the fish, how many you catch, or fishing in general. It's the camaraderie and plain old fashioned fun.
Arriving back at the hotel, all of us drank beer for hours, just taking it easy and talking, being happy with the night's efforts, while watching people get pulled over on Placida Road at three in the morning. Good times. At least for us…
By the way, I have Salty Fly pictures I dug up if anyone wants to take a look, and please read my article in GAFF magazine in memory of my buddy Dave Hall. Until next time…
Last Minute Info…Gotta love the cause
Tight Lines Outdoor Apparel
Some time ago, I was told by Sam to expect a call from a fellow angler named Brandon Buckingham. Apparently, Brandon was the owner of a fishing/outdoors apparel company called Tight Lines. As it turns out, Brandon wanted to know what Salty Shores thought of the product; basically a review of durability, functionality and overall design. I figured this would be an easy task-it's only a clothing company, no big deal. Wrong. With more products, comes more pictures, editing, and more to write about. The review was not as easy as I thought, especially getting good pictures, but I pulled it off, as it shows a good majority of his products. With all that aside, we discussed a review and some gear was sent my way a short time after Brandon and I talked.
First a little background is in order. Tight Lines USA is an apparel company started by avid angler Brandon Buckingham, who hails from the Crystal River area. Talking to Brandon, I found out he was twenty four years old and loved to fish; he sought after all species in the area, and was a regular tournament angler. As with many of us though, inshore fishing for trout and redfish was his passion.
Brandon, friends, and family had been kicking around the idea of having a brand of their own shirts and hats for the beach, fishing tournaments, maybe even wearing out on the town. Ready and hungry to pursue the newly found idea, he discussed the venture with a local screen printer and did some further research into vendors, pricing, designs and what the average fisherman or woman wanted to wear. Brandon's goal was to put out a quality product that people could afford. On top of all that, a good company name was a tough decision as well.
After careful consideration, Brandon and his crew named the company "Tight Lines". Not a bad choice in my opinion, as this does not limit the apparel to "inshore only" anglers. Designs do not have to be species oriented. One would be surprised the effect a name has on a business. So with his concept and a good name, in November of 2009, Tight Lines was born.
Tight Lines started with a small amount of shirts, hats, and limited designs, basically to test the market and see what people wanted; more research so to say. By either giving shirts and hats away or selling them for very cheap, he discovered there was a small following beginning to grow in his local area. The people had spoken, and the word was they liked the product. Tight Lines next step was to dig a little deeper into the business with more designs, a quality website, all while showcasing the products at outdoors shows. Networking the product helped increase sales and took him to where he is today. Although this venture is still a part time job for Brandon and the rest of Tight Lines, he is having some fun and making extra money for his angling addiction and tournament fishing.
Speaking with Brandon a few more times to learn more about his product line and background, I was interested in what would be sent from the company. What set his business apart from the many others in the industry? Competition was thick.
Within a few weeks, I received the items and immediately a quick inventory was taken. Being that it was the middle of winter when the products arrived, the package contained a skull cap, two hats (one flex fit and one strap back camo), a buff, hooded sweatshirt, and a couple of long sleeve microfiber shirts. Also included were some board shorts that would be in his spring lineup of products.
The diversity in his products was laid out right in front of me. Not many companies offered hooded sweatshirts and skull caps. In addition, one of the microfiber shirts was a very bright shade of orange, not a very common color used in any clothing company, and another had a very unique design not seen by me on a microfiber as well-a "dancer" hanging off a fishing pole. My favorite one of them all. The buff was not over the top, nor the hats, just standard gear. The hooded sweatshirt and a black microfiber were fairly standard as well, simply basic company logos. There was the variety I was hoping to see. A major plus was the board shorts. In the summer, board shorts are basically all that's worn by me, so it was great to see a company producing a good looking product that I had an interest in.
After trying on all the gear to make sure it fit, I immediately put it to the test and washed it all, with the exception of the hats of course. Even the buff was washed. It was time to actually see if the gear was worthy of praise, or criticism.
On a clothing review, there isn't too much that can be said about a hat, skull cap, sweatshirt or buff. I stayed warm in the sweatshirt and cap during the cold nights of winter, and the standard hats looked good while fitting me well. No "hat headache" occurred as some hats give me. That factor is all about the style of hat worn, but the designs were nice as well. Not overwhelming, fairly simple. The flex fit design is great for a hat in my opinion. The buff is pretty simple; basically comfort and coverage was good while on the water and it didn't stretch badly. Enough said.
Tight Lines microfiber shirts were very comfortable (no scratchy feeling), fit well and held up great with no "threading" errors. Most stains came out well with normal washing. There is also a UPF 50 rating on all of the microfiber products. This is a lifesaver when forgetting sunblock and always works well, keeping one from burning up in the Florida sun. Of course, UPF ratings on microfibers are a must, so I already knew that would be a feature. The choice of colors Tight Lines offers varies greatly. Microfiber shirts can be ordered in very bright orange and yellow, or darker colors like black and grey. Opposite ends of the color spectrum. Designs range from the company logo to more intricate designs. The price is very reasonable for a long sleeve micro at only twenty five dollars each. Very tough to beat.
The board shorts, the most expensive item Tight Lines offers at a massive twenty nine dollars, come in tan and Black, as well as a blue and orange combination. All show the company logo on the front and right side. These shorts are quality made as all the other products reviewed, and the size I was trying fit well. After wearing them in the pool, they dried quickly and looked like new. Again, no itchy feeling from the material, threading issues or staining problems. Board shorts were a very original idea for Tight Lines, at least from a fishing apparel standpoint.
After normal usage, the micros, hoodie, shorts, buff and skull cap survived multiple cycles through the washer and dryer. No fading, shrinkage or abnormal wear of any collars, material, or designs was found. Don't get me wrong; you have to wash them according to manufacturer instructions, but if followed no issues should occur. This includes all microfiber products and the board shorts.
Overall I feel diversity and cost effective pricing is the key to Tight Lines apparel's success. When I'm looking at a product, especially these days, price and quality are my main deciding factors. In addition, the range of styles and colors always changes as well as designs. The fact that they have seasonal lines works in their favor too. As a bonus, Tight Lines also makes apparel for women, so if you want to keep your significant other happy when ordering, you may want to let her have a peek too. As with all my other preferred fishing apparel companies, you will see me wearing some Tight Lines gear this year as well. Hopefully while holding up a massive tarpon!
Check out their entire product line and upcoming gear regularly at: http://www.tightlinesusa.com/
A Huge Loss to the Fishing Community
It is with deep regret that I have to deliver this horrible news. Last night, February 2nd, 2011, a great friend of mine, Dave Hall, President of HallEmInLures passed away. I have spoken with his father and partner in the business, and I will let the family grieve before any more is said. Dave was a great man and one of the first people I met in the fishing business; we hit it off well. I talked to him the night before his passing, which is very rare; I had been trying for a long time to reach him. The company was growing by leaps and bounds all over the country, he was always very busy. We had even planned to go out for a beverage and dinner after the Tampa Outdoor Expo. I am very upset as are many others, he will be missed dearly.
Here are some pictures I have taken over the years of his lures and of Dave and Fred, his father. I will do a complete article dedicated to Dave and his family business in the very near future.
Dave, you will be missed, I hope the bite is off the hook up there bud…
Strike Tech ST30AA
Most know by now I'm a spin angler. Mainly live bait as well. Very seldom do I use artificial baits. So a while back, when I received a reel from Derrick Reece at Strike Tech, I was pretty stoked. You may have seen my write up on the ST30GG model already used; this new reel was the all aluminum model, the ST30AA. Honestly, it took me forever and a day to get this review out and I have to give a big thanks to Derrick for his patience. If I'm putting a review out, truthful feedback must be given and a true beating must be put on the product. Time was an issue, due to not using the product, as tarpon fever took hold of me. In addition live bait fishing is all that's done during the summer.
This fall, I finally used the reel in freshwater for bass, and just recently, some low tide wade fishing in Tampa Bay.
I don't want to reiterate all the previous information specified on the product in my review of the GG model, but some background information will be helpful if you didn't see the previous write up.
Strike Tech reels are geared towards the seasoned or novice artificial angler; this distinctive reel is said to help with lure presentations, doing much of the work for you- all that is needed is a cast and retrieve. Their reels look like any other, but Strike Tech has designed a unique two piece spool for the reel, what they call a "Live Action Spool", or LAS. With the spool being a two piece set up, it acts as a cam to alter the action of the lure you are using while retrieving it. The action of the lure is easily adjusted by turning the top of the spool or rotor by hand, to the level or degree of action the angler wants for the lure being presented. The degree of action is clearly marked on the spool base, all one has to do is set it to the preferred amount and cast it out. While reeling in, every turn of the reel provides five pulses or twitches of the line, increasing noise and vibration, escalating the chances of getting a strike. When the hook is set, the spool automatically centers itself and all the angler is responsible for is reeling in the fish. That is the basic explanation in a nutshell.
Of course, I found the basic feature, the LAS of the new ST30AA model to be the same as the GG, but there were differences in other areas. First of all, the reel was lighter due to the aluminum construction, and felt very well balanced. The drag seemed a little enhanced as in terms of efficiency and the retrieve was much smoother than the entry level GG. On the retrieve, I did not notice any wobble when the offset was at max. The reel is very durable and well built, even after I accidentally dunked it slightly in saltwater, the reel works like new. Here is an excerpt for the AA from the Strike Tech website:
"This unique variable action two piece spool allows your lures to mimic the response of a panicking baitfish. Our ultimate high performance reel features a full Aluminum body and side plate for strength, six precision ball bearings. A RES 2 rotor equalizing system combined with the high-performance Carbon Clutch gives you the power to manipulate your lures for the action you require in order to excite the fish… This amazing new offset reel also features bearing infinite anti-reverse for solid hook setting all day long, Titanium E-Plate line roller, air tube positive lock bail and of course the patented Live Action Spool Technology".
The main lures I used with this model were soft plastics; a Carolina Rig in ponds for bass, and more soft plastics with jig heads on the flats of Tampa Bay. For the last review, with the GG, I used mainly hard plastic baitfish imitations, such as a Mirrolure or equivalent, but no soft plastics in depth. This review that's all I used. I wanted to make sure this reel was versatile.
