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panthera Horse Mullet
Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 185
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:38 pm Post subject: PINS entrance |
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| Someone posted somewhere that they got to the pins entrance early on a few occasions and did not have to pay to get in (no one at the gate). I plan on getting there at around 5 am on Sunday. If no one is there can I just drive in and pay when we leave. I have never been that early but I do need a new permit. I will be in a dark green cj7 jeep with no doors or top so if you see me stop for a minute or two if you can. I hope to meet at least one member sometime. Thanks |
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Tyler Site Admin

Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Nobody will be there. If you choose to pay on the way out you can but usually nobody does. I just buy the yearly permit. I would be glad to pay 3 times the amount of the 20 dollar pass for one year if they would put in more parking spaces reinstitute the 25 mph speed limit on the beach and hire some extra rangers to enforce it. |
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YaknBak Flour Bluffian in training

Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 350 Location: N. Padre Island
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| I second that!! |
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panthera Horse Mullet
Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 185
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject: pins pass |
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| I would as well Tyler even though I don't get to PINS as often as I would like. I would still pay for it to improve for all of us that use it. |
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Fishin Rod Horse Mullet

Joined: 14 Mar 2006 Posts: 100 Location: San Antonio
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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I have my pass but I will not B using it unless I have a lot of witnesses following me  |
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landlocked beachbum Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 5811 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Tyler wrote: | | Nobody will be there. If you choose to pay on the way out you can but usually nobody does. I just buy the yearly permit. I would be glad to pay 3 times the amount of the 20 dollar pass for one year if they would put in more parking spaces reinstitute the 25 mph speed limit on the beach and hire some extra rangers to enforce it. |
Come on now Tyler, that makes too much sense!!!!!  _________________ Dave
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits". Albert Einstein |
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panthera Horse Mullet
Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 185
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:16 pm Post subject: PINS |
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| I know that I will not be able to go as far as I want to. Probably be stuck in a line of traffic of 15 mph. I will let all of you know how it turns out. |
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pool_rob9 Horse Mullet

Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 121 Location: Portland, TX
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Radar detectors are sold at walmart. I know....completely unrelated subject. just felt like mentioning it  _________________ Eagles may soar...but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. |
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Bluffer Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 4858 Location: The Bluff...Bring back the Porch!
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I always go thru there early (even back when I had my boat) and have yet to see anyone (since at least 99) or pay to go thru there. _________________ -STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS!- |
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panthera Horse Mullet
Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 185
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject: PINS |
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| Are they gonna rack me if I do not show proof by way of a yearly permit is the question I am asking I guess? Most important is that if you are there and I am not latched on to anything over a pound stop and say hello. |
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mudmauler Horse Mullet

Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 116 Location: Corpus Christi, Tx (Calallen)
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: PINS |
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| panthera wrote: | | Are they gonna rack me if I do not show proof by way of a yearly permit is the question I am asking I guess? Most important is that if you are there and I am not latched on to anything over a pound stop and say hello. |
Nah, you wont have to stop on the way out! And they wont ask for it if your already in! If you make it in and dont have to pay, then your home free!  |
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seanu21 Horse Mullet
Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 193 Location: San Antonio
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:19 am Post subject: |
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panthera,
I'll be there tonight about midnight through Monday. In the white Tacoma in the pics on this link:
http://www.texaskayakfisherman.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=122130
Feel free to stop by and have a brew if you see me. I'll be somewhere between the blacktop and the PM jetty.
Sean |
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CC Bug Man Finger Mullet
Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 44 Location: Coastal Bend
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: old farts pay attention |
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If you are 62 or older you can get an entrance pass for $10.00 that is good for the rest of your life at any federal park that charges an entrance fee (including PINS). It also gives you a half price discount for most camping and use fees (including the Bird Island use permit). Total was $15.00. Next year it will be $5.00. Finally, something good about getting old.
I made a special trip out there to get it. I just rolled up there and asked for the old fart pass and she fixed me up. Those girls at the gate are really nice. Too bad they work for a boss that is a ..............well, never mind.
Bill _________________ Be a sportsman. Practice CPR. Catch, Photo, & Release. |
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snakecan2 Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 1504 Location: Boerne
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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lost of the park rangers are great people, especially the ones at the front gate.. but the politics behind the scense is worse than at a one legged rooster in the hen house. _________________ Fish and Hunt Baby.... so tight lines and clear scopes. |
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