I've fixed and cleaned reels all my life for myself and friends.
DOES YOUR REELS NEED SOME TLC?
Maintenance? Serviced? Parts replaced/fixed?
Got no time? Capt Dave has 30+ years of reel experience.
Especially CASTING reels!
But, I can do spinner reels too.
Trolling reels
Bottom fishing reels
Examples:
-Shimano
-Abu Garcia
-Penn
-Spinning
-Casting
-Trolling
Cleaned and serviced: $30.00 (4 for $99.00)
Parts replacement: Parts cost + $10.00 installation (up to 4 "replaceable parts")
I order parts, install, you pay me back + $10.00
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
11/3 - It blew like hell....
Day after the "famed" Florida/Georgia football rivalry game, and largest tailgate party, and day of the "fall back" time change.
But for us, it was 20-25 kts. at the Mayport jetties. And it's been a long time since I've seen inside the rocks, (between the North & South Jetty) so rough.
Solid whitewater, folding over swells, tall as roof tops. The marine weather channel said, "8-10 foot seas EXPECTED".
But, we got there some what dry, and before the push of the rising tide really slopped it up, bad. At one point, the end of the south jetty would go under water for about 100+ feet. Rounding the end of the south was do'able. But you'd need a "pilot boat" or better to go around the North jetty, for sure.
I had shrimp. That was it. We needed "cut-bait", badly. There's no Croakers on the shallower southside, my main cut bait at the Jetties for big Redbass, (Redfish-Red Drum etc.)
So I saw an ole friend, who's a Roe Mullet castnetter, in his little 17' Carolina Skiff, who showed up with the other 10 "larger" boats hunting the mullet. I yelled to him and asked if he could give me a few big Mullet for cut bait. He did. And just two 15" Mullet lasted us all day long.
The south Florida boys, Enrique and Dave were ready to go for anything that will bite.
I knew with this "front" pushing in (aka: full-blown Nor'easter) as the clouds came and went, and winds steady. If I could stay anchored. Because my "reef/rock anchor", kept pulling loose as the boat yanked up on the swells. That we could get some action going......
Hell, these boys were on the JETTYWOLF. We come to take a big bite!
As we lost fish, chased down "mystery fish", and sorted through small Sharks, Seabass, and Kitty Cats.
It ended up that by the time the tide turned, and the wind laid down a bit. The seas inside the rocks totally calmed right down.
And we were all alone! Everyone left. There was maybe 5 boats out there, when we arrived just after 8am.
But as the tide got lower, we lost all current, the water got dirty, and only the Catfish would bite. So we headed back, after our day of action.
YET ANOTHER DAY FOR THE JETTYWOLF AT HER JETTIES....."PREVAILING ONCE AGAIN!"
But for us, it was 20-25 kts. at the Mayport jetties. And it's been a long time since I've seen inside the rocks, (between the North & South Jetty) so rough.
Solid whitewater, folding over swells, tall as roof tops. The marine weather channel said, "8-10 foot seas EXPECTED".
But, we got there some what dry, and before the push of the rising tide really slopped it up, bad. At one point, the end of the south jetty would go under water for about 100+ feet. Rounding the end of the south was do'able. But you'd need a "pilot boat" or better to go around the North jetty, for sure.
I had shrimp. That was it. We needed "cut-bait", badly. There's no Croakers on the shallower southside, my main cut bait at the Jetties for big Redbass, (Redfish-Red Drum etc.)
So I saw an ole friend, who's a Roe Mullet castnetter, in his little 17' Carolina Skiff, who showed up with the other 10 "larger" boats hunting the mullet. I yelled to him and asked if he could give me a few big Mullet for cut bait. He did. And just two 15" Mullet lasted us all day long.
The south Florida boys, Enrique and Dave were ready to go for anything that will bite.
I knew with this "front" pushing in (aka: full-blown Nor'easter) as the clouds came and went, and winds steady. If I could stay anchored. Because my "reef/rock anchor", kept pulling loose as the boat yanked up on the swells. That we could get some action going......
Hell, these boys were on the JETTYWOLF. We come to take a big bite!
As we lost fish, chased down "mystery fish", and sorted through small Sharks, Seabass, and Kitty Cats.