With the soft plastics, after I found a good technique between twitching the bait and reeling in, it was obvious the action on the bottom was different. I tend to reel very slowly on the bottom between twitching a soft plastic, and it seemed when the reel was on max setting, an increase in strikes occurred on the reel in, not just the up and down jigging of the lure. This proved true in fresh and salt water. I would have liked to get more pictures of me actually fishing with the product but I was alone during most of the testing.
For both types of fishing I used a medium action IM6 graphite rod with the ST30AA. The reel was spooled with ten pound Power Pro braid and also ten pound Courtland Master Braid, as well as twenty pound fluorocarbon leader. Add to that various sized jig heads and soft plastics as well as bass hooks. I wanted to see if the different braids made any difference and they really did not.
The combo cast well when being put through the paces and I didn't find the LAS to reset to zero on obstructions, unless hooked into serious cover or major snags. I used the max setting of the spool on most attempts and on a normal sized fish the LAS went to zero every time. On very small fish, the LAS would not zero out all the way, but would come close. When I say smaller fish though, I mean very small, like ten inch trout or bass.
In my opinion, the lines of Strike Tech reels are most beneficial for beginners. It's a great tool to learn how an artificial lure should be presented when using a standard reel. The user can see what the lure should look like when in use, and then put the spool to zero and imitate the action. Add to that, the fact that it can be a real confidence builder for the novice angler. Plus, a seasoned angler can buy some of the lower end models for the wife and kids, as an example, or anyone who doesn't fish arties often and they will be able to mimic the bait just as intended.
Overall, I like the innovation of these reels and for the versatility you get I think the price is reasonable. I wish more pictures were available of me using it in saltwater, but the majority of the time I was wading alone. Either way, this reel will catch you fish. Visit www.StrikeTech.net for more pricing information as well as specifications, models, videos and pictures.
"Gags Gone Wild"
It's that time of year again. Fall. The bait flees the cooler waters of the flats and hunkers down at the bridges and markers. The tarpon have left town, with our waters in the mid sixty degree mark, and the redfish are schooling up in the troughs, potholes and back waters of Tampa Bay. Trout are out of season (and of course biting great), and the cold weather gear is being dusted off for those cool early morning boat rides to our favorite fishing destinations.
Fall also means great grouper fishing, especially the Gag grouper in Tampa Bay. With the first credible cold front of the year here and gone, the grouper bite has been on fire in the cooler water, with many lucky anglers filling up their coolers relatively easily. Reports of big grouper are being told on all the fishing forums, newspaper columns, TV shows and early morning weekend radio.
Techniques used have varied from trolling to bottom fishing; in some cases people are even catching them on deepwater docks. All have been producing nice fish.
My favorite way to fish for grouper is in the shipping lanes using live bait down deep on the rock piles. There is no need to run offshore to catch your dinner; we have all we need in Tampa Bay. This may be the thinking of many, as the shipping channels have been very crowded every time my friends and I have been out.
When choosing bait, pinfish, grunts and scaled sardines all work, but the pinfish is king in my book; big ones. With a livewell as full as possible, again, I head for the shipping lanes all over the bay and use the depth finder to look for good structure; depressions, and nice rock piles, while also looking for bait in small to medium sized concentrations (you don't want to have to compete with too much bait) with larger fish mixed in. If one can find all of these in one shot, a grouper dinner just may on your table soon.
Using stout rods and six series reels, fifty pound braid, fifty pound leader and a 4/0 to 5/0 sized circle hook, the grouper have been brought up from the bottom, when the above pieces to the puzzle can all come together. This year after only being out a couple of times, I have to say the reports are true. The grouper fishing is on fire.
On the last trip out, after waking at five in the morning (sucked!), my buddies Todd, Bill and I were at the Skyway Bridge around six thirty catching bait, then running right to our favorite channel. In less than two hours we had three fish over twenty five inches in the cooler, and had been broken off convincingly by four more. With that came the usual array of grouper just under slot and your juveniles as well.
The best part of the day was when I had found out that Bill had never fished before-ever. He had never told me this. Not just fishing in Florida, never salt or freshwater. Getting that first hit from a nice grouper almost pulled him off the boat (literally), as he didn't know what to expect. After bringing the fish to the boat the look on his face was priceless.
Another friend Joe had been out in 35 feet of water very recently over a very small rocky depression nearshore in the Gulf waters, not more than five miles out. He had a stellar day limiting out with three people on the boat using dead sardines.
Fishing before the fronts will be getting much tougher soon. Go out and get them; if you are lucky enough to head out with some decent bait, fairly nice conditions and a decent location, that should make for a good day. At the very least, getting yelled at by an angry spouse is less likely if there is fresh grouper on the table.
Comins soon I will have my review up for the Strike Tech Live Action Spool reel and a Fall redfish report.
Has anyone ever seen something like this?
A jighead with a gulp and some leader being pushed out of this redfish. A friend caught this last Sunday. I put him out of his misery and harvested it.
New Boat Ramps Completed at EG Simmons Park
About a month ago, the new addition to the EG Simmons boat ramp was completed. This is great news for boaters on the South Shore of Tampa Bay. With the lack of ramps in the area, this is huge news for me. I have used the park ramps for years, for a few good reasons. The presence of the park rangers deters crime at the park, as I have had my truck broken into at other South Shore ramps. In addition, Simmons Park is very close to my house, fillet stations are next to the ramp, and there are even boat wash slabs to rinse off your vessel after pulling out of the bay. The addition of the new ramps makes launching the boat much easier; this was experienced a couple of Saturdays ago during the busier parts of the day. The only drawback is the fee implemented last year to enter the park. Many don't agree with the charge of two dollars per carload and seven dollars to launch a vessel. My only concern is the fact that when entering with a boat, one has to pay the park entry fee of two dollars and five dollars for the ramp. That was never rational to me. In the long run though, it's worth it. Yearlong passes can also be purchased that will save an avid boater some money on entrance fees.
Also new to EG Simmons park is canoe and kayak rentals. According to the local paper, the rentals will begin this Saturday, November 20th. If I am correct, the price is 25 dollars for rental time of up to four hours. Many shore fishermen will love this, especially to get to the great shallow troughs for negative tide winter redfishing.
Simmons Park is located at 2410 19th Ave. N.W in Ruskin.
I haven't had much time to do any writing as of late , the past few months have been crazy. Like Sam told me, "sometimes life gets in the way". I have updated Inshore Insider with some fresh content and will be posting a review of the Strike Tech AA model spinning reel on Salty Shores shortly.
A Family Affair
The Trip that won't be forgotten
All photos by Nick Angerosa and Rainey Oelkers
I had been hanging around with Nick at the Marina a little bit recently, drinking some cold ones. Other than having some brews in a great setting, helping him look over his 1989 restored Aquasport was the reason we were there. Beer was not enough to keep us at the marina, especially while getting eaten up by the bugs. Checking to make sure everything was in top shape for the upcoming new moon tarpon fishing was the agenda.
There was a small water leak going into the hull that had Nick perplexed, so the both of us took a look after a trip one night, then checked it out on the rack another night, and took the boat on the water to finally pinpoint the very small leak that has a perfectionist like Nick consumed. There were a few small leaks coming from the huge livewell and it's plumbing, and a very small leak from a pin sized hole in the bilge area. All was well after the fixes were made by Nick.
All the rods and reels were prepped and rigged, sabiki's ready, cast nets untangled, dip nets on the boat, camera charged, the boat was washed down and cleaned, sea trial, you name it, Nick did it. Why all the fuss to have every single aspect of a fishing trip perfect?
A short time ago, Nick's father came down from New York for a quick trip to visit, and of course, get on some Tampa Bay tarpon. I'm going to go out on a whim here and am thinking he looks at situations like this like me; Pressure is involved, and any mistakes can lead to failure. Stress to put anyone on fish, especially tarpon, can be nerve racking.
While at the marina, I heard tales of fishing trips past. Stories of Nick, his father and friends hammering the fish up North. I'm sure he didn't want to disappoint while his father was down for only a weekend, and that was the case.
So his family got to town, and with rain looming, the situation looked grim. Sixty to seventy percent chances of rain all weekend and rough conditions on the water; not ideal by any means. Regardless, Nick, his dad, and his girlfriend Rainey were out on the water, and luck was on their side.
The rain on Saturday did not hit the targeted area and the pressure was off after the crew went two for three on the silver kings with pictures to boot! I wasn't there but I'm sure Nick's dad was ecstatic to reel in his first tarpon, as well as Nick, and of course Rainey got another one to the boat, having not lost one all year. Quality time with family is what it's all about.
The rest of the weekend was a washout as the rain took over. Lady luck or karma must have been on their side that day; good karma will do that for one sometimes. Congratulations to Nick and crew!
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A Day with Foucher
I finally got a chance to take a good friend out fishing, Captain Todd Foucher. We used to fish together on his boats when he would scout for upcoming charters, or just wanted to be on the water, but it had been a long while. Todd got out of the charter business to pursue a more lucrative venture, which has worked out nicely for him, but knowing he didn't get to fish all that much, this trip was way overdue. The fishing business is a tough business and although Todd was still running a bunch of trips before he stopped, the love for the job was gone. Last time I had talked to Todd, we talked about getting out on some tarpon, so I gave him a call on a Thursday and we made plans to fish the outgoing tide on Saturday.
Arriving at my place at two (right on time as always, pisses me off, I'm usually five minutes late :)), we threw our gear in the boat and headed to the ramp. Dropping the boat in was quick and easy at that time of day, and we were swiftly on our way to catch bait.
The big threadfins were not on the usual markers, so we concentrated on the smaller whitebait and pinfish on the flats, later on the search for pass crabs would start. After chumming up and successfully netting our bait we rode out to the spot where the fish have been chewing.
Upon arrival, we found what we were looking for. Tarpon feeding and lot's of them. The silver kings were in town and ready to throw down. After setting the anchor in between some fellow anglers, we were in a great position to catch a fish. Tarpon were all around the boat, and sight casting was the key. On my second cast, I must have had the bait right in front of the fish at just the right time; my braided line flew off the spool, after flipping the bail, it was fish on.
We tossed the anchor buoy (an old lifejacket tied to a rope) and the fight was on. With Todd coaching me, I brought the hundred pound class poon to the boat in short order. His coaching was great, learning more about fighting tarpon, and it's stuck with me. Once a Captain, always a Captain, he has constantly been a wealth of fishing knowledge for myself, and many others. Todd handled it for a picture, let it go and we staged up again.
With fish rolling all over, we were sure another would be boatside soon, but after a while of no action we were getting bored. The tarpon got real picky and the action died down. Off we went to look for the crab flush.
