mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

phatmanmike

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hey all you guys ina nd around central florida! ever wanted to see honeymoon island state park, camp on the beach 10 feet from the glittering gulf of mexico? ever wanted to catch grouper 100 feet from shore and the go back to camp and grill em up?<br /><br />well now you can, yes thats right, you too can camp on the soft sand beaches consistantly named in americas 10 best beaches year after year.<br /><br />myself and others from around the area want to camp, swim, fish, eat, go shelling, bring the dogs, have a huge camp fire in the sand.<br /><br />this is still in the baby stages, so if you wanna speend a weekend around anclote key, honey moon island, egmont key, three rooker bar or shell key( do a google search on any of these) shoot me an email or post an idea you may have. it will be camping so we must wait for cooler weather( unless youre hard core) so you wont need to spend anything on motels. think of all the gas, bait abd beer you could get with that money <br /><br />i look forward to hearing from you.<br /><br />mikey
 

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

Roger is in. I of course am in. My nephew confirmed he is in today. Just needs to get a schedule. He is a hardcore fishing machine. Will fish for food is his motto.
 

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

im selling my motor, the big merc, on ebay right now, and probably wont have another until early or mid sept. id prefer to wait till its not as blazing hot out, but i dont think thatll work, as its ALWAYS blazing hot out. my buddy mat is bringin his 17 footer, i think thats the BIGGEST boat to come yet :) <br /><br />just make sure all these folks like sleeping in a tent on the beach, although there are a few hotels near by, within easy boating distance, but thats cheating
 

Dave Abrahamson

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

I'm still in. I'll be watching the forum for a schedule. If I can be of any assistance let me know. davidabrahamson@hotmail.com. (this is like the third forum this subject has been brought up on. Is this the one to watch now? ;) :p <br /><br />Dave
 

ChrisMcLaughlin

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

Keeper grouper 100' from shore? I need those numbers. I have to go 6 miles!!!
 

Dave Abrahamson

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

I'd like the 6 mile number myself....please ;)
 

phatmanmike

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

yes, keeper grouper in the tampa bay shipping channel, snapper also. its over 80 feet deep and almost has a completey straight drop from 2 feet deep, about 100 feet from shore, right by the light house. if grouper aint your thing, go about 1/4 mile away, on the other side of egmont key, and go flats fishing for snook, reds, cobia, tarpon and shark
 

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

No problem til mid late Sept. Everybody pretty much wants to let the heat break a little first. Just awful out right now. Have to see what Frances is doing anyway.<br /><br />Where is that drop off by Eggmont Key you spoke of? I have anchored there before, but paid no attention to the depth. I went swimming and really didn't see any depths of 2 feet anywhere. I think you mentioned an 80 spot. Is that the "channel"?
 

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

OH. Egmont key. I was assuming we were still talking Honeymoon and Anclote area. ...nevermind.<br />I'm still in though :)
 

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

Dave I think he was actually talking about Honeymoon area and the pass just north of it being 80 feet. There is purported to be an 80 foot ditch somewhere very near Eggmont that I was asking about as well.
 

phatmanmike

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

ok, honeymoon is in the north end of the county and egmont is in the south.<br />the 80 footer is the shipping channel into tampa bay.the channel is its deepest about 100 feet from shore of egmont, just north east of the lighthouse, at the north east end of the island. on my charts, it ranges fomr 50 - 70 in most spots, but 80 is the deepest.<br /><br />if you wanna fish the flats at egmont(which are supposedly world class) go to the west side of the island( gulf side) it stays only a few feet deep for a couplde hundred yards in either direction on that side. not to mention the sunken reef and all the good snorkling opps.<br /><br />look at the pink letters....<br />
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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

egmont is good for snorkling, deep water fishing, flats fishing. <br /><br />honey moon is great for sharks, big sharks, flats, lots of flats, very good channel to north tip of honeymoon with great water flow. also, lost of smaller islands around honeymoon good for camping or shelling or swimming or fishing from shore, whatever.<br /><br />anclote key is a state preserve and you CAN camp there, for free. they have palilions set up and grills and such.<br /><br />shell key has great camping also, its at the south end of the county , about 2 - 3 miles north from egmont key.<br /><br />egmont and shell key(free) to the south are more populated.<br /><br />anclote key is less populated as its further from shore and the lil bowriders and deckboats dont wanna voyage the 5 miles off shore to go to it.<br /><br />depending on what your after( fish wise) neither spot, be it north or south, cant be beat ! bar none!
 

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

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<br />three rooker bar facing north<br /><br />
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Stumpknocker

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

Ok.... I guess I'll just have to hold you to it. I'm getting ready!
 

Dave Abrahamson

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

Was this just a tease Mike?? Has anyone taken you up on this yet?<br />Good time to be out fishin'!!
 

phatmanmike

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Re: mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

im trying to talk the wife into camping on shell key, just off ft desoto, this coming weekend. the haloween weekend.... let you know
 
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