It ended up that by the time the tide turned, and the wind laid down a bit. The seas inside the rocks totally calmed right down.
And we were all alone! Everyone left. There was maybe 5 boats out there, when we arrived just after 8am.
But as the tide got lower, we lost all current, the water got dirty, and only the Catfish would bite. So we headed back, after our day of action.
YET ANOTHER DAY FOR THE JETTYWOLF AT HER JETTIES....."PREVAILING ONCE AGAIN!"
Saturday, November 2, 2013
NOVEMBER 2nd - SMOKIN' REDBASS!
What a sought after day....the day before the Fla/Ga. football game rivalry.....
I had a customer from Ga. who would come down to fish. "If there were trout to catch". NOT!
I had a call yesterday morning at 6:30am as I backed the boat off the trailer from a guy who was hoping he could get out on 11/2 with friends.
I had Julie wanting to get friend Scott, from N. Dakota out on Friday. Because it was Scott's birthday.
Well, Julie won out. Because the absence of any Trout bites, because of all the Junk fish, still swarming in the 72-74 degree water in November has the Trout fishing FUTILE at this point.
B-U-T......the BIG REDFISH, are sure chewing! Usually, by now they start to slow down. And by the 7th-12th of the month are really winding down the big chew before heading offshore for the colder months, as the baitfish become scarcer.
Probably, NOT this year. Unless something radical happens.
And today, from start to finish it was BRUTUS T. REDBASS, galore!!!!!!!!
Of course, the 1st one is always caught on a piece of dead shrimp as we catch the "carpeting" the bottom ever present Croakers. (the only little fish I don't mind, because they are great baits, and just fun.) Plus, if little Croaks are all over. Most likely, there's a big Redbass lurking around them.
We lost count of how many Julie & Scott caught. From ONE keeper at 27" up to fish in the high twenties. Kept these anglers very, very busy. Using LT- light tackle. The lightest bottom tackle I own.
And it's so much fun watching the rods bend like a horse shoe! I love my "light action" UGLY STIK Striper rods. They have to be my all-time favorite rods. Because I love the bend.
Here's some Photo high-lights of the day:
We even took a "rest room" break in the middle of the day. And then came back to the excat spot and worked them over again.......Last hook up, Julie got worked over.
Lookie at the gal, lay into the rod!!!!
I had a customer from Ga. who would come down to fish. "If there were trout to catch". NOT!
I had a call yesterday morning at 6:30am as I backed the boat off the trailer from a guy who was hoping he could get out on 11/2 with friends.
I had Julie wanting to get friend Scott, from N. Dakota out on Friday. Because it was Scott's birthday.
Well, Julie won out. Because the absence of any Trout bites, because of all the Junk fish, still swarming in the 72-74 degree water in November has the Trout fishing FUTILE at this point.
B-U-T......the BIG REDFISH, are sure chewing! Usually, by now they start to slow down. And by the 7th-12th of the month are really winding down the big chew before heading offshore for the colder months, as the baitfish become scarcer.
Probably, NOT this year. Unless something radical happens.
And today, from start to finish it was BRUTUS T. REDBASS, galore!!!!!!!!
Of course, the 1st one is always caught on a piece of dead shrimp as we catch the "carpeting" the bottom ever present Croakers. (the only little fish I don't mind, because they are great baits, and just fun.) Plus, if little Croaks are all over. Most likely, there's a big Redbass lurking around them.
We lost count of how many Julie & Scott caught. From ONE keeper at 27" up to fish in the high twenties. Kept these anglers very, very busy. Using LT- light tackle. The lightest bottom tackle I own.
And it's so much fun watching the rods bend like a horse shoe! I love my "light action" UGLY STIK Striper rods. They have to be my all-time favorite rods. Because I love the bend.
Here's some Photo high-lights of the day:
We even took a "rest room" break in the middle of the day. And then came back to the excat spot and worked them over again.......Last hook up, Julie got worked over.
Lookie at the gal, lay into the rod!!!!
10/31 - All Hallow's Eve, Getting Jiggy.
On Halloween, I had the pleasure of having Chuck aboard the Jettywolf. Yep, a "solo" angler and I.
