The last time I was in the Keys Tarpon fishing, fishing was excellent and the weather too. One day the high was 84 and the low was 84.
Never seen so many different govt law agencies driving around. I think we counted 8 different ones. Check out the Ernest Hemingway house and the six toed Cat's. Tarpon are unreal to hook up on, you will have a smile on your face that will last days. Their POWER is something you have to witness to appreciate.
When I retire I will be spending months in the winter fishing down there. Staying in Key West is super expensive...better bargains going east.
Agreed on all of those things. KW is KW. Like Vegas, its either the greatest thing ever or the worst thing ever. Sometimes at the same time. My sister and BIL both tended bar at Sloppy's for like 20 years. $8K month mortgage for a match stick box house on stilts on a canal on Cudjoe Key. Complete with 200 lb tarpon literally at the backyard seawall. But when you can pull $5K cash a night tending bar, it kinda becomes like monopoly money at some point. The real world has no bearing on KW.
The best part was they knew everyone and everyone owed them from all the free drinks. Food, beverages, fishing, parasailing, jet-ski's, sunset tours were all on the house. Kick in my old man's 40' foot sail boat and it sucked badly.
I'm actually surprised I'm still allowed back on the island.
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