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Wednesday, December 9, 2020
12/8 - TACKLE, TOOLS, KNIVES & WEATHER ''Vlog''
Monday, December 7, 2020
12/7 - REALLY! No more dangerous flares on your boat. (because you probably missed this)
MY YOUTUBE COMMUNITY PAGE: https://www.youtube.com/CaptainDaveSipler/community
WHERE I POST LINKS AND ADDITIONAL INFO
PRODUCT REVIEW:
YES, THE USCG HAS APPROVED THE USE OF ''LED''....CAN YA IMAGINE THAT? THE USCG ENTERS THE 21ST CENTURY! FINALLY.
MAKES ONE HECK OF A GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT. FOR THE BOATER IN YOUR LIFE, OR YOURSELF.
I HAVE IT ON MY ''TOOLS OF THE TRADE'' YOUTUBE PLAYLIST,
AND MY ''TOOLS OF THE TRADE'' AMAZON RECOMMENDED ITEMS PAGE:
YOUR AMAZON PURCHASES FROM MY PAGE HELPS SUPPORT ''FUTURE'' YOUTUBE VIDEO REVIEWS.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
12/6 - SUNDAY vs. SATURDAY
https://www.captdaves.com - Jacksonville Florida sport fishing charters
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
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
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❗❗❗
www.captdaves.com - Jacksonville Coastal fishing charters
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.
Sunday, November 29, 2020
11/22 - 11/28 THE BEST TIME OF YEAR IN N.E. FLORIDA❗❗
https://www.captdaves.com - since 1996
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:
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.
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.
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