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Posted by 59mgaguy
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Just wondering. I'm getting ready to sell all my surf fishing equipment. I got around 29 rods and reels all high dollar. Plus I figure a total between $6000 to $7000 worth of tackle and gear with the rods. I figure it would be a good deal for some one for $2200. But I had a lot of people wanting me to sale each items separate.
You figure the reels are worth around $350 and the rods are over $200. Wouldn't you think this was a good deal?
You figure the reels are worth around $350 and the rods are over $200. Wouldn't you think this was a good deal?
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Wray ,
I'm thinking of moving off the Outer Banks to someplace more inland. Where I don't know. I had thought of Mich. But Wyatt lives there. I'm afraid of lowering my standards. All kidding aside I want to move just don't know where to. So if it's inland I don't think I'll be needing my syrf fishing equipment.
John
I'm thinking of moving off the Outer Banks to someplace more inland. Where I don't know. I had thought of Mich. But Wyatt lives there. I'm afraid of lowering my standards. All kidding aside I want to move just don't know where to. So if it's inland I don't think I'll be needing my syrf fishing equipment.
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John, a few years back I would have said near Charleston, which is one of the best cities in the world. But, everyone else thinks so and it's become so crowded that it is harder to enjoy it like we used to. 50 people a day are moving here.
We do have great medical and a good, active club. Just don't be in a hurry to get somewhere.
The OB is a beautiful place but isolated. We spent the weekend in Oriental with family up the road, a nice town but still a bit too isolated for me.
We do have great medical and a good, active club. Just don't be in a hurry to get somewhere.
The OB is a beautiful place but isolated. We spent the weekend in Oriental with family up the road, a nice town but still a bit too isolated for me.
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Wray,
Both my wife and I love visiting Charleston . One of our favored cities. But it's just a little to humid and hot too stay there for us.
We've never been to Oriental, NC. It's on the main land a few hour drive from OBX (Outer Banks Island). Maybe we'll try and visit the place. You talk of 50 people per day moving to Charleston. Try over 110,515,903 people visiting in just one month. And each one of them leave their brains and driving skills on the mainland before crossing the Wright Brother's Bridge. It gotten so crowed here local don't go out unless they have to. Saturdays are the worst day with so many rear end accidents. The police do not give ticket for rear end collisions. But when the visitors get home they find a very large bill from the fire department.
it is a lovely place to visit and we love the winters here after the season has closed. (Jan to April). You can't beat 68 miles of pure sandy beaches and if your a local you always know a commercial fisherman. You eat well. As for the restaurants we stay away from most of them. There is only about four or five that we go to. As my buddy use to say "Thank Goodness for hurricanes." When we know people that are coming down for vacation . We warn them where not to go to.
Another draw back here is getting something done. Forget good work or ethics. It's a buyer beware state. They will rip you off. You just have to grin and bare it. (I do feel sorry for the tourist who breaks down or repaired from an accident to get home.)
But as a vacation spot for the best beaches in the USA this is the spot.
Both my wife and I love visiting Charleston . One of our favored cities. But it's just a little to humid and hot too stay there for us.
We've never been to Oriental, NC. It's on the main land a few hour drive from OBX (Outer Banks Island). Maybe we'll try and visit the place. You talk of 50 people per day moving to Charleston. Try over 110,515,903 people visiting in just one month. And each one of them leave their brains and driving skills on the mainland before crossing the Wright Brother's Bridge. It gotten so crowed here local don't go out unless they have to. Saturdays are the worst day with so many rear end accidents. The police do not give ticket for rear end collisions. But when the visitors get home they find a very large bill from the fire department.
it is a lovely place to visit and we love the winters here after the season has closed. (Jan to April). You can't beat 68 miles of pure sandy beaches and if your a local you always know a commercial fisherman. You eat well. As for the restaurants we stay away from most of them. There is only about four or five that we go to. As my buddy use to say "Thank Goodness for hurricanes." When we know people that are coming down for vacation . We warn them where not to go to.
