10/3 - ''''REMINDER'''......'''FYI'''........''HEADS-UP'''

I PERSONALLY WON'T FISH MYSELF ON A WEEKEND, OR EVEN A FRIDAY.

I HAVE A SAYING, "there's nothing like a Monday morning at 7am"

GOTTA LOVE IT.

9/30 - Yesterday in the wind & rain...

Had one crew member yesterday, Ryan from OK.  The morning started off okay, but as the day went on it degraded quickly. With rain and high winds.

We went west, the water's still very fresh.  LOTS, of Croakers! Good sized ones too. Super fun, hard pullers on light tackle. Like smallmouth bass, for Ryan.

Had lots of Weakfish, aka: yellowmouth trout, not that many specks. We fished jigs and shrimp mostly. No, float-rig fishing, because the shrimp won't stay alive, on the hook.

One small pup redfish, no drum or flounders. But we caught fish, all day long.

The rain, came and went. Sometimes it really poured.

Towards the end of the day we came back to the ICW south, and saw birds going nuts. We casted VUDU mullet swimbaits into crashing fish schools and the hook-ups on Ladyfish were epic. Ryan, got to see a feeding frenzy. and we both even hooked up trout that were in the Ladyfish schools too.

Filled the cooler full of big Croakers and the  largest yellowmouths.

By the time we got back, the river was a soup sandwich, and the wind was nearly unfishable.

But, we had a great time.


BEFORE I COMPLAIN ABOUT THE MAYPORT BOAT RAMP ANY LONGER, I'LL ALWAYS HAVE TO REMEMBER WATCHING THIS:

9/29 - Just a little MERGER.....FYI

the KING OF SPORTING GOODS....Johnny Morris


BassPro & Cabelas have "come together".

If ya don't keep your ear to the tackle industry as I do. Never Fear, Capt Dave is here! With the News.

http://fishingtackleretailer.com/johnny-morris-bass-pro-cabelas-come-together/



And BTW, the GoPro Hero 6 is out, and a killer of all killer action cams, the new FUSION!!

9/29 - trying to FISH!!!!!

Holy Gale Force Winds, Batman!!!!!!!!!

SATURDAY
North northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to
9 feet. Dominant period 5 seconds. Inland waters choppy. Showers likely in
the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to
around 40 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to
13 feet. Dominant period 7 seconds. Inland waters rough. A chance of
showers through the night. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.

SUNDAY
Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts to around
40 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet with occasional seas up to 14 feet.
Inland waters rough. Showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms.

SUNDAY NIGHT
East winds 25 to 30 knots becoming 15 to 20 knots
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to
11 feet subsiding to 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to
9 feet after midnight. Inland waters rough. Showers likely and a
slight chance of thunderstorms.

MONDAY
East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet. Inland waters choppy. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms.

MONDAY NIGHT
East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with
occasional seas up to 10 feet. Inland waters choppy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.

TUESDAY
East northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts to
around 35 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet with occasional seas up to
11 feet. Inland waters rough. A chance of showers.

9/28 - the last 10 days!

After the video below in my last report. I found my fuel tank leaking.
(it's a very long story....)

So now about 10 days later and a lot of "dollars". A new fuel tank is in the Jettywolf.

The original tank was 150 gallon aluminum tank. It was very corroded in a corner. I hit a huge bump, which I called a ROAD MOUNTAIN with a manhole cover on it, coming back from the mechanic, because last week the water pump gave out on the Suzuki, and I had a charter on Monday!  So I scrambled to get it fixed.  "It's what we do constantly, in the charter biz. Always under pressure!)

The bump in the road was the straw that broke the camels back. The tank was leaking, in the video below, while were were having a great day.

After that, it was "scramble again". Reschedule charter on Monday, thank goodness.

Then, the fun began. Hire a welder/fabricator. A super father & son team, that does Mobile welding and fab.

Day one: after prepping and taking out 125 gallons of fuel from the tank. Yes, I filled her up practically, because of the Hurricane. Not Good!
Have MS mobile welding & fab come by and assess what needed to be done. Cut deck out of boat, pulled tank out (HUGE & HEAVY!!!)

Days afterwards...I worked my tail off, getting everything ready for them, for the next round.

Day two: Install new tank, that was delivered via Amazon believe it or not! And yes, PRIME, free two day shipping! And a lot of $$$!  Had to go with a plastic tank and only 60 gallons. It was the only Moeller tank that fit in the space.
A new aluminum tank would have to be built at 4-6 weeks and twice the price.

****be warned. No matter what boat you own. Metal or glass. Your tank is probably on the verge of leakage if it's 10-15 years old. Check Youtube. It happens. It'll leak. If it's old.  Mine is 11 years old and road hard. One corner was really bad. And slamming that "road mountain" on JTB, didn't help at all. *****

Thousands of dollars later the tank is in now. The boat is filthy. Loads of grinding took place of aluminum and my hard as concrete deck paint, is a powdery mess every where.

Still need to re-paint deck sometime, after aI recover financially. Which will take months and months.

Yep, all this, to stay in business.

9/16 - FIRST DAY OUT SINCE HURRICANE IRMA

First day after Hurricane Irma. Headed out to the Mayport Jetties first. BAIT EVERY WHERE! We opted to fish lures. The Egret Baits; Kick-A-Mullet & Vudu Mullet. For fast Jacks Crevalle action.

Headed down the St. Johns River, Jacksonville Florida. To check out how fresh the water was, with all the rain water.
IT WAS FRESH!!! Just what I ordered. The inshore species in this river are starving for some ""brackish" or "sweetwater" normally.

And that's where they were. ESPECIALLY, the Speckled Sea Trout.
My favorite species of all time.

Even caught a Fresh water Catfish. Or live shrimp wouldn't stay alive in the fresh water, so we pinned them on plain jig heads.

We found the Speckled Sea Trout and had our limit for the boat (12 bag limit of Trout, 15-20" with one over 20" per person as your trophy) we had that in a HOUR!

All on Egret Baits; Kick-A-Mullets and Vudu Mullets.
www.egretbaits.com - My prefered Lures.

As promised in the video:

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9/14 - IRMA VLOG

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"a JETTYWOLF MOMENT'' - 9/10/2017 VLOG

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NO I'M NOT A FRESH WATER CAT FISHERMAN!!

- WE HERE IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, GOT LUCKY. AND I'M COMPARING THIS STORM TO LAST OCTOBER (2016) WITH MATTHEW.

DURING MATTHEW, MY HOUSE AND GARAGE SUBSTAINED 15k IN DAMAGE, BECAUSE OF A TREE FALLING. TROPICAL STORMS, HURRICANES, EVEN VERY STRONG 'NOREASTERS', MAKE TREES COME DOWN, BECAUSE OF THE SATURATED GROUND FROM RAIN, AND VERY STRONG WINDS.

SO I WAS VERY 'SPOOKED" BECAUSE LAST YEAR'S MATTHEW WASN'T A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. (although, I needed a new roof really bad)

MY PROBLEM CAN BE; 'NO FISHING CHARTERS BOOKED'. EVEN THOUGH, N.E, FLORIDA FAIRED VERY WELL, COMPARED TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE.

PLEASE, DO COME SEE ME. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE FALL SEASON IS KICKING IN BIG TIME.

AS A 21 YEAR VETERAN FISHING GUIDE. ""YEAH, THIS REALLY MATTERS TO ME"".........ALL IS WELL HERE. THE FISHING WILL REBOUND QUICKLY.

THE FALL SEASON MEANS; BULL REDFISH, SPECKLED TROUT, FLOUNDER, AND SO MUCH MORE!

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9/12 - READ THIS REPORT

YES, I WAS STANDING NEXT TO MY BOAT ON AND OFF ALL NIGHT WITH A FLASH LIGHT, IN HAND POINTING UP INTO THE GIANT OAK TREE S THAT SURROUND MY SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NIGHT OF THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER.

I WATCHED AS THE 100’ PLUS FOOT TALL OAK’S BOWED BACK AND FORTH IN THE WIND. SCARED THAT A 1000 POUND BRANCH OR THE WHOLE TREE WOULD COME CRASHING DOWN ON MY HOUSE, OR MY BOAT SHED.

IT WAS SCAREY. TO SAY THE LEAST., AND BY NOW IN JACKSONVILLE’S EASTERN SIDE, NEAR THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY.  THE HURRICANE WOULD ONLY BE A TROPICAL STORM.  WINDS SPEEDS WERE IN THE AREA OF 75 MPH, COMING ACROSS THE RIVER AND MARSH, IN TO THE AREA WHERE I LIVE.

I LOST POWER AT 5:30AM THAT MORNING, BECAUSE OF TREE’S FALLING ON POWERLINES. THERE WERE AT LEAST 5 LARGE TREE’S THAT EITHER SHEARED IN HALF, OR WERE UP ROOTED, AND PULLED POWER LINES DOWN AS THEY FELL.

IT’S NOW THE MORNING OF THE 12TH OF SEPTEMBER, AN D POWER WAS RESTORED LAST NIGHT. JACKSONVILLE ELECTRICAL AUTHORITY IS FANTASTIC, ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO RESTORE POWER IN MY AREA FAST. THEY DID THE SAME DURING HURRICANE MATTHEW A YEAR AGO IN LATE OCTOBER. ONLY HAD A LOSS OF POWER FOR NOT EVEN A FULL 24 HRS. BACK THEN.

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THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS; “I’M UP AND RUNNING!”  MY BOAT WAS SAFE AND NEVER EVEN WAS HIT BY A TWIG OR A BRANCH. MY HOUSE WEATHERED THE STORM WELL. NO DAMAGE.
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COMPARED TO SOUTH FLORIDA. WE GOT LUCKY WITH THIS MONSTER HURRICANE.

DO NOT FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO AVOID FLORIDA!  AT LEAST NOT N.E. FLORIDA.

I’M READY TO FISH!!

SURE THE INSHORE WATER’S WILL BE STIRRED UP FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
BUT UNLIKE HURRICANE MATTHEW LAST OCTOBER, THAT PASSED BY JACKSONVILLE AS A CAT 2, 55 MILES OFFSHORE. THAT WAS A OCEAN BASED STORM.  IRMA WAS ON LAND, NOT WATER.

THE FALL SEASON IS READY TO KICK OFF!!

I HAVE MADE THE INVESTMENT IN A COMPLETE OXYGEN SYSTEM, THIS YEAR. IT’S HOW I WILL KEEP MY LIVE SHRIMP IN THE MOST “TIP-TOP” CONDITION.  UNLIKE, JUST RECIRCULATING LIVEWELL WATER.
MY OXYGEN SYSTEM, WILL “SUPER CHARGE” MY BAIT. AND A SPUNKY SHRIMP OR BAITFISH IS THE BEST BAIT TO USE.

BE READY FOR REDFISH - SPECKLED SEA TROUT - FLOUNDER AND MORE!

BEST OVERALL “LIGHT TACKLE CHARTERS”.....2 PERSONS.
EQUALS, BEST VERSATILITY.

THE TYPE OF FISHING I’LL BE DOING FROM HERE ON OUT TILL NEXT MAY, IS NOT A LARGE GROUP STYLE FISHING. BUT RATHER A HIGHLY INTERACTIVE, LIGHT TACKLE SPORT FISHING.

TRY OUT JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA!

WE ALL FEEL TERRIBLE FOR THE LOWER PART OF THE STATE. NO ONE WISHES ANYTHING LIKE A ” HURRICANE IRMA” ON ANYONE.

LIKE AFTER KATRINA, IN LOUISIANA. ONCE THINGS WERE SORT OF BACK TO NORMAL. THE STATE RECEIVED A HUGE AMOUNT OF NATIONAL FOCUS.

FROM TV SHOWS STARTING LIKE, SWAMP PEOPLE TO CAJUN PAWN STARS.  DOCUMENTARIES, TO FISHING SHOWS.
THERE WAS A UP RISING OF INTEREST AND FOCUS ON THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. WHICH IN ALL REALITY, HELPS THE ENTIRE STATE “RECOVER”.

I WATCHED IT HAPPEN.

NOW, FLORIDA NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION.

AND N.E. FLORIDA, CAN BE THAT AREA.

I’M READY TO GET BACK AT IT.

CHECK OUT MY VIDEO’S, PHOTO’S AND WEBSITE’S REPORTS PAGE FOR UPDATES.

“LET’S GO FISHING…....ABOARD THE JETTYWOLF!” 

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9/7 - ''CONE OF UNCERTAINTY''

YEP.

9/7 - GOOD HURRICANE VIDEO

WATCH IT ALL....GETS REALLY INTERESTING

it's been awhile now......

Still mega-satisfied with my mega-top. Best $$ ever spent

-want comfort-protection - SAFETY -loads of room & fishability??

call: Capt Dave's Sport Fishing 904-642-9546 (8AM-8PM)

9/2-3 LABOR DAY WEEKEND....whoa!

if there was a boat that wasn't in the water running around this weekend. The owner must have been outa town on a Golfing trip. Because the river was a ZOO!

Here's a few of our catches. Fishing was tough, tough, tough!!

big Mangrove Snappers eating Mullet.

the most "Hard Earned" Redfish, I've had on the boat in years!




coming soon:  back to float-rig fishing. With the most sprightly shrimp. Juiced, with pure Oxygen:

8/31 - GUESS WHATS ON MY MIND?

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

"JETTYWOLF LIVE"

- SHORT VIDEO ABOUT MY PASSION. BIG TROUT. AND I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR ANGLERS WHO WANT TO PURSUE BIG TROUT....."SPECKLED SEA TROUT THAT IS."

JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TROUT SEASON REALLY RUNS FROM LATE OCTOBER THRU APRIL AND EARLY MAY. OF COURSE THESE BEAUTIFUL OF FISH THAT SWIM AREA WATERS ARE AVAILABLE, BUT MORE DIFFICULT TO CATCH IN THE DEEP HOT SUMMER MONTHS.

FISHING FOR BIG TROUT, ISN'T A FAMILY OR GROUP AFFAIR. ONE OR TWO ANGLERS, ONLY. LIKE BASS FISHING, THERE'S TOO MUCH GOING ON FOR A BOAT LOAD OF PEOPLE. PLUS, I'VE NEVER SEEN 5 PEOPLE ON A BASS BOAT FISHING.....SAME DEAL HERE.

SERIOUS TROUT HUNTERS OR WANT TO BE TROUT HUNTERS
NEED APPLY....hahahahahaha

this is just one of my many Trout fishing tribute video's

check this playlist for more on my channel:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

8/27 - MARPAC QWICK VIEW FUEL WATER SEPARATOR:

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"JETTYWOLF LIVE"
CAPT DAVE ENDURES THE FLORIDA HEAT AND CHANGES OUT HIS BOATS WATER/FUEL SEPARATOR FILTER, FROM A OLD RACOR SYSTEM TO THE NEW MARPAC SYSTEM WITH CHEAPER FILTERS, AND A SEE THRU BOWL, WITH DRAIN.

ETHANOL IS A HUGE PROBLEM, ABSORBING WATER. KEEPING A EYE ON YOUR OUTBOARD MOTOR FUEL IS NOW A CONSTANT JOB.

THE MARPAC FILTER SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THAT A WHOLE LOT BETTER. BUT THERE'S A FEW CONFUSING ISSUES, THAT GO ALONG WITH "HOW TO PURCHASE" THIS MARPAC FILTER SYSTEM, I THINK.

check out the end cards after video for other video's on this same topic.




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8/26 - I fought the weather and the weather won....

Really tried to duplicate yesterday. But boy that was tough. Not that the forecast ever came true...Winds and rain. But yep, the weather change won.

Tried the Jetties, and the Jetties won.

Yeah we caught fish. Just not enough in my book.

Here's the "stud" of the day. Lost others.

"Super Stud", pegging my 30 pound scale!

We had fun, none the less. Turned out the 4th crew member punked out to sleep in.

-Jacks

-Ladyfish

-Mangroves

-Cats

-Giant Rays

-Whiting

were just a few species.

I can tell a tough day by how many times I drop and pull anchor. Today it was a lot.!

8/25 - BULL REDFISH TO MUTTON SNAPPER

TODAY'S CHARTER WAS PRETTY DANG GOOD, I THOUGHT.
FINALLY, WAS BACK TO JUST 2 PEOPLE. (best inshore trip overall, in my mind. and my mind knows all)

STARTED OFF AT THE N. JETTY ON THE FALLING TIDE.....UGH!
WHY I WENT THERE I DON'T KNOW. WANTED TO LOOK AT THE OCEAN I GUESS.

DROPPED DOWN SOME CUT POGIES AND INSTANTLY GOT A BITE.

~~~~NURSE SHARK~~~~
THE BIG UGLY "KITTY KAT"" OF THE SHARK FAMILY. MAJOR DEAD WEIGHT.

NOTHING ELSE DOIN' SO WE BEAT FEET UP INTO THE RIVER, AND GOT SOME REDBASS, BOTTOM FISHING.

1-BREAK OFF.
1-CAME UN-HOOKED RIGHT AT THE BACK OF THE BOAT
1 - LITTLE GUY A 10 POUNDER
1- 35 POUNDER (THAT'S THE WEIGHT I GIVE THEM WHEN THEY SMASH THE BOGA-GRIP ALL THE WAY.)

AS USUAL, THE CURRENT ON THE RISING TIDE GOT HEINOUS, SO WE WENT BACK TO THE JETTIES, FISHING THE RISING TIDE.
WE HAD, MANGROVE SNAPPERS, JACKS, BLACK DRUM, SEABASS (OF COURSE) AND A MUTTON SNAPPER.

REALLY? A MUTTON SNAPPER? YEP, I'VE HAD SEVERAL SO FAR THIS SUMMER. THEY HANG OUT WITH THE MANGROVES. AND THERE'S MANY TIMES LITTLE LANE SNAPPERS IN WITH THEM.

JUST THINK. WHEN THEY DREDGE THE RIVER DEEPER AND BANG INTO CHINA ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'LL REALLY GET EVEN MORE SALTWATER INFLUX OF SPECIES, AS WELL AS CURRENT THAT'LL BE UN-FISHABLE........"OH JOY!!!"  (THERE'S ENTIRE STRETCHES OF THE RIVER NOW THAT THE CURRENT MAKES IT UN-FISHABLE, IN MY OPINION.)

WE HAD 3 BACK DRUM TO THE BOAT. 2 NICE KEEPERS AND A SMALL THROW-BACK.

WE MAY HAVE HAD MORE. BUT THE SHARKS AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES ATE WHATEVER YOU HOOKED UP THAT WAS A NICE FISH.

YA' GO FROM FIGHTING A NICE FISH TO FEELING A BIG BUMP, AND THEN OFF THEY GO.......DRAG SCREAMING UNDER THE BOAT.
LOTS OF LOST TACKLE, FOR SURE AND FISH.

SATURDAY:  BACK TO A GROUP OF 4, IN THE WIND?
NORTH-NORTHEAST 15-20 KTS.

8/20 - More Jr. Anglers.

More Jr. Anglers......."killin em" at the big rocks.

the Blacktip hook up's on pieces of dead shrimp is what was killin' me. 
Can ya believe they are that HUNGRY??"


last Saturday turned 1000 hrs on the Suzuki.

Not bad for three years old. Get out of that summer trolling game and save a Outboard, is how I see it. And No Long Boat Rides, needed.
"Keeps me happy", the Suzuki 250 has been good to me so far. 

8/17 - After Sharkin, but before getting drenched!

Yep, I went and tried the Sharkin, behind one lonely shrimp boat dragging the beach.

The Sharkin behind the shrimp boats has been dismal to say the least...."because there's no shrimp boats!"

So after easily getting all the Pogies we wanted, we travelled a bit south down the beach and came upon "The Brat", dragging in just 15' of water.

We got like 6 hook ups from some small Sharp-noses. And had the rest pull off the hooks.

Not great action.

So we went out to 50' of water in the S.E. Hole (Old Seaturtle Inn) straight out to 50'.

Started our own chum line and ZILCHO.

So we ran back in the river and caught several Redbass, largest was something like maybe 18 pounds.

Lightning struck "super close", so we beat feet the hell outa there.
(ole little Jetties) and not seconds after returning to the dock, here came huge winds and driving rain, that even my Mega-Top couldn't shield us from.

Side ways rain!


