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Comment on Have you lost your phone signal while on deep sea fishing? by john_climbs

john_climbs — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:03:03 +0000

I lose my signal EVERY time I go fishing, and I don’t even live near the ocean!

Comment on what kind of reel do you use for fishing on a boat? by John C

John C — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:53:06 +0000

Take him shopping and let him pick out what he wants, then he can take you to dinner……

Comment on what kind of reel do you use for fishing on a boat? by feather_63057

feather_63057 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:23:23 +0000

alot depends on what kind of fishing he is gonna be doing, if trout fishing then a ultralight rod and reel will work but if deepsea fishing then you need a really big heavy rod and reel a good basic one to start with for pond, lake and small fish is a zebco 33 easy to use and cheap at walmart, can be less than $30 you can also get a “catfish rig” a large rod and reel that is good for deepsea fishing at walmart for less than $50 good luck and i hope you get some fish for dinner!

Comment on Have you lost your phone signal while on deep sea fishing? by maxon475

maxon475 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:23:20 +0000

Deep sea fishing is not “fishing deep under the sea” it is going past the continental shelf to troll over waters that are 1000 feet deep or more. For example the fishermen that fish of New Jersey have to go 80 to 100 nautical miles out.
Now, about that cellular:
After reaching a certain distance you lose the cellular signal. I still take my cell with me everyday. Because if you are in range it can help save your life, as it happened to one of my colleague and friend, when his boat sank.

Comment on Have you lost your phone signal while on deep sea fishing? by siccivic

siccivic — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:12:01 +0000

You can still recieve signal if you have Int’l calling on your phone… I had to call my provider and add it when I went on a cruise.. Once you get away from shore and lose whatever tower you were using.. Your phone will say cellular at sea. And start using those sat.’s in outerspace to send your call.

It works, I have used it.. And we were far out to sea, a few hundred miles. There is a little delay.. but again if you do not add it you can not use it.. So they told me. And you have to have a newer phone.

Comment on Have you lost your phone signal while on deep sea fishing? by rickbar2

rickbar2 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:08:32 +0000

You will lose signal when traveling out to sea. There are no cell towers to repeat the signal. There are a few towers out in the Gulf of Mexico. Check out http://www.celltowerinfo.com/picts/Cell%20Tower%20Location%20Map-%20Texas.jpg for a map of Texas. Most ships use satelite phones to get ship to shore reception. You usually can get recption on your cell phone when within a few miles of shore in a very populated area. Cell towers are like umbrellas, phone compnaies will locate towers so the umbrellas sort of overlap.

Comment on Have you lost your phone signal while on deep sea fishing? by deedee

deedee — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:56:47 +0000

why would you take your selfphone deep sea fishing

Comment on Have you lost your phone signal while on deep sea fishing? by lizzietbird2002

lizzietbird2002 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:54:01 +0000

yeah its a right pain that is, I mean just the other day I was at the bottom of the ocean and I thought I’d ring my mum but can you believe it, no reception! I can’t believe the phone people don’t put masts up down there I mean what are we paying them for exactly? hmm?

Comment on what kind of reel do you use for fishing on a boat? by Tim

Tim — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:38:50 +0000

Your gonna want a spinning reel. Just ask at the counter for their top end or mid range spinning reel. They will show you a selection.

Comment on what kind of reel do you use for fishing on a boat? by Down 87 Town

Down 87 Town — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:27:01 +0000

Their usually kinda high but were i live we have a Bass Pro Shop and if you could go to a place like then you could look at a whole bunch of reels .I would find ones thats around ur local wal-mart of the price of like $50.00 or less just depends on how much you want to spend. Good Luck