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Monday, May 9, 2016
Saturday, May 7, 2016
5/7 - JETTIES A BORE, AND A PARKING LOT
It was a nice cool Saturday. And it was like everyone got a new boat for Christmas. I hate weekends, but am forced to fish them. (nature of the biz.)
Took my three crew members out to float-rig fish a perfect tide (day two of strong new moon)
Fished the floats for awhile with not a single true sniff. Went to jigs and caught a handful of yellowmouth Trout. The weekenders were running to the beach like there was free gold bullion being given away. I had 10 dozen live shrimp.
And the shrimp was going fast with all the non-productive species; Jacks (the newest inlet invasion), bluerunners, and even horn-bellies. Everything "Jack" was eating our baits!
It was a parking lot. Boats attracting boats...."certainly NOT fish!!"
So after a few yellowmouth Trout we moved. The next spot didn't pan out either.
Time to change zip codes and get outa here. So into the river we went and then into Hiway I-95.
The dreaded intracoastal waterway. Ghetto cruiser ally! A constant stream of wake makers. But now the tide was almost high. The tide was strong our only saving grace.
BAM------BAM, Trout and even a TRIPLE-HEADER! Two good Trout and a actual keeper Redbass at 18" exactly.
I was a good rally of Trout and another Redbass (small pup), add in a few Ladyfish as the tide died and there was our day. 10 dozen live shrimp gone! It was noon, now.
They cleaned up well. despite all the traffic and ghetto cruisers "everywhere" I was amazed we even caught what we did.
(don't have any idea what that pose was....)
(these boys need to work on their fish poses)
( I coached this hold.....)
(missing a crew member)
SUNDAY 5/8 - taking Mom out for Mother's day. Where and what? Haven't a clue just yet.
Took my three crew members out to float-rig fish a perfect tide (day two of strong new moon)
Fished the floats for awhile with not a single true sniff. Went to jigs and caught a handful of yellowmouth Trout. The weekenders were running to the beach like there was free gold bullion being given away. I had 10 dozen live shrimp.
And the shrimp was going fast with all the non-productive species; Jacks (the newest inlet invasion), bluerunners, and even horn-bellies. Everything "Jack" was eating our baits!
It was a parking lot. Boats attracting boats...."certainly NOT fish!!"
So after a few yellowmouth Trout we moved. The next spot didn't pan out either.
Time to change zip codes and get outa here. So into the river we went and then into Hiway I-95.
The dreaded intracoastal waterway. Ghetto cruiser ally! A constant stream of wake makers. But now the tide was almost high. The tide was strong our only saving grace.
BAM------BAM, Trout and even a TRIPLE-HEADER! Two good Trout and a actual keeper Redbass at 18" exactly.
I was a good rally of Trout and another Redbass (small pup), add in a few Ladyfish as the tide died and there was our day. 10 dozen live shrimp gone! It was noon, now.
They cleaned up well. despite all the traffic and ghetto cruisers "everywhere" I was amazed we even caught what we did.
(don't have any idea what that pose was....)
(these boys need to work on their fish poses)
( I coached this hold.....)
(missing a crew member)
SUNDAY 5/8 - taking Mom out for Mother's day. Where and what? Haven't a clue just yet.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
5/5 - LOCALS
Pretty much talking to "locals" here.
I have been getting "ripped".....And I kinda knew it all along. But what could I do?
I use this anchor and it really works for me as a "all around" St. Johns River anchor.
NO, I don't throw it in the rocks at the Jetties and just forget about it. I have a cement block and a re-bar anchor for all that!
But for daily use I get by just fine using a REEF & ROCK Grapnel anchor.
I have been getting "ripped".....And I kinda knew it all along. But what could I do?
I use this anchor and it really works for me as a "all around" St. Johns River anchor.
NO, I don't throw it in the rocks at the Jetties and just forget about it. I have a cement block and a re-bar anchor for all that!
But for daily use I get by just fine using a REEF & ROCK Grapnel anchor.
Instead of getting ripped here in Jax, like many other things at local stores. Now, I'm buying my 18# Grapnel anchors from a EBAY STORE.......FREE SHIPPING at 1/2 PRICE!!!!!!!
And now I'm passing it on to you. Here's the Ebay store link:
OFF EBAY....I find that it's even cheaper!!! (NO FREE SHIPPING, which we all know it's not really free) Although on Ebay you have a lot of buyer protection always use PayPal.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Croakers, Whiting & Pompano - 'Jetty jiggin' 2 ways"
my '3-way jigs', with 2 swinging hooks, BETTER THAN THE MACKS SONIC BAIT FISH JIG, with a design more mimicked after the Sebile Vibrato, went head to head with a jig-n-shrimp combo.
