My Book's Final Cover and other thoughts from Paradise
Got the final cover design a few days ago and after some minor fixes like putting my name on it and getting the word Marine more readable, I think it will suffice. My publisher says that the book is designed for a young audience and that he made it a little "Rambo" looking and somewhat cartoonish to appeal to the under 25 market. I agree with the market and I hope whoever reads it takes away a little more understanding of what it really was like to be a Marine in Vietnam in the sixty's. What most readers won't know and only the privileged few who read this blog will, is that the picture on the cover was taken from a photo that I sent my publisher, it was a picture of me at age 18, in full combat gear in our squad bay just before we shipped out to Vietnam. It doesn't show that the only clothes I had on was a pair of white boxers and black socks. So much for Rambo and Gung-Ho. Now you know the truth. Don't tell anyone.
Went fishing on the bay yesterday and experienced a new kayak design that is a great way to fish. Its a pontoon kayak and its stable as a rock and comfortable to fish from. I'll scan a picture in to the blog soon and let you take a peek at a super way to catch fish.
Lemon Bay has lots of great fishing opportunities and most times its easy to catch something, But not yesterday. I threw jigs and plugs into a strong north wind at high tide and got three lizard fish and one puffer for my trouble. Still it was the first day in over a week that I even had a chance to get out. Its been cold in Florida and that means anything under 70 degrees for anybody that lives here. Even some snow birds were wearing jackets. Your blood thins out when your down here for a while. I know that someone who was suffering in below zero temps this last week up north will probably being saying, "Oh stop, Your breaking my Heart", but it was cold by our standards down here. Its going up to 80 today, boy do I love Florida!!!
If anybody wants any tips on saltwater fishing, just leave me a comment and I'll do my best to help you catch the fish of your dreams.
Till next time......Its another day in Paradise.....I wish you Tight Lines and warm days....
Monk
Went fishing on the bay yesterday and experienced a new kayak design that is a great way to fish. Its a pontoon kayak and its stable as a rock and comfortable to fish from. I'll scan a picture in to the blog soon and let you take a peek at a super way to catch fish.
Lemon Bay has lots of great fishing opportunities and most times its easy to catch something, But not yesterday. I threw jigs and plugs into a strong north wind at high tide and got three lizard fish and one puffer for my trouble. Still it was the first day in over a week that I even had a chance to get out. Its been cold in Florida and that means anything under 70 degrees for anybody that lives here. Even some snow birds were wearing jackets. Your blood thins out when your down here for a while. I know that someone who was suffering in below zero temps this last week up north will probably being saying, "Oh stop, Your breaking my Heart", but it was cold by our standards down here. Its going up to 80 today, boy do I love Florida!!!
If anybody wants any tips on saltwater fishing, just leave me a comment and I'll do my best to help you catch the fish of your dreams.
Till next time......Its another day in Paradise.....I wish you Tight Lines and warm days....
Monk
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