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justhookit

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  1. I don’t think some of y’all understand how the Port A economy works. Nobody can afford to open a restaurant on the water for fine dining anymore and even if they could you can’t staff it with quality people. Thus, you end up with places like Virginia’s, Grumbles, and FINS (which is way underrated by the way). You would not believe the sales numbers of those places. Also it did have the best seafood restaurant on the water for years - Pelican Club. Sadly, dining options here in town aren’t what they were 10 years ago with the loss of that restaurant and Marcel’s. For fine dining, Venetian Hot Plate is in a class by itself here. Lisabella’s is probably second but way overpriced. Same problem with Phoenix. Roosevelt’s is hit and miss. I really enjoy the dining at Black Marlin but it’s a little more casual than those places. Their new building will be interesting to see what they do with. edit- when the new marina gets built at Charlie’s pasture we hopefully will see a wharf style shop/restaurant venue out there.
  2. 55 hours on a 10 year old boat always means that the engines have been rebuilt, at least in the diesel world. Might apply in this case.
  3. http://4costaricafishing.com This is the best outfit down there. The head guy Bobby McGuinness is kind of a prick, but he can fish. He runs their big boats though and it sounds like you’d be fine with their smaller boats.
  4. Ha, that’s one of the boats I looked at. Doesn’t come with the girl though. it’s got too many hours on it for me. The boat not the girl.
  5. Ended up postponing the trip until the 2nd week of August. If things work out there I’ll be spending quite a bit of time in August and September there.
  6. In CR now taking stuff off the boat looks like it will finally sell. This is first choice for the upgrade. Sticking with a Viking. Talked myself out of a custom even though it’s always been a dream.
  7. I mean, it’s still dark but they’ve really fixed it up. I might even call it nice.
  8. And the new one still isn’t open dammit. I heard the other day it will be soon though. That empty lot where Shorty’s was should soon be an outdoor area for the people that bought the Flats building. The new bar is looking good on the inside.
  9. Playa Conchal is considered the best beach in CR and it is right next to Flamingo. It’s worth a visit. Other than that I’ve only spent a day in Flamingo. Coco Loco on the beach is really good and I am sure there’s some good stuff in the new marina there. A few friends of mine just spent 10 days there fishing and hanging out if you need some more recs. Tulemar is really nice and recommended so highly here for a reason, but there are a ton of other really nice options too. And you can always fly Sansa from SJO to Manuel Antonio. Fifteen minute flight that works great if you can time your arrival early enough in the day.
  10. Looks like I’m headed there in a few days. Anyone been to Fajardo? Will have 1 day there in Fajardo for sure to check out a boat but could stay longer if worth it. Otherwise I’m just planning a short trip, maybe 2 nights in San Juan. @faps @closetojumping @Sandbagging Steve
  11. Los Suenos is fine. Get a condo or house on the property instead of staying at the Marriott. Your wife and kids will love the pool at the hotel. The golf course is really pretty but not always in the best of shape due to all the rain. The “beach” there is not as nice as elsewhere.
  12. Some nice equipment headed out the Port A jetties yesterday for the Billfish Pachanga tournament
  13. Doubt he’s talking about the players. Basketball has been well supported for many years by some very wealthy boosters.
  14. Venetian, Phoenix, Roosevelt’s, Lisabella’s, and maybe Black Marlin. Nobody seems to know Shorty’s timeline but from driving by I’d guess sometime this month. So only like 3 months behind schedule.
  15. To me Venetian is the best restaurant here by far, but there is no way you’ll be able to get in tonight. Heck these days it’s fully booked even during the week. Roosevelt’s is hit and miss lately. They might have an opening though at the new bar attached to it called 1886. They serve a limited menu from the Roosevelt’s kitchen. Basically though on weekends now you are fucked for dining out without a reservation. Wherever you go, go early - like 4:45. Good luck.
  16. This is a good idea as it’s one of the few places you can make a reservation. If it’s for tonight though he’s probably SOL, they are likely full. Pretty much all the restaurants are running at least a 2 hour wait for larger parties on the weekends.
  17. The new owners took over months back. Same name and I think same menu although I never go there so not sure.
  18. Passed by the location today on the way back from the beach. It’s called Bier Haus. Looks like they have one other location in Lubbock. And I had forgotten, but they also bought Spaghetti Works awhile back.
  19. Not sure the wakes have much to do with it if you are talking about the handful of slips between Clines and Baytree. My guess is a lot of those boats didn’t come back after Harvey or moved to city marina. Island Moorings is only 20% full too - their problem is pricing and nobody trusts that the channel to get to the ship channel will stay dredged. As for the 2nd question Port A is developing so fast I don’t think any development on N Padre will impact Port A at all. I saw the name a few weeks ago but can’t remember
  20. Yeah the owner of Shell’s is retired. She said it had been coming for awhile and it sucks because we desperately need more good restaurants. The new owner is putting in a burgers and beer type place there. I think they have other locations in Texas. It’s not at all what we need.
  21. Just a cool shot my girlfriend took one night walking back to the boat after dinner. Had this blown up and put on metal and it turned out great.
  22. Hard to say. The fishing is as good or better than its ever been, but part of that is the increased efficiency and technology of boats and tackle and techniques. To really understand billfish populations we would need accurate commercial fishing data which we never had in the past and still don’t have. The conservation issue means that almost all recreationally caught billfish are released. The problem has been and always will be on the commercial side.
  23. Nice Smooth Move t-shirt. I’m not sure what the mates are going to do for clothes since it seems like every one in North America had 2 or 3 of them.
  24. Good luck. I just drove down the beach and it is flat calm. Y’all should have a great trip.
  25. There was a 14 foot hammerhead caught 2 weeks ago.
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