12/6 - SUNDAY vs. SATURDAY

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REALITY

12/5 - Ccccccccold and windy!!  And a Brutal wind direction to boot!

Gave me pure hell up in he river after fishing the south jetty in super dingy looking water on a rising tide, with NO BITES!

Good gawd the Jetties (where I want to fish) just isn't the same anymore during the winter.

I have proof, in videos and photos of what we ""used"" to do out there, especially on the float-rig and live shrimp.

TROUT & YELLOWMOUTH TROUT (weakfish) used to be the absolute mainstay of my winter existence.  It's been years since we've slaughtered the 2-4 pound Yellowmouths like we used too.

And I won't even go into the Speckled Trout from 5-8 pounds that I've caught.

The most abundant fish seems to be those absolute crap fish the rock gobies and blennies, "whatever ya wanna call them", that'll eat you out of house and bait!

Well, either way it's all in the name of "progress" I guess....

SATURDAY 12/5: was a super struggle. NW winds at 20 knots, Cold as hell. A 1/2 day 4 hr charter had to go to a 6-7 hr. if you wanted to actually catch anything worth a hoot.

B-U-T, everyone want to go the cheap route.  Yes, charters run a $125.00 a hour up to 4 persons. And when YOU pick the day versus ME picking the day. You need to re-think why you're really out there.

I DO NOT CONTROL THE FISH, THE WEATHER, YOUR ABILITIES, AND THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH!

TODAY, SUNDAY 12/6: NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 KNOTS.....NO SMALL CRAFT CAUTIONS OR ADVISORIES!

AND DO YOU THINK THE PUBLIC WANTED TO GO TODAY?

N-O-P-E!

WE DID MANAGE SOME FISH YESTERDAY.  TROUT, CROAKERS OF COURSE AND FINALLY A NICE FAT BLACK DRUM...

""WHAT I TRIED FOR ON 2 DIFFERENT SPOTS SEVERAL TIMES"""

Khiro, hit the bottom after I said, 

"there ought to be some Black Drum down there, this is the tide! Last time I fished here we had 4 in a row and some Sheepshead.''

and he was instantly hooked up and fighting this fish.

It was getting late, and now again the wind started to blow us off the spot. So we headed in after a frustrating day to clean a few Speckled Trout, a Jack Crevalle, Khiro wanted to try out. Yes, a Jack Crevalle, still hanging around! And a Whiting.

We had a few throw back Trout too, croakers of course and all those damn catfish that seem to chew on really bad days.

WEEKENDS......Ugh!!!!!!  Every where I went was piled with boats. There was some flats boat tournament going on, also.

REMEMBER THIS:  

IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, GO ON A MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY. I'LL TAKE $50 BUCKS OFF, JUST BECAUSE THERE'S LESS HEAD-ACHES DEALING WITH ALL THE CROWDS!

THAT DOESN'T COUNT FOR AROND HOLIDAYS THAT MONDAY IS A DAY OFF FOR THE MASSES.

BOAT SALES WERE IF NOT STILL THREW THE ROOF THIS SUMMER. THE COLORED HULL "CLONE" BOATS OUT THERE ARE LIKE SUV's, IN A WALMART PARKING LOT❗❗❗

I DO THE BEST I CAN, BUT WHEN THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE FEW DECENT SPOTS, I CAN ONLY DO WHAT I CAN.

AND """"""""""""ALWAYS""""""""""""""""" CONSULT ME ABOUT DAYS, TIDES AND WEATHER.

MY REGULARS HAVE LEARNED TO DO THAT OVER THE YEARS.

LIKE: TRAVELER BOB, DR. MIKE, TROUT SNOB AARON, RENO TONY, VIRGINIA DAVE, AND MANY MORE.

MY GOOGLE WEEKLY POSTS:  that no one every pays attention too, and I offer deals❗👀❗

https://local.google.com/place?id=5768175036187185403&use=posts&lpsid=15671857468926502

 

12/2 Start learning your CHINESE

YOU WANTED IT, YOU GOT IT!

