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Century Village Sunfish Sailors
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Boynton Beach Fishing Club
~Teach
the Kids to Fish Day~
~Great American Cleanup, April 17th~
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Golden Lakes Ph. B Couple Fish the Panama Canal
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CenWest Fishing Club News, May 5, 2010
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Gone Fishin' by Manny Luftglass, July 28, 2010
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Sunfish
Sailors of Century Village
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Dot Loewenstein |
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Century
Village's Sunfish Sailboats
Photos
by Dot Loewenstein |
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Helga
Lieb at the sailing dock. |
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Unlike
most lakes, Lake Century is not just a round circle. It
has several "doglegs" adding to its beauty and
offering a varying view.
Our
Sunfish Sailboats are fun and sporty, wildlife is
plentiful, and sailing is well and active during the
summer months. The lake water is warmer now, and many
residents prefer sailing during this time, especially
the ladies. On an average, summer days will find five or
more sailors out there. New students sign up frequently
so they can participate also. Ladies please note: most
are men - this is a fine opportunity to make new
friendships.
Operated
by WPRF (West Palm Recreation Facilities), we have a
sailing instructor/attendant on staff at the boat dock
five days a week. The hours are: Tue-Fri from 11-5 and
Sat from 9-1. It is not required that sailors be members
of the Sailing Club, but each must have a Certification
Card and Century Village (West Palm) ID card. At times
other than when an attendant is present, we have a Buddy
System in effect, where two unit owners who are both
certified sailors can get a key from the ticket office
for access to the Sunfish sailboats.
During
Season, attendance increases, the Sailing Club holds
races competing WP with other CV locations, and
cheerleaders provide encouragement. Joining the Sailing
Club is optional, but if a sailor wants to be included
in the races, he/she must be a member of the Sailing
Club. Even watching from the sidelines can be most
enjoyable as well as relaxing.
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Boynton
Beach Fishing Club
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Teach
the Kids to Fish Day |
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Photo
submitted by Tony Senzamici
On
June 25, the Boynton Beach Fishing Club hosted
"TEACH THE KIDS TO FISH DAY" Boynton
Beach boat ramp. There were about 27 kids present from
the Gillian Island Campers and 8 board members from
the fishing club to assist the kids. New rods and
reels were awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
Certificates were awarded to all that participated.
Pictured with the kids are Boynton Beach Fishing Club
members from left to right: Fred Richardt, Joe Diethorn,
Ken Sorenson, Capt. Pete Bilardello, Steve Krampetz,
Mike Davis, Capt. Jamie Lomell, & Tony Senzamici. |
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Great
American Cleanup
Munyon
Island |
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Photo
submitted by Tony Senzamici
Members
of the Boynton Beach Fishing Club participated in the
Great American Cleanup of Munyon Island, April 17th.
Pictured, left to right are. Steve Krampetz, Sharon
Krampetz, Tony Senzamici, Diane Smith, Carol Moran,
Capt. Jaime Lomeli, captain of the charter boat Reel
Fanta-Sea II, and Bob Moran. Tony Senzamici is the
Condo News columnist for Cresthaven Dudley. |
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Golden
Lakes Village Phase B
Couple
Cruise & Fish the Panama Canal |
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David
Allen shows off the peacock bass that he caught in Panama. |
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Not
to be outdone, Carol Allen, David's wife, proudly raises
her catch -- also a peacock bass. |
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David
and Carol Allen celebrated David's 65th birthday, January
2008, on a cruise to the Panama Canal. The couple has
lived in Golden Lakes Village, Phase B in West Palm Beach
since 2005. They spend their summers in Eagle Lake, PA,
and, yes, David goes fishing there, too.
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CenWest
Fishing Club
By
Ellie & Herb Wilk |
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CenWest
Fishing Club Members aboard the Lady K |
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GRANDSON
BEATS GRANDPA
Grandpa
Herb Wilk and grandson Sam Berse went fishing on the
Jamaica 2, Brielle, N.J. on August 15, 2009.
Pictured at right, they are proudly showing their fluke of
5 and 6 lbs.
They're
only fish, folks.
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May
5, 2010
There
really are fish in these Florida waters. If you want to
catch a fish (kingfish, dolphin, cobia, wahoo and sailfish),
they are congregating between Jupiter and Port St. Lucie.
The boats operating out of those areas have consistently
limited out. But, fish are always on the move and any day
they could be down in our area. Do not miss this
opportunity. I took a trip on the Lady Stuart out of
Hutchinson Island. This was strictly bottom fishing and I
did fine. There were caught triggers, vermilion, porgies and
a whole bunch of grunts which they cut up for bait. It was a
very pleasant day and those of us who want fish for dinner
should take advantage of it.
In
the last article we were talking about maintenance and there
are two additional things that we should do. On a regular
bait casting reel, remove the reel from the rod, clean the
reel seat, spray with WD 40 and lubricate the threads so you
can open it easier. On a front drag spinning reel, loosen
the drag, remove the spool, clean out any old grease and
make sure the rod is fully extended and lubricate that also.
Captain
Michael has been out with Wally
and Russ many times, and Russ finally got a
sailfish.
We
will not have any more meetings this year but we will be
around for another month and hope to get some fishing in.
There are still hats available for $4.
Any
questions call Herb at 616-3753.
In
closing we wish you tight lines and good fishing.
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GONE
FISHIN'
By
Manny Luftglass
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Manny
Luftglass (above) and his wife Karen own a townhome in
the Fountains in Lake Worth, FL. They travel south to it
from New Jersey as often as possible. Manny spends most
of the winter in Florida fishing. He is the author of "Gone
Fishin" For Beginners". Mr. Luftglass
writes this column for the Condo News print
newspaper.
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August
25, 2010
Well,
by the time you read this column, Karen and I
will have returned to New Jersey, and if my stupid
Yamahaha engine ever starts to perform correctly, I will
be doing more freshwater fishing than anything else.
However, I am convinced that a mean person cussed me out
with an evil eye when I bought it. It continues to fail
to perform up to the worst kind of standards anyone
could want.
Here’s
the results of my last two trips in the Atlantic before
heading north. Unfortunately, I was unable to get all
the specifics I wanted about a real nice occurrence
though, so all I can do is tell you about it in brief.
The great guys of the West Palm Beach Fishing Club
chartered the Lady K out of Lantana for three days, two
trips a day, near the start of August and brought a
whole pile of kids out to sea for some fun fishing. The
club has done this for many years and no doubt the
youngsters (and those that helped out) had a ball.
As
for my two sailings, first was on the Fish City Pride
out of Pompano Beach on 7/31 in perfect sea conditions
with modest 6-10 m.p.h. winds out of the southeast. The
morning trip didn’t do too well but you just cannot
judge one sailing from the other because our 1-5 trip
really produced some good action. Using a standard
top-drifting rig, I caught a 10-pound bonito and a
5-pound true amberjack. I fished bottom most of the
afternoon though with my usual three-hook "guppy
rig" and caught another 17 fish. They included
seven vermillion snappers, two lane snappers and other
bottom dwellers. Nice!
My
last shot at the brine before flying north was on the
Lady K on the 2nd. I suggested (foolishly) to Captain
Al that vermilion snappers had been biting in my
prior two trips, first out of Fort Pierce and then from
Pompano, so he pushed out into 200+ feet of water and we
made three drifts, trying for vermilions, and no one
caught dork in that time! Accepting my apologies, he
brought us back inshore further and fish started biting
quickly after he stopped the engines!
We
drifted between the inlet and the hotel to the north and
just about everyone caught some fish. Two guys got the
fish they were reeling up gobbled by sharks. In fact,
some unwanted bonito were thrown in by Al and we watched
200 pound sharks eat the 6-10 pound bonito as if they
were candy bars!
I
caught four bonito, four squirrel fish, four blue
runners, a two-pound bar jack, and a keeper trigger
fish. Oh yeah, throw in two really big king mackerel, 34
and 37 inch to the tail forks for me, and that made for
a great final sailing before heading to N. J. – nice!
Lastly,
I will be back right after Thanksgiving and would again
love to give talks at area condo associations, fishing
clubs, libraries, etc. My topics are, of course,
"Fishing in Florida", but I also keep most
folks from snoring when I discuss "How To Write,
Self-Publish, and Sell Your own Book", as well as
"How To Sell A Condo." By the time you read
these pearls of wisdom my 21st book will be in print. As
for the condo subject, I called myself "Condo
Manny" for five + years and sold loads of them
myself. If you are interested, give me a buzz in New
Jersey at 908-996-2145 so that we can book a date.
Scuze
me, gone fishin’.
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August
11, 2010
Hi,
Condo News readers! Karen and I got down
here for a two week stay, as noted last time, and we
headed back north on the 3rd. Before that though, I
sailed out into the deep blue Florida Sea a total of
eight times. I told you about the first trip in my prior
column and now, let’s discuss the next five. I will
then tell you about the last two sailings two weeks from
now, okay?
Four
of the trips were on the Lady K out of Lantana and in
each of them; I caught a whole pile of fish with my
standard "guppy rig" set up. But I caught so
many more fish in the other sailing that I thought I
should start out by discussing what occurred on the 27th
when I fished on the Lady Stuart II out of Fort Pierce.
First
off, it is a 70 mile drive from our gate at the
Fountains. But nearly all of that is via the Turnpike so
I made it to the dock in little over an hour. When I go
to Pompano, it’s less driving but it still takes 45
minutes or so, not much of a difference at all, right?
The
Lady Stuart also has a nice boat that sails from Stuart
and I’ve done well on that boat as well but for now,
let’s board the big and wide L. S. II and head into
the ocean.
Both
Lady Stuart’s generally fish while anchored up over
hard bottom. This differs dramatically from what the
boats from Jupiter on down to Fort Lauderdale do. You
see, none of them even carries an anchor, they ALL
drift-fish. We hot-shots can handle drift fishing with
ease but tourists truly find it nearly impossible to
stay in the bottom area that holds fish while drifting.
When
I was on the "II" on the 27th, we did anchor
up twice and everyone caught fish but the current and
wind were so extremely modest that Captains Wayne and
Fred put us on a drift thereafter, moving the
boat from time to time.
There
were twenty anglers on the boat and with two
hard-working mates and two skippers, each customer got
doggone near private attention and there wasn’t a
customer who didn’t go home with some tasty fillets.
Two
kids were on the boat and you could hear them squealing
with glee quite often. The question asked often by each
sounded something like "Is it big enough?" You
see, we caught hundreds upon hundreds of sea bass, a
wonderfully tasty fish that is rarely caught in our more
local waters. But most of the bass were more like "bassalettes",
being under the legal size limit of a foot.
Again,
all went home with fish, far from common locally. I took
four of my sea bass home and also caught fourteen
beautifully bright-colored vermillion snappers. You can
only keep five of them but, hey, I had a huge mess of
fish to go home with. Try it!
As
for the four Lady K sailings, again, the touristas didn’t
do too well at all but my total take-home count for
those trips was: nine snappers, nine porgies, ten French
grunts, four trigger fish, one striped file fish, and a
yummy graysby grouper. Not typical though of what others
did. For doggone near a guaranty, head north, to either
Lady Stuart boat and, hey, bring a kid if you can. They
will truly have a blast!
Scuze
me, gone fishin’.
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July
28, 2010
Well,
I’m back, so fishies, beware! Karen and I got
to Lake Worth for three weeks or so and on my first full
day back, what did I do? Go fishing, of course!
On
Thursday, the 15th, I headed towards Pompano Beach via
I-95 and hit a wall of traffic around exit 50 or so. The
next two miles took way more than 30 minutes and, while
I still wasn’t in trouble, I figured that I had better
get off and take Route 1 in order to get to the Helen S
before sailing time at one p.m. Needless to say, as I
got off at exit 48 and got under I-95 heading east, I
saw all the lights and stuff overhead, signaling that I
had reached the mess and had I stayed in put, I would
have been in clear sailing from thereon.
Oh
well, I slugged along and got to the boat at 12:40 and
maybe fifteen of us anglers boarded the boat for a shot
at some snappers. The other boat there, the Fish City
Pride, wasn’t sailing because of some needed
maintenance work but it didn’t matter anyway because
the crowd was pretty light.
Boarding
late, I still managed to get to my preferred spot in the
pointy end of the boat and once we stopped, my
three-separate hook "guppy rig" was baited
with small strips of cut fillet of sardine and dropped
in. I fished that way for half of the afternoon but
changed over from time to time to a rig that has three
attached hooks on it to which larger baits can be
affixed.
The
weather report had been for strong urph-sized waves
brought to us courtesy of 15-20 m. p. h. southeasterly
winds and the report was right on. Man, we bounced and
bumped all afternoon long. It was far from dangerous,
but one had to hold onto the rail often to keep from
getting slammed to the deck. The other part of the
report I got from weather.com was inaccurate,
fortunately. The report called for a 60% chance of
thunder storms but in four hours on the boat, nary a
drop did fall, nor nary a single boomer did we hear.
Sure, when I was in that mess on I-95 it was raining,
but who cared then, other than to be afraid that more
and worse was to follow. Well, it didn’t!
Oh
yeah, my report? Fish bit all afternoon long! Everyone
on board caught at least one or two snappers, nearly all
being yellowtails. Two guys were broken off by big
sharks and another guy lost an unknown denizen of the
deep. I had my leader chopped by a five pound +
something or another but I boated exactly twenty fish
and that ain’t bad for someone who hadn’t been
fishing hereabouts for nearly three months.
Included
in my tally were eight snappers; six yellowtails, a
mangrove and a nice three pound mutton. But the best of
my catch was a ten-pound king mackerel that won the
pool! The regular rig produced half the fish and the
guppy rig got the others. Fortunately, the king hit my
heavier rod with three attached hooks, including a
yellow bucktail with mylar on the hook that was tied to
my main line. Nice, and more to come. See ya next time.
Scuze
me, gone fishin’.
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