6/25 - COMING SOON!!

JDM.....I think so.

COMING SOON:  DAIWA SALTIGA 200, MAG-SEALED, ULTRA FAST BAY JIGGING

HAS THE RYOGA MET IT'S MATCH???
WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

6/25 - SLASHING PRICES, CASH TALKS, FAST SALE

2 - 40 QT. USED YETI HOPPER SOFT-SIDED COOLERS.
SUPERIOR PRODUCT....don't need anymore. $200 each.

BRAND NEW: SHIMANO TEKOTA 300 star drag/levelwind reel
msrp all day, everywhere is $149.99 to $169.99
one at $100, takes it.

use contact form to the right in sidebar----->>>>>
or call 904-642-9546 8am to 8pm

6/24 - NEW MOON FISHING???

"JETTYWOLF LIVE"

Inlanders just don't get it. Lakes, ponds, streams in middle America just don't have them. And that's ........
T-I-D-E-S!!!!!

It takes years and years to learn to fish tidal waters. And decades to make you think you've master the Tides. Here in Bazzaro world Florida our tides create current, and thats because the St. Johns River is dredged to China!!! The ATLANTIC OCEAN fills up the river, which in the area I fish is not a river at all. It's just a giant salty bay with too much current.

MASTERING IT TAKES DECADES. So I sure feel sorry for the newbie fisherman that moves here from Indiana! Get help. Go on a charter with someone who can help you understand your biggest hurdle while fishing bazzaro world Florida, so called river.

We had to work with current all day. But, don't fight it. You will loose! On days like this a 6 hour fishing charter maybe gets a few good hours out of the whole tide to actually Light Tackle Fish.

www.captdaves.com - ""click on reports for my daily reports blog""

Jacksonville fishing reports, Capt Dave Sipler, fishing aboard the 26' Jettywolf 365 since 1996.

6/23 - WORTH A TRY

IT'S WORTH A TRY.....BUY 2 FOR ONE. 16OZ. PAKS OF THICK CUT ON SALE AT WINN DIXIE.

REDBASS IN THE RIVER?

TOMORROWS CHARTER, I'LL TRY IT, WHILE THEY USE ''S.O.P.'' BAITS AND WE'LL SEE.

HERE'S A FELLOW YOUTUBER CATCHING FLOUNDER IN NJ.

6/23 - JULY 6th can't get here quick enough!

 I do alot of taking kids all summer. And I like it. Unlike many "inshore guides" around here, that turn into "Offshore Guru's" when the going gets tough. I have my perfect place in the sun, having fun with youngsters, 2 maybe 3 hours at a time. And I can do a few of these trips per day, which is nice.

BUT...I like taking photos. And it's a rarity if I can get the kids to hold a fish, let alone hold a fish for a super magazine quality photo.

So excuse the photos I'll be posting of them..."all summer long".

-here's two cutie pie sisters from Minnesota with one of their pup Black Drum they caught.





NOW, WHO'S READY TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS?

AND THAT BUSINESS IS "JIGGING". NO 4 PERSONS PARTY BOAT TRIPS.

ONE OR TWO PEOPLE THAT'S ALL.

ALL I NEED IS A SLICK CALM DAY, SO I CAN ALSO TAKE THE FISHING BOW, AND GET A FEW SHOTS OFF AT A SPADEFISH, CUDA, OR COBIA.

I'M READY.....

Williamson "Vortex" jigs....they spin!!
3-1/2 oz. and a few 5 ounce.


oh, the JULY 6TH THING. IT'S WHEN I TAKE BOAT IN FOR A TOP TO BE BUILT ON IT.

6/19 - here's a few......

why I  have no idea, but why do all my charter trips get all clumped together?
Versus, being spread out.  I'll go 4-5 days with zero, then all of a sudden it's 5 booked dates in a row. It's all about the ebb and flow of the public.

So, here's a few pics of the last few days

-took out some local kids on Fathers Day and we wore out the Mangrove Snappers on just dead shrimp over some rocky bottom in the river for 2 hrs on my 2 hour Kids fishing trips. ( it was hard to get them to actually hold the fish for a good photo)  

-fed the hell out of the nuisance Mangrove Snappers on my Trout spots, to get this one 20" fat Speckled Trout caught by Bob today.  After trying for hours in the morning to get his son a bull Redfish in the river, which only yielded a big Whiting, and Seabass. 

After this Trout, they had a handful of Jacks, on the Float Rig, before I called it quits because of the darkening sky and threat of rain.

(which seems to be a daily occurrence) 

The threat of rain, wind and ''getting very wet'' is a daily deal now every single day.

Getting the top built on the boat has me counting the days till JULY 6TH!!!!
When I take the boat in to spend a lot of money!

