Tuesday, December 23, 2014

12/22 - Jacksonville Trout fishing, bad weather and too many Pelicans!



Considering Monday was during a epic New Moon tide (super high tide), a 99.99% chance or rain and lightning. And escaping the attack of the Pelicans at the end of the day...

The Clark Bros. whacked'em like no ones business. No less than (50) Speckled and Yellowmouth Trout (weakfish). No monsters, but we weren't worried about that.

Monday, December 22, 2014

12/22 - DON'T BELIEVE IT!

Ya ever wonder why getting a USPS package from California takes maybe 3 days....And getting something from the east coast takes a week or more?

The USPS is a federal agency. So it only makes sense that when they do something, they do it good and ass backwards!


















From South Carolina...just two states NORTH. It's been almost a week already.
NO WONDER, when the package goes all the way south to Cosmopolitan Florida, passes Jacksonville on i-95!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What the hell, is my package on Vacation?  SNOW birding it?

Thursday, December 18, 2014

12/18 - SLAB SPOONS; for Jacksonville Fishing



Since I've been using these, and really like how they work, while using some I got on Ebay. I also decided to be prepared to make my own.

It took quite awhile to gather all the bits and pieces. So today was the 1st day of pouring some Slab Spoons.

Next, is painting them? Decal them? I'll play with that next and show you what I came up with.
I know mine won't look like the Pro's that make them for mass sale. But, even the most basic flash, or color will work.

It's a lead lure, yes. But really, for my purposes it's more like a very heavy Jighead, that I can add my own hook style and size. That also provides some serious fluttering when jigged in deep swift water, here in the St. Johns River and at the Mayport Jetties.

Add, a piece of FISHBITES, a strip of belly off a small fish, or even a shrimp. To add some scent as an added attraction, in our deep dark, brown waters.

Next video:  Some R&D on a few finished products.

12/18 - Pouring my own SLABS, cuz they WORK!

I'm not a "flats fisherman", show me a "flat" any where near where I fish. And I'll give you a box of 1/8th ounce jigheads!

The Mayport Jetties, and the St. Johns River is a unforgiving place, with too much current and depth. So over the years, trying to maintain a "LIGHT TACKLE" attitude, versus just chunking heavy lead to the bottom and starring at our rod tips.

I've searched for other ways....and here's my newest find.

If you've see some of my latest video's:

3- Guys Fish Fry Day: http://youtu.be/3xsn8rz3cdU

Too Cold for Sissy's: http://youtu.be/eERMrUicZ5o

Thanksgiving 2 days: http://youtu.be/ao17dB40a5g

You'll see us playing with the idea of something much heavier, so to get on the bottom. Versus, using a standard "jighead", that by the time a jighead gets over a 1/2 ounce, the hooks become way to large for my liking, and a jighead doesn't provide and action or wobble. So stealing from the Freshwater world, of vertical jigging for Stripers, Bass, and Walleyes. The idea for the SLAB SPOONS on the Jettywolf was R&D'd extensively and is on going still.































So now, I'm ready to try and make my own SLABS

-Got the lead....check
-Got the pour pot....check
-Got the molds....check
-Got the wire forms.....check
-Got the decals.....check
-Got the paint....check



Video coming soon about production of such SLABS. That catch fish and are so simple.

I likes that!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

12/17- It's HOT in winter; Jacksonville Speckled Trout Fishing



THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHAT I WANT TO GET INTO!! (right now)
YOU MISSED IT, THIS DAY...IT WAS A SATURDAY IN DECEMBER 2012.

VERY VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING. YOU COULD HAVE GONE.
(and possibly had the day of a life time)

PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR GATORS!
"GATOR TROUT", THAT IS!!

WATCH IT ALL OR YOU'LL MISS.... "MS. GATOR."

www.captdaves.com - "where this is what makes my world go round"

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

12/15- Jacksonville Winter Fishing is; "Fish Fry Time" aboard the Jettywolf



NEED I SAY ANYMORE.........F-U-N with friends & family, right now!!!
www.captdaves.com 
904-642-9546
8am-8pm

"these boys were a lot really fun to have aboard the Jettywolf, and had a fish fry planned."


Saturday, December 13, 2014

12/12 - Kinda like the Jaguars?

Well, finally a nice day.

Too nice, I guess.

The fish only wanna bite when it's 25 knot winds, maybe raining, and cold as hell.

Had James and Marty aboard today. Good fisherman from up north in NJ & Del.

They shocked me because they were so early. When I pulled into the boat ramp parking lot they were there already!  That's a freak thing. Not many of my charters go that way.