Don't ask about "Shark Fishing", cause I'm not wasting the time. Without the Shrimp boat fleet out there. And the Jetty Sharks...well they barely catchable by anyone.

8/16 - NO TRAILER, NO CHARTERS!!!

http://www.captdaves.com - 904-642-9546 Book your charter Today!

"JETTYWOLF LIVE" - CAPT DAVE GOES THRU HIS PREPAREDNESS TO KEEP HIS BOAT TRAILER GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND TO THE WATER.

ONE THING NOT MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO IS HIS "MANUAL TIRE CHANGER IN HIS SHOP. SO IN THE EVENT A TIRE HAS TO COME OFF THE RIM. HE'S READY FOR THAT TOO.

HERE'S A OLD VIDEO OF DOING JUST THAT ON A SWELTERING SUMMER DAY: https://youtu.be/DP6D_dnaaLM - manual tire changer.

WHAT IT TAKES TO BE READY WHEN THERE'S A BLOW-OUT, A NAIL OR SCREW IN A TRAILER TIRE, A SLOW LEAK, AND A BAD SEALING BEAD.

VIAIR COMPRESSOR 12V, A GALLON OF SLIME TIRE SEALANT, PATCHES AND A TIRE PLUG KIT. TRAILER TIRE CHOCKS, HANDTOOLS, SPECIFIC LUG WRENCH, PADS FOR KNEELING ON PAVEMENT, AND FOR DUAL AXLE TRAILERS A TRAILER-AID RAMP.

MOST IF NOT ALL CAN BE FOUND EASILY AND COMPETITIVELY PRICED ON AMAZON. THAT'S WHERE MOST OF MY TRAILER/TRUCK TIRE READINESS KIT CAME FROM AMAZON.


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8/14 - MORE KIDS...& FREE BAIT!

YEP, A FEW MORE SQUEAKED IN BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED.

WELL, THIS WEEK I HAVE ADULTS ABOARD THURS. & FRIDAY.


BUT, I BET YOU DON'T KNOW THIS!

''FREE BLUE CRABS''....YA KNOW WHERE?

NORTH SIDE OF N. JETTY!!!!

ALL YOU WANT. JUST GO ON OVER THERE AND FISH DEAD SHRIMP ON THE BOTTOM JUST OFF THE ROCKS.

YEP. CATCH YOUR OWN REDBASS BAIT, FOR JUST A FEW HOURS INVESTED.

THE CRABS OVER THERE ARE ''INSANE''.  OR BETTER YET, IF YOU HAVE A CRAB TRAP, CHUCK IT OUT WHILE FISHING AND GET A DOZEN OR TWO.

THAT'S WHAT WE DID THE OTHER DAY. GOT A DOZEN PERFECTLY LEGAL BEAUTIFUL CRABS FOR BAIT.
http://m.myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/blue-crab/

''ALONG WITH SOME TINY LIVE CROAKERS, TOO''

PROBLEM WAS EVEN USING HALVED CRACKED CRABS LATER THAT DAY, WE NEVER GOT A SINGLE REDBASS BITE, ALL ALONG THE OLD LITTLE JETTIES.

GO FIGURE. 
THE ST. JOHNS SHOWED ITS AZZ THAT DAY, FOR SURE.

8/11 - FOLLOW-UP ON TRU-TURN HOOK

"JETTYWOLF TACKLE JUNKIE"

FOLLOW-UP VIDEO ABOUT THE ''NEW'' TRU-TURN HOOKS. SO CALLED CATFISH HOOK(?) NOTHING MORE THAN A MARKETING DEAL. ANYONE CAN USE THESE HOOKS.

THEY HAVE THE SAME PERMA-STEEL FINISH AS A VMC. SO THEY ARE GOOD FOR SALTWATER FISHERMAN.....IN WHICH I AM.

NO I'M NOT A CATFISHERMAN FROM KANSAS!

I'M A SALTWATER FLORIDA FISHING GUIDE TRYING OUT THE TRU-TURN HOOKS FOR THE FIRST TIME, BECAUSE OF THE FINNISH AND 4/0 SIZE.

SEE MY ORIGINAL VIDEO - https://youtu.be/vwuBZEo9eAE

8/9 - the RUSH of 2 hr Kids Trips...before school starts

Plus I have a Kids Trip tomorrow as well.  Then, all will come to a complete halt as far as taking the kids fishing, as soon as school starts.

But the start of school seems to effect adults too. Even swinging single people!
Why is that?
I have no clue.

