7/25 - FISH LIVE CROAKERS (hot summer) FOR TROPHY TROUT

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"JETTYWOLF LIVE" - 7/23/2018

THIS IS THE KIND OF DAY I LIVE FOR. AND SO DOES BOB.  if we have to fish THE DEEP DARK DEPTHS OF SUMMER.

""FISHING LIVE CROAKERS, IS TROPHY SPECKLED TROUT CRACK!"""

NO ONE REALIZES IT, ESPECIALLY AROUND HERE IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB, IT'S REAL EZ TO SEE WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD DOES, USES, AND CATCHES.

ULTIMATELY POPULAR, SMALL CROAKERS ARE THE #1 BAIT FOR LA. & TX  TROUT FISHERMAN......"BUT WHY NOT HERE IN BIZARRO WORLD FLORIDA??""

MY SERIES OF TROPHY TROUT FISHING VIDEOS SHOW YOU ALL YOU NEED TO DO.  BECAUSE THIS AIN'T THE GULF COAST BY A LONG SHOT.

HERE'S LINKS TO MY SERIES OF GATOR TROUT IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER VIDEOS:

HOW TO CATCH GIANT SPECKLED SEA TROUT (read video description) : https://youtu.be/rIv0Lz-qwnE

PART 1 - How to catch Big Summer Speckled Trout: https://youtu.be/UTOZ61Lfi6Q

Part 2 - How to Catch Big Summer Trout on Croakers: https://youtu.be/n_gHuZ76FqI

CROAKERS FOR BIG TROUT?? in Jacksonville Florida: https://youtu.be/tJKpMWo9OsI

UGLY STIK TIGER ROD versus ? and why: 

https://youtu.be/N8Jx_mpMSFI

OXYGEN BAIT WELL/ COOLER COMBO: https://youtu.be/uMwSdrGh_wI

WE HAVE CURRENT, AND LOTS OF IT. OF COURSE, I'M NOT BANK FISHING. I'M NOT "CREEK" FISHING. I FISH THE RIVER.  BUT ON THIS DAY WE NEVER FISHED DEEPER THAN 10 FOOT OF WATER.

I'LL DO ALL I CAN, TO NOT SIT IN 45' USING 8-12 OUNCES OF SINKER.  THERE IS AREAS AND TIDES WHEN THESE SUMMER BULL REDFISH ARE IN VERY SHALLOW WATER.  BUT YOU WON'T CATCH THEM ON A SHRIMP.

SHRIMP GET EATEN BY EVERY LITTLE BAIT STEALER THERE IS. DEAD SHRIMP """"PIECES"""" ARE USED TO FILL THE BAITWELL WITH SMALL CROAKERS. THAT'S ALL.

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7/24 - 1ST EVER VIDEO GARAGE SALE: my Youtube channel

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7/23 - FISHING LIVE CROAKERS..."Git Ya Some""

7/23 - NEW VIDEO COMING SOON!



live Croakers, shallow water.
NO HEAVY SINKER, SMOKIN' CURRENT, BS!

previous Croaker catches:
earlier in the week

the boat you need to be on. Consult me about best tide days...(or be happy with what you get)

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7/21 - SUMMER hassles.....versus

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"A JETTYWOLF MOMENT" 7/19/2018

not nearly as crowded same day during greater jacksonville kingfish tournament 2013: https://youtu.be/0xAPmgZe2pM

MIDDLE JULY DURING A TOURNAMENT versus ''MY'' TIME! (and it ain't JULY, that's for sure)

SO LOOKING FORWARD TO SUMMER'S END WHEN EVERYONE PUTS THEIR BOATS AWAY BACK INTO MOTHBALLS.
ALL THE WHILE. REAL FISHERMAN LIKE MYSELF KNOW WHEN IT'S THE BEST OVERALL.

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AND IT ISN'T JULY!!! THAT'S FOR SURE. MORE LIKE A WEEKDAY IN JANUARY. IF YOU WANT TO GO 4 MILES ROUND TRIP AND FILL THE FISH BOX.

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7/21 - New Rods got some work out

The NEW Ugly Stik Tiger rods (my new designated live Croaker rods) as seen in video below this post from yesterday.

Lost a few big fish from break-off's. And small Croakers were hard to come by.
But we eventually got this 26 pound Bull Red.

No Trout......but did have a ladyfish on the rods too.

Weekends, a 4 pak charter. No alot of wiggle room going on with what we could do, but we all stuck with the plan.

-serious multi-spotter kicked butt on light tackle!

7/20 - Ugly Stik Tiger rod.....WHY??

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''JETTYWOLF TACKLE JUNKIE" - 7/20/2018

IMPORTANT LINKS (for background purposes)

how-to summer time heat
GATOR TROPHY SPECKLED TROUT VIDEO series:

CROAKERS FOR BIG TROUT?? in Jacksonville Florida
https://youtu.be/tJKpMWo9OsI

HOW TO CATCH GIANT SPECKLED SEA TROUT: https://youtu.be/rIv0Lz-qwnE

FISHING CONFESSION A Trout Snob. (Like me): https://youtu.be/0ZnqvqiWBE8

PART 1 - How to catch Big Summer Speckled Trout
https://youtu.be/UTOZ61Lfi6Q

Part 2 - How to Catch Big Summer Trout on Croakers
https://youtu.be/n_gHuZ76FqI

HOW-TO & TECH TIP playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK-ee3q-bFR28aS0uQ9slO0oC_USr1C85

''TOOLS OF THE TRADE'' playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK-ee3q-bFR0f7kxRz9o8M9NCZh4VcY8p

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7/17 - FAIRILAND RELEASE POLE (Amazon)

JETTYWOLF "TOOLS OF THE TRADE" 7/17/2018

FOUND ON AMAZON. THE FAIRILAND LONG REACH FISH RELEASING POLE. FISH GRIPPER, LIPPER FISH CONTROLLER.

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WORKS GREAT AND WITH THE HIGH SIDES ON MY BOAT. THIS REALLY WORKS OUT HELPING TO HOLD AND REVIVE A OVER-SIZED REDFISH (RED DRUM) OVER THE SIDE FOR REVIVAL AFTER A LIGHT TACKLE BATTLE, IN THE ST. JOHNS RIVER JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, FISHING LIVE CROAKERS FOR REDFISH AND SPECKLED SEA TROUT.

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7/12 - A ''FISHBITES'' TIP

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"JETTYWOLF TIPS" 7/12/2018
 FISHBITES FISHING GUIDE

ANOTHER WAY OF USING THE FISHBITES I ALREADY HAVE.

INSPIRED BY A ''FRESHWATER FISHING GADGET'', I SAW YEARS AGO. PLUS, THE BENEFIT OF ADDING A BIT OF MORE SCENT TO MY BAITS PRESENTATION.

TRY IT.....TRY FISHBITES. YOU'LL QUICKLY LEARN HOW TOUGH AND EFFECTIVE IT IS, ON MANY SPECIES OF FISH.

WWW.FISHBITES.COM - SCENTED PROTEIN RELEASING STRIP BAITS THAT ENHANCES A LURE, JIG, OR BAIT. FULL LINE OF PRODUCTS FOR FRESH OR SALTWATER FISHING.

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THE STORY BEHIND, FISHBITES: https://fishbites.com/the-fishbites-story/

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7/12 - (off topic) FB ZOMBIES....You're gonna have fake news shoved down your throat!

yep.....all facebook zombies, be aware fake news is going to be shoved down your throat, via millions of dollars used to manipulate your brain. Socialism, Liberal propaganda fake news is coming hard into your facebook.

Before FB, remember all the school shootings? All the tranny's on TV? Hollywood actors wanting to take out the President of the USA?

NO?

You're right, there wasn't much of that at all. If it was out there, they had no platform to shout from.  Step up and kick your Facebook, habit.
Deactivate your account, and delete your account. Your mind is being bent.

I DID.  The second I watched that scum bag Zuckerberg in front of Congress.

7/11 - VINTAGE VIDEO......same subject: big trout on croakers

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"A JETTYWOLF MOMENT"   7/11/2018

'''RE-UPLOADED 'VINTAGE'''' VIDEO FROM 2015 ALL ABOUT USING LITTLE CROAKERS FOR TROPHY TROUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. WHERE TROUT TALK, CROAKER TALK..... JUST ISN'T THE NORM AT THE DOCK AROUND HERE FOR SOME REASON?

WHY NOT? TROUT.

BECAUSE TROPHY TROUT TAKES DEDICATION, STUDY & KNOW HOW.

IT'S JULY, AND ALL ANYONE CARES ABOUT IS A KINGFISH (king mackerel) BEEN THERE....DONE THAT!

HERE'S MY and OTHER VIDEOS ON THIS SUBJECT:

https://youtu.be/V3VltBe0FxU - SOLO MONSTERS in Jacksonville FL

https://youtu.be/JHmDemnp9go - FLORIDA TROUT REGS SUCK!

https://youtu.be/UTOZ61Lfi6Q - CROAKER / TROUT DISCUSSION

https://youtu.be/rIv0Lz-qwnE - RE-UPLOADED VINTAGE CROAKER CATCHING GATOR SPECKLED TROUT VIDEO

https://youtu.be/P7fBsJ-DCrw - INFORMATIVE TROUT FEEDING VIDEO

https://youtu.be/3I-sFLwtdQ4 - PROOF Berkley Gulp is NOT as good as live bait!!