CAN'T WAIT FOR THE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS.

IS THERE NO END TO HIS CORRUPTION?

HE'S SOLD YOU OUT.  SOLD AMERICA OUT.

AND YOU STILL DON'T BELIEVE

12/1 - ITS ALREADY 1/2 WAY OVER❗❗❗

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MY GOODNESS!  DID YOU KNOW, THAT BY JANUARY 1 

THE  BEST TIME FOR "INSHORE" 

(ie: River, Beach, Jetties, ICW)  FISHING,

IS 1/2 WAY OVER ALREADY????

THAT'S N.E. FLORIDA FOR YA.

YEAH, IT CAN LINGER BACK AND FORTH EACH YEAR.

BUT, BY MAY IT'S ALREADY GETTING VERY WARM. 

WATER TEMPS BRING IN ALL THE SCOURGE SPECIES, 

AGAIN.

JUST A ""FYI"", FOR YA.

HERE'S MORE FYI.

I TRY, IF NOTHING ELSE TO PASS ON "INFO" TO MY YOUTUBE VIEWERSHIP.  (and here on my reports blog)

TOOK A WEEK LONG BREAK FROM VIDEOS, EDITING, AND UPLOADING TO YOUTUBE. A VERY TIME CONSUMING PROCESS.

BUT AS SOON AS I HAD A CHANCE. I POSTED THIS VIDEO, AND FOLLOWED-UP ON A FEW THINGS.

HERE'S WHAT WAS LISTED IN THE "VIDEO DESCRIPTION" UNDER THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE.

L-O-A-D-S, OF LINKS. THAT MAY HELP SOMEONE. 

https://www.captdaves.com - private fishing charters since 1996 📌SEE VIDEO DESCRIPTION FOR ALL VIDEOS AND ITEMS DISCUSSED #filletzall #daiwarods #uglystik #chumsheepshead #insulatedfishbag NOVEMBER 30, 2020 "JETTYWOLF LIVE" IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. -AFTER THANKSGIVING WEEK. AND A WEEK STRAIGHT OF CHARTERS. WEATHER HELD OUT, EXCEPT FOR ONE DAY THAT WASN'T GREAT. LOTS OF SHEEPSHEAD & A SUPER FAVORITE, BLACK DRUM. 📌MY ACTUAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL....OH MY 😲 https://www.youtube.com/c/captdavessp... 📌MY REPORTS BLOG POSTS: https://blockurl99.blogspot.com/ THANKSGIVING WEEK, PHOTOS: https://blockurl99.blogspot.com/2020/... 📌DAIWA NEW & IMPROVED ''BEEFSTICK'' RODS: https://youtu.be/OeKC4kFmFJM DAIWA WEBSITE: BEEFSTICKS: https://www.daiwa.com/us/contents/rod... On Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JwYbuI 📌BIG JUICY SHRIMP HEAD CHUM VIDEOS: https://youtu.be/Ee6GpNg1lY0 https://youtu.be/4SJnsTjAyGQ 📌SERIOUS FISH CLEANING BLADES, for serious tough fish: WORK SMART, NOT HARD: www.filletzall.com https://amzn.to/3fNx0rM 📌EL CHEAPO SHEEPSHEAD TOURNAMENT volunteering FISH CLEANING WITH FILLETZALL ''industrial style'': https://youtu.be/-y7dqV8DXjw https://youtu.be/_YZE71kUbmw https://youtu.be/_46svqqBcvc 📌6 PAK SILICONE BAGS FOR BAIT STORAGE ON AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3nFznj6 📌FILLETZALL BLADES ON AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3nN89Y1 CAPT. DAVE'S SPORT FISHING e-mail: jettywolf@gmail.com JACKSONVILLE / AMELIA ISLAND, FLORIDA 26' ALLOY PLATE CENTER CONSOLE - JETTYWOLF 💌''TIP JAR'' if my ''tips'' help you out: https://www.paypal.me/captdaves every buck helps me do reviews, of new tackle items. 📌My Amazon ''tools of the trade'': (reviewed, and items used daily here) https://www.amazon.com/shop/captdaves... WE DO, a bit of it all here: https://www.youtube.com/c/captdavessp... HOW-TO, TIPS, VLOGS, NEWS, STORIES, all about Sport Fishing FISHING R&D - Sunny🌞 Florida USA TACKLE - Light tackle/Coastal/jigging/bottom fishing/ Shark fishing KNIVES - Dexter Russell, Cold Steel, & more REELS - DAIWA / SHIMANO / JIGGING MASTER RODS - Shakespeare Ugly Stik, Daiwa BOATS - Welded Plate Alloy only!! OUTBOARDS - D.I.Y. maintenance Suzuki outboards COOLERS - Icey-tek & Camp-Zero LURE TALK - Saltwater only ''top water'' Youtube ''community page'': https://www.youtube.com/user/BLM26CC/... MY reports BLOG, w/ monthly archives: https://blockurl99.blogspot.com/ CENSOR-book: https://www.facebook.com/pg/captdaves...

