| [GMCnet] SemiOT: Anybody here know much about oyster fishing? [message #171996] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 11:20  |
Robin Hood
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I'm thinking that a use to which I could put one of my GMCs is as a
base of operations to work out of and go to the coast on the weekends
to fish for oysters or whatever on a commercial basis. I don't know
if my wife's Veteran status will let her get a free commercial fishing
license, but it's not that expenseive...
Anyway, this comes under the heading of "hare brained idea" the likes
of which usually wind up as a story later that begins with "There I
was..."
I know damn-all about anything bigger than 14 foot aluminum "jon-boat"
and have never been on any body of water larger than the Ross Barnett
Resevoir (avg depth 8 feet). And I've never fished for anyything but
catfish with a cane pole, and that was only when I was small child and
my father was trying to instill SOME sort of traditional southern boy
skills in me before he gave up in frustration. :)
So, that said, has anybody out there in the Hive Mind fished for
oysters on a weekend basis, and besides taking whatever Coast
Guard/boating safety classes I can get my hands on, does anybody have
any good advice (or horrible examples, those are fun too) about doing
such a thing?
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Robin Hood
Jackson, MS
2003 Buick Lesabre
1968 Pontiac Catalina
1978 GMC Royale motorhome
1977 GMC Palm Beach motorhome
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| Re: [GMCnet] SemiOT: Anybody here know much about oyster fishing? [message #172024 is a reply to message #171996] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 14:43  |
jknezek
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Short of being the owner of a large scale fishing fleet, fishing isn't a particularly lucrative business. Oystering is physically demanding, backbreaking work. You need to find the beds, rake them, and make sure your harvest complies in size and quality for all applicable local laws. Then you still need to find a buyer while they are fresh.
You will need a boat, harvesting tools, a license, and you need to be able to bring in a consistent catch to keep buyers. If you are going to "roadside" it and try to retail your catch, you better have a very good spot and make sure you are complying with all local laws regarding storage and preparation of your catch and sales permits.
Out in the boat pre-dawn to hopefully find the beds, couple hours of hopefully raking in your catch. Sorting it to make sure you have an appropriate catch. Bringing it to a buyer or setting up a retail operation for the rest of the day. Start over tomorrow.
Not exactly how I'd want to spend my weekends looking for pocket cash. I'm thinking you'd be better off with a part time gig at a Wal-Mart.
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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| Re: [GMCnet] SemiOT: Anybody here know much about oyster fishing? [message #172050 is a reply to message #172048] |
Mon, 04 June 2012 18:52 |
Bruce Hart
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How about crab'in. Diaper pin for hook, fish bait, a 5 foot piece of
string, and a small boat with oars.
Boil up the crabs in the GMC and serve them fresh.
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Dan Borlase <bord@shaw.ca> wrote:
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Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
Milliken, Co
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Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
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| Re: [GMCnet] SemiOT: Anybody here know much about oyster fishing? [message #172139 is a reply to message #172018] |
Tue, 05 June 2012 12:56 |
jhbridges
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Gee, they oughta. For a 26x9x8 coach, you'd have a volume of 1872 cubic feet. Assuming it was square. It would be slightly less due to the shape, but this will suffice. There are roughyl 7 1/2 gallons in a cubic foot, so the coach volume is 9,360 gallons. A gallon of water weighs around 8 1/2 pounds, so the coach would displace 79,560 pounds if it were submerged. In that it ways substantially less than this, it will float, with roughly a seventh of it submerged.
Please note that, while floating, unless measures have been taken, it will leak profusely. As soon as it fills to the point that less than 1300 gallons of space are left, it will slide to Davy Jones' locker. Therefore, should you (inadvertantly or advertantly) into a body of water over 9 feet deep, you need to vacate it before it fills.
--johnny
'76 23' transmode norris
'76 palm beach
From: Glenn Giere <glenngiere@gmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, June 4, 2012 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] SemiOT: Anybody here know much about oyster fishing?
Not a good idea. Those GMC's don't float worth a damn.
Glenn
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