Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
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Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Here is my Dry Tortugas Report:
All in all it was a good trip and got plenty of sleep.
http://cudamanadventures.com/2014/11/19 ... v-16-2014/
All in all it was a good trip and got plenty of sleep.
http://cudamanadventures.com/2014/11/19 ... v-16-2014/
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Got plenty of sleep and good trip don't go together with a Tugas trip
Nice catch especially considering the conditions.
Dreaming the dream that one day I can be as good as some of the boatless pros and catch some 12 inch mangrove snapper.
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Excellent write up, Herb!
Nothing like 32 oz of lead trying to hold bottom and current sweeping it like a hot knife going through butter.

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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Great report! Congrats on the fishes guys! 
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
real nice there guys
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YOU CAN CALL ME CAPTAIN
YOU CAN CALL ME CAPTAIN
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Nice report and catches.. Im assuming you guys chartered the boat for yourselves... how much does it end up costing per head ?
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Thanks guys.
I know what you mean Chris, now days I see this sleeping thing repeating more and more.
r00kie, you usually end up paying about $800 including tip plus what you spent on food and gear it goes up from 1K to 1.5K.
I know what you mean Chris, now days I see this sleeping thing repeating more and more.
r00kie, you usually end up paying about $800 including tip plus what you spent on food and gear it goes up from 1K to 1.5K.
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Yep Nilson, not even the dingdong rigs held, LOL
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Awesome trip! Nice haul of grouper.
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Guys awesome
Lots of fish but would have not expected anything else no matter what the conditions.
Sweet right up Herb
Got me all the pics LOL
Cool beans
Lots of fish but would have not expected anything else no matter what the conditions.
Sweet right up Herb
Got me all the pics LOL
Cool beans
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP HIGH
EVEN WHEN THE NECK IS DIRTY
EVEN WHEN THE NECK IS DIRTY
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Thaks Juan and Ron.
A few were slayed on your name Ron. Hope you are enjoying the cold
A few were slayed on your name Ron. Hope you are enjoying the cold
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
On a cold winter night bridge fishing ron saidcudaman wrote:Hope you are enjoying the cold
There is no such thing as cold weather just bad clothing.

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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Dude if I was ever mistaken then on that. Those bridges can get chit cold as you know. But hey at least I could eat steaming hot stew and hot coffee in like triple digit feel like temps lolRare wrote:Yea well LMAO at least I get to blast on the Autobahn with 260 km/h which is 161 mph in a 12 cylinder bmw. Makes traveling from Berlin to Leipzig a breezecudaman wrote:Hope you are enjoying the cold
Fishing is a no go as of now but next year I hope to have time to do the license and wet a line for a quarter pound trout lmfao but not with these lol
On a cold winter night bridge fishing ron said
There is no such thing as cold weather just bad clothing.
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP HIGH
EVEN WHEN THE NECK IS DIRTY
EVEN WHEN THE NECK IS DIRTY
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Herb i really enjoy your blog brotha good trip fellas nice haul 
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161 mph, wholy cheese!!! Got rockets or something?
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Like always, pleasure to read your report Cudaman! Great catches.
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Sounds like a great trip you guys killed it thanks for sharing
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Maybe its time to do a Yankee Capts trip with the forum....
backs in the days this was done with the members on the Florida Fish Finder. If done, understand that this is the real deal heading out to the DT like we did but with 15 to 20 peeps. I can think of 5 of us that will do it with no problem right from the top of my head. This is a real commitment since one guys will be in charge of putting it together and handling all of it & giving the cash to Capt. Greg. Just an idea for another thread to start 

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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Great report! Thanks for sharing all the details.
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Make it 6Rare wrote:Maybe its time to do a Yankee Capts trip with the forum....backs in the days this was done with the members on the Florida Fish Finder. If done, understand that this is the real deal heading out to the DT like we did but with 15 to 20 peeps. I can think of 5 of us that will do it with no problem right from the top of my head. This is a real commitment since one guys will be in charge of putting it together and handling all of it & giving the cash to Capt. Greg. Just an idea for another thread to start
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@Ron 12 cylinders ? How is the gas situation over there?
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Re: Dry Tortugas With Captain Shane Leonard – Nov – 2014
Raul gas is $$$ mucho but I am not paying so I do not care LOL
Is an Individual and in M mode it really pulls your ears back. 5.7 liters with some odd 500 nsome change horses. Irmscher Tuned
Sorry Herb did not want to hijack
Is an Individual and in M mode it really pulls your ears back. 5.7 liters with some odd 500 nsome change horses. Irmscher Tuned
Sorry Herb did not want to hijack
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP HIGH
EVEN WHEN THE NECK IS DIRTY
EVEN WHEN THE NECK IS DIRTY
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STRIZ wrote:Raul gas is $$$ mucho but I am not paying so I do not care LOL
Is an Individual and in M mode it really pulls your ears back. 5.7 liters with some odd 500 nsome change horses. Irmscher Tuned
Sorry Herb did not want to hijack
Sweet ,lol and i heard there is no speed limit there ,I will be in heaven over there
yes Herb no hijack
I think Nilson told me you can only fish with circle hooks in Tugas is this correct ?
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Rare wrote:Maybe its time to do a Yankee Capts trip with the forum....backs in the days this was done with the members on the Florida Fish Finder. If done, understand that this is the real deal heading out to the DT like we did but with 15 to 20 peeps. I can think of 5 of us that will do it with no problem right from the top of my head. This is a real commitment since one guys will be in charge of putting it together and handling all of it & giving the cash to Capt. Greg. Just an idea for another thread to start
I would be down for this anytime someone set it up





