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Went out to the CBBT last weekend with boat partner in hopes of catching some flounder. Put the rigs down and they were being hammered by something... Skates all over the surface and we soon figured out that they were the ones pestering our rigs. Boat partner hooked a good size one, but I had...

The new rage in Virginia Beach is little stand up towers on hardtops to help you spot cobia (and other fish, I guess, like black drum). Guys were using ladders, but the ever-present law enforcement started cracking down, so you see a lot of little simple tubing structures with, at most, a...

My cousin's husband has a GW with older Yamaha 250 2-stroke. A couple of weeks ago he spun the prop, fortunately close to home, and we towed him in. He took the stainless prop to the best prop guys in town and they re-hubbed it for him and, on myadvice, he bought a back-up aluminum prop. He...

After being on a waiting list for SIXTEEN YEARS we finally got a slip in the Virginia Beach city marina. Sixteen years... The municipal wheels turn slowly. And that was after frequent inquiries as to our standing on the list. It's a nice facility and the location is primo. Minutes to the...

The time has come to do something about the trim tabs on my 2320 sport cabin. Want to go bigger and more effective and I have seen the topic discussed a number of times. Tried searching the forum, but there's a lot of info out there. What is the collective wisdom on this topic? Can I keep my...

Recently received two citation plaques from the VA Saltwater Fishing Tournament for red and black drum I caught and released last May. The first one was caught on a charter trip with Just Right charters. That's where I learned the how and where. Went out the next day in my Parker and mimiced...

Great commotion at Lynnhaven Inlet today involving police, CG, news choppers. We learned that an 18 ft boat carrying 6 passengers had capsized outside of the inlet. Two dead, two in ICU, two released. The boat was an 18 ft Tracker and the folks were visitors from Arizona who had made several...

Grandson Wally went with Contender team on striper shootout yesterday, way up the Eastern Shore of VA. Major problems with leaders breaking off on big fish, but even worse, they blew a lower unit on one of the two Yamaha 350s on the way home. These are apparently some "prototype" engines not...

This looks like fun... Its getting close, close for you to face the challenge!! The Rockfish Frostbite Challenge!!! Time is running out to take advantage of the Early Registration. Save some cash by entering before January 3rd. All Early Entries will be eligible for a Free Level I Entry...

Merry Christmas everybody! I have a question for a relative who has an older Yamaha 225 2-stroke on a 23 Grady. When he gets his boat home on the lift, he has to go through this acrobatic routine to put "earmuffs" on his motor to flush it out. Makes me really appreciate the flush fitting on...

Went out to Cape Henry this afternoon with Grandson Wally as guide and three doctors looking for stripers. I like hanging around with doctors - they might be able to bring you back if "the big one" hits you. Mojos, stretches, storm lures. LOTS of bait on the scope, a few birds hitting the...

Ran our 23 Parker from Lynnhaven Inlet to Fisherman's Island at the southern tip of the Delmarva peninsula. Floated some eels on bobbers starting at slack tide and waited for the tide to turn out. Pretty quiet and not much on the fishfinder, but we were rewarded with a 43 inch 35 pound...

Just took delivery on this monster last week. 1098cc of raw power! If the economy gets bad enough I can live in it. SWMBO saw photos and said we had to have it.

Time to paint the bottom and we were tired of trying to paint it on the trailer, so we opted to put the boat on blocks. Had never tried it before, so we were a little nervous. Chained boat to a handy tree and slowly pulled trailer out from under it. Some nail-biting moments, but it settled on...

I'm thinking about putting a small stand for one or two people on the roof of my 2320SC that will (a) let us spot fish lurking around the CBBT pilings, etc and (b) give my grandkids something to hold onto other than my VHF antenna when they are diving off the roof. Question: I have a Raymarine...

Strange 23 ft Parker with extended cabin and twin Honda 130s on GSA auction site in Alaska. Must really be a 25 footer? http://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucitsrh/

Strange 23 ft Parker with extended cabin and twin Honda 130s on GSA auction site in Alaska. Must really be a 25 footer? http://search.gsaauctions.gov/texis/sea ... saauctions TYPE in 122102

Really wanted to try lifting my motor on my 2320 up a hole, but wasn't quite sure how to go about it until Dale provided the brilliant idea of using the trailer jack to provide the muscle to lift it. Works like a champ! A little scarey, but really simple and effective. Thanks Dale. Love this...

Went out Sunday afternoon for Spanish Mackeral. Trolled past the Cape Henry Light and the Colonel's house for a few hours and ended up with 5 spanish and about 1000 chopper blues. Spanish aren't great fighters, but it reminds you that catching any fish is rewarding. Mostly it was nice to...

I took what I learned on our charter trip on the Just Right and tried the same stuff on my Parker 2320. It worked! Terry caught the first black drum, then I hooked up a 47 incher for a citation. somewaht shy of the 20 we caught on the charter, but still fun. We got caught in a short downpour...