'''ARTISTS RENDERING'''

6/15 - Shimano's USA vs. JDM "triton like" reels:

SHIMANO "Triton like" USA versus JDM
Capt Daves Sportfishing Charters

http://www.captdaves.com - 904-642-9546 Jacksonville Fishing Charters


"JETTYWOLF TACKLE JUNKIE" 6/15/2017

Capt Dave, a true Tackle Junkie discusses in a lengthy video the big differences in the Shimano Trition like "Graphite, Levelwind, Star Drag" Shimano series of reels.

The version sold in the USA, versus the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) styles, features and build qualities of each.

As a huge fan of the workhorse, Shimano TR100-G in which he owns at least 20 of. He started to see a whole lot of "similar style" reels sold on Ebay. But, when it boils down to it. The similarities, are far apart when it comes to the typical Japanese engineering and "Bells & Whistles.

In this video here, it's the first set Capt Dave bought. And wonders why and what "Aji-matic" is. And is the dial on the side a tension setting or is it a mag cast control?
https://youtu.be/cYpB-_vl684

This video shows another set of "Triton Like"" reels called the Shimano Titanos, and also has a "Aji-matic" drag.....BUT ALSO A OFFSET REEL FOOT! Why?

He wishes he could find a Japanese interpreter at least, who could read the instructions, if not a person in Japan who could explain the "Aji-matic drag and offset reel foot" of all these reels.

These new reels. The Shimano Titianos will be pressed straight into service. And the price was right for such a Triton like reel thats brand new, versus the prices these reels are getting today even in the USA versions with zero "bells and whistles".

But thats what makes the USA version of the Shimano TR100-G reel so good. No bearing to get rusty. Not much to ever break. Very non-corrosive, being a Graphite body.

Capt Dave just loves this series of reels. Like seeing the different "flavors" offered in Japan. And hopes you learn along with him. About the differences in the USA market and Japanese market.

6/12 - HOT, HUMID, THEN TORRENTIAL RAIN, AFTER 4 RB'S

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O7 KENNEDY STREET MARCH_ATHOLL HIGHLANDERS

"JETTYWOLF LIVE"   6/12/2017

REDFISH ON A MUGGY MORNING FOR TWO BOYS FROM BELFAST....NORTHERN IRELAND, FOR YA'LL THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY CHALLENGED. JULIAN NOW (RED SHORTS) WORKS HERE AND LIVES IN S.C.

GOT REALLY LUCKY. STARTING OFF WITH A SLACK TIDE GAVE US THE CHANCE TO USE SUPER LIGHT TACKLE. BOATING ONE NICE REDFISH, THEN A SECOND.

THAT'S WHEN I BUSTED OUT THE GOPRO. THE 2ND ONE WRAPPED AROUND THE ANCHOR SEVERAL TIMES.

THIS VIDEO STARTS THEN! WITH US ALL ON THE BOW OF THE BOAT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY THE FISH WENT, WHEN THE REDFISH JUST POPS TO THE SURFACE.

SOON AFTER THE TIDE CHANGED AND STARED TO RISE AND CREATE GOOD CURRENT, SO WE WENT TO MY NEW (JDM) SHIMANO AJI-MATIC REELS FROM JAPAN AND HEAVIER UGLY STIK TIGER JIGGING RODS.

ALL BAITS WERE CUT "POGIE" CHUNKS.

THEN, THE CLOUDS STARTED ROLLING IN AND WE BEAT FEET OUT OF THERE AFTER 4 REDFISH BETWEEN 12-15 POUNDS.

BY THE TIME WE GOT BACK TO THE DOCK, THE RAIN STARTED. BY THE TIME I PUT THE BOAT ON THE TRAILER, IT WAS COMING DOWN GOOD.

BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE STORM,REALLY DUMPED SOME SERIOUS RAIN, FLOODING MY FRONT YARD.

ALWAY SIDE WITH ""CAUTION"". THAT'S WHAT I DO. NO SENSE RISKING THE BAD WEATHER, FOR ANOTHER HOUR OF FISHING.

iT WAS A GREAT MORNING ON THE ST. JOHNS RIVER OUT OF MAYPORT FLORIDA, FOR THE GUYS WHO TRAVELLED FROM SAVANNAH GA. TO FISH WITH ME, HERE IN JACKSONVILLE FL.

IT WAS HOT, MUGGY, AND HUMID, BUT WORTH IT.

MY DAILY JACKSONVILLE FISHING REPORTS: goo.gl/0OHqPH
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Capt Dave Sipler's Sport Fishing: St. Johns River, Mayport Jetties, and near coastal water light tackle charters since 1996.

6/12 - "weekends....holy smokes!"