But either way I'll be back into adult trips starting Sunday with a full boat of guys from Indiana I think. A bunch of sweetwater fisherman....hahaha

They probably think we're going out for Marlin, Dolphin and Halibut.

Either way here's some shots of the kids I had aboard the last few days.

Again: Its always difficult to get Kids and fish in a really good photo. Many catch fish and then are scared to death of them. I wondered about that, so I asked my dad, "was I ever scared of a fish, as a kid?" He said, I guess not because I don't ever remember you being afraid of the water or fish.

SEE? That's why I'm your fearless fishing Guide!

 


ya can't tell but this was a HUGE Whiting about 16-17 inches!  Damn, wish we could of had a whole box of those!



Then, here's what I thought was a photo. Instead I had the video going instead.
These two kids were a hoot. Soooo, into fishing it was unbelievable. For their ages, I don't see that, much.

8/7 - P-O-S-T

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$95 PICK UP. 
msrp $150 all day long. 

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I MAYBE ABLE TO HOOK YA UP WITH THAT TOO.

8/4 - back to back, two hour KIDS TRIPS

HAD TWO TWO HR. KIDS TRIPS BOOKED TODAY,
UNDER GREY SKIES AND EVEN A MISTING OF RAIN.

NO BIG DEAL....UNDER MY NEW MEGA ALUMINUM TOP I HAD BUILT FOR THE JETTYWOLF.

THE MORNING TRIP WAS AT HIGH TIDE, WITH LOTS OF SMALL FISH FOR MY TWO SMILEY JR. ANGLERS.

GETTING STARTED....THE KIDS LEARNING THE TACKLE
AND FEELING THE BITE.

THE LATE MORNING TRIP WAS ON THE FALLING TIDE, WITH LOADS OF CATFISH, AND SKATES....I GUESS ALL THE RAIN AND EAST WINDS STIRRED THE RIVER UP.

EVEN HAD A CATFISH FALL OFF THE HOOK, AND HIT MY LEATHER SHOE, AND HAVE ITS PECTORAL SPINE RUN STRAIGHT THRU MY SHOE AND INTO MY FOOT INSIDE!  W-O-W, DID THAT SMART!!!

THEN, AS WE FISHED WE HOOKED UP A MONSTER. AT LEAST A MONSTER FOR WHERE WE WERE FISHING, 9 FOOT OF WATER!

A 30 PLUS INCH 14 POUND REDFISH...DAD HAD TO TAKE OVER ON THIS ONE, WHILE ONE DAUGHTER (THE OLDEST) GOT TO HELP FINISH HIM OFF)

THEN NOT LONG AFTER, WE HOOKED UP ON A KID FAVORITE.
A DECENT SIZE BONNETHEAD SHARK THAT GAVE A GOOD PULL FOR THE GIRLS.

 























OVER ALL TWO FUN TRIPS WITH THE KIDS.



GET YOUR KIDS OUT FISHING FOR A FEW HOURS QUICK, BEFORE THEY START SCHOOL. IT'S  REAL EZ. JUST GIVE ME A CALL TO SET UP A DATE.

NORMALLY THE KIDS TRIPS ARE FOR WEEK DAYS, BUT I CAN DO A SUNDAY IF I HAVE NOTHING ELSE BOOKED.

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8/1 - OH NO... IT'S AUGUST!! SO, IS THERE A BETTER MOUSE TRAP

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"JETTYWOLF TACKLE JUNKIE" ANOTHER INSTALLMENT FROM THE WOLF DEN, TALKING ABOUT TRU-TURNS NEW CATFISH HOOK.......WHY IS EVERYTHING '''CATFISH'''.......WHY NOT ALL FISH? SO TIRED OF THE CATFISH THING.

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OTHER VIDEO LINKS:

JIGHEAD HOOK SIZES: https://youtu.be/do4PW_MkbAs

THE SNELL CONNECTION & HOOK STYLES: https://youtu.be/IWKXBcwspxM