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Joe:

The only reason that I had mentioned "Any Floridians" on this post was because this post was in reference to a Florida specific event. This is a site composed of Whaler enthusiasts from all over the world and it is a great source of information.

On this post, 3 Floridians have chimed in. I checked a few other posts on this board to guage the amount of input from Floridians. A post dated 2/24/08, titled "Sarasota Whalers" had 119 views. 1 reply from an Ohio member and a response from Biggiefl, the Floridian that posted. Another post dated 4/9/08, titled GCBWOA Memorial day gathering, 29 view -0- replies, two prior posts from RGT, 3/14/07 and 5/4/07, 1 about Cobia and another about FL Gulf Fisherman, one post had 0 replies, the other had 2 replies. Your own post about taking a vacation in Florida had very few Florida members responding. I had checked that map that you referred me to and I counted only about 14 people in the entire state from the pan handle to Key West.

That was kind of where I got my impression from as far as there being a small number of Florida members. I'm sure that you are correct about there being a lot of Florida folks here on Whaler Central. However, they seem to be viewing posts and not chiming in.

To re-emphasize a point, I think that Whaler Central is a great Whaler website with lots of useful information and members willing to reply and give advice on a wide array of topics. I like the site. I was merely explaining where I had got the impression that there were not many Florida folks here.

Take it easy,