I'm already in the can't wait stages of "weekdays in winter".  These weekends are horrible.  The incessant wakes, load boats, jet skis.

Really folks, do I have to post my differences between weekends and weekdays video here again?

Either way. The inshore bite is tough, It couldn't get any tougher than on Moon days. Now it's the full moon, coming up is the new moon.....the really wicked one!

Saturday morning we lost a big Redfish, and thats the only big red bite we got.
Then we went float-rig fishing and picked up Jacks, Ladyfish, Mangrove Snappers and a......"a Trout" as in ONE.

Then after no more action we bottom fished in the incessant wakes and caught whiting instead of big Reds.

Sunday I had a local fisherman, who wanted to learn all about trolling up Inlet Spanish Mackerel. Well, we basically tore em up pretty good in the 2-4 foot seas at the end of the jetties. No huge ones, but our 15 legals in the box with several that didn't make the 12" cut. He had a crash course in this is how ya do it, correctly versus what ever one thinks you do.

Coastal Spanish Mackerel fishing is a "lost technique". No one does it any more.
But I'm old school and it still works and still is fun.

Then, he wanted to learn the way of the float-rig. So we went and did that with limited success. We got bites and lost fish. But I finally tagged a decent 18 incher before we headed in.

I know I should have taken pics of all our Spanish Macs and the one Trout.
But damn it's hot. And I'm not thinking straight when I'm all hot and bothered.

Either way, you play the tides right and there plenty of fun Spanish Macs out there still. Which even surprised me.

Now, it's Sunday evening and I have a Monday morning charter I just left a message for, and received zero call back. So I guess I'm going Monday morning?
We'll see, that's another report.  

6/9 - artists rendering of the top I NEED, on the Jettywolf

Artists rendering of the top I want on the Jettywolf  (Dad with photoshop)

before: right now

after: spending huge money, I don't have

SUPER SHADE-DRYNESS-AND WARMTH. IF IN WINTER I CAN GET A ENCLOSURE MADE. IT WOULD BE LIKE A CABIN!  

MAKING THE JETTYWOLF THE #1 ALL AROUND BEST INSHORE COASTAL FISHING BOAT FOR YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS, IN ALL OF JAX FLORIDA!



DONATION / CROWD FUNDING - ''ACCEPTED''

IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE A ''HELPING PATRON'' SO I CAN GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED SOON. (in discussion with two builders right now) 


I HAVE MY VERY UN-USED ''REPORTS BLOG TIP JAR'', 

OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE BAR OF THIS BLOG, WHERE I ACCEPT DONATIONS. 

WHERE A DONATION CAN BE MADE, VIA PAYPAL. 

(PAYPAL ACCEPTS ALL CREDIT CARDS, IS HIGHLY SECURE, AND I'LL INCUR A FEE OF 3%, TO EVEN ACCEPT YOUR DONATION.)

YOUR DONATION AMOUNT WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM A RESERVED CHARTERS BALANCE AT END OF DAY, AND I'LL SEND YOU A CERTIFICATE TO USE, GOOD FOR ONE YEAR AFTER TOP IS ON THE BOAT. 

I'LL MARK YOU DOWN, GET YOUR ADDRESS AND PHYSICALLY MAIL YOU A CERTIFICATE TO USE TOWARD YOUR CHARTER BALANCE.

ONLY THING I ASK IS FOR THESE TO BE ''BOOKED'' IN ADVANCE AS USUAL, W/ THE USUAL $100 DEPOSIT, WHEN YOU'RE READY TO RESERVE YOUR DATE, AFTER TOP IS DONE. VIA MY WEBSITES DEPOSIT PAGE.


THANK YOU,  AND HOPE TO HAVE YOU ON THE NEW & IMPROVED JETTYWOLF AS A  ''HELPING PATRON''

6/8 - UNBOXING ALERT!

http://www.captdaves.com -904-642-9546 JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA INSHORE COASTAL CHARTERS

"JETTYWOLF TACKLE JUNKIE"

JUST SOME MADAI JIGS FROM EBAY FOR FISHING THE REEFS FOR BOTTOM SPECIES, SUCH AS SNAPPER, GROUPER, SEABASS, FLOUNDER, TRIGGERFISH, B-LINERS (VERMILLION SNAPPERS, GRUNTS, AND MAYBE A PELAGIC SPECIES.

YOU DON'T NEED TO WORK THESE JIGS VERY HARD. JUST LIFT AND DRAG OVER STRUCTURE.

THE FIRST IN THE USA WERE THE SHIMANO LUCANUS JIGS, USED WIDELY IN THE WEST COAST (PACIFIC). BUT GAINING SOME POPULARITY ON THE USA EAST COAST.

CHECK OUT CONRAD IN SINGAPORE. HE HAS IT MADE!!! CATCHING FISH ON JIGS AND MADAI JIGS, PLUS BAIT FISHING IN CLEAR WATER, WITH LAND NOT FAR OFF. I'D LOVE TO VISIT THERE AND FISH. HIS CHANNEL IS: ""C LIFESTYLE""
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zN... - TELL HIM, CAPT DAVE IN FLORIDA SENT YA!

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Capt Dave Sipler, Jacksonville Fishing Charters full-time "365" since 1996 aboard the 26' all welded alloy JETTYWOLF.

6/8 - ""STUFF""

GOT THREE MORE......JDM SHIMANO "TRITON LIKE" REELS.
WAY NICER THAN THE USA MODELS.

DO YOU FOLLOW MY, TWITTER??

capt daves twitter, click for link

HEADING TO CUSTOM MARINE COMPONENTS IN A FEW MINUTES TO GET A QUOTE FOR A FULL-BLOWN TOP FOR THE BOAT (JETTYWOLF). I'M "OVER" THE SUN, THE RAIN, AND A WET CONSOLE...PLUS IN THE FUTURE, I CAN GET THE FULL ENCLOSURE AND BE THE DRIEST, WARMEST CENTER CONSOLE ON THE RIVER, IN THE WINTER, FOR THOSE FREEZING COLD "SPECKLED TROUT" FLOAT-RIGGING DAYS, IN FEB. WHEN IT'S """"hot""" TROUT CATCHING!  (fabbing could start as soon as july 5th if price is right)

6/6 - IN THE RAIN....ALL DAY!

WELL THE FORECAST WAS DEAD ON.

IT RAINED ALL DAY ON TUESDAY.

BUT I HAD A TOUGH COUPLE ABOARD (RANDY AND HIS WIFE SHARON)

TALK ABOUT DIE-HARDS!!

WE FLOAT-RIG FISHED ALL DAY LONG, ALL OVER FROM THE RIVER TO EVEN VENTURING TO THE NORTH.

THE B&M, LIVE SHRIMP WERE SUPER NICE AND FRISKY.
BUT ONLY GOT THE ATTENTION OF JACKS!  AND A FEW LADYFISH,WHILE FISHING THE ""GREAT SALTY BAY"" CALLED THE ST. JOHNS.

EVERY SPOT WE WENT MY CREW CAUGHT JACKS.

NO TROUT, NO FLOUNDER, ESPECIALLY NO TROUT, NO REDS, NO SHEEPSHEAD.

JUST JACKS!

FROM 12 INCHERS TO THIS DRAG SCREAMER THAT RANDY FOUGHT FROM UNDER A DOCK.........""TWICE"".

IT WAS A BATTLE FROM HELL ON LIGHT TACKLE. THIS JACK DIDN'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT IN THE WORST WAY AND TRIED TO BREAK OFF. BUT EVERYTHING HELD.

 
























- NEXT UP: FRIDAY SPANISH MACKEREL FISHING? THEN, SUPPOSED TROUT FISHING?

YEAH, I'M A MAGICIAN. THAT'S WHAT FISHING GUIDES ARE.
HAHAHAHAHA........

6/7 - MORE TACKLE JUNKIE'NESS......

JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA FISHING CHARTERS: http://www.captdaves.com - (904) 642-9546 Book your charter Today!

"JETTYWOLF TACKLE JUNKIE" - JUNE 2017

ON THIS TACKLE JUNKIE INSTALLMENT, CAPT DAVE UN-TUBES BRAZER JIGGING RODS FROM JAPAN, VIA EBAY STORE: NORTH-ONE TACKLES. (NORTH834) : http://stores.ebay.com/northonetackle/

I'VE MADE PURCHASES THRU THEM BEFORE AND AM ALWAYS HIGHLY IMPRESSED WITH SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

BRAZER JIGGING RODS ARE A BUDGET FRIENDLY 2 - PIECE ROD WITH A QUALITY FERRELL TO BUTT CONNECTION VERSUS THE STANDARD 2 PIECE ROD WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK SPOT/DEAD SPOT IN THE ROD BLANK.

PACKAGED IN A QUALITY BOX, FOR STORAGE BETWEEN USAGE.
I'LL BE MATCHING THESE RODS UP FOR MY CHARTER CUSTOMERS WITH EITHER (JDM) DAIWA SUPER DYNAMIC LARGE LOW-PROFILE CASTING REELS (ALSO PURCHASED ON EBAY) video: https://youtu.be/z7UwEuZ3xqU
OR DAIWA RYOGA 20/20 h's, THAT I ALREADY HAVE.

THE RODS ARE SLOW PITCH JIGGING ACTION, UP TO 200 GRAMS.

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Capt Dave Sipler, Jacksonville Fishing Charters (full-time) since 1996, aboard the 26' All Alloy, center console JETTYWOLF.

6/5 - as usual in summer

As usual in summer, its a tough road to hoe inshore on the weekends. (especially Holiday weekends)

I'm back to "float rig fishing"....live shrimp. The bait has been beautiful.  Yes, there's only certain spots that really produce good fish, if we have the right tides.

Bottom fishing has been very slow. Bull reds are a possibility in between all the stingrays.

Here's a few pics of the last few days:

Black Drum from jetties

Float-rigged Flounder



More to come. Some Spanish Mac trolling class and float-rig how-to class coming up on Friday. Teaching a local guy.

Just need to run into more Trout, and get slick calm days for taking the fishing bow out on the reefs to hunt Spadefish. And while there..."slow jig."

6/2 - NOT far enough....One B-I-G fish

Yesterday had 3 great guys as a crew.  Was supposed to be 4. But the 4th punked out.

Headed straight to the near by Shrimp boats outside the inlet. Had bait already and was ready to get some line burner hook ups on big Blacktip sharks, to warm my crews muscles.

.........at least that was the plan.

2 shrimp boats later and NOT A SINGLE TAKER!!!!!!!!!!!
are you kidding me?

Life in bazzaro world Florida. Can it get any more wacko?
Yes, folks, this is what I have to put up with. This is my life.
NEVER EVER, is there a "certain".

So, off we go in search of live Pogies for the well. Okay, I get those in 7 feet of water. Not a big deal.

The ocean was slick flat calm. So I put in a set of ledges just short of the Pablo Grounds area offshore. And we take off.

This is the first time I have Pogies in the well for live bait, offshore. I'm thinking we're gonna have some good action.

We get to the set of ledges and there's people all over. Not on the spot...."TILL I TOSS A MARKER JUG ON IT"", then it's swarm, swarm, swarm!

2-3 other boats just start fishing the area because of my jug!

We just drift fish. The Pogies produce DIDDLY SQUAT. Can you believe that?
One fella uses some Madia jigs and he's catching fish. Not super fish, but more than live Pogies.

So, myself and the other two. We switch to bucktails and live Pogies. Yep, not much. A few Seabass...

Morale:  THESE JIGS WORK!!!  Just drop and vary the distance off the bottom with the rod. Drift these up and down off the bottom.
Oh yeah...CUDA'S LOVE THEM!  That's what the big fish hook up was on one of these jigs.   NO bait required.

We catch damn near nothing worth keeping at this "close in" locale. The sharks came in and were eating everything. 

So we left. And headed back inshore to fish the jetties/inlet.

We get there and a sure "HERE'S YER SIGN" is No one is around!
We get no action at all.

I head up into the river. Last of the rising tide. I go to a spot where I've caught lots of over sized Redfish.

And we get........

25 pounds worth of KICK ASS, on light tackle......."using a live Pogie!"

Arron's 1st ever BULL REDFISH.

The skies were getting dark to the west and the radar showed a storm coming.
So we beat feet back to the dock.

What a day.

Guess ya got to go at least 20 miles offshore to get anything decent.  Maybe another slick day.......

Saw this coming in the inlet, heading into the Navy base. Kinda cool.

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In the plans/works. Via Frattle welding here in Jax.
Working on a plan to get something similar to this:

for my boat, the JETTYWOLF.  Basically, a "double the size" of a regular T-top.
But not a T-top.  REALLY can't wait.  Wish it was tomorrow. But probably a month away.

5/30 - more ''JDM'' DAIWA REELS

CAPT DAVE'S SPORT FISHING: http://www.captdaves.com -
904-642-9546 - Book your Jacksonville Florida Fishing charter today!

"JETTYWOLF: TACKLE JUNKIE" - ''WHERE WE TALK TACKLE!''

AT IT AGAIN..... DAIWA SUPER DYNAMICS 150S, ANOTHER EBAY FISHING REEL DEAL, FROM JAPAN. REELS NOT FOUND IN THE USA.

JDM: REFERS TO: ''JAPANESE DOMESTIC MARKET''

THIS TIME TWO BRAND NEW DAIWA SUPER DYNAMIC 150 S REELS. LARGE LOW-PROFILE REELS, SURELY FRESHWATER REELS. ALL GRAPHITE/PLASTIC REELS, MAYBE A BIT VINTAGE.

WILL WORK FOR MY NEEDS AS SPECKLED SEA TROUT FISHING REELS, WHILE FLOAT-RIG FISHING (SLIP FLOAT RIGGING) NORTHEAST FLORIDA INSHORE WATERS, DURING THE COOL MONTHS. (NOVEMBER THRU APRIL)

VIA EBAY FROM A FAVORITE SELLER: ''arigato-japan-fishing'' store.

check out my new website at:
www.captdaves.com - with daily reports page/blog.

