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Trigger
 
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| My neighbor is retired military and has launched his small boat at Sherman Cove occasionaly. If I were to take him in my boat, could I launch at Sherman Cove? Using my truck to tow? Sure would save on some gas. Thank you for your replies in advance!
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Grouper
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yeah, as long as a person with you is military or DOD they just wave you in. And yes it is Much much much closer than anything else.
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Trigger
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Thanks guys!  I knew I would get a quick answer from this bunch!
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Trigger
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| yea they are going to ask the military guy if he is sponsoring you from some crazy reason he says yes you launch your boat. i dont think dod can use the ramp because of the new base command. i work out there have access to any building on the base and cant even fish from the sea wall.
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Grouper
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we drove in with a boat and showed a DOD card and no questions asked. This was about 3 weeks ago.
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Yeah DOD, Active Duty, Retired Military, Depends can use the ramp. I am DOD, and called the other day to confirm i can use the ramp. Go to the back gate its closer to the ramp.
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White Marlin
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Most likely the easiest way to do it is to have the Military member drive through the gate.
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| All the above is true. If the person escorting you on is in the vechile they have and have not checked you for a drivers lic. Most of the time I just lead the way tell the guard I am escorting the vechile behind me to Sherman Cove. THEY WILL check that persons driver lic. then. When you get to Sherman Cove you WILL HAVE to pay a launch fee, even if the person has a boat stored there, $5 or so. You will save that on gas EASY though. Sometimes they go through the spill of you can not go anywhere else and all that but worth the 45 seconds IF THAT. 
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I am DOD and I use Sherman Cove almost exclusively. I have non DOD/military folks follow me on base behind me all the time. I tell the guard that the person behind me is with me and they check their driver's license and away we go.
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Telum Piscis (6/25/2008)
I am DOD and I use Sherman Cove almost exclusively. I have non DOD/military folks follow me on base behind me all the time. I tell the guard that the person behind me is with me and they check their driver's license and away we go. We just went thru last weekend with retired mil in the passanger seat. No questions. Went thru last year towing boat following the retired mil in his car and got reprimanded that the sponser has to be in the tow vehicle.
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I am retired Military and keep my old Grady White at Sherman Cove. I just wanted to add that it is a great place to launch. They have a wash rack and they sell fuel there. Little expensive though. But the way gas is it is geting cheaper. Anyway the is a nice little mini gas station on sherman field. At sherman cove there is a little bX annex. I really enjoy going over there. I have water and electircity and good security for 40.00/mo. I think it is a great deal. Also the people there are great and very helpful. Sometimes I need a little help goting Grady on the trailer and someone always helps. Well good luck and I know you will like that and place and you could not get much closer to the fish.
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| It's: $5.00 for DOD Civilian $4.00 Active / Retired Also, the folks in the office told me that I could use the ramp as much as I wanted for $15 a month. Not a bad deal. JP
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| I am finally heading out of Sherman Cove in the morning with my neighbor. He's a retired army chaplin. We'll be trolling for kings at the bouys. Any advise on leaving and returning to Sherman Cove by boat. Are there rocks in the area? Thanks, Jim
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| Follow the channel markers closely. Rocks aren't a worry, but it is very shallow outside the markers from the launch all the way out to the east of the island at the mouth of the pass.
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| We will be leaving out of there in the morning as well.
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FishinFool (7/18/2008)
I am finally heading out of Sherman Cove in the morning with my neighbor. He's a retired army chaplin. We'll be trolling for kings at the bouys. Any advise on leaving and returning to Sherman Cove by boat. Are there rocks in the area?
Thanks,
Jim
Just stay in the channel from the dock to the inlet where the old bridge is...and then make sure you go around the buoys properly outside of the entrance and you'll be good. Gets a little shallow...just take it slow til you get in the main channel.
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| Sherman Cove is a GREAT launch. We used it all the time with our old 88 bayliner when the kids were little. We'll be using it again 100% as soon as we get the carport hightened.((is that a word?)) Best access to the pass in P'cola. Good fishing to all of you ! 
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