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New Fishing Schedule for
2012
Sorry but due to demand we will specialize in
Catfishing only! We will fish for Stripe Bass when they
return!
We fish both lakes Marion and
Moultrie according to which one the fish are biting better. We
reserve the right to choose which we fish. Please Call when you
arrive to make sure of a meeting place and
time!
What to bring with
you
The only supplies
we suggest you bring are your South Carolina fishing license,
camera, cooler with drinks and food, cream sunscreen, (NO SPRAY SUNSCREEN PLEASE it gets on everything
including the bait)and appropriate clothing to keep you dry
and comfortable.You will need at least a 48 qt. cooler to take
your cleaned fish home. Below is a listing of Santee Lodging.
Just give us a call and we can tailor you next fishing adventure to
meet you needs. Beer can not be purchased
on Sunday except in North Charleston. So
plan ahead and purchase on Saturday!
You can bring your Beer, bring your Booze but leave
your Crack at home. So if your pants aren't up to your waist
you won't be allowed to board! We will not look at you
underware or your butt all day. Besides you can't catch a cat if you
have to hold your pants up with one hand.
Increase your fishing time, please purchace your
fishing License prior to the morning of the
trip!
No Bad Luck
Bananas
Allowed On Board !
Bananas have been considered bad luck on board
vessels since the early 18th centry. They caused the fresh fruit to
spoil quickly so the sailers got scurvy. Bananas in the cargo holes
would cause the bottom of the boat to decay, causing the ship
to sink. Bugs, spiders and snakes came aboard with the boxes of
bananas, so it was very bad luck to ship out on a banana boat!
Fishing is fishing and we all need all the good luck we can
get!
There are many
stories why bananas have been thought of as bad luck
on boats. This is only one of the nautical
superstitions that I know of and is
particularly prevalent amongst watermen. Many stories
have banana oil rubbing off on ones hands
and “spooking" the fish; therefore the
fish don't bite. There is always the story of a crew
member slipping on the banana peel left
on the deck. Some say that bananas give you the runs so you are always in the marine head and
can't catch fish because you are busy
"draining the pipes". Many other stories are told about bad luck and bananas, however the one that I
find most plausible is a historical
one.
Back in the
days of the transatlantic crossings by wooden sailing
ships many hazards would befall the captains, crew
and passengers. Disease, pirates,
shipwrecks, storms, etc., claimed the lives of a good
percentage of the captains, crew and
passengers attempting the dangerous voyage.
Needless to say, a transatlantic crossing
in the 17th and 18th centuries was a very risky endeavor. Often the vessels would stop along the way
in tropical islands to gather provisions
such as food and water. There the passengers and crew would often purchase wooden crates of
bananas from the locals and bring them
aboard the ship. These crates would have all manner of critters in them such as bugs, spiders, vermin
and snakes.
These
critters would make their way into the bilges of the
ships, multiply, and then find their way
into the captain's quarters. The captains circulated the rumor that bananas were bad luck
in an attempt to keep the critters off
the ship and out of their cabin. The crew and passengers were more than eager to follow suit because of
the inherent risk of the crossing.
So, if the captain announced prior to the voyage that bananas were bad luck and not allowed aboard the
vessel, everyone complied. You must
remember that these were the days of burning witches
and the like, so superstitions were taken very
seriously.
Watermen are a
mysterious lot. While we are known for our simple
pragmatism, we also have many odd quirks.
Superstitions have been prevalent on
almost every vessel I have worked on. I feel that this
is due to the nature of a waterman in
that he sees the randomness of the world
around him juxtaposed with the rhythmic, seasonal flows of
nature and then tries to reconcile these
observations into some sort of personal
and/or environmental order. As Stevie Wonder (a blind
man) pointed out so eloquently: "When you
believe in things you can't understand,
that's superstition".
Before boarding any fishing guide's boat ask
to see his or her USCG Captain's License, Click here and read
this and see why !
2011-2012 Non-resident Fishing Licenses
Fishing
Nonresident
Annual Freshwater Fishing License required for all
freshwater. Also required on all SCDNR managed lakes and with all
non-game fishing devices $35.00
7 Day Freshwater Fishing License
- Same Privileges and Requirements as the Annual Freshwater Fishing
License. Valid for seven consecutive days only
$11.00
Call the DNR at 1-866-714-3611 for Licenses
over the Phone
or
Click below for
On Line fishing licenses
purchase
Click below for
2010- 2011 South Carolina DNR Rules and
Regulations
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as far out as June 2012 now. Remember we have two
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