Shortly after getting to a good location we saw numerous pass crabs and netted them up quickly. With two dozen in the well we started fishing again, drifting crabs for a couple of hours to no avail. Todd started using small whitebait and pinfish again, catching small grouper and mackerel, but no luck on the targeted species. Contemplating leaving, Todd and I decided we would pitch a few more baits then take off.
Todd throws out small whitebait while I continue to drift crabs. Finally, his rod doubles over and we thought he had a huge grouper on. That was fine with me, I wanted some fillets, but after a slender silver king went airborne, we were happy. Todd had hooked a smaller fish, maybe sixty five pounds, and this was just what he wanted.
You see, Todd has put the hammer down on many tarpon; I haven't. He explained to me throughout the day he would only "jump and dump" a big fish, but fight a smaller fish, so he got what he wanted. After a short five minute fight, Todd had the fish to the side of the boat and I released it. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures, but Nick was next to us in the Aquasport and he got a cool picture of the "Toddfather" fighting the fish. After that hook up, we stayed for a little bit longer with no accomplishment in sight. Calling it a day, we dumped the well, packed up, and headed back to the ramp.
All in all, the fishing was sub par, but the company was good. Todd and I got to spend the day catching up and talking lots of smack. Todd got the fish he wanted, and I boated the fish I wanted. As a plus, fishing with Todd is always a learning experience, and if you can't take away something from fishing with him, then you're just not listening. This was a great day, and good to see one of the South Shores top guides on the water again.
Boat picture courtesy of Nick Angerosa, thanks bro!


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The first SAScon session is "Running a European search campaign" with:
Andy Atkins Kruger / GJ Bramer / Kristjan Mar Hauksson
Our takeaway points from the session can be found below:-
- Some stats on global internet usage: http://internetworldstats.com/stats.htm
- If you're an English company that goes global, make sure you cater for the new audience with specific content. The "About us" page has proven to be one of the key pages viewed by users before converting. It needs to reflect the culture of the audience that you're targeting – it's no use being generic about your English division. A bad "About" page can kill conversion
- Why do people fail in Germany? The German opinion is that they're very successful and have everything they need already. Why would they want to buy from an English company entering the market? It's crowded enough already
Planning Global SEO Rollout
- There are so many cultural differences when moving into new markets. Enlist the help of a regional SEO company if you're moving into a new market. There's only so much research you can do externally, you need local knowledge.
- Don't ever just directly translate keywords. Do full research to understand how people search in each region.
- People need to consider countries with multiple languages. When people move into Spain, they target Spanish typically, but miss out a big opportunity from Catalan speakers.
- Be careful with direct translations of content. When Google translated "Do you feel lucky?" in Iceland, it came out directly as "Do you want to be frozen?".
- If you're designing a website template, don't just assume that the same layout, colours and design will work perfectly well cross-region. Americans love the colour Blue, but Chinese hate it. Consider the cultures.
- Not just standard words, think about numbers. Some of the biggest sites in China use numbers predominantly as it's easier for people to use these over the symbols.
- Don't just assume a product will work across all regions. For example a white teeth product may fail completely in some regions (example given of a region that eat a certain fruit to get black teeth – they don't want white teeth)
- Consider technical elements of a website. Some regions read right-to-left, and elements like date pickers for flight searches can fail completely if they don't work right-to-left for the specific regions
Targeting New Regions
- How much of your English-language content to translate for a new region? There's no set answer. It depends on how big you want to grow. If you're serious about it, commit fully with a website that appropriately targets the region.
- It's not enough just putting a few language-specific pages up to target a new region. You need to think about the language of your booking process, your help pages, and anything else that might be relevant.
- For ecommerce, think about payment options. PayPal isn't used worldwide, so don't assume everybody uses it. The Dutch use "Ideal" and prefer this over credit card payments. Research how different regions transact online.
- Links / ccTLDs / Language – key considerations for geotargeting
- Yahoo's concept of region was as follows – language (strongest), inbound links (regional specific), ccTLD (localised) and IP and hosting (not necessarily so important any more)
- JohnMu from Google recently said the biggest priority is local domains. If you have a generic domain then geotargeting in Webmaster Tools is a must.
- Bing? Follow the same recommendations as you would for Google. They don't have geotargeting in Webmaster Tools, but focus on local languages and inbound links. Bing takes social signals into account more than Google at the moment.

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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), in conformance with Act 1077 of 1979, Uniform Attendance and Leave Policy, and the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees' Policy 420.1 Leave Policies for Academic and other Non-classified Personnel and 420.2 Leave Policies for Classified Employees including patient care, and has established clearly defined uniform procedures under which educational leave may be granted and taken. The purpose of this policy is to inform all departments within UAMS of these procedures so that uniformity can be established throughout the campus.
1) An employee of UAMS requesting educational leave must obtain approval from the University of Arkansas President. Employees requesting such leave must first submit the request in writing to the appropriate director or academic head of their department. Upon departmental approval, the request shall be forwarded to the appropriate division Dean, Executive Director or Vice Chancellor for division-level approval, and the division administrator shall then submit the approved request to the UAMS Chancellor for campus approval prior to forwarding it to the University President. Leave policies are different for Classified and Non-Classified patient care (see (2) below) and for Academic and Other Non-Classified Personnel (see (3) below).
2) Classified and Non-Classified Patient Care: A permanent employee may be granted educational leave by the President of the University on the following basis:
1. The employee will continue in the service of the University for a period of time as statutorily required or in the absence of a specific law, at least twice the length of his or her course of training. Any employee who does not fulfill these obligations shall be required to pay to the University the total cost or a proportionate share of the cost of the out-service training and compensation paid during the training period.
2. A written contract setting forth all terms of the agreement shall be signed by the employee and the President or Chancellor. The employee shall retain all rights in the position held at the time when the leave was granted or in one of comparable security and pay.
3. The amount of salary paid during the training period will be agreed upon by the employee and the President or Chancellor but may not in any case exceed the regular salary paid the employee. Payments for tuition, fees, books, and transportation may be made only if such sums have been specifically appropriated by the General Assembly for such purposes.
3) Academic and Other Non-Classified Personnel:
1. Leave-of-Absence Without Pay: The President of the University is authorized to grant leaves-of-absence without pay for a period not to exceed one year.
2. Vacation Leave for Graduate Study: Vacation leave for graduate study may be granted to otherwise eligible employees under the following terms:
a) Accrued vacation with pay may, if used for graduate study, be accumulated for two calendar years preceding the date of the leave if it is used by January 1 of the third year.
b) Permission to carry over such credit must be requested in writing by the employee and approved by the President in advance of the commencement of vacation accrual. The President may approve a modified application of the regulation where circumstances warrant not to exceed the earned vacation allowance for two years.


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When the Ramer family heard the horrifying news of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary last December, it hit close to home for the Blue Springs family.
The son of Tim Ramer's cousin, Chase Kowalski, was one of the young victims who died at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn.
When the Ramer family heard the horrifying news of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary last December, it hit close to home for the Blue Springs family.
The son of Tim Ramer's cousin, Chase Kowalski, was one of the young victims who died at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn.
"This wasn't like one of those cousins that you never see," said Brooke Ramer. "The family comes here every summer and stays at my in-laws. My 8-year-old remembers him (Chase), so when we heard about what happened it was hard."
But instead of dwelling on the way Chase died, the Ramers have decided to remember him in a more positive way. The two Ramer children - 4-year-old Vivian and 8-year-old Stella – will be participating in the Blue Springs Kids Triathlon. Chase, a 7-year-old who loved sports, competed in his first triathlon at age 6 and also participated in several community road races before his death.
The Ramers have a goal of raising $500, all of which will be donated to the Chase Kowalski Memorial Fund.
"This is an opportunity for the kids to learn about charity and doing something to help others," Ramer said. "The other part is keeping them active, which is one of the event's biggest missions."
This is the second year for the Kids Triathlon, which is being presented by the Blue Springs Hy-Vee. The event is June 15 and designed for children 4 to 14 years old. The competition begins with registration at 6:15 a.m. at the Blue Springs Family YMCA, 1300 S.E. Adams Dairy Parkway. The triathlon events begin at 7:30 a.m.
"The triathlon started last year as a part of the Let's Move initiative," said Brandon Martin, chair of the Kids Triathlon Committee. "It is fun to watch the kids get excited and fun as they race. The best part is that kids at any level can be a part of it."
There are three levels for children to choose from in the event. The Tri for Tots is for those 4 and up who need help during the event. They must swim 20 yards, and then bike and run one-quarter of a mile each. Children can use floatation devices in the pool or training wheels on the bike, and a parent or guardian can run with them during the race.
The Novice Division is for children 6 to 10 years old. They must swim 25 yards, bike for one and a quarter mile and run .53 mile. This is designed for children new to triathlons.
The final division is the Competitive Divisions, which are separated into 6 to 10 year olds and 11 to 14 year olds. The younger group must swim 100 yards, bike two miles and run one mile. The older group must swim 200 yards, bike four miles and run two miles. Trophies will be awarded to the top three males and females in each group.
Page 2 of 2 - All of the swimming events will be at the Blue Springs YMCA, with the biking along Adams Dairy Parkway. The road will be closed during the event. The running will be through the campus of Blue Springs South High School and Young Park.
Registration is required and ends June 12. Proceeds will go to support the Let's Move! initiative.
"This event gives kids confidence as they are competing against other kids at their level," Martin said. "It also gets them active because it takes 12 to 20 weeks to prepare for an event like this. Parents can't just open the door and tell them to go outside. It is about the family getting involved and being truly active together. We hope that as the kids get active during that duration, it will become a life-long activity for them."
Ramer said her girls are "super excited" about participating in the triathlon. The family has been running and riding their bikes around Lake Remembrance to prepare. She said, however, it is also a way for the family to remember a special boy whose life was taken much too quickly.
"I think it helps remembers someone in a good way when it was something so tragic that happened," Ramer said. "I think what is good is to remember people in a positive way and this is a way we can do that."
For more information or to get registration forms, visit www.bluespringsgov.com/kidstriathlon or call the Blue Springs Parks and Recreation Department at 816-228-0137.
For information on the Ramer's fundraising efforts for the Chase Kowalski Memorial Foundation, visit www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/brookeramer/bluespringskidstriathalonrace4chase.
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Less than one linear foot of documents chronicle Major General Daniel J. Gibson's career in the United States Air Force.
