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09-22-2012, 01:19 PM | #31 |
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Re: Cay sal bank
^There's tons of good bottom from Riding Rocks down to Orange Cay. Just gotta put in the effort.
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09-22-2012, 01:23 PM | #32 |
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Alright thanks for the advice ill check it out when i do go! thanks!
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09-22-2012, 06:30 PM | #33 | |
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65 miles from black point marina to cat cay to check in and refuel ($5.20 a gallon). 127 miles from cat cay to cay sal. 20 miles to run around cay sal. 65 miles from cay sal to hawk cay to refuel ($4.90 a gallon). 65 miles from hawk cay to black point marina. 342 miles @ 1.25mpg @ 5.00 a gallon = $1380 add the check-in fee of $150 + $30 + whatever corrupt official fee for six spearo. now consider only 20lb of fish, 10 conch, and 6 bug to split among six spearo. as you can clearly see. even before considering food, water, ice for the spearo and the time of travel and the wear and tear (maintaince) on the boat. it is cheaper to charter poachsistent. at least you can shoot with guns and tanks. (1) if the "such" permit did exist as in - all six spearo join the bahamas frequent visitor club/permit and all it take is a satellite phone call to check-in. direct run from marathon to cay sal and back (130 miles round trip). (2) also revert the regulations back to was what it used to be. 20 scale fish or 60lb fillet, 6 conch, 10 crayfish and safe passage from country to country. anyone with a big boat would be a fool not to exercise such run regularly. never been to cay sal so unable to compare it to bimini. one thing for sure. when there is less fishing pressure there is more fish and bigger fish. bimini has consistent fishing pressure. cay sal has virtually zero pressure. which place is the better place to fish? you can do the math this time. |
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09-22-2012, 06:49 PM | #34 |
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Re: Cay sal bank
20miles around cay sal is like two fishing spots.
And your wrong on the fishing in cay sal last time I was there there was a comercial Bahamian fishing vessel there , it was about 75' mother ship and 10 small boats with Bahamian spearos collecting fish and lobsters and conch I don't know how many time they visit the bank on there commercial trips but they work the area .
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09-22-2012, 07:30 PM | #35 |
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thanks for the correction. even so - imho - cay sal would still substained less fishing pressure compare to bimini with (1) all of southeast florida and (2) all the nearby bahamas port.
for future planning. what is the typical running range from reef to reef (spot to spot). how many miles to safetly allocate for running around cay sal? |
09-22-2012, 08:07 PM | #36 | |
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10-05-2012, 08:20 PM | #37 |
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Re: Cay sal bank
The cay sal bank is incredible . I spent 10 months down there diving as far south as cay Lobos . Some of the biggest and dumbest hogfish I have ever seen . Incredible blue holes and off the chain wahoo fishing . Piracy and theft is an issue as it is still the wild west that far south . The USCG patrols there and checks every boat it sees . We camped on the deserted islands ,explored ,and fished every day . Find someone with a sailboat and spend a couple weeks down there . Too far of a day trip for the money to do it safely or legally . As far as the permit for not clearing in , there is one available for your return to the USA . There is not one available for not clearing into the Bahamas . Good Luck .
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10-05-2012, 08:57 PM | #38 |
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^ thanks for now making me want to just up and sail a boat to cay sal...
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10-05-2012, 09:05 PM | #39 | |
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10-05-2012, 09:42 PM | #40 |
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friend of mine has a 35 catamaran sailboat perfect for something like this..
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10-06-2012, 08:29 AM | #41 |
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Don't worry about the Coasties being out to get you in that area. Just out there trying to catch drug runners and migrants. They will definitely want to board your vessel to make sure you don't have either onboard, then let you go on your way. Depending on where you went, the most you will have to do when you get back to the states is call Customs and Border patrol when you moor up.
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10-06-2012, 11:06 AM | #42 |
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10-06-2012, 11:58 AM | #43 | |
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the other half truth is. you better hope bahamas officials are NOT on board the coasties vessel or on their own patrol boat. could get expensive fast. corruption = at least you can buy your way out (if you brough enough benjamins). |
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10-08-2012, 05:33 PM | #45 |
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We should just all convoy to cay sal and F^&K S%!T up!
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