Page 5 - Martin Downs Bulletin - March '20

Martin Downs, Page 5
Treasure Coast Outdoors

Water Use Conflicts Could Be Reef.” This results in a high number of people fishing, or So how do we deal with situations like the divers? My
Avoided With Common Sense spearfishing, in a concentrated area. first thought would be to drop a few weighted quarter stick
For the most part, everyone tries to get along and deal with
firecrackers into the water. Although the underwater concussion
And A Little Decency the situation. Last week, while cobia fishing at the Sandpile, my might fix their personality defects, it would also land me in jail,
anchor got stuck on something when I tried to pull it up. A diver so toss that tempting idea.
By Jim Weix saw my situation, asked if he could help, then dove down and The unfortunate fact is that there isn’t really a legal way to
It is depressing when I freed my anchor. He even hand delivered it to me. fix people that are intentionally rude. There have always been
hear stories like the recent There is also the common conflict between recreational and these types of people.
one about the boat full of commercial anglers. This is probably the aftermath of the gill As for the cobia fishing, I’ve chosen to avoid these situations
anglers that were anchored net controversy. Before gill nets were outlawed, the fishery was by fishing lesser known structure. Thanks to the advice of a
over a small piece of structure severely impacted by the commercial use of gill nets. Years later commercial fisherman, I downloaded and printed a copy of the
and fishing for cobia. They there are still a lot of bad feelings on both sides. numerous reefs in Martin County. This way I can find uncrowded
had been fishing for about I’m fortunate enough to know several commercial anglers. spots. Another plus is that the cobia at these spots haven’t
an hour, when a boatload of Since they make a living catching fish, they are better at it than watched three dozen baits pass by them in the last hour, so they
divers pulled up next to them, many recreational anglers. So, instead of cursing them, I ask are more likely to hit your bait. Go to https://www.martin.fl.us/
grabbed their spear guns, and them for advice. My success rate has increased by following resources/martin-county-reefs-coordinates-list-pdf.
jumped into the water. When their advice. Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
the anglers complained, the divers taunted them about what great Unlike the intentionally rude behavior of the divers that pulled conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is included
spearing they would have by diving in the angler’s chum line. up to the boat of anglers, most water conflicts are the result of in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s Hall of Fame for his
Water conflicts are nothing new, but cobia fishing seems to operator error or crowded conditions. Most of these things can work in helping restore thousands of acres of wetlands. Jim is a
bring out the worst in people. That is because the cobia like to be dealt with in a mature matter. A tangled line can be untangled. Broker Associate with The Keyes Company. He can be reached
congregate over such spots as the “Sandpile” and “Bull Shark There is no need for a shouting match. at (772) 341-2941 or by email: jimweix@jimweix.com.

Vino With Sting!

Who Wants To Go To Italy Sting invited all of the Moon) just to name a few.
And Stay At Sting’s Tuscany neighbors and town locals to Sting said, “A wine is like
a song – it has a story to tell.”
the farm shop on the estate
Estate And Vineyard? for a party to share their plans Sister Moon has been
listed as one of the top
for returning Il Palagio to its
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You can rent out the entire estate, main house, guesthouses August, Sting holds a party Magazine.
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it appears to be a case of, if you have to ask, you can’t afford it! thank them for their support. check it out, or run to your
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decade long project of bringing the estate, vineyard and olive Sting has named the wine produced from the vineyard after ~ Keep the conversation Message in a Bottle image
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