I'll skip all the dull details....but there wasn't diddly going on at the jetties. We attempted to float-rig fish, bottom fish, pitch slabs (jigging), then back to K.I.S.S bottom fishing, where by then 6 ounces would not hold bottom, but anchors DO!

I had to leave my anchor out there in the rocks. I made it almost 3-4 years without having to cut one off. But this time it wouldn't budge!

SO THERE GOES A $150 DOLLAR BILL!

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE GOING BACKWARDS, WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GOING FORWARDS.

So we went back to the ramp to get a spare out of my truck. At least I'm smart enough to carry a spare.

By this time, we've caught 2 Toadfish & 8 Seabass! Yee haww!

Head up river and it was basically the same, a few dink Trout, a few dink Yellowmouth, fast dying current, and one keeper:

So we came back to the dock and I fed 4 dozen live shrimp to the birds and went home.

Yep, I felt like the Jaguar's owner.

Except, if he looses an anchor no biggy. For me loosing that kind of coin is a royal pain in the wallet.

And not winning  on the fish, for these guys just had me drinking a few more PBR's when I get home.

The Jag's owner probably just buys a bigger boat after each Jag loss.....

Did ya see that thing??
Had footage of it in my last video.



NEXT UP:  Monday at 7am sharp.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

12/10 - two of Capt Dave's Christmas gift recommendations:

#1 - a charter aboard the JETTYWOLF

GIFT CERTIFICATES ALWAYS AVAILABLE

Here's a wonderful winter example:




#2 - The "JUS GRAB IT GLOVE", if there's a Angler in the family or a dear friend is addicted to the fish. My not supply them with the best fishing innovation since the Ugly Stik rod.

You see me use mine daily. And I will NOT EVER fish without it.
Learn about the benefits here: http://www.jusgrabitglove.com/  or here on my YOUTUBE CHANNEL, where I always use it.




















In the Jacksonville area, you can find them at Academy Sports and Outdoors in the fishing section.
-Pick which hand
-Pick a size
-it's that EZ.


Monday, December 8, 2014

12/7 - Bad weather; Can't keep the Jettywolf on land!!!





Well, Mitch was supposed to go on Thursday....when Nick & I went. But then couldn't.
So he picked Sunday instead.

-Still a FULL MOON TIDE

At 10am it was windy cool but fine. By Noon the wind started to howl, by 12:30 it started to "Fog rain"...not a down pour, but yes everything and everyone was wet. And the temp dropped and the wind blew 25 knots N.E.

BUT, did we have FUN?
You bet.
Did Mitch catch some fish?
You bet.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

12/4 - Winter Trout Fishing; Jettywolf & W.M.I.M.at it again.





As the "worlds most interesting man" said........get in on this N-O-W.
Because so far this year the Trout fishing has been so slow (due east), ya never know if  it's gonna last.

WINTER, means go time in FLORIDA.
This just doesn't happen in the middle of July so EZ.
When you and the chilrenz are here, for a sweat session!

Saturday, December 6, 2014

12/4 - YOU MISSED IT....again!

Ya'll are missing it again.

Prelude to video coming.






Don't wait till the last second to book your Holiday charter fishing date.
Don't be one of those people.
You have zero to loose by planning ahead.
And everything to gain, that's for sure.

904-642-9546 - 8am to 8pm 
For reservation info
www.captdaves.com

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

12/2 - DAMN, it's December already.......

That means the cool weather months are about 1/2 over already here in Jax. Florida!
Which makes me very sad, because I love winter so much here, I wish It would stay cool or colder than 99.99 degrees all year long.

Damn, that's depressing.  So much fishing to do.

I guess I just need to go without YOU.


Monday, December 1, 2014

11/30 - A JETTYWOLF MOMENT; Flutter Slab Spoon R&D



Started the morning with Butch T. and family....we were at the Jetties when Butch started to not feel all that well. Butch wasn't a young man, but he was a tough ole guy. So after about 15 Whiting and a big Bull Redbass hooked up and lost.  We went back, just incase Butch wanted to bag the day. He didn't want to quit, and he wanted his son and son-in-law to continue the day.

But they said, "No Way".  The ole man wasn't gonna sit in the truck all day long. So we basically did a 1/2 day.

So afterwards I went to where we were going to head to anyhow later on.

Up in the South "ditch"......the I.C.W. also known as the Ghetto Cruiser Hiway!!!!!
OMG, the traffic.  That's why I hate the I.C.W. on weekends.

But I stuck with it and caught about 20 Trout, dropping my limit in the box, and caught one pup Redbass. Using and doing R&D, with my box of "slab spoons" with FISHBITES, and trying out this Flutter Spoon you see in the video.

FISH FRY at Dave's Ranchero Delux Fish Camp, this week......Mmm, Mmm, Good!


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Interested in this unique Fluttering single hook Slab Spoon/Jig??
You can see it "HERE"

Saturday, November 29, 2014

11/27 & 28 - Thanksgiving 2014 CHILL; "Jettywolf Speck Search"



-SLABS, strike again....(what's a slab? Look further down for info in later post)

"Don't forget your hood, a fisherman's best friend!!"

Thanks Bob & Sam
-had a blast!

www.captdaves.com - your full-time Jax fishing guide.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

11/26 - HOOK SHARPENING with the WORKSHARP



http://www.captdaves.com
Capt Dave's Sport Fishing; Since 1996 Your full-time Capt. & Guide to NE Florida Coastal Angling.

"A JETTYWOLF F.Y.I" 

Capt Dave shows his new plated "Flutter jigs", but the hooks could use a bit of sharpening

WABAM! Heck, I have a great sharpener, already. The WorkSharp knife and tool BELT sharpener. Think I'll use it on these hooks. 
WABAM! It works like a dream, without harming the hooks one bit.

Yeah baby! Another job well done by the WORKSHARP!

Chrome plated Flutter jigs:
https://moestackleshop.com/shop/slab-...

WorkSharp belt Knife & Tool Sharpener Review:
http://youtu.be/59u2M6JZTdk

Great WorkSharp prices on Amazon: 
http://www.amazon.com/Work-Sharp-WSKT...

11/26 - Nastified Thanksgiving ??


Well, it's 4am the day before Thanksgiving 2014, right now. And it's NASTY out there.
Re-scheduling good customer Traveller Bob, hopefully tomorrow. And then, I have 3 guys on Friday.

(SATURDAY IS STILL OPEN.....when the weather is supposed to be the best. But I guess no one wants to fish with good weather?????????)

Speaking of fishing ill-prepared;

GO2MARINE each year about this time has a massive BLOW-OUT Sale on GRUNDENS foul-weather gear (sizes vary)

Personally, there's no better Foul weather gear in my book than good ole GRUNDENS. Simple and oh so tough, nasty weather gear.

Click on LINK to check it out if you'd like:
LINK: http://www.go2marine.com/search.do?q=grundens
























GUESS, over the next few days, I'll give the ole Float-Rig Fishing a try.
It's gotta be time to catch some Trout at the jetties!!  LAST YEAR: it wasn't till the day after Thanksgiving till I slaughtered them in the Mayport area.....Kinda funny, huh?

And the day after Thanksgiving of 2013 it was 100% GALE FORCE winds in the St. Johns River. So "we hid out". And still caught them.












ALWAYS on the look out for BIG Yellowmouth Trout too.....aka: "weakfish". For the sole reason there's NO REAL LIMIT!  100 per person per day! And they can be like attack dogs when the "specks" are like finding a needle in a hay stack.

Yes, "the other Trout" as I refer to them as. Are not the Glory species. But, the action can be thru the roof on them.  And now, since I'm playing with my "slab spoon" jigging technique. It opens even more doors to finding them in the deeper swifter water they frequent.


Sunday, November 23, 2014

11/23 - "A FISH FRY MOMENT"; Jettywolf's Trout Fry, per request



Remember....let those fillets sit in the fridge for a day after tossing in the Fish fry Mix.
This is a technique I just ran into, via being busy and ending up not cooking up my fish when I planned too.

There's nothing like a good ole fish fry...Invite the friends and family, make sure they show up with their own lawn chairs and a cooler full of very cold icey "PBR's" .

1st. LET'S GO FISHIN'
2nd. Catch Fish
3rd. Have Capt Dave fillet-debone-and bag up your catch
4th. GO heat up that skillet and oil!

Friday, November 21, 2014

11/21 - MORE..... Ole Yellers on the SLAB

Left out about noon, just to make sure the "slab fishing".....see video in post below this one.
Because there's an ole saying I go by.

"One day full of fish can be, just luck, two days full of fish means; ya know what you're doing" 

So, I had to go see if catching fish on the SLAB yesterday, just wasn't luck.

OH...(after watching the video ) ya probably are wondering what the hell is the SLAB??
Well, here it is.....
It's a plated lead lure with a unique shape that makes it waggle and wobble. It weights in at 1 oz. and I can add on my own "small" hook of choice and style. I use a 1/0 Siwash open end hook, that I just "put on" the SLAB.

Is it a lure, or a bait presenter?  It's both!!  And the reason is just that. It can be jigged, wobbled, and  unlike a "jighead", can impart action to a bait.

But the funny thing is I haven't even used it with bait YET! (IE: Shrimp)

I've been using FISHBITES synthetic bait, just to add SMELL to my wiggling , wobbling SLAB. While jigging it in deep water.

A piece of cut belly strip of a croaker, whiting or whatever would work the same.

Why, does it just catch Weakfish, or locally known as Yellowmouths?  It doesn't just catch them. It's what was in the area I was fishing.

If the bottom was carpeted with Redfish, Specks, or Flounder, I'm sure it would have caught them, too.

Think of it this way; A  1 ounce jighead is large and usually has a hook way bigger than I'd ever want to use. A jighead doesn't add in any "ACTION", either.

So today I went back out, as I was saying and tried the SLAB all over again. #1 it's fun to use. #2 doesn't hang up all that often, and I can add any hook I want.  

INNOVATOR?  Yes, I am. But these style jigs are not new. Freshwater fisherman have been vertical jigging these for decades. A long time lure called a Bomber Slab jig has been in many a deep lake fisherman's tackle box.

Big difference is, using it here in Bazzaro World, full of monster current......toss the word vertical out of the dictionary. Unless, the tide is completely DEAD! 













































































Today, I filled up the box with at least 12 Yellowmouth Trout, but they were smaller than yesterday.
But for this fish fryer, it really doesn't matter.

Fried in Zaterains, or Louisiana Fish fry mix, deep kettle full of oil on the fish frier, add in a few cold PBR's and I'm set.

JUST ANOTHER TECHNIQUE, THAT I'LL BE EXPLORING, 

ALL BECAUSE THIS COULD WORK IF YOU ARE A EXPERT FISHERMAN OR A ROOKIE. JUST PITCH IT OUT AND JIG IT OFF THE BOTTOM......WITH REAL BAIT, NO BAIT, OR ARTIFICIAL BAIT. 

I'm constantly working to make your fishing charters aboard the Jettywolf better.

(I PREFER TO ADD IN SOME SMELL BECAUSE OF OUR WATER DEPTH, AND COLOR......brown and dark!


WWW.CAPTDAVES.COM
since 1996 your full-time Jacksonville fishing guide.

11/20 - Jacksonville Fishing; "Slab'n the deep water"



Don't puss out......cold weather is the right weather, (INSHORE).

-You asked when it was 100 degrees in July, "when is it best for inshore fishing in Jax?"

And I answered, "WHEN ITS COLD!!!!!!!


Tuesday, November 18, 2014

11/17 - TORNADO WARNING, aboard the Jettywolf!



I believe the video says it all......

Don't be "skeered" C'mon and get you some BIG FISH. And NO long boat ride!































































WWW.CAPTDAVES.COM - THE 26' JETTYWOLF
email: Charter@captdaves.com

Saturday, November 15, 2014

11/12 - A JETTYWOLF MOMENT; "with World's Most Interesting Man"



SELF EXPLANATORY....I had "the World Most Interesting Man" aboard the Jettywolf the other day. He had a problem with Whiting, and they had a problem with his
"World Famous Bright White Shirt!"

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah....

11/14 -November Chill Down; Fishing Mayport Jetties



IT WAS CHILLY......but I'm still seeing TARPON along the rocks. And even hooked one on a jig-n-shrimp combo meal last week at the end of the north jetty.

It's GO-TIME, aboard the Jettywolf. My favorite time of the year. Go; 2.5 miles and come back, 2.5 miles and make a fish fry!

* Redfish, (aka: Redbass)
* Black Drum
*Whiting
*Croakers
*Trout
*Flounder
* and much more.

NO long boat rides to a distant land. More time with lines in the water!
So, get that skillet ready, chill down the cold beers, and hopefully you'll catch you some fryers. (weather permitting)

All you'll need is a plastic bag with a sandwich or two, a few drinks, a HOODED SWEATSHIRT, a fisherman's best friend, and the willingness to F-I-S-H & have F-U-N, aboard the none other.....the JETTYWOLF.

contact me at: charter@captdaves.com
or just call 8am-8pm eastern time 7 days a week to do a advanced reservation.
(904) 642-9546

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

11/12 - Jig heads for Inshore fishing; Hook sizes??



Irritated?  Yeah, I sure am when I see a jighead with a 7/0-8/0-9/0 hook, all fancy painted shaped like a fish head, sparkly eye's on it.......for a Trout, Redfish or a Flounder.

REALLY?

What the hell do ya need a hook that size for?

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

11/11 - A JETTYWOLF MOMENT; Fuel's down & Tide's up!



On Nov. 7th the tide was so absurdly HIGH....."I'm so glad I wear my Xtra-Tuffs (boots) as of Oct. 1st every single year. Because that's when the tide's are starting to get high with each passing Moon and NE wind.

.......and Fuel's down. BIG DEAL, They're just doing this to prime us for a good screwin' later on. I'm sure.  "It's always something!"