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NATURE COAST WAYS - A Simple Guide For The Novice Coastal Vacationer
NATURE COAST WAYS - A Simple Guide for the Novice Coastal Vacationer
by Peggy Strickland
Practical information, useful for visitors to Florida’s Nature Coast, and similar tidal coasts.
- INTRODUCTION
- One: WHAT TO PACK
- FOR THE RENTAL HOUSE
- FOR THE BOAT
- FOR THE KIDS
- Two: WHO NEEDS DEEPWATER?
- Flats vs. Offshore
- Creeks
- Reds and Flounder
- Speckled Trout
- Ski, Kneeboard, Snorkel, Swim, Kayak
- Three: FISHING GEAR AND TACKLE
- Rods
- Reels
- Net
- Tackle Box
- Tools
- Hook, Line and Sinker
- Knots
- Pop That Cork! Pop It!
- HOW TO CATCH, CUT AND FISH PINFISH
- Pinfish, also known by the locals as “shiners”, are widely used as live or cut bait. In even just relatively clear water, the scales of shiners catch...
- Using a sharp knife, make a cut lengthwise from head to tail, making sure to split the tail at the fork so that each piece of cut bait has a piece...
- Four: TIDES
- Five: BOATING FOR DUMMIES
- Channel Markers
- No-Wake Zones - Be Considerate!
- Your Friendly Game Warden
- Boat Lift/Launch Ramp
- Checking in with the Marina
- Draft
- Six: JUST FOR KIDS
- Seven: PERILS and JOYS
- Sun
- Low Tide/Big Boat
- Stingers/Teeth/Fins/Shells/Hooks
- Bugs - Mosquitoes, sand gnats, horseflies, yellow-flies, and other pests simply require bug spray and the occasional swat. If bitten, apply a...
- ***I would like to test the viability of a Knol that features input from visitors to the Gulf Coast - in a format different from the comments below....
- LINKS and RESOURCES
Featured on : 2009-06-20
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