11/22 - 11/28 THE BEST TIME OF YEAR IN N.E. FLORIDA❗❗

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YES, THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR, THERE IS NO DOUBT. COME HERE IN JULY THRU SEPTEMBER AND YOU WILL SWEAT, AND NOT HAVE THE ACTION WE'VE HAD ALL THIS WEEK.

NOVEMBER'S FIRST TWO WEEKS WAS BASICALLY A COMPLETE ""BLOW-OUT"". TOO MUCH HIGH WINDS.

I GAVE ""THANKS"" OVER THANKSGIVING TO THE WEATHER GODS FOR MAKING THIS PAST WEEK (with the exception of last Sunday) DAMN NEAR AS GOOD AS COULD EVER BE EXPECTED THIS TOIME OF YEAR.

AND OF COURSE, THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WAS A UTTER "ZOO"!!!!!

TOO MANY DAMN PEOPLE GOT BORED OVER THE SUMMER AND BOUGHT THOSE SHINEY BOATS FULL OF GIDGY-GADGETS. HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COLORED HULLS THAT LOOK AS IF THEY JUST CAME OUT OF THE WRAPPER.

STEREO-TYPICAL. PEOPLE WERE SHOWING UP AS IF THEY'D GET A PARKING SPOT AT 10AM.  SO THESE FOLKS WERE PARKED DOWN THE STREET FROM THE BOAT RAMP A 1/2 MILE OR MORE.

IT WAS THE, "I WISH I WAS THINKING", CROWD.

AND THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, I HAD TROUT, FLOAT RIG FISHING FOLKS ABOARD, AND YES TROUT FISHING CAN BE VERY TOUGH WITH INCESSANTLY WAKED SHORELINES, WITH RUBBER-NECKERS, AND GHETTO CRUISER BOATS.

WE CAUGHT A FEW, THREW SOME BACK. BUT WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER IF WE CONCENTRATED ON SHEEPSHEAD FISHING INSTEAD.

A BIG ''THANK YOU'',  TO THE TWO DAYS I SPENT WITH YOUTUBE CHANNEL SUBSCRIBERS.

ONE OF MY LAST VIDEOS BEFORE THIS HOLIDAY AND VIDEO EDITING VACATION, BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY, WITH 4AM MORNINGS AND 7PM EVENING BEFORE I WALKED IN THE HOUSE AND ACTUALLY HAD A WARM MEAL, WAS THE USE OF ALL THE BIG SHRIMP HEADS I BAGGED UP and saved for "chum".

IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM, ON TWO TRIPS. BOATING A COOLERFUL OF SHEEPSHEAD, TWO DAYS IN A ROW. AND RELEASING ALMOST AS MANY "SHORTS".

