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 Topic: Johnny's Rattlesnake Pit |
Johninaustin
Replies: 1
Views: 413
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 Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2026 9:11 am Subject: Johnny's Rattlesnake Pit |
Vaguely. I was never allowed to go inside due to the fact my mom was terrified of snakes.
I do remember the bait stand in the west side of the intracoastal (long torn down now) had a rattler in ... |
| Topic: Help me remember some Flour Bluff history. |
Johninaustin
Replies: 3
Views: 499
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2026 8:33 am Subject: Help me remember some Flour Bluff history. |
It might have been Ed’s Sporting Goods.
That's it! Thank you. Glad to see your memory is better than mine.  |
| Topic: Help me remember some Flour Bluff history. |
Johninaustin
Replies: 3
Views: 499
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2026 10:59 am Subject: Help me remember some Flour Bluff history. |
Getting old and my memory is hit and miss.
Back in 1975-76 I was a high school kid working at a bait stand on SPID, located about where the side entrance to HEB is now. It was beside a Burger Che ... |
| Topic: It gets exciting when the boat catches fire. |
Johninaustin
Replies: 5
Views: 764
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 3:39 pm Subject: It gets exciting when the boat catches fire. |
What voltage was the trolling motor? At what amperage draw would the circuit breaker kick off?
74lb Minn Kota Maxxum.. I have no idea on the circuit breaker, it burned too. . 
Not ... |
| Topic: It gets exciting when the boat catches fire. |
Johninaustin
Replies: 5
Views: 764
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 7:40 am Subject: It gets exciting when the boat catches fire. |
Surrounded by water, and you're on fire!!!! You got yourself a story for the ages.
Glad everything came out O.K.
CS
About that. Turns out that I had no way to get any of that water INTO the b ... |
| Topic: It gets exciting when the boat catches fire. |
Johninaustin
Replies: 5
Views: 764
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 9:48 am Subject: It gets exciting when the boat catches fire. |
Went out last week, along the King Ranch shoreline. Just puttering along on the trolling motor..
Gee, where is all the smoke coming from? 
It appears the trolling motor plug shorted ... |
| Topic: Any FB folks live close to Firefly RV park on Laguna shore? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 1
Views: 537
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed May 13, 2026 3:57 pm Subject: Any FB folks live close to Firefly RV park on Laguna shore? |
| Found this place online, looking for campgrounds that are more secure for the camper and boat. (Someone tried to steal my trailer spare and propane tanks at Padre Balli last month) The biggest plus ... |
| Topic: Who says you need shrimp? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 2
Views: 1018
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2026 11:12 am Subject: Who says you need shrimp? |
Haven't used bait shrimp in years other than brining some for pomps. The only natural bait I use is cut mullet in the surf. Even that is being replaced with fishbites a lot of the time.
Cast ne ... |
| Topic: Can anyone reccomend boat storage in the Bluff or Southside? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 4
Views: 1165
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2026 7:20 am Subject: Can anyone reccomend boat storage in the Bluff or Southside? |
Well, thanks for the recommendations, but none of them will return calls or emails.
So I just went thru the listings and found a space at OutRig with access to a private boat ramp. $90 a month fo ... |
| Topic: Can anyone reccomend boat storage in the Bluff or Southside? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 4
Views: 1165
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:29 pm Subject: Can anyone reccomend boat storage in the Bluff or Southside? |
I always bring the boat down for the summer and store on the navy base, but this year they are full and running a wait list. for both open and covered parking.
(BTW, CCNAS now has wet slips avai ... |
| Topic: Looking forward to Tuesday |
Johninaustin
Replies: 11
Views: 1860
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2026 5:21 pm Subject: Looking forward to Tuesday |
| Color coordinated fishing shirt. Nice. |
| Topic: Abusinng the new Bob Hall Pier .... |
Johninaustin
Replies: 8
Views: 2531
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 1:34 pm Subject: Abusinng the new Bob Hall Pier .... |
| To be honest, I'm surprised anyone that lives in Corpus is surprised. I fully expected this. Just look at any fishing access anywhere and see the trash, broken bottles, old burns from campfires and ... |
| Topic: Shrimp boats |
Johninaustin
Replies: 3
Views: 1551
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2026 7:36 pm Subject: Shrimp boats |
| Back in the 70's, we has Dearborn propane heaters on the boats. The cooking stove and hot water heater was also propane. |
| Topic: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 7
Views: 7139
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2025 1:08 am Subject: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Thanks for the answers guys. Unfortunately of the four fabricators i contacted, none wanted the work.
So i pulled the boat back up to Austin and going to go to the Metal Supply, buy a piece of s ... |
| Topic: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Johninaustin
Replies: 7
Views: 7139
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Forum: General Saltwater Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2025 1:59 pm Subject: Who is best for a trailer modification? |
Charlie of course...(361) 443-0873
becky
Nice guy, talked to him about it but at the moment he does not have the metal in stock. |
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