Hey guys been hearing about the new forum. Moved on over. I live in Fort Myers. Fish the sound, Ding Darling, Choko, Estero, and rookery bay. Currently own a 16’ Johnsen Skiff that I built out with a 40hp tiller. Im a fly fisherman and conventional light tackle fishermen. I am interested in building a Conchfish and am looking forward to meetin anyone in my area who has done it. I am a full time missionary, working here in swfl, cuba and pakistan. Also co-lead a hunting and fishing ministry in the state called Blast and Cast. cheers. thanks for letting me on the forum.
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Welcome aboard @MissionFamily Glad to have you. Sounds like you stay busy!
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Welcome @MissionFamily, glad to have you here. And a big “God bless you” for your ministry!
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Welcome to the new spot!
What a cool rig. My buddy grabbed one of those not too long ago and I love the lines.
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Welcome
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Welcome, @StevenKing just built a Beauty, he is in the area! I’m in Sanibel and fish a BT Mosquito, lots of guys here in Pine Island area. Let’s hear some more about that cast and blast!
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Welcome aboard, and what a noble way to live.
The skiff looks great, we’d love to see more of it, if you have build pics.
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Thank you my brother!
For those who haven’t heard of it, Blast & Cast Men’s Ministries is a Christian group that brings together guys who love hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. It’s an inter-denominational outreach that uses those shared interests to point outdoorsmen to the cross.
The heart behind it is pretty simple — a lot of men are more likely to be in a boat or a deer blind on Sunday morning than in church. Blast & Cast meets those guys right where they are, using outdoor events and fellowship to share the message of Jesus in a real, relatable way.
We host affordable weekend ($150-250) retreats that combine outdoor activities with faith-based messages, plus smaller local events, one-day gatherings fishing and eating together. It’s all about connecting through the outdoors and encouraging one another in faith and life.
Each chapter is led by folks from the local area who understand the community and outdoor culture. The founding chapter is out of Texas and they help keep things organized and supports the local efforts in the different states.
In short — it’s a ministry for outdoorsmen, by outdoorsmen, focused on faith, fellowship, and the great outdoors.
We run events out of every region in FL, including Everglades city / Choko, the keys, Flamingo, Mosquito Lagoon, Cedar Key, Jax. The goal is to have different chapters in the state in different regions as we develop currently we are one chapter throughout the state.
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it was a project that someone started and i got to finish. It’s been a sweet skiff. Transom is coosa the bulk heads nidacore and so is false floor and the cap is wood.
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Welcome
Awesome. Thanks for sharing
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Glad to have you! Shannon told me about you. We’ll have to meet down in Chokoloskee one day.
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For sure.
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Welcome from St. James City, Pine Island MissionFamily! All very interesting & good stuff / great purpose.
I may have missed it, “Do you do events around Ft. Myers, Sanibel, Pine Island?”
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We do. Currently 1 day events out of st james and fish ding darling. We will be doing a 3 day in 2026 on pine island
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Would love to meet up sometime.
Jesus Martinez -239-287-5866
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@MissionFamily what up my dude?? T Thompson here.. miss ya man! Definitely have to try and catch the outing in EC!!
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