Welcome jaybyrd83ecu!

[Loki]

Glade you signed up! Don't be shy, just jump right in with both feet and let us know a little about your boat and yourself . Our members are some of the nicest folks around and always will to help out a new member.

Hope you stick around and help us make this the best Carolin Skiff forum on the net!


Loki

[jaybyrd83ecu]

Yea, i just saw this site. With all the carolina skiff owners out there, we should see alot more members soon! Great way to network. I live in eastern NC and at the time own a 19' Carolina skiff with a 85 yammie, 17' carolina skiff with 60 evinrude, 23' CHawk with 175 Merc, and a 14'er with a 9.9 evinrude. Boat poor man. I think i am selling the 17'er and 23'er here soon and trying to move up in size. I also guide duck hunting parties in the wintertime and do a bit of saltwater fishing.

[Loki]

Very cool, I wish I had enough time to enjoy that many boats. I just bought my first boat back in March, 218dlv and love it so far. There have been a few little issues but nothing that can't be handled easily.

I have alwys loved the water and fishing so I was pretty excited to finally get a boat. The wife and kids love it too.


Loki

[sportskiff]

DANG jaybyrd,
You a boatin dude!!!!!!!!! I hope ya got a camera and don't mind postin pics, (around here, pics RULE!!!!!) Take some snaps of your boats and post 'em here, (post fish pics here too, as I'm TEMPEROILY barred from fishin, or boatin too fer that matter!!!!!!!!!) Dang, post pics and tell us what you done to "customise" yer boats!!!!!!!!!!!!
sportskiffgimp

[jaybyrd83ecu]

I am fortunate to have always been on the water (minus the four years i was in college but i still made it out most weekends) Well, here goes a few. The 23' Chawk I got october or so last year. I put in a custom Ttop with spreader bars, Large leaning post, and repainted the interior with non-skid. Also did re-wiring and upgraded the electronics :

http://www.the-real.com/mako/data/media/1/100_0287.jpg

Amberjack and triggerfish from this past weekend:
http://www.the-real.com/mako/data/media/1/100_0276.jpg

Here are some from last year of the 19'er and my friend. It had the float rig on at the time and we had just came in from hunting: Custom painted battleship grey and lightgrey inside.

http://www.the-real.com/mako/data/media/1/cooperhunt2.JPG
http://www.the-real.com/mako/data/media/1/cooperhunt3.JPG

And of course, the 17'er is in the trading dock:

http://www.the-real.com/mako/data/media/1/100_0291.jpg

[sportskiff]

Man, I wanna go fishin with you!!!!
sportskiffgimp

[jaybyrd83ecu]

Just come on up to the OBX sometime ;D
That was all of those guys first amberjacks and triggerfish.

[sportskiff]

Trigger is GOOD eatin!!!!!
Keep postin pics of them fish, an pal, got a KOA near you???? heehee
sportskiffgimp

[jaybyrd83ecu]

KOA Hatteras Island. hahaha. yea, they haven't brought me the cleaned fish back yet. Better go call them, thanks for the reminder ;)