Show of volunteers

Yes, there are signs on or near the Octi that show their original locations.
They're located around the end of the pier just out of casting distance for most people.

There have been numerous pyramid fish attractors put out around the pier before the state took over the boundary for red snapper. Before the pier camera went out last year I saw a barge southeast of the pier for about 3 hours unloading them.

UPDATE:

I actually got a well-considered, thoughtful reply from Greg Lein. He knows of the delay on the lighting and will follow up on the installation order. He will contact pier management about the sanitation issue surrounding/encompassing the cleaning station. He copied the communication to a number of other folks to keep them in the loop about the various issues.

One other thing that I brought up to him was the possibility of a discounted LIFETIME PASS for seniors and veterans. He said that he'd consider it.

All things considered, I'm pleased at the response.

Same. Greg took the time to respond to my email as well.

I've only seen around a handful of people willing to take the time to respond to my request. If we're going to get something done we need a lot more than that to either call or email Montgomery and see if we can get something done about the sharks. Remember my Dad always told me it's the squeaky wheel that always gets the grease. PLEASE CALL OR SEND THEM AN EMAIL TO SEE IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SHARKS!

Sent an email. Got a reply from Mr Lein also.

I went a step further and included in my email an invitation for them to come fish and see 1st hand how bad the problem is.


Doubt they actually will show, but I volunteered one of Haywire's rods if they did show:p....

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Originally Posted by Haywire

I hate to see the cleaning tables get mentioned as a part of the shark problem, since as was pointed out, the tables long pre-date the shark problem. When it comes to the cleaning tables, I think they should be rebuilt or replaced to eliminate the problem with the uncleanliness. They are poorly designed by someone who didn't have any experience with making cleaning tables in the first place. Yeah, I'll put that in my email.

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Not that it makes any difference, but I would not be surprised if those tables were for a commercial fish cleaning operation - indoors and with regular cleaning by employees to health department regulations, which would include removing the covers over the troughs and drying everything at the end of a shift.

That's different from intermittent use by a variety of people.

Tables I have used at other places were built to drain by gravity with nothing to hold water on top so that they dried between uses.

The troughs at the back are the main problem. I think the tables would work better if the covers over the troughs were removed and the tops were given a little tilt so they drained.

BTW: Who, locally, should that sort of thing be addressed to. It does not seem like an executive decision.

Sent an email just now. Will see if anything comes of it. I can tell you guys that I have done a lot of trapping, predator control being a part of that, and anytime a predator sees an unending supply of food with no control sequences for eating that food, the predator problem becomes worse. No need to go into it as you guys understand this all too well.

E-mail sent Thursday, no reply yet.