Major General Daniel J. Gibson graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1967. After graduating from pilot training, he completed flying assignments in Korea, Thailand and the United States. He joined the California National Guard in 1979 where he held positions including chief of safety, deputy commander for operations, air commander and group commander. In 1989, he transferred to the State Headquarters holding positions as the director of plans and programs and director of operations. In 1993, he was assigned as the chief of staff, California National Guard. General Gibson was appointed as the commander in September 1999. He is a command pilot and has flown more than 4,700 hours, including more than 1,300 combat hours in the OV-10 and F-4 in Southeast Asia. More biographical material can be found in Gibson's collection.
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|Ebony A Utley, Brenda J Allen
|Farewell Editorial
|Anita Taylor
|Sacrifice, Love, and Resistance: The Hip Hop Legacy of Assata Shakur
|Lisa M Corrigan
|Black, Blue and Loved All Over: Revolutionary Love, "Seven" and the Ritual of Spoken Solidarity
|Rachel N Hastings
|Passion in a Mathree: Metropolitan Love in Nazizi Hirji's "Kenyan Girl/Kenyan Boy"
|Evan Mwangi, Wanjiru Mbure
|Falling Out of Love With Hip Hop
|Heather Day
|Love Magnified: Where Art Thou?
|Michelle E Jones
|Can a Thug (get some) Love? Sex, Romance, and the Definition of a Hip Hop Thug
|Michael P Jeffries
|Analyzing the Discourse of Hip Hop Love Through Rap Balladry, 1987 and 2007
|Jamal Santa Cruze Bell, Roberto Avant-Mier
|Lovin' Mama and Hatin' on Baby Mama: A Comparison of Misogynistic and Stereotypical Representations in Songs about Rappers Mothers' and Baby Mamas
|Tia C.M. Tyree
|Trapped in the Closet: Understanding Contemporary Relationships in the African-American Hip Hop Community
|Cassandra Chaney
|Show Some Love: Youth Responses to "Kiss Me Thru the Phone"
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Clean Water Fund
Clean Water Fund dollars come from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment that Minnesotans passed in 2008. The funds are used for water management activities such as monitoring, planning, and on-the-ground restoration and protection activities.
MPCA-funded activities for FY 2014-2015
For fiscal years 2014-2015, the Legislature appropriated $194.98 million to water activities. The MPCA will receive approximately $56.55 million. The MPCA will use these funds to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and the state 2006 Clean Water Legacy Act (CWLA) which focuses on existing restoration and protection programs.
More information is available in the following fact sheet: Constitutional Legacy Funding for clean water activities (FY2012-2013) (ld-2sy11)
Water quality monitoring: $15.2 million.
- Continue monitoring & assessment efforts to meet the 10-year cycle: Statewide monitoring and assessment work is on track to meet the 10-year schedule, at a rate of about 10 percent of the watersheds each year. Intensive watershed monitoring includes biological, chemical, and habitat monitoring in watersheds to assess the water conditions. Assessments determine if waters are impaired and serve as a basis for further analysis of watershed problems, protection options, and overall watershed planning efforts.- $14,000,000
- Expanded contaminants of emerging concern effort in monitoring and assessment work - $1,000,000
- Red River Watch (Red River Watershed Board)- $200,000
Watershed restoration and protection strategies and applied research and tool development: $24.44 million.
- Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (TMDL development): In 2008, the MPCA launched a watershed approach to systematically and comprehensively conduct the state's water-quality monitoring, and restoration and protection planning needs on a 10-year cycle. Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPs), previously known as TMDLs, are developed with local partners to set strategies for impaired waters and unimpaired waters by setting reduction and protection goals, milestones and measures to guide state and local government implementation efforts. $18,800,000
- Watershed research and database development: Incrementally connect data management systems to develop a Watershed Portal (Watershed Data Integration Project or WDIP) that will interface existing systems and provide staff and the public a central location for reporting, analysis, and data management of the watershed data. $2,300,000
- Interagency water portal development: An interagency team has begun planning for a statewide water data portal. The portal would allow users to access data from multiple agencies from one webpage, rather than searching multiple agencies' websites. The project scope represents the ~30 highest priority data sources, a very large undertaking. $2,000,000
- Wastewater Treatment System Design & Technical Assistance: Identify and pilot options for implementing standards, not to develop new standards. The MPCA to work with regulated parties to identify new or more efficient ways of meeting standards at wastewater treatment facilities (municipal and industrial.). $750,000
- Stormwater Research, Guidance & BMPs. $550,000
Protection and restoration: $6.3 million.
- Great Lakes restoration project: Great Lakes restoration projects in the St. Louis River area of concern with local and federal partners. Requires at least a 65:35 non-state local match for every CWF dollar. $1,500,000
- Clean Water Partnership: Provides grants to study and implement solutions that protect basins and watersheds of Minnesota before water quality standards are exceeded. $3,000
- NPDES wastewater/stormwater TMDL implementation: implementation efforts. $1,800,000
Groundwater assessment and SSTS: $10.65 million.
