G.E.M. REPORT?

[fathom]

Has anyone heard ?

[SkeeterRonnie]

searched every board with no results.. lol..

[bpitcher]

I talked with Chris Newman as he was driving back yesterday. He said they had 18 yellowfin, 1 nice warsaw, an easy limit of snapper, etc. He did mention they had to come in early due to a serious shortage of ice.

[gman]

no way they had to come home early becuase of ice?????????

[Gunsmoke]

Ice is a big problem on a boat. Never leave the dock without as much as you can hold. Even if it's a one day trip, it's easy to run through 500 pounds in a 15 hour day. I wish I had a dollar for every trip I had to come home early in my younger days because of a lack of ice.

Remember, the shaking and rolling of the boat is like shaking a margarita. The next time you hand shake a margarita, notice the size of the ice going into the shaker. After you shake it for 30 seconds, look again. It's half the size.
I call the loosing of ice on a boat the "Margarita Factor". It happens. It's a fact of life and you can never, never have enough ice on a boat. I like to have at least 1200 pounds on board before hitting the water.

[jt2hunt]

that happens alot with charters, RIGHT!(wink, wink)

[Ragman]

That's too bad that trip was shortened due to lack of ice.

Tomeny has an awesome ice-house with a great machine right there at the dock.

[ksong]

It is very strange why nobody tried to post about the trip.
I like to hear about the trip, good or bad.

[lite-liner]

I think they got back the day before we got there.
but didn't hear anything down there, either.
-Brian

[Malungu]

Chris, do you have the photos ready for this GEM trip - thanks, Bob