Another draw back here is getting something done. Forget good work or ethics. It's a buyer beware state. They will rip you off. You just have to grin and bare it. (I do feel sorry for the tourist who breaks down or repaired from an accident to get home.)
But as a vacation spot for the best beaches in the USA this is the spot.
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John...ahem....pardon me but 68 miles of sandy beach??? try 300 + or- with no salt no sharks no waiting,and thats just one of 4 sides available of clean clear fresh water....
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By Richard Payerchin, The Morning Journal
Posted: 06/04/16, 10:36 PM EDT | Updated: 1 day ago
1 Comment
Jason Zsebik, left, and Tim Johnson of Vermilion hold up their prize-winning catch of walleye during the weigh-in of the Cabela�s Masters Walleye Circuit tournament in Lorain on June 4, 2016. Zsebik and Johnson won the tournament, bagging walleye weighing a total of 84 pounds, 11 ounces, in two days of fishing on June 3 and 4, 2016.
Jason Zsebik, left, and Tim Johnson of Vermilion hold up their prize-winning catch of walleye during the weigh-in of the Cabela�s Masters Walleye Circuit tournament in Lorain on June 4, 2016. Zsebik and Johnson won the tournament, bagging walleye weighing a total of 84 pounds, 11 ounces, in two days of fishing on June 3 and 4, 2016. Richard Payerchin � The Morning Journal
Two local anglers brought home the heaviest fish, then left with the first-place prize in the Cabela�s Masters Walleye Circuit tournament on June 3 and 4.
It was the first time the event came to Lorain and Ohioans defended their home Great Lake, taking multiple slots in the top 10 places among 56 competing teams.
The winners were Tim Johnson and Jason Zsebik, lifelong fishing buddies from Vermilion who bagged 10 walleye weighing 84 pounds, 11 ounces.
�It�s something special,� Zsebik said about the win. �These are the big boys. You get an opportunity to compete against them and you do this good �
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�If you�re playing football, this is the NFL,� he said.
The duo were hoping to place in the middle of the pack, maybe cracking the top 30, Zsebik said.
They fish as much as they can � that is, when they are not working full time. Zsebik, 31, is a Lorain County Sheriff�s deputy and Johnson, 33, works for Lowe�s.
Often their fishing trips include their wives and children, Zsebik added, and they don�t get to fish in other states around the Great Lakes.
�We don�t have the boat to travel,� Zsebik said. �I don�t even have a boat, he�s got a little boat, you know what I mean? We just fish.�
Speaking to a crowd of anglers and spectators at the weigh-in, Johnson prompted laughs when he declined to say exactly where they caught the heavy haul.
�How�d we catch them? What color? How fast? Where at?� said Tournament Director Daniel Palmer.
�We didn�t go very far. I�m not going to tell you where,� Johnson said.
�Lake Erie, right? You�re on Lake Erie,� Dan said.
�Lake Erie, north of here,� Johnson said, adding he did not want to give up his secrets to friends preparing for another walleye tournament.
The second place winners were Dan Smith, 39, of Avon, with his friend Joe Zelei, 57, of Clinton. The two met several years ago working on a construction project in North Canton and began fishing tournaments.
�We kind of gambled on coming into this because these are some darn good fishermen up here,� Smith said.
After the first day fishing, the pair were in fourth place and Smith said they knew they had to put together a good second day on the water.
�It�s hard to put together two big bags of fish together two days in a row, it really is,� he said.
At the weigh-in, the anglers generally described good days of pre-fishing the area. They said June 4 was a tricky day for finding fish, and some teams were running as far east as Cleveland and beyond.
As first-place winners, Johnson and Szebik won an invitation to fish the Cabela�s National Team Championship walleye tournament, which will take place in Lorain in 2017. That tournament can draw 200 teams or more.
�We�re going to have guys here from all over the country and they�re going to fall in love with Lake Erie,� Palmer said. �As long as Mother Nature doesn�t kick them in the teeth.�
Smith suggested holding the tournament in Lorain a week earlier in the year to find the most walleye off the city as the fish head from west to east seeking cooler water.
Szebik also gave his advice to potential tournament anglers.
�Don�t be scared if you�ve got a little boat, a slow boat,� Zsebik said. �That doesn�t mean you can�t catch fish, the boat has nothing to do with it. You�ve just got to get out there and do it if you like it.�
By Richard Payerchin, The Morning Journal
Posted: 06/04/16, 10:36 PM EDT | Updated: 1 day ago
1 Comment
Jason Zsebik, left, and Tim Johnson of Vermilion hold up their prize-winning catch of walleye during the weigh-in of the Cabela�s Masters Walleye Circuit tournament in Lorain on June 4, 2016. Zsebik and Johnson won the tournament, bagging walleye weighing a total of 84 pounds, 11 ounces, in two days of fishing on June 3 and 4, 2016.
Jason Zsebik, left, and Tim Johnson of Vermilion hold up their prize-winning catch of walleye during the weigh-in of the Cabela�s Masters Walleye Circuit tournament in Lorain on June 4, 2016. Zsebik and Johnson won the tournament, bagging walleye weighing a total of 84 pounds, 11 ounces, in two days of fishing on June 3 and 4, 2016. Richard Payerchin � The Morning Journal
Two local anglers brought home the heaviest fish, then left with the first-place prize in the Cabela�s Masters Walleye Circuit tournament on June 3 and 4.
It was the first time the event came to Lorain and Ohioans defended their home Great Lake, taking multiple slots in the top 10 places among 56 competing teams.
The winners were Tim Johnson and Jason Zsebik, lifelong fishing buddies from Vermilion who bagged 10 walleye weighing 84 pounds, 11 ounces.
�It�s something special,� Zsebik said about the win. �These are the big boys. You get an opportunity to compete against them and you do this good �
Advertisement
�If you�re playing football, this is the NFL,� he said.
The duo were hoping to place in the middle of the pack, maybe cracking the top 30, Zsebik said.
They fish as much as they can � that is, when they are not working full time. Zsebik, 31, is a Lorain County Sheriff�s deputy and Johnson, 33, works for Lowe�s.
Often their fishing trips include their wives and children, Zsebik added, and they don�t get to fish in other states around the Great Lakes.
�We don�t have the boat to travel,� Zsebik said. �I don�t even have a boat, he�s got a little boat, you know what I mean? We just fish.�
Speaking to a crowd of anglers and spectators at the weigh-in, Johnson prompted laughs when he declined to say exactly where they caught the heavy haul.
�How�d we catch them? What color? How fast? Where at?� said Tournament Director Daniel Palmer.
�We didn�t go very far. I�m not going to tell you where,� Johnson said.
�Lake Erie, right? You�re on Lake Erie,� Dan said.
�Lake Erie, north of here,� Johnson said, adding he did not want to give up his secrets to friends preparing for another walleye tournament.
The second place winners were Dan Smith, 39, of Avon, with his friend Joe Zelei, 57, of Clinton. The two met several years ago working on a construction project in North Canton and began fishing tournaments.
�We kind of gambled on coming into this because these are some darn good fishermen up here,� Smith said.
After the first day fishing, the pair were in fourth place and Smith said they knew they had to put together a good second day on the water.
�It�s hard to put together two big bags of fish together two days in a row, it really is,� he said.
At the weigh-in, the anglers generally described good days of pre-fishing the area. They said June 4 was a tricky day for finding fish, and some teams were running as far east as Cleveland and beyond.
As first-place winners, Johnson and Szebik won an invitation to fish the Cabela�s National Team Championship walleye tournament, which will take place in Lorain in 2017. That tournament can draw 200 teams or more.
�We�re going to have guys here from all over the country and they�re going to fall in love with Lake Erie,� Palmer said. �As long as Mother Nature doesn�t kick them in the teeth.�
Smith suggested holding the tournament in Lorain a week earlier in the year to find the most walleye off the city as the fish head from west to east seeking cooler water.
Szebik also gave his advice to potential tournament anglers.
�Don�t be scared if you�ve got a little boat, a slow boat,� Zsebik said. �That doesn�t mean you can�t catch fish, the boat has nothing to do with it. You�ve just got to get out there and do it if you like it.�
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