And caught as many, if not more fish!!!
I love it when you don't actually need bait. Yeah, adding scent is a big advantage. But, it's the time of year when the micro jigs can RULE.
Monday, May 2, 2016
6/2 - DON'T......!!
DON'T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO BOOK YOUR MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY CHARTER.
ADVANCED RESERVATIONS """""ONLY"""""" (WEEKS, DAYS, NOT HOURS)
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Remember when?
Prices are rising again. Don't be fooled that this is it, forever.
Charters are a bargain!!
ADVANCED RESERVATIONS """""ONLY"""""" (WEEKS, DAYS, NOT HOURS)
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Remember when?
Prices are rising again. Don't be fooled that this is it, forever.
Charters are a bargain!!
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016
4/29 - SHIMANO CURADO 300 DSV
FOR AUCTION ON EBAY......ALL SIX
http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/331843779665?
AS OF 5/6 THE HIGH BID ON THESE 6 REELS ON EBAY IS $730.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Monday, April 11, 2016
back on 4/6: Dropped Anchor Once: Sheepshead, Redfish, Trout.....
EPIC JETTY AFTERNOON.....w/ Solo Angler Phil.
DO NOT be afraid to fish solo. It can be to your benefit. I am not a party boat
and this is not gonna happen with 4 persons aboard. That's too many people to be casting into a
small spot.
I'm a light tackle sport fishing charter. (for fun fishing) it's not meant to be a grocery store trip!
Phil was a excellent "angler", to start off with.
Friday, April 8, 2016
4/8 - West winds can wreak havoc
Thank goodness I didn't fish today. The west winds were ultimately heinous! But you couldn't tell all the Hoo-Yaws that. The boat ramp was packed at 4pm today. Boats smashing into the docks, Boats going on trailers sideways.
A falling tide, and a gale force west wind blows all the water, straight out of the river.
Here's proof. I'm seeing land I haven't seen in years.
Thank goodness all I was doing was a Burial at Sea trip with 6 people. So all I had to do was go to the Ocean and back.
It was fun watching all the mayhem at the ramp though while waiting on my people.
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Unfortunately, my phone rang and rang this morning with a lot of clueless people. Thinking I depart at 11am, or even 2 pm. They have no idea what the weather is and obviously don't care.
The river was a huge MUD looking pit, this afternoon!
But, then I get the serious late birds, calling ad wanting to book Saturday at 7pm. That does nothing but agitate me, and from here on out. (Add $100 for booking day before and very late.)
So, NW on Saturday 15 knots, and EAST!!!!! on Sunday. Guess we won't be anywhere near the jetties on Sunday's charter.
A falling tide, and a gale force west wind blows all the water, straight out of the river.
Here's proof. I'm seeing land I haven't seen in years.
Thank goodness all I was doing was a Burial at Sea trip with 6 people. So all I had to do was go to the Ocean and back.
It was fun watching all the mayhem at the ramp though while waiting on my people.
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Unfortunately, my phone rang and rang this morning with a lot of clueless people. Thinking I depart at 11am, or even 2 pm. They have no idea what the weather is and obviously don't care.
The river was a huge MUD looking pit, this afternoon!
But, then I get the serious late birds, calling ad wanting to book Saturday at 7pm. That does nothing but agitate me, and from here on out. (Add $100 for booking day before and very late.)
So, NW on Saturday 15 knots, and EAST!!!!! on Sunday. Guess we won't be anywhere near the jetties on Sunday's charter.
LOVE BOAT......Making the Jettywolf GREAT, again!
VIDEO COMING SOON OF EPIC JETTY FISHING DAY WHEN NOT ANOTHER BOAT WAS AROUND AT THE JETTIES.
SO STAY TUNED HERE AND ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL
SHEEPS-REDS-FLOUNDER-TROUT-JACKS
ALL WHILE DROPPING ANCHOR ONE TIME!!!!
4/8/2016
Just ordered: http://www.ebay.com/itm/331701716240
Spool holds: 315’ of 1/2” rope & 15’ of chain <or> 200’ of 5/8” rope & 15’ of chain
Max. pulling power: 1,000 lb
the...END!
Monday, April 4, 2016
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
3/30 - lots going on....
Besides having what seems like a huge amount of "tire kickers" calling every day at noon. This year
is about on par with every other elections year. (Never the same as others)
Went from wacking those big Whiting on Friday to fishing with a couple from NY on this past Saturday, in the off and on rain, and barely caught any Whiting. Plus, no Reds or Drum either.
Maybe I ought to go back to float-rig fishing for the Trout. Just a JOKE....yeah right, in between the teeth of the green scourge fish. Blues? No thanks.
