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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: Coosa1]
#3218114
09/13/20 08:50 PM
09/13/20 08:50 PM
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abolt300
Booner
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Booner
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Nah, Nowhere near being too big. A 25lb red will eat that thing like you would a piece of candy. I can assure you that that croaker wouldn’t live more than 10 min on Dixie bar.
Last edited by abolt300; 09/13/20 08:58 PM.
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: JayHook2]
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09/13/20 11:14 PM
09/13/20 11:14 PM
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Posts: 16,495 Guntersville
AC870
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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I learn new things about fishing down here almost everytime I open a Ft Morgan thread, Dixie Bar, bull red thread...interesting for sure!
Last edited by AC870; 09/13/20 11:14 PM.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: Coosa1]
#3218682
09/14/20 02:56 PM
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Posts: 1,533 Lower Alabama
GrandSlam
8 point
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AND it's DIXEY BAR, not Dixie Bar. The clipper ship, named for Capt John H Dixey, ran up on that sand bar during a hurricane, Sept 14/ 15, 1860. Nineteen men died when the ship broke apart. I pass that area every day I work. It's a common mistake for folks not to spell the name of this area correctly,but it's a part of our history. It seems to stick in my mind, and at my age I forget a few things, but that's not one of them.
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: Coosa1]
#3218704
09/14/20 03:13 PM
09/14/20 03:13 PM
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Posts: 1,620 Orange Beach, AL
JohnG
8 point
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Posts: 1,620
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Dang man, never new that, thanks for the history lesson. Historians are still trying to figure out what ship wreck the coffee table at J&M Tackle came from that was exposed after Hurricane Camille. Yep, that 800lb table is the keel. Been a lot of slivers sliced off the under side over the years by people digging into it.
Last edited by JohnG; 09/14/20 03:18 PM.
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: GrandSlam]
#3218763
09/14/20 03:49 PM
09/14/20 03:49 PM
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Posts: 3,608 Spanish Fort
TurkeyJoe
10 point
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10 point
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Spanish Fort
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AND it's DIXEY BAR, not Dixie Bar. The clipper ship, named for Capt John H Dixey, ran up on that sand bar during a hurricane, Sept 14/ 15, 1860. Nineteen men died when the ship broke apart. I pass that area every day I work. It's a common mistake for folks not to spell the name of this area correctly,but it's a part of our history. It seems to stick in my mind, and at my age I forget a few things, but that's not one of them. Pilot boat capt?
Micah 6:8
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: Spec]
#3219606
09/15/20 08:43 AM
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Posts: 19 Malbis, AL
FISHUNT7
spike
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spike
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Croaker is the best eating of those 3. I was thinking the same thing.
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: thayerp81]
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09/15/20 11:01 AM
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Posts: 4,580 Coosa County, AL
Coosa1
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I just got back from the eastern side of Orange Beach, had great surf fishing! caught TONS of bluefish (we ate a few one night) a good number of lady fish, small pompano and catfish, and my dad caught a permit! it was some of the best surf fishing we've ever had. we were using fresh dead, whole shrimp and cut bait (lady fish) That's awesome man! I tried some surf fishing early sunday morning but the current was so bad I couldn't keep my baits from washing up down the beach.
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: Coosa1]
#3219759
09/15/20 11:40 AM
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thayerp81
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I just got back from the eastern side of Orange Beach, had great surf fishing! caught TONS of bluefish (we ate a few one night) a good number of lady fish, small pompano and catfish, and my dad caught a permit! it was some of the best surf fishing we've ever had. we were using fresh dead, whole shrimp and cut bait (lady fish) That's awesome man! I tried some surf fishing early sunday morning but the current was so bad I couldn't keep my baits from washing up down the beach. Yeah, Saturday was getting pretty rough. the biggest weights we had were 3 ounce and even those were struggling on Saturday. we were just throwing about 30 degrees into the current and letting it wash about 30 degrees down current. gong to keep a couple 4 ounce sinkers in my kit from now on.
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: thayerp81]
#3219859
09/15/20 01:36 PM
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Posts: 13,880 Mobile, AL
SouthBamaSlayer
Gary's Fluffer
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Gary's Fluffer
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Posts: 13,880
Mobile, AL
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I just got back from the eastern side of Orange Beach, had great surf fishing! caught TONS of bluefish (we ate a few one night) a good number of lady fish, small pompano and catfish, and my dad caught a permit! it was some of the best surf fishing we've ever had. we were using fresh dead, whole shrimp and cut bait (lady fish) He caught a permit eh?
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: SouthBamaSlayer]
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09/15/20 02:32 PM
09/15/20 02:32 PM
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thayerp81
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I just got back from the eastern side of Orange Beach, had great surf fishing! caught TONS of bluefish (we ate a few one night) a good number of lady fish, small pompano and catfish, and my dad caught a permit! it was some of the best surf fishing we've ever had. we were using fresh dead, whole shrimp and cut bait (lady fish) He caught a permit eh? Indeed!
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Re: Fort Morgan
[Re: abolt300]
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09/15/20 03:55 PM
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thayerp81
4 point
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4 point
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post up a pic of that permit We didnt get any pics since it wasnt a big one (probably 12" -14") We didn't realize it was a big deal to catch one in Alabama until we mentioned it to the guy in the bait shop later that night. He mentioned that earlier this spring there seemed to be more people than usual catching small permit from the surf.
Last edited by thayerp81; 09/15/20 03:56 PM.
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