AND MY HATS OFF TO TO DR. MIKE'S WIFE EARLENE, FOR REALLY PUTTING A BEND IN THE ROD OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

ENOUGH OF ALL THIS STUFF YOU'LL NEVER READ AND PROBABLY DON'T CARE ABOUT.  HERE'S SOME PHOTOS:

YES, EVEN HAD 3 FRESHWATER CATFISH...(SIZE COMPARISON TO MY MAKITA SAW AND FILLTZALL BLADE)

BLACK DRUM AND SHEEPSHEAD FILLETS, READY FOR SKINNING. 

LONG TIME CUSTOMER, TONY SET THE BAR HIGH RIGHT AWAY ON THE 24TH, AND THAT DAY HIM AND DAVE PUT 12 IN THE BOX ON THE FIRST SPOT, DUE TO MY SHRIMP-HEAD CHUM.

WE FLOAT-RIGGED LIVE SHRIMP FOR A FEW MINUTES AND EVEN LONGER-TIME CUSTOMER DAVE, PUT A NICE 18" SPECKED TROUT IN THE BOX, TOO.

HERE'S EARLENE, DR. MIKE'S WIFE THAT WAS A SUPER HOT ROD. SHE CAUGHT MOST OF THE KEEPER SHEEPSHEAD AND LANDED THE FIRST FEW BLACK DRUM LATER ON THE NEXT SPOT.

BRANDON, DR. MIKE'S SON CAUGHT HIS FAIR SHARE TOO. ADDING SHEEPSHEAD TO THE BOX.

WE WENT BLACK DRUM FISHING AFTER PUTTING 10 SHEEPSHEAD IN THE BOX, NETTING UP 4 UP TO 23 INCHES AND 6 POUNDS.

WE ADDED A 16 INCH CROAKER TO THE FISH BOX TOO WHILE HUNTING BLACK DRUM.  THERE'S SOME BIG CROAKERS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW!

MY "FLOAT-RIG" FISHING CREW HAD A TOUGH DAY WITH ALL THE WAKING AND BOAT NOISE THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. THEY HAD 4 SPECKS AND A YELLOWMOUTH AND THREW BACK A FEW SMALL TROUT, AND HAD TOO MANY PESKY MANGROVE SNAPPERS.  THERE WAS SO MANY BOATS RUNNING AROUND IT WAS LIKE A "TRUMP PARADE!!"

HAD A SUCCESSFUL MORNING ON SATURDAY. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY TRAFFIC ON THE RIVER.....''ALL THE HOLIDAY RUBBER-NECKERS, WORE THEMSELVES OUT THE DAY BEFORE.""

MY GUYS QUICKLY PUT 4 BLACK DRUM UP TO 25 INCHES AND A SHEEPSHEAD IN THE FISH BOX. AND CAUGHT CROAKERS, TOADS, AND MANGROVES, IN BETWEEN, AND THREW BACK A MICRO-SHEEPSHEAD. BETWEEN 7AM-11AM FOR A 1/2 DAY TRIP WITH 4 CREW MEMBERS.

GET READY N-O-W!

BOOK ANY CHRISTMAS WEEK TRIPS RIGHT NOW. DO NOT WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE. GET THE BEST "TIDE DAYS".

I TOOK THE WHOLE WEEK OFF FROM VIDEOING. HAD NO TIME TO SIT AND EDIT AFTER 12 HOUR DAYS.

I HOPE TO COMMENCE, SOON. 

TILL THEN, VISIT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT:

 https://www.youtube.com/c/captdavessportfishing

THE MOST FISHING ROOM, THE SAFEST, THE MOST SHADE, 100% DESIGNED CHARTER BOAT THAT FISHES N.E. FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. SINCE 1996

AND JUST REMEMBER THIS:

11/21 - Next BIG job....on the Jetty🐺wolf

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BIG J-O-B, VIDEO COMING

ORDERED THE NON-SKID PAINT, THE SAME AS THE BOAT CAME WITH 16 YEARS AGO.