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7/10 - it's all about BIG TROUT in the summer, and keeping it FUN

-it's all about BIG TROUT in the summer heat, and keeping it FUN. From catching your own bait with hook and line. Catching other fish while catching your bait.

No long boat rides. For me, not throwing a castnet, recycling hot surface water in a livewell. Everyone has fun. That's why we're out there.





There's so many way to "skin a cat".  And for me that's half the fun......
EXPERIMENTING.

While doing so, I learn new things. Plus being a pure Trout Snob, makes it real EZ.





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"JETTYWOLF LIVE" - PART 2 - July 8, 2018

Part 1 Intro Video: https://youtu.be/UTOZ61Lfi6Q

Original BIG TROUT ON CROAKERS Video from years ago:
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2nd Original Video: "Why Florida Trout Regs Suck!"
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AS YOU CAN TELL......"IF YOU'VE WATCHED THESE VIDEOS. I LIVE AND BREATH, BIG  SPECKLED SEA TROUT HERE IN BIZARRO WORLD FLORIDA. AND I'M A TROUT SNOB, 100%.

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I like to think that there's lots of free bait swimming out there.  But, really. Is there any bait that's free?  Maybe a better way of thinking about it is ''easier bait.''

I horde Shrimp. I keep and freeze all live Shrimp not used. So I can use it as dead Shrimp, another day.

Not really free. But I'll squeeze every useful piece out of a bag of fresh frozen Shrimp. I'll get my monies worth.

As a consummate cheap skate, Angler and fishing guide. I have a saying, "Never leave home without some dead shrimp".

When I fished offshore years ago. The saying then was, "Never leave home without a box of dead Cigar Minnows."

Both, can save a day. I don't care how good of a bait catcher you think you are.

Inshore, live and dead Shrimp is the mainstay of most fisherman, without a doubt. But, when it gets into the deep dark depths of Summer I get as frustrated as the next guy when it comes to all the little bait stealers. (4" Mangrove Snappers, Pinfish, Piggy Perch, Seabass, Sand Perch etc.)

But there's one little guy out there that'll eat up your Shrimp, and I don't cuss them. I'm actually wanting them.

And that's a tiny Croaker. Preferably, four inches. 

I hate running around to throw a castnet on Pogies. Just for a dozen or so.  I don't like chasing around trying to get Mullet either. Especially with customers aboard. So small Croakers are welcomed aboard the Jettywolf. Because, I use them for bait. Heck, I'm in the fishing business. And people want to fish, not ride around. People like catching Croakers, and so do I!

They are a superior Gator Trout bait. They are a superior Redfish bait. And again, I have a saying...

"Put a little Croaker where it doesn't belong and watch what will happen to it".

If you don't believe me. I have lots of Proof!

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7/6 - DON'T DO THIS!!!

HERE I AM SITTING AT THE BOAT RAMP AFTER TAKING SOME KIDS FISHING. TALKING TO A FRIEND....

(TWO - 8 YEAR OLD TWINS)

THEY CAUGHT A BUCKET LOAD OF CROAKERS, AND SOME KITTY-KATS, AND WORKED THEIR GRANDPA AND ME HARD!


WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BUDDY DAVE AND I AT THE DOCK SAW A BIG UGLY GHETTO CRUISER WASTE OF FIBERGLASS BOAT GO BY THROWING A 4 FOOT WAKE!!  IT YANKED MY BOAT TIED TO THE DOCK ALL OVER THE PLACE.

DAVE AND I LOOKED BACK, AND THERE'S A LITTLE FLAT BACK CANOE STYLE BOAT CALLED A GHENOE WITH 3 ADULTS IN IT.
IT HAS A TROLLING MOTOR ON THE BOW, A LITTLE MERCURY ON THE STERN AND YES 3 ADULTS IN IT!!

THEY HIT THOSE GIANT GHETTO CRUISER WAKES, ONCE, TWICE AND THE THIRD ONE HAS IT DIVE UNDER LIKE A SUBMARINE!.....IT SINKS AND FLIPS OVER IN THE RIVER JUST OUTSIDE THE BOAT RAMP DOCKS.

A LOCAL CRABBER (JAMES) COMING TO THE DOCK SEE'S THIS TOO AND HE RUNS OVER, PLUCKS ALL THREE ADULTS FROM THE WATER AND THEN DAVE AND I RUN OVER TO THEM IN MY BOAