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Granite Guy Horse Mullet
Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 157 Location: Padre Island
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject: TROUBLE ON THE WATER |
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AS TYLER STATES " ITS ALL ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP " I AM NOT A MEMBER OF TOWBOAT OR SEATOW BECAUSE IM RUNNING KINDA A NEW RIG, SO I HAVE NOT JOINED THESE ON THE WATER PIRATES. IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN TRADING CONTACT NUMBERS TO HELP WITH A FELLOW FISHERMAN IN DISTRESS ON THE WATER? I WOULD HOPE THAT IT GOES WITH OUT SAYING WOULD NEED THOSE WHO NEED A TOW, GAS, WHATEVER TO PAY UP FOR THE TIME OR GAS TO BE RESCUED. $ 40.00 OR $50.00 BUCKS IS BETTER THAN SOME HITS GUYS HAVE HAD TO PAY TO THESE OUTFITS! _________________ Been fishing Baffin/Land Cut since 1968 |
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jc Horse Mullet

Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 173 Location: essay
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| sounds good, send me $50 and I'll send you my phone number... |
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Granite Guy Horse Mullet
Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 157 Location: Padre Island
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:31 pm Post subject: TROUBLE ON THE WATER |
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YOU MADE MY DAY THATS THE FUNNEST THING I HEARD ALL DAY LONG. GREAT SINCE OF HUMER YOU HAVE DUDE !! _________________ Been fishing Baffin/Land Cut since 1968 |
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justletmein Member White Shrimper Boot Club
Joined: 31 Mar 2006 Posts: 909 Location: San Antonio
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| jc wrote: | | sounds good, send me $50 and I'll send you my phone number... |
Is this new? You normally pay by the minute, not charge by the call.
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jagarcia10 Horse Mullet

Joined: 18 Oct 2010 Posts: 200 Location: Corpus Christi, Katy, TX
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:47 pm Post subject: |
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| jc wrote: | | sounds good, send me $50 and I'll send you my phone number... |
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Bluffer Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 4858 Location: The Bluff...Bring back the Porch!
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Gas? no excuse there. run out n u deserve it. _________________ -STAY THIRSTY MY FRIENDS!- |
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Skipper Co-owner of the S.S. Buddy Love

Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 803 Location: Flour Bluff
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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They may seem like pirates. But to me it is cheap insurance. My buddy was 40 miles offshore when his lower unit went out. Made the call and they came and towed him back. Cost? $139.00/year. Cost of tow? $0.00. I have a very reliable boat and I do my preventive maintenance. But you can never tell when something will break. Just my $0.02... Adios
Skipper
Plus it doesn't matter whose boat I am in. _________________ <*)\\\><(
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98' Haynie Bigfoot 200 Mercury Optimax Pro XS |
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Drunkswimmer Flour Bluffian in training

Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 255
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Thats not too bad... my buddy who rolled his friend's truck down pins (that thread got shut down) had to pay...... 10,400 bucks to get towed to the ranger's station. |
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KADMAN Finger Mullet
Joined: 24 May 2012 Posts: 19 Location: CC TEXAS
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:06 pm Post subject: Re: TROUBLE ON THE WATER |
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| Granite Guy wrote: | | AS TYLER STATES " ITS ALL ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP " I AM NOT A MEMBER OF TOWBOAT OR SEATOW BECAUSE IM RUNNING KINDA A NEW RIG, SO I HAVE NOT JOINED THESE ON THE WATER PIRATES. IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN TRADING CONTACT NUMBERS TO HELP WITH A FELLOW FISHERMAN IN DISTRESS ON THE WATER? I WOULD HOPE THAT IT GOES WITH OUT SAYING WOULD NEED THOSE WHO NEED A TOW, GAS, WHATEVER TO PAY UP FOR THE TIME OR GAS TO BE RESCUED. $ 40.00 OR $50.00 BUCKS IS BETTER THAN SOME HITS GUYS HAVE HAD TO PAY TO THESE OUTFITS! |
My Honda 225HP motor gave up with 162HRS on the motor. I was in the inter coastal at the mouth of Baffin. No body stopped to help so I had to call sea tow. They came and towed me back to Bird Island they charged me over $600 for the tow. My insurance company picked up the toe fee. I would like to have a network of people that would come help but it takes a lot of work and you have to have the time off to come and get someone. If we had a network of people to call and the person or people are at their cabins or fishing I would be more than happy to help. |
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Johninaustin Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 1113
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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Towed in quite a few people over the years, including a WAKEBOARD boat that had run out of gas and didn't know which way was shore. Getting those guys thru the mouth of the PA jetties was fun.
That said, I'll check on you and leave if all you are safe, I'm not going to blow a fishing trip because you failed at properly maintaining your equipment. Call Seatow.
Haven't towed anyone into Packery yet, but it's a matter of time. Better hope you launched at the Packery ramp, because that's as far as you are going. |
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extreme fisher Finger Mullet
Joined: 30 Apr 2012 Posts: 44 Location: San Antonio
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Johninaustin wrote: | That said, I'll check on you and leave if all you are safe, I'm not going to blow a fishing trip because you failed at properly maintaining your equipment. Call Seatow. |
Johninaustin, if you ever break down, be sure to mention to whomever stops to help you that you are a member of corpusfishing.com and you go by Johninaustin so we can continue fishing after making sure everyone is safe, and you then you can call seatow if you have phone service or a VHF radio on the boat. To all others I(and I am sure a lot of others here on this website) will be more than happy to help you out. Just because you do your yearly maintenance does not mean that you will not break down. See the comment from "Kadman"
I am guessing most people on this website would be more than willing to lend a helping hand or a tow back to civilization if requested, I know that I would help and not ask for anything in return. |
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16stoner Horse Mullet
Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 199 Location: Flour Bluff USA
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Not sure how many of my quickie trips turned into a towjob. 5 at least. But hey I got beer and tunes so if I see ya Ill help always do! Never can predict a serious problem! |
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ironmanstan Exalted Ruler of Flour Bluff

Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 12256
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:41 am Post subject: |
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I have got up and gone after a few of my buds who broke down down the bay while I was sitting in my easy chair. It always seems to happen on a Sunday afternoon. I may grumble and groan but it's a good deed in the end. I just hope when it happens to me I can depend on one of them to do the same. The true test........... _________________ I LIKE MINE FRIED. |
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Granite Guy Horse Mullet
Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 157 Location: Padre Island
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:54 am Post subject: TROUBLE ON THE WATER |
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UNLIKE J,C, KADMAN AND OTHERS UNDERSTANDS MY POINT, I PULLED 4 GUYS BACK WITH A YOUNG BOY ON BOARD LAST SPRING IN HARD RAIN AND LIGHTNING AROUND FROM THE YELLOW CABINS TO MARKER 37. THEY TOLD ME A DOZEN BOATS HAD PASSED THEM BY. I WAS HAPPY TO HELP OUT THESE GUYS, AND YES I TOOK THERE $ 40.00 BUCKS AND A BIG HAND SHAKE. PULLED TWO OTHER GUYS IN AS WELL DURING THE SUMMER, SHORTER DISTANCE NO MONEY WAS OFFERED, NO PROBLEM, GLAD TO HELP ANOTHER FISHERMAN IN DISTESS. IF TYLER WOULD COME UP WITH A CORPUSFISHING.COM MEMEBER STICKER I WOULD DISPALY ON BOAT AND CABIN TO LET OTHER MEMBERS KNOW THEY COULD COUNT ON HIS READERS/MEMBERS TO DO THE RIGHT THING. JUST A THOUGHT, STILL WORKING ON FIRST CUP OF COFFEE. _________________ Been fishing Baffin/Land Cut since 1968 |
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obsessed Full Grown Flour Bluffian

Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 1200
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:04 am Post subject: |
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i don't mind helping people even if it means blowing a trip out, but honestly, you have to ask yourself, if you bought that $50k boat, plus a floater or house out there, then why not pay the extra $140/year to get SeaTow for EXTRA insurance?
you don't even have to be on your on boat if something happens, as long as you are a memeber, you are covered....
call me crazy, but if i can afford the expensive toys, i want to make sure they are covered just in case something happens, SeaTow is cheap compared to other services. _________________ Trophy whitetail and exotic hunts on some of the finest ranches Texas has to offer, www.mcoutfitterstexas.com
www.baffinbayrodandgun.com |
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