I like to fish, I have 3 years in the home maintenance services business, just starting to get into the non pressure roof cleaning. I do have quite a different background from all the professionals on this site. A short bio... U.S. Army Service: 1967-1993 U.S. Army Special Operations- Retired Chief Warrant Officer (CW3), Special Mission Officer in specialized units involved in sensitive operations as directed by US SOCOM (MacDill AFB-Tampa FL). My Special Forces background I served with the 10th, 5th, 1st Special Forces Groups. My awards include: Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star w/V 3rd award, Purple Heart 2nd award, Meritorious Service Medal 3rd award, Air Medal w/V 4th award, Army Commendation Medal 4th award and 12 other awards. I have lived all over the world growing up as my father was in the US Army. I lived in South Tampa and was drafted, went to T.R. Robinson High School, when it was new and well before the chain link fence that surrounds it now. When I retired in 1993 I came back to Tampa and eventually moved to Englewood in 1994.
What does all this have to do with non pressure roof cleaning or pressure washing. Not a thing, however, I have been chit at and hit, shot at an missed, cold, tired, hungry, dirty and couldn't remember when the last time was that I showered. I was a military freefall HALO Master Parachutist / Jumpmaster and have over 4000 skydives. In other words rode hard and hung up wet more that a few times and I would not trade a day or a minute of those times. I have fished professioanally for a number of years and even have built a good fishing charter business.
In the military, namely Special Forces we were taught all phases of constuction, wiring, plumbing everything that goes with building a village for the people you are there to help. Therefore it was a natural progression into the home maintenance services when I looked for something else to do.
I like doing new things and learning, I do hope that I will be able to contribute some new information and techniques I will learn to the Professionals on this site, I do and will ask questions as well as give my experiences.
To all of you that post and freely give information and your experiences I say Thank you, I do hope to meet some of you soon.
PS. my new web site is a work in progress not on my server yet.
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Welcome Fred! Lots of Fishermen here! AC Lockyer from Mallard Systems In Orlando is a professional bass fisherman, and a reds guy too! He told me of Monster Reds at Jupiter Inlet, east coast. I wanna hook me a Hammer Head at Boca Grande one day They follow Tarpon.
Hit some nice Cobia last summer in Tampa Bay, stupid fish, why did not someone tell me they go nuts in a boat ??
We caught them on fresh, dead shrimp, tossed our shrimp on topp of Rays, Cobia waiting below, the first one nearly spooled me, set up for trout on a licht tackle reel bought from harbor frieght!!!! Do NOT laugh, took it to Mahoney Marine in Tampa to get spooled with Power Pro, they freaked! It is a Shimano !!!! Yep, with no name, only costs 19.95, they make 2 sizes, I got em both!
Check em out!
Cobia on 8 pound test was a challenge, thank GOD for leaders, a great reel, and a lot of Power Pro ?
AC told me Berkeley has a new line that smokes power pro!
But Mahoney did not have it, so we went with Power Pro.
Glad to have you aboard Soldier, we got a great bunch of guys here, and lots for you to learn.
Chris, Thank you for the welcome and sharing your experience and knowledge to teach all of us who come here to learn. I have followed the forum for a couple of months. I have taken the advice of many of the Professionals on the site and read, read, and read some more.
I learn something everytime that I visit. A.C. I have known a number of years fishing the tournament trails. Funny how when we anglers are focused on the prey, "Redfish" for example one doesn't really find out to much or delve into what do you do for work. Knowing A.C.'s work ethic when it comes to fishing, I now know how he built a very large company and has survived the economic downturn, as you all have. New ideas, sharing techniques what works and what doesn't.
When someone posts a great idea, you Chris and all the other very Professional Roof Cleaners here are quick to praise and give encouragement. On that same note, when a newbe posts of an idea or technique they have discovered. You and the same group of Professionals are just as quick to "say - whow cowboy, do you know you just made a Bomb". This is how you do it "Grasshopper" after that go back and read some more, and be safe, your family needs you.
On the fishing side of things, next time you catch a Cobia, have a wet towel handy, place it over their eyes when you bring it in the boat, calms them right down. Kind of it's dark so don't move thing, works for tarpon too. For Hammerheads, I'll post a few pictures of this past summer when we had a 16-18 ft shark eat my daughters 180 lb tarpon at the boat. Also the World record came from Boca Grande, both the Captain and the angler are good friends and do quite a bit of shark fishing.
For the fishing line was it "Crystal", I have contacts, let me know what kind and I'll see if I can get it for you.
Thank you all again for the warm welcome to the forum, and yes I will read some more.
My question is and not to be a PITA: For the 12V systems that many roof cleaners use. "How do you charge the battery? Is it at the end of the day when at home with a charger? There is a better way, we have used it for years in the tournaments to charge our trolling motors. Both running and towing the boat. That answer I have not been able to find here, but I have a solution to always keep your batteries charged while working.
-- Edited by Redfisherman on Friday 12th of February 2010 07:19:07 AM
Chris, Thank you for the welcome and sharing your experience and knowledge to teach all of us who come here to learn. I have followed the forum for a couple of months. I have taken the advice of many of the Professionals on the site and read, read, and read some more.
I learn something everytime that I visit. A.C. I have known a number of years fishing the tournament trails. Funny how when we anglers are focused on the prey, "Redfish" for example one doesn't really find out to much or delve into what do you do for work. Knowing A.C.'s work ethic when it comes to fishing, I now know how he built a very large company and has survived the economic downturn, as you all have. New ideas, sharing techniques what works and what doesn't.
When someone posts a great idea, you Chris and all the other very Professional Roof Cleaners here are quick to praise and give encouragement. On that same note, when a newbe posts of an idea or technique they have discovered. You and the same group of Professionals are just as quick to "say - whow cowboy, do you know you just made a Bomb". This is how you do it "Grasshopper" after that go back and read some more, and be safe, your family needs you.
On the fishing side of things, next time you catch a Cobia, have a wet towel handy, place it over their eyes when you bring it in the boat, calms them right down. Kind of it's dark so don't move thing, works for tarpon too. For Hammerheads, I'll post a few pictures of this past summer when we had a 16-18 ft shark eat my daughters 180 lb tarpon at the boat. Also the World record came from Boca Grande, both the Captain and the angler are good friends and do quite a bit of shark fishing.
For the fishing line was it "Crystal", I have contacts, let me know what kind and I'll see if I can get it for you.
Thank you all again for the warm welcome to the forum, and yes I will read some more.
My question is and not to be a PITA: For the 12V systems that many roof cleaners use. "How do you charge the battery? Is it at the end of the day when at home with a charger? There is a better way, we have used it for years in the tournaments to charge our trolling motors. Both running and towing the boat. That answer I have not been able to find here, but I have a solution to always keep your batteries charged while working.
-- Edited by Redfisherman on Friday 12th of February 2010 07:19:07 AM
Fred, when we used 12 voly pumps, we used deep cycle marine batterys, charged em at days end. I don't use 12 volt pumps anymore, but if you have some charging tricks,let us know ? Thanks for the Cobia tip, they go absolutely nuts in the boat, even when tired. The fishing liner AC tells me about is made by Berkley, it is like power pro, only better. Mahoney did not have it, so we went power pro instead.
Welcome Red you come to a great place to hang out and learn about our awsome trade. Want to thank you so much for your service to this great nation of ours.. go clean some roofs
Dave+
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Nice to meet you Fred. Thank you for your years defending our freedom. These guys in here are great and if you need help or have a question just ask and you will recieve.