You could also check out the Jackson Cuda 14. It's not quite as roomy as a PA, but it has a super comfy seat designed to let you sit up a bit higher. It also doesn't weigh or cost nearly as much.

Ugh, sounds like I will need to bite the bullet. Will the Wheeleez mini do the trick, I found one for $119.

Thanks.

Crabbing here was slow in general but it's "perfect" weather wise.  I enjoyed spending time camping with friends and OTW.  We ate delicious BBQed crabs for dinner and crab omelet for breakfast.  Hope the crabbing there will improve next week.  Here are some pictures of the trip...

Wait... Is it common to BBQ crabs? I've often thought about trying it, but couldn't find anything via Google so assumed it was not doable. Looks like you just tossed 'em on the coals -- any reason I couldn't cook them on a charcoal grill?

Wow! I wasn't sure how active this forum was — but man, what a great resource.

Throwing flies seems really similar to lures (I think). I'm no snob, just happen to have been born with a fly rod in my hand.

Toygoata, that info you provided is really killer. And it's super interesting reading it in light of the three excursions I've made so far. I'd never been out to the islands before, but it seems like I managed to put myself in pretty much the right areas. I had one solid strike on the outgoing at the NW rip.

I'm gonna be out there this weekend at some point — just waiting to see which day I can get a hall pass.

One question about this forum, does one just reply at the bottom of a string/page, or can you reply to specific posts?

Thanks all! Really psyched to meet some of you out on the water!

John