12/18-12/20

[filletnrelease]

Well lady luck has shined her light my direction. I got Thursday and Friday off. Will be at the SSP, at least to start, 0-500 hours on Thursday morning until Friday afternoon or Saturday morning sometime. Tides and weather look pretty good. Stop by if you get there. Always a pleasure to fish with fellow Pier Rats. ;D

Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible

Th 18 High 5:00 AM 1.6 7:15 AM Set 11:55 AM 66
18 Low 1:01 PM 0.1 5:39 PM
18 High 7:06 PM 1.4

F 19 Low 1:40 AM 0.7 7:15 AM Rise 12:17 AM 55
19 High 6:38 AM 1.3 5:40 PM Set 12:26 PM
19 Low 1:37 PM 0.4
19 High 7:34 PM 1.6

Sa 20 Low 3:12 AM 0.4 7:16 AM Rise 1:14 AM 45
20 High 8:34 AM 1.0 5:40 PM Set 12:57 PM
20 Low 2:12 PM 0.6
20 High 8:06 PM 1.7


GMZ830-162145-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-
931 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008

REST OF TODAY
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE IN
THE AFTERNOON. BAY AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.

TONIGHT
VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY AND INLAND WATERS
SMOOTH. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY
AND INLAND WATERS SMOOTH.

[fishindad]

I am hoping to get out there the same time. If I make it out I will look out for you.

Fishindad

[eaglesfanguy]

I might come visit ya Jack.. thursday evening.. Droppin the ole lady off at the airport round 5pm then i'll probably head to the pier.. Havent been there since they pissed me off. and closed half.. So ill look for ya..

[filletnrelease]

Sounds good gents, looking forward to it. Been a long time Steve, I know you got pretty pissed at the closing as did we all. I for one ain't giving up what we got left, does put the squeeze on the weekends though, half the pier, all the crowd.

[bill jacques]

See ya there Jack, should be there around 7am Thurs

[filletnrelease]

All right Bill, always a pleasure. I'll fill the live well with some nice Pins, Grunts, whatever. Should start out just short of the baithouse.

[filletnrelease]

Well for those that didn't make it, you did not miss much. Tides were slow at best, freelining was real hard but manageable. Bill and I gave it one heck of a try. I did finally manage a 18" right at the tide change. Thursday night was no better, hit every hole I could remember, nada. Friday brought pretty much the same for the morning. On my way out I decided to give it one more try. Tide was almost dead, wind had picked up right in my face so I switched to the bait runner to get a little more casting distance. Threw it as hard as I could, maybe 80-90 feet, 20 seconds later, bam, a 24", next cast same thing, 20-30 seconds and fish on, this time a 16". Then as quick as it had started, it ended. I was smelling Skunk bad, that last stop, right at slack tide saved the day.

[bill jacques]

Jack, Glad to hear it wasn't a total lost

[filletnrelease]

10-4, I stopped where we ended up on Thursday. Same thing, slack tide, fish hitting it almost when it hit the water.