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10-13-2011, 09:58 AM
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Senior Member
City: Caye Caulker
Vessel Name: Irish Miss
Vessel Model: 36' Marine Trader, D C
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 227
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Conch Collecting
After finally finishing the Fly Bridge remodel, Took some time to take the old girls out and achored up behind the reef. Found a few Conch and speared a few fish. A coulple beautiful evenings and nice warm days. BB
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10-15-2011, 10:28 PM
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El Capitan
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Vessel Name: Avalon
Vessel Model: Chung Hwa 46 LRC
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 907
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Conch Collecting
Conch fritters and fish tacos. Sounds pretty good to me.
Whatever*became of that pile of ballast you found (hope it wasn't a secret)?* KJ*
-- Edited by KJ on Sunday 16th of October 2011 10:53:02 AM
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10-17-2011, 03:41 AM
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Guru
Vessel Name: Anastasia III
Vessel Model: Krogen 42
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,716
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RE: Conch Collecting
Tough life, but somebody's got to do it! :-)
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10-18-2011, 06:33 AM
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Senior Member
City: Caye Caulker
Vessel Name: Irish Miss
Vessel Model: 36' Marine Trader, D C
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 227
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RE: Conch Collecting
KJ, I am still working that ballast pile,these conch came from that spot. I have found iron spikes,pottery and one Spanish coin so far.BB
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10-18-2011, 02:23 PM
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Guru
City: Whittier AK
Vessel Name: Apache II
Vessel Model: 1974 Donald Jones
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,147
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RE: Conch Collecting
Conch. Are those plentiful and is there a limit. Looks like you have a boat load.
Never tried one but I've never been south of the 49th parallel.
I take that back I did go to Hawaii once when I was young and foolish.
SD
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10-18-2011, 02:52 PM
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Guru
City: Thibodaux, Louisiana
Vessel Name: Gumbo
Vessel Model: 2003 Monk 36
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,882
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RE: Conch Collecting
Conch Ceviche is great too.
Steve W.
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10-19-2011, 07:13 AM
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Senior Member
City: Caye Caulker
Vessel Name: Irish Miss
Vessel Model: 36' Marine Trader, D C
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 227
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RE: Conch Collecting
They are pretty abundant since the put a season and size limit. love it fried too.BB
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10-19-2011, 01:13 PM
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Guru
City: Whittier AK
Vessel Name: Apache II
Vessel Model: 1974 Donald Jones
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,147
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RE: Conch Collecting
How long does it take for them to get as big as the ones pictured?
We have a fish commonley called *red snappers or yellow eye.**A big one is as old a 80 or 90 years
SD
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10-19-2011, 05:10 PM
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Senior Member
City: Caye Caulker
Vessel Name: Irish Miss
Vessel Model: 36' Marine Trader, D C
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 227
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RE: Conch Collecting
The big one are about three years old .They put a minumum size on them and a season so they would not be takken while laying eggs. Its working to some degree. However this is a poor country and if you need to feed your family ,you will take them. The fishermen are seeing the come back of the lobster and conch and it is helping. They have a minimum size now on Grouper,but I see 1 lb fish in the boats everyday. BB
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10-19-2011, 09:50 PM
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El Capitan
City: North Myrtle Beach, SC
Vessel Name: Avalon
Vessel Model: Chung Hwa 46 LRC
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 907
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RE: Conch Collecting
Let me know if you need an another diver.** KJ
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