- Groundwater assessment: Monitor and enhance ambient groundwater well network to collect critical water quality data needed for drinking water protection and surface water impact analysis, including modeling to support TMDL stressor identification and contaminants of emerging concern in a subset of monitoring wells. $2,250,000
- Enhanced County inspections/Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems corrective actions: Support technical assistance and County implementation of SSTS program requirements (M.S. 115.55) including issuing permits, conducting inspections, identifying and resolving non-compliant SSTS, and revising and maintaining SSTS ordinances.$6,900,000
- National Park Water Quality Protection Grant. $1,500,000
Apply for Clean Water Funding
Local governments and others can apply through a competitive process administered by the MPCA for the following activities over the 2012-2013 biennium:
- Clean Water Partnership: $2M. Funding will be used to provide grants to protect and improve the basins and watersheds of the state and provide financial and technical assistance to study waters with nonpoint source pollution problems. Priority shall be given to projects preventing impairments and degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, clause (4). MPCA project manager: Pete Fastner 651-757-2349. CWP Program Web site.
- Surface Water Assessment Grants (SWAG): $1M. Funding will be used to complete the monitoring needed to meet assessment requirements on Minnesota lakes and streams. Requests for proposal are open annually in October to provide local organizations and citizen volunteers with monitoring funds. MPCA project manager: Kelly O'Hara, 651-757-2622. SWAG Program website.
Background on the Clean Water Fund
On November 4, 2008, Minnesota voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the constitution to protect drinking water sources; to protect, enhance, and restore wetlands, prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife habitat; to preserve arts and cultural heritage; to support parks and trails; and to protect, enhance, and restore lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.
The amendment increased the sales and use tax rate by three-eighths of one percent on taxable sales, starting July 1, 2009, continuing through 2034. Of those funds, approximately 33% will be dedicated to a Clean Water Fund to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater, with at least 5% of the fund targeted to protect drinking water sources.
Seven Minnesota agencies collaborate and partner on Minnesota's water resource management activities under the Clean Water Fund:
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Department of Natural Resources
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Health
- Board of Water and Soil Resources
- Public Facilities Authority
- Metropolitan Council
To review the entire Legacy bill, please see Special Session Chapter 6.
For more information
Assistant Water Commissioner, Rebecca Flood, 651-757-2022 or email@example.com.
Clean Water Fund Coordinator, Denise Leezer, 651-757-2523 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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|Circumferential dissection with intimal intussusception: an unusual case of acute aortic type A dissection.
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|PMID: 12664055 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|An unusual case of a type-A aortic dissection with complete circumferential dissection just above the aortic valve with intimointimal intussuseption just distal to the left subclavian artery partially obstructing the descending aorta is described. CT-scan and transesophageal echocardiography together with clinical suspicion led to the correct diagnosis. Intimointimal intussusception is an unusual type of aortic dissection in which a proximal circumferential tear causes dissection with intussusception of the torn intima downstream, which could cause confusion about the appropriate diagnosis ([1]). It is a very infrequent complication of aortic dissection with only a few cases reported in the literature ([2-6]). CT scan and transesophageal echocardiography are the most accurate diagnostic tools ([7-9]). We describe a patient with intimointimal intussusception, diagnosed by CT scan and transesophageal echocardiography.
|J Orrit; A Kalangos; P T Trindade; J T Christenson
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|Title: Cardiovascular surgery (London, England) Volume: 11 ISSN: 0967-2109 ISO Abbreviation: Cardiovasc Surg Publication Date: 2003 Apr
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|Created Date: 2003-03-28 Completed Date: 2003-07-25 Revised Date: 2004-11-17
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|Nlm Unique ID: 9308765 Medline TA: Cardiovasc Surg Country: England
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|Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
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When it comes to publishing your OpenOffice.org Writer documents on the web, you have several options. If you use MediaWiki as your web publishing platform, you can use the Sun Wiki Publisher to convert documents into wiki pages. OpenOffice also lets you save pages in HTML format for use with content management systems that support HTML formatting (the HTML output produced by OpenOffice is far from perfect, though).
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text: Hearing over healthcare site Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius answered questions Wednesday morning about the troubled health care website."Today's hearing is about fairness for American people who are losing their coverage or seeing their premiums skyrocket as high as 400 percent. This hearing is also about transparency," said Rep. Fred Upton. West Michigan Congressman and Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee Fred Upton led Wednesday's hearing on Capitol Hill.As Danielle Nottingham reports above, Congressman Upton and other lawmakers want to know when she knew about the problems, and why more wasn't done.


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Data Analyses From RNA-Seq, CHiP-Seq, and Network Inference Experiments
During 2014, these researchers have performed analysis of three RNA-seq data and four ChIP-seq data generated from their lab or from public studies. They developed a new method for integrating multi-dimensional genomic data to infer the regulatory networks during mouse cardiac differentiation. This method can not only infer the gene-gene regulatory relationship but also pinpoint the cis-regulatory elements in the promoter and enhancer regions. A poster for this project won the grand prize in the biological and medical sciences section at the MSI Research Exhibition 2014. The group also developed a novel pipeline for reconstructing the lineage trees and inferring novel markers from single-cell RNA-seq data.
In 2015, in addition to the routine sequencing analysis, these researchers will work on two major projects that requires significant amount of computational resources. The first project is to extend the network inference project to include microRNA information and discover the conserved and species-specific gene regulatory relationships in cardiac differentiation process. The second project is to develop new bioinformatics tools for integrative analysis of large-scale single-cell RNA-seq data, as well as other NGS data at single-cell level.
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