Chuck was from Wyoming. And an avid fisherman.
To mix it up a bit, I figured we'd go super LT. and jig fish the jetties in the morning. Chuck used a jig-n-shrimp combo meal, and I used a jig and Avacado colored Matrix Shad.
First fish, I connected too was a "pup" sized Black Drum....ON THE MATRIX SHAD soft plastic.
THIS WAS THE 2ND BLACK DRUM I HAVE EVER CAUGHT ON A ARTIFICIAL IN MY LIFE!
THE LAST ONE WAS IN MILL COVE BACK TEN YEARS AGO.
It's super strange that I watch all those Louisiana Video's and TV shows, and they catch Black Drum "CONSISTENTLY" on jigs and soft plastics over there. Fish boxes full of them.
BUT WE DON'T......again. Must be one of those bazarro world things that makes the East Coast Atlantic 180 degrees from the Gulf of Mexico fishery.
Chuck and I had Black Margates, Yellowmouth Trout, some small Redfish, larger Mangrove Snappers.
Chuck hooked a "super Azz hander" and was getting spooled before whatever it was broke his line in the jetty rocks fraying the 20# leader.
Then, he caught a nice keeper Redfish, at 25 inches.
Then, as the tide faded, we tried the float-rig fishing on the falling tide with live shrimp for the ever illusive Speckled trout up in the river. NO matter where we went (as the wind blew hard) all we did was feed very expensive live shrimp to the "SCOURGE FISH" that are oh so present in our over salty so called river.......3" mangrove snappers & pinfish!!!!!!!!
Which, if the salinity was a 5PPT (parts per thousand) versus a 28PPT, I'm sure those Sea water scourge species wouldn't be as present.
So it was futile to try Float-rigging, that's for sure. The forecast for EASTWARD Trout will probably be between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. Which is WEEKS & WEEKS late.
Same reason, the Big Redbass weren't thru the roof for me in Sept-Oct. But right now are in actual Full Swing at the jetties.
And that's fine. Because I don't like fishing the river anyhow. It pains me to have to go up in the river compared the BIG rocks, this time of year.
Chuck was from Wyoming. And an avid fisherman.
To mix it up a bit, I figured we'd go super LT. and jig fish the jetties in the morning. Chuck used a jig-n-shrimp combo meal, and I used a jig and Avacado colored Matrix Shad.
First fish, I connected too was a "pup" sized Black Drum....ON THE MATRIX SHAD soft plastic.
THIS WAS THE 2ND BLACK DRUM I HAVE EVER CAUGHT ON A ARTIFICIAL IN MY LIFE!
THE LAST ONE WAS IN MILL COVE BACK TEN YEARS AGO.
It's super strange that I watch all those Louisiana Video's and TV shows, and they catch Black Drum "CONSISTENTLY" on jigs and soft plastics over there. Fish boxes full of them.
BUT WE DON'T......again. Must be one of those bazarro world things that makes the East Coast Atlantic 180 degrees from the Gulf of Mexico fishery.
Chuck and I had Black Margates, Yellowmouth Trout, some small Redfish, larger Mangrove Snappers.
Chuck hooked a "super Azz hander" and was getting spooled before whatever it was broke his line in the jetty rocks fraying the 20# leader.
Then, he caught a nice keeper Redfish, at 25 inches.
Then, as the tide faded, we tried the float-rig fishing on the falling tide with live shrimp for the ever illusive Speckled trout up in the river. NO matter where we went (as the wind blew hard) all we did was feed very expensive live shrimp to the "SCOURGE FISH" that are oh so present in our over salty so called river.......3" mangrove snappers & pinfish!!!!!!!!
Which, if the salinity was a 5PPT (parts per thousand) versus a 28PPT, I'm sure those Sea water scourge species wouldn't be as present.
So it was futile to try Float-rigging, that's for sure. The forecast for EASTWARD Trout will probably be between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. Which is WEEKS & WEEKS late.
Same reason, the Big Redbass weren't thru the roof for me in Sept-Oct. But right now are in actual Full Swing at the jetties.
And that's fine. Because I don't like fishing the river anyhow. It pains me to have to go up in the river compared the BIG rocks, this time of year.
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