But it would be kinda cool to take a few people who can actually cast a spinning reel, though.
Then we could do something besides bottom fish. Once I bottom fish for two weeks straight, I'm back to.....sick of it.
Tuesday was Cataract surgery on my right eye, left eye will be soon. What a hassle to be running back and forth to the VA hospital in Gainesville. Just to get the surgery took two or three times prior, driving there. Now, I have one more time, next Tuesday and hopefully done for awhile. And hopefully better sight. Right now my eye is throbbing a bit, blurry but getting better, though.
"Tired of bottom fishing".....isn't really the proper way of putting it.
I like it because "EVERYONE" can do it. No special skills needed.
My mentor; Capt Fred Morrow, bottom fished that river and those jetties for a numerous decades. His thing was being the "king of simple".
BUT, I"M NOT A PARTY BOAT! Still fighting that daily. Everyone thinks I am, and wants me to carry 6 people or even 16. They just don't get the concept of inshore light tackle fishing.
So, I'm working on getting one of these:
Mounting it on my bow deck, adding a aluminum anchor sprit that I'll have welded to the point of the bow, and now BOTTOM FISHING ISN'T SUCH A HASSLE!
The spool holds all my anchor line. Free's up space below for storage rather than anchors and rode. Plus, it holds up to 15' of chain. Something I'd love to have but certainly ain't pulling up off the bottom at the jetties or offshore.
I was thinking "Jack Plate" for the motor, which ends up costing the same. But really, how often would I use that?
This is better than a Trolling motor, I think. I don't have to carry 2-3 more batteries. Which Trolling motors demand.
Instead I'll just push a button lift the anchor and make a move.........saving my shoulders and back.
There's a ton of details that go into buying and installing this "Drum anchor winch" on my boat. I have no way of getting power to my bow deck up front. So I have to get a chase welded in, and into the console where my batteries are.
Get the bow sprit welded on at the same time. Re-configure my ladder on the trailer that'll be in the way of the anchor hanging off the bow, buy new anchor line and chain, and I'm saving my back, after a few grand invested.
IT'LL BE SO WORTH IT.
is about on par with every other elections year. (Never the same as others)
Went from wacking those big Whiting on Friday to fishing with a couple from NY on this past Saturday, in the off and on rain, and barely caught any Whiting. Plus, no Reds or Drum either.
Maybe I ought to go back to float-rig fishing for the Trout. Just a JOKE....yeah right, in between the teeth of the green scourge fish. Blues? No thanks.
But it would be kinda cool to take a few people who can actually cast a spinning reel, though.
Then we could do something besides bottom fish. Once I bottom fish for two weeks straight, I'm back to.....sick of it.
Tuesday was Cataract surgery on my right eye, left eye will be soon. What a hassle to be running back and forth to the VA hospital in Gainesville. Just to get the surgery took two or three times prior, driving there. Now, I have one more time, next Tuesday and hopefully done for awhile. And hopefully better sight. Right now my eye is throbbing a bit, blurry but getting better, though.
"Tired of bottom fishing".....isn't really the proper way of putting it.
I like it because "EVERYONE" can do it. No special skills needed.
My mentor; Capt Fred Morrow, bottom fished that river and those jetties for a numerous decades. His thing was being the "king of simple".
BUT, I"M NOT A PARTY BOAT! Still fighting that daily. Everyone thinks I am, and wants me to carry 6 people or even 16. They just don't get the concept of inshore light tackle fishing.
So, I'm working on getting one of these:
Mounting it on my bow deck, adding a aluminum anchor sprit that I'll have welded to the point of the bow, and now BOTTOM FISHING ISN'T SUCH A HASSLE!
The spool holds all my anchor line. Free's up space below for storage rather than anchors and rode. Plus, it holds up to 15' of chain. Something I'd love to have but certainly ain't pulling up off the bottom at the jetties or offshore.
I was thinking "Jack Plate" for the motor, which ends up costing the same. But really, how often would I use that?
This is better than a Trolling motor, I think. I don't have to carry 2-3 more batteries. Which Trolling motors demand.
Instead I'll just push a button lift the anchor and make a move.........saving my shoulders and back.
There's a ton of details that go into buying and installing this "Drum anchor winch" on my boat. I have no way of getting power to my bow deck up front. So I have to get a chase welded in, and into the console where my batteries are.
Get the bow sprit welded on at the same time. Re-configure my ladder on the trailer that'll be in the way of the anchor hanging off the bow, buy new anchor line and chain, and I'm saving my back, after a few grand invested.
IT'LL BE SO WORTH IT.