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Jacksonville Fishing, Capt Dave Sipler, your full-time guide since 1996. aboard the 26' all alloy welded center console; JETTYWOLF.

5/29- PAST WEEKEND.....MEMORIAL DAY ZOO

JIG CATCHES
-SLOW PITCH, MICRO JIGGING

COMING UP SHORT, FOR SURE!!!

5/28 - missed by inches....

Offshore again today.....ride out was okay, not great. went just 8 miles. (not far enough) Looked for bait on the beach, and could have spent way too long searching. So we pressed on.

Never said I was some expert offshore guy. But two days in a row, proves to be kinda abusive on the body. Bottom fishing offshore sure is a ton of work.

But, the bites so limited in the river and inlet. At least, on a close reef there's always a chance at something decent.

Yesterday, took Mom & Dad out a belated Mother's Day fishing trip. Mom caught all kinds of small fish. While I did only "jigging" with super light tackle.
I caught Spanish Mackerels, Big Seabass, a healthy Triggerfish and Dad caught a really big Seabass too, on cut bait. Didn't waste time looking for Pogies yesterday either.

My ultra-light jigging reel got "spooled" by a big fish. I think a Bonita. Cause it was so fast and just never stopped. Completely stripped that reel (a very small reel) of all line!

Today, two guys and it was alot sloppier out there in the morning. My "spot" with loads of small ledges, really didn't produce much. A few really small Red Snappers, Seabass of course and that was it.

I again "jigged" vertically with my ultra-light rod and hooked up a JUST SHORT Cobia. Yep, Me again, biggest fish.

31 inch Cobia on the ultra, ultra ultra, extra light Jigging Master rod and a Daiwa Ryoga jigging reel. This was a tough battle!!

Anchoring up and vertical jigging isn't as productive as drifting. But with the stiff wind today, we had to anchor up.

I do have a very very large parachute anchor that slows down the drift of the boat really well. I put it on the boat tonight for future use. And believe if I can get people to actually "work" for their bites. The jigs do produce some action. And no bait needed for some fun, on lighter tackle.

Had about a 10 foot Hammerhead Shark come check us out today. It was awesome. It even went around my marker jug floating on the surface to see if it was something to eat.

Being not far offshore, we weren't gonna get a whole lot of big fish action, this time of year. But a long ride wasn't going to happen this morning or even yesterday with the folks.

Pulled off ever so slightly a fish fry sized bag of fish yesterday. But today missed that by INCHES, with the short Cobia.

5/24 - last few days.......

Had just what I should have all the time. 2 person trips! The last few days. Which was great.  No kids, just adults.

The "NEW" moon and weather this week has been a all out ball buster.

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-the new moon is the strongest in the spring and summer,

-the full moon is the strongest in the fall and winter.
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I had requests;

On Monday it was all "eating fish", so naturally we tried fishing for Trout.
That was a exercise in futility. And the weather was no help.  I even ran damn near to down town, worked a few old trout spots with NO BITES.  Ended the day at the jetties, and by really the days end anchored in the river over ROCKS and couldn't give away a live shrimp other than to Mangrove Snappers. Which no one could catch but me.

On Tuesday I had a request for "shark fishing". We got lucky in the 20 kt winds, there was a few shrimp boats close. Miles out was close and it was nasty / rough / over cast and "WET" as we busted over the waves chasing the shrimp boats.
With only a few strikes and catching a few small sharks. This game was really not happening. By days end we sat "over rocks"" again with live pogies out the back of the boat in hopes of a big Redfish. That never happened.  

For SPRING TIME IN JAX, this certainly hasn't been one for the record books weather wise.

REALLY TRYING TO GET A SLICK CALM DAY TO GO OFFSHORE A FEW MILES AND TRY OUT MY NEW AND EXCITING FISHING TECHNIQUE ON THE LOCAL SPADEFISH POPULATION.

NO ROD AND REEL REQUIRED!

5/18 - river cruisin'

did a short fish and then  sight see for a husband and wife yesterday.
of course the most fascinating thing for me was the new "ornament" sitting on While Shell rocks.

yep.  that be perched upon the submerged BOULDERS!
guess the tide will float them off. Eventually.

5/17 - MO' TACKLE JUNKIE!

http://www.captdaves.com
- Book your charter Today!

"JETTYWOLF TACKLE JUNKIE"

SHIMANO AJIMATIC 3000EX REELS:

BEST EBAY FIND EVER???? 

FOR ME, A FISHING GUIDE WHO OWNS AND FISHES A 12 SET OF SHIMANO TRITON REELS FOR HIS CUSTOMERS, BECAUSE THEY ARE A BULLET-PROOF WORK HORSE GRAPHITE NON-CORROSIVE, LEVEL WIND, STAR DRAG REEL, THAT JUST PLAIN WORK, NO MATTER WHAT.

THESE (JDM) - JAPANESE DOMESTIC MARKET REELS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE USA VERSION OF THE SIMPLE SHIMANO TRITON G 100's AND 200's. JUST BETTER.....THEY ARE ''AJI'' MATIC???

WE'LL SOON LEARN MORE WHAT ''AJI'' IS.

MY OTHER POPULAR SHIMANO TRITON REEL VIDEO'S ARE:

https://youtu.be/Ncphmou9yUI
https://youtu.be/NMvwyfOqPqQ
https://youtu.be/Kkz05HsZ6tI
https://youtu.be/kJiGbhiSrRs

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5/13 - damn pogies....some sea flu......lost fish

SATURDAY:  STARTED OUT ON A POGIE HUNT. "they were every where, but hell if I could get them with my brand new net."  Why a new net ya say?

Well, last time out getting pogies, same deal hunted for them, but never got any till I found them in deep deep water. They came up and I threw.....I snatched the net and it was HEAVY! Then the "swivel" broke on the net and the whole shootin match sank to the bottom in 45' of water.  Thanks to Rex, a fella I know who was near me. He got his, and then lent me his net. So I went and finally got some pogies.

CHECK YOUR CAST NET SWIVELS FOR CORROSION!!!

So, today I'm out with a new net and it didn't matter. It was a pain in the butt catching them, for my purposes.

My crew was sea sick, "having the sea flu" the whole time. YES, the Ocean was rolling, but for a bass fisherman from the mid west andy roll was a huge roll.

We ended up in the river. I picked a spot that was going to serve us for a long while. I didn't want to over work myself anchoring and re-anchoring because of my eye (retina surgery last monday). So we fished the spot the whole rising tide.

My crew caught some fish, and lost the big ones. Either coming off or broke lines. YES, we were on heavy structure. But that was maybe just from big fish inexperience, some how.

Ended up with some Jacks, Mangrove snappers of course, Seabass, a stingray that ate a live pogie, and.........

a 20" sweetheart Speckled Trout.

It was a great day weather wise. Not hot, slight breeze, no bright sun, overcast and even a slight sprinkle of rain.

But the fish?

We should have had twice the action that we did. Maybe it was the weather change.  The lost fish I think were BIG Redbass. Which would have been a game changer if they got to the boat.

5/10 - GOINGS ON....

OKAY....MY "CLEAR OUT SALE"?



LOADS OF RODS ARE GONE.    S-O-L-D

BUT STILL HAVE:

1- WRIGHT & MCGILL BAD ASS 8' FLOAT-RIG ROD OR USE AS A LONG CASTING ROD. IF I DON'T SELL THIS I'LL KEEP IT, IT'S THAT SWEET!
HAS ALL KINDS OF KILLER THINGS NOT SEEN ON YOUR AVERAGE SHIMANO ROD THATS FOR SURE.    $50

2- PHENIX "CANDY APPLE RED"' TUBULAR FIBERGLASS RODS THAT ARE LIKE CUSTOM BUILT RODS, BUT THEY AREN'T.   $55 EACH

1- YETI HOPPER 40 QT. SOFT SIDED HOPPER COOLER. ANOTHER BAD ASS ITEM, THATS IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN,  $250

5......YES 5, BRAND NEW SHIMANO TEKOTA 300 / LEVELWIND STAR DRAG INSHORE CONVENTIONAL CASTING REEL. WITH BOXES INFO AND ROD CLAMP.   $120 EACH

2- 7' ONE PIECE UGLY STIK ""LITE"" MEDIUM ACTION CORK HANDLED SPINNING RODS. (THESE RODS DO NOT EXIST ANY LONGER.) BUT THAT'S SHAKESPEARE'S MISTAKE. THE UGLY STIK ""LITE"" RODS HAVE/HAD A HUGE INSHORE SALTWATER FISHERMAN FOLLOWING, FOR BEING DURABLE AND INDESTRUCTIBLE!!   $20 EACH









"JETTYWOLF LIVE" - ""HOW-TO'S AND TECH TIPS""

HAD A COMMENT THAT SPURRED ME TO MAKE THIS VIDEO ABOUT THE GOPRO HERO 5 FRAME ""CASE"". IN A PAST VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/GqJvHNfL5fM 

I SHOWED WHAT I THINK IS A WAY BETTER FRAME CASE I PURCHASED ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
$9.99 EACH AND ""WORTH IT""

BUT, DOES IT DEADEN THE NOISE FROM HANDLING THE GOPRO HERO 5, WITH IT'S VERY SENSITIVE MICS?

THIS VIDEO IS YOU BE THE JUDGE.

I THINK IT'S BETTER. BUT I ALSO AT THE END OF THE VIDEO SUGGEST USING THE VOICE COMMANDS AND REMO REMOTE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 

YES, I'M SURE THERE'S STILL SQUEAKS AND SQUEALS WHEN MOVING THE GOPRO HERO 5 AROUND IN VARIOUS MOUNTS.

AND THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHAT MANY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. (I'VE SEEN ALL THE VIDEO'S)

BESIDES THE O.E.M. FRAME CASE HAVING A LATCH THAT DEMANDS HERCULES FINGERS (I HAVE THEM SO IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME).

THIS VIDEO MAKES A QUICK COMPARISON USING THE FRAME CASE FROM DEYARD VERSUS ORIGINAL GOPRO.

MY CHOISE IS THE DEYARD CASE....JUST FOR THE FACT THAT IT DOES EZ OPEN, AND HAS A OPENING TO ""OPEN"" THE DOOR FOR THE SD CARD AND USB-C PORT...."""WITHOUT"" TAKING THE HERO 5 OUT OF IT'S FRAME CASE.

PLUS, IT'S GO THAT SOFT RUBBERY TEXTURE, TOO. BETTER TACTILE'NESS (IF THATS EVEN A WORD)

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE FOR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA FISHING ACTION AND MUCH MORE.

AND GO AHEAD A SHARE THESE TO OTHER GOPRO HERO 5 USERS LOOKING TO TWEAK THEIR GOPRO ECOSPHERE A BIT.


RETINA SURGERY:

DONE AT 11AM ON THE 8TH. OUTCOME GOOD, BUT NOW HAVE GAS BUBBLE IN MY EYE, RIGHT EYE, MY GOOD EYE........LOL!!!

SO EVER THING'S A BLUR!  THE GAS BUBBLE HOLDS DOWN THE LASER STITCHING WHERE THE SMALL TEAR IN MY RETINA WAS.
(I BELIEVE THAT MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THIS AFTER HAVING CATARACT SURGERY, IF THEY ARE ACTIVE AND STRAINING ALOT. OTHER WISE WHY WOULD IT HAVE HAPPENED TO ME AND OTHERS I KNOW) 

OF COURSE I'M SUPPOSED TO SIT AND DO NOTHING BUT STARE AT THE WALLS AT HOME. BUT THAT'S NOT HOW I MAKE A LIVING.

1ST CHARTER AFTER SURGERY IS THIS SATURDAY...."I'LL GET BY."

THE GAS BUBBLE IS ""SUPPOSED TO"" GO AWAY ON ITS OWN. I WAS TOLD A WEEK. ""DOESN'T SEEM TO BE"". AND WHEN IT DOES I'LL SEE AGAIN THRU THAT EYE. WITH MANY DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS IN THE FUTURE.   ""UGH, DOUBLE UGH!""

5/7 - clear out sale......insane!

craigs list post:

yeti hopper 40

fishing rods

package deals

LINK:   https://post.craigslist.org/manage/6121013489

there's more?  Y-E-S!

MORE:  clear out sale

USED: UGLY STIK LITE SPINNING RODS-$20

NEW: UGLY STIK ''STRIPER'' MH SPINNING RODS BRAND NEW (4) OF THEM $30 EACH.

LIGHT USE: VINTAGE UGLY STIK UNLIMITED STAND UP ROD ALL AFTCO GUIDES SHARK TO MARLIN - $60

USED: 2 - PHENIX CANDY APPLE RED TUBULAR E-GLASS BASS ROD 7'4'', SPLIT GRIP, AWESOME CASTING ROD. $50 EACH RETAIL FOR $150 EACH

BRAND NEW: (1)WRIGHT AND MCGILL 8' CASTING ROD WITH SS GUIDES AND SIMILAR TO A ''WINN-GRIP'' SOFT BUTT GRIP.
SUPERIOR TROUT ROD. NEVER SEEN WATER! $50.00

ENTIRE COLLECTION OF MIRROLURES. VINTAGE!! BACK TO 1940'S AND OTHER SIMILAR ERA LURES, PIER BAITS, MUST SEE! TAKE ALL: $200

(5) ''BRAND NEW'' W/ BOXES- SHIMANO TEKOTA 300 LEVELWIND CASTING REELS - $120 EACH.....''UNHEARD OF'' RETAIL ALL DAY LONG FOR: $149-$159.00 EACH

PUT YOURSELF TOGETHER A FEW COMBO'S AND SAVE BIG MONEY.

BETTER THAN A ''SIDE WALK SALE'', THIS IS A CLEAR OUT SALE!!!

CALL: 904-642-9546