HAD A CALL YESTERDAY AT 4:00pm FROM A GUY IN TOWN FOR A VERY SHORT TIME.
AS I WAS PUTTING MY DINNER INTO THE OVEN.....HE WANTED TO GO FISHING RIGHT THEN AND THERE.
A HOUR BEFORE DARK THIRTY?
BY THE TIME I ''DROPPED WHAT I WAS DOING, LOADED THE BOAT, WENT TO THE BAIT SHOP, GOT TO THE RAMP, AND HE SOME HOW GOT TO ME, REAL FAST...IT WOULD HAVE BEEN D-A-R-K''
BUT, HE WAS FROM COLORADO.
YES, 90% OF EVERYONE THINKS, BECAUSE IT'S FLORIDA, WE FISH ALL NIGHT LONG.
NO, I SLEEP AT NIGHT. I FISH DURING THE DAY, I TOLD HIM.
I'M A IN THE SACK AT 9, AND UP READY TO GO AT 3:30am - 4am KINDA GUY.
HE SAID HE'D BE BACK IN TOWN AGAIN NEXT YEAR (oh boy...next year?) AND HE'LL BRING HIS BASS FISHING SON, AND RESERVE HIS TRIP EARLIER.
I SAID, ''I CAN TAKE YOU TOMORROW''. LIKE A NORMAL RESERVED DAY.
HE REPLIED, ''I'M FLYING OUT TOMORROW''
YES, I GET CALLS LIKE THIS THRU-OUT THE YEAR.
I REFER TO IT AS THE: ''OPPS, I SHOULDA BEEN STANDING AT THE DOCK AT PARADE REST WITH CELL PHONE IN MY HANDS, CALLS.''
YEAH, LET ME GO LOAD THE BOAT FULL OF TACKLE, BUY BAIT, FUEL, ICE, , AND JUST SIT AT THE BOAT RAMP ALL DAY.......''IN CASE I GET A CALL FROM A TUMBLE-WEEDER, WHO'S IN AND OUT OF JAX IN A DAY.''
OH, THAT'LL ONLY COST HOURS OF TIME, AND A MINIMUM OF $50 A DAY!
SOUNDS LIKE A PURE WAY OF GOING BROKE TO ME.....I'M ALREADY BROKE ALL THE TIME.
IF WE EVEN WENT TODAY.....''IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR ME A USDA GRADE MILL COVE KINDA DAY ANYHOW.''
THATS WHERE I GO THIS TIME OF YEAR ON A RISING TIDE, BLOWING, RAINING DAY WITH NO MORE THAN 2-3 PEOPLE.
HERE'S A EXAMPLE OF A MILL COVE GUSTING TO 20+ KNOTS, AND RAINING WINTERY DAY, THAT WAS GREAT FUN WITH TIM FROM TAMPA:
YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/captdavessportfishing
TODAY'S 11/14/ 2018 FORECAST THAT NO ONE BUT ME, READS:
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
TODAY
Northeast winds increasing to near 25 knots with
occasional gusts to Gale Force. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional
seas up to 9 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas
up to 11 feet in the afternoon. Dominant period 6 seconds. Inland
waters becoming very rough. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
TONIGHT
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming
southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight, then becoming south
southwest late. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to 11
feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet
after midnight. Dominant period 8 seconds. Inland waters becoming
a moderate chop. Showers likely in the evening. A slight chance
of thunderstorms through the night. Showers after midnight.