IT'S VERY AGGRESIVE, AND I LIKE THAT. AT LEAST IN THE STERN WHERE ALL THE HEAVY TRAFFIC IS.

BOUGHT THE ''CARPET'' ROLLER NEEDED TO MAKE IT AGGRESIVE, A PAN, AND SOME THROW AWAY BRUSHES. PLUS A AGGRESIVE SCOURING GRINDER PAD, SO TO TAKE OFF SOME OF THE OLD THAT CHIPPED FROM A BOTCHED SUMMER PAINT JOB I DID, AFTER WE CUT THE DECK AND ADDED THE NEW FUEL TANK.   

THIS PAINT APPLIES BEST BELOW 70 DEGREES. I NEVER HEADED THOSE INSTRUCTION, LAST TIME.

HOPEFULLY A FEW LAYERS WILL COME OFF WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL I GOT. TESTED IT ON A OLD DECK PIECE CUT OUT, FROM WHEN I ADDED A SECOND FUEL TANK INSPECTION HATCH. SEEMS TO WORK ON THE DECK PAINT THAT WAS LEFT ON THE SCRAP PIECE.  ALWAYS GOOD TO PRE-TEST THINGS THAT ARE POSSIBLY PERMANANT.

THE START OF DECEMBER WILL BE BUSY. BECAUSE I'M ALSO RENEWING MY USCG LICENSE TOO. AT LEAST IT'S ALL JUST ''PAPER-WORK'' NOW. GOT THE PHYSICAL, AND HAD MY DRUG SCREENING ALREADY.

HERE'S THE DECK NOW....''LOOKING KINDA SAD''.

TODAY, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO A ''VERY CLEAR STERN DECK''....AGAIN.

MOVING OUT MY 120 DIVIDED ICEY-TEK, THAT'S USED AS A SHRIMP BAIT WELL, AND A FISH BOX, BEHIND THE LEANING POST.

 INSTEAD, WENT BACK TO THE 25 QT. ICEY-TEK UNDER THE LEANING POST, ALONG WITH MY OXYGEN BOTTLE THAT FEEDS PURE COOLED O2, VIA MY CERAMIC AIR STONE TO THE BAIT-COOLER.

IT FREE'S UP ABSOLUTE BALL-ROOM DANCING IN THE STERN. JUST WHAT IS NEEDED FOR WINTER FISHING. 

ESPECIALLY, FLOAT-RIG FISHING!!

THE WHOLE REASON I HAD THIS BOAT BUILT. 

MAJOR MOBILITY. NO CRAMPED FISHING!!

NO ONE WOULD EVER SIT ON THE 120 QT. COOLER I HAD BEHIND THE LEANING POST ANYHOW.  

HERE'S A VIDEO EXPLAING A FEW THINGS THAT I DID LAST YEAR ABOUT MAKING ''BALL ROOM DANCING SPACE, AND WHY DOESN'T ANYONE EVER DO A OIL ANALYSIS OF THEIR 4-STROKE OUTBOARD OIL??

YOUTUBE VIEWER-COMMENTOR & GOOD FRIEND, ''OROWOCK GARY'', IN LONG ISLAND ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT, THIS VIDEO.  

(I THINK HE LIKED MY FANCY FOOT WORK 👌)

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.....HAVING YOUR OWN BOAT BUILT THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

NO BUILDER TELLING YOU, VIA THIER DESIGN OF WHAT THEY THINK YOU WANT.

WELL, I DON'T LIKE MUCH OF ANYTHING I SEE BOAT BUILDERS DOING.

I HAD BUILT A ''CHARTER BOAT''. NOT A JOHN DOE BOAT, THAT IS THE SAME AS EVERY OTHER BOAT, BUT MADE TO DO ''CHARTER BOAT'' DUTIES.

''FLEXIBILITY'' IS THE KEY, FOR ME.