Friday, March 25, 2016
3/25 - Carlton Family Fun
Cooler full of Whiting at the Jetties for the Carlton Family, with the "kicker fish" a 12 Pound Redfish in deep water. Fun, from start to finish. As the boys wore themselves out, by 1:30pm.
Bottom fished the Jetties (inlet) all day with just shrimp & cut bait. Finished up with a big bag of tasty Whiting fillets.
BOOK YOUR DATE. BEFORE IT GETS TOO HOT. Today was cool and over cast.
Bottom fished the Jetties (inlet) all day with just shrimp & cut bait. Finished up with a big bag of tasty Whiting fillets.
BOOK YOUR DATE. BEFORE IT GETS TOO HOT. Today was cool and over cast.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
3/23 - Two little Scampers
Had Mike D. and his son Brandon out again today and they brought friend Cruz with them. Loads of Whiting, a few Seabass, and two Black Drum. Fishing Shrimp at the jetties.
got home and then had my tomorrow charter call and want to reschedule, which was already rescheduled from monday!!
then, booked for friday and saturday...so with thursdays weather as nice as it was today, I'll be sitting at home.
so ya say you wish you did what I do for a living??
got home and then had my tomorrow charter call and want to reschedule, which was already rescheduled from monday!!
then, booked for friday and saturday...so with thursdays weather as nice as it was today, I'll be sitting at home.
so ya say you wish you did what I do for a living??
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
3/22 - Coastal jigging, Micro Jigs, Jacksonville Fishing
Friday, March 18, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
3/5 - from private stash
Xtratuf boots 6" Alaskan sneakers size 12
sorry you missed out..........<<SOLD>>
on ebay........best deck boots ever!!!!
"6 inch Alaskan sneakers"
<<<<<<<EBAY LINK HERE<<<>>>>>>>
SOLD!
sorry you missed out..........<<SOLD>>
on ebay........best deck boots ever!!!!
"6 inch Alaskan sneakers"
<<<<<<<EBAY LINK HERE<<<>>>>>>>
SOLD!
Friday, March 4, 2016
3/4 - Surely not yesterday...
It was cold, overcast, and windy. Hmmm, sure wasn't like yesterday!!!!!!!!
I so wanted to actually have a day when the tides weren't wacky, the sun was shining, and the wind wasn't howling. I can live with cold, if my customers can.
But NOOOOOOO. We get a crappy day with zero sun, blowing hard out of the North and quite cold. I go into the ICW and head for my spot. I can tell already with 3 hours till dead low, the tide isn't even moving that well.
The Trout don't bite. Well, we did have one 16 incher and a 12 incher Yahooo! Nothing on the Vudu Mullets, nothing on the Sonic Baitfish, and bluefish eating every shrimp on the float rig!
We sat and feed the fish. I had guests from Thailand and the Prop designer "Phil" from Turningpoint Propellers aboard the Jettywolf. The folks from Thailand weren't pro fisherman, so we stuck with the float-rigs and hoped for some action as I moved around more.
The main man's wife caught the largest Bluefish, so she was very happy.
What a trooper she was out in a skirt in that cold wind. They at least went home with two bluefish, a large Float-rig caught Whiting, and a 16 inch Speckled Trout after our half day of fishing inshore.
I am so aching for a decent day. Seems like it's been weeks since I've got into a good bite of decent fish. Something is always keeping me from getting there. Well, thats what happens when I don't pick the days. I just have to work with what I'm given.
I so wanted to actually have a day when the tides weren't wacky, the sun was shining, and the wind wasn't howling. I can live with cold, if my customers can.
But NOOOOOOO. We get a crappy day with zero sun, blowing hard out of the North and quite cold. I go into the ICW and head for my spot. I can tell already with 3 hours till dead low, the tide isn't even moving that well.
The Trout don't bite. Well, we did have one 16 incher and a 12 incher Yahooo! Nothing on the Vudu Mullets, nothing on the Sonic Baitfish, and bluefish eating every shrimp on the float rig!
We sat and feed the fish. I had guests from Thailand and the Prop designer "Phil" from Turningpoint Propellers aboard the Jettywolf. The folks from Thailand weren't pro fisherman, so we stuck with the float-rigs and hoped for some action as I moved around more.
The main man's wife caught the largest Bluefish, so she was very happy.
What a trooper she was out in a skirt in that cold wind. They at least went home with two bluefish, a large Float-rig caught Whiting, and a 16 inch Speckled Trout after our half day of fishing inshore.
I am so aching for a decent day. Seems like it's been weeks since I've got into a good bite of decent fish. Something is always keeping me from getting there. Well, thats what happens when I don't pick the days. I just have to work with what I'm given.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
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