Rpod sighting!
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Topic: Rpod sighting!
Posted By: Leo B
Subject: Rpod sighting!
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2017 at 6:31pm
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Went for a cruise around the campground today and ran into a couple from Virginia with their 180. Pods are everywhere!! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2017 at 10:03am
Yikes! There multiplying! Call out the Guard!!!  How's the fishing? ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2017 at 12:53pm
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My local dealer in mass now has a full parking lot of pods and says they are selling like hotcakes. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2017 at 4:20pm
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The fishing is great!! Weather is in the low to mid 80’s with a nice sea breeze!! It a slice of heaven!! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2017 at 7:20pm
Catching any Puppy Drum or sea trout? Sound like your having a great time! ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2017 at 1:16pm
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Third day here I got a 24 in 7 pound puppy drum in the surf !! Been catching a lot of blue fish also!
Our 6 th year in a row!! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2017 at 3:34pm
Nice!!! Not a big blue fish fan as far as eating goes, great fun to catch and I found if you bleed out the small ones not to bad grilled out. Would absolutely love landing a couple of Puppy Drums the size you caught. Are you using fresh bait, sand flea's or shrimp, or what type of artificial lure? ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2017 at 4:16pm
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Aught him on cut mullet on a bottom rig. Really love the head wags they do, put up a great fight!! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2017 at 6:09pm
Cool! I bet it was a fun reeling that bad boy in! I expect photos when you get back!  ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2017 at 4:50am
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Definitely! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 5:40pm
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Just got back camping in WNC at Balsam, NC and sighted Pod in Cherokee. The only Pod we saw in our trip and it was in all places in the parking lot of the attraction (if you want to call it that) of Santa's Land! Ho Ho Ho! ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 6:20pm
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Dave ended up catching 4 red drum during our stay. Biggest was 26.5 inches just over 9 pounds! They are really a blast to catch!! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 7:29pm
Give it up Leo! Rod, rig, bait?! Won't tell anyone. fred ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 9:02pm
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1 on a mullet rig with a finger mullet on it, on a bottom drum rig 1 on cut mullet, 1 on cut blue fish and the last one on a piece of shrimp. All 4 on a 12 foot surf rod with a spinning reel. 25 lb test line with 6 oz weight on it. ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2017 at 8:49am
Leo, I'm green with envy! LOL! Yum Yum nothing better then some red drum cooked out on the grill! Very glad you had success and a great time down in OBX. By chance were you casting out just beyond where the surf was breaking on the beach? We headed up to the mountains and I caught a couple of small rainbow's (released) out of the little stream by our campground. It was just to cold to do allot of rock jumping through the streams. Hope to head out there this coming spring/summer and give the local streams a real work out. ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2017 at 11:22am
Thanks Leo! I got a couple of hi-lo rigs that need to get wet! Been practicing a bit with a Shimano level wind (TR200G) on a 12 foot and 8 foot. Takes some practice, but I'm surprise how far I can chuck it. I'll keep the Daiwa spinner in the bag for the inevitable birds nest. Fun stuff! fred ------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2017 at 4:10pm
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Dave, I was! The beach behind KOA has a trench right off the beach and the drum love to cruise it going after the crabs and stuff. We did grill some up.......amazing!! Fred, My goal next year is to hit Assateague island for a few days before hitting Cape Hatteras, really want to fish and visit that area. ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2017 at 9:06am
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Leo,
I'm thinking you need one of those autonomous casting drones:) ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2017 at 2:53pm
Now there is an idea I can go for! ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2017 at 4:32pm
Do they sell them at Cabellas? ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2017 at 4:43pm
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The teaser I watched was from a company - Fitch - they say it can drop your bait/lure at 1500 feet. That's a cast, right? ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2017 at 6:00pm
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Wow! That’s some distance! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2017 at 6:07pm
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Telling you that is the bomb. For a surf fisherman. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: DavMar
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2017 at 8:19pm
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[/QUOTE] Do they sell them at Cabellas? [/QUOTE] Nope sorry can't get one at Cabellas, too high class but I hear they do have it available at the Bass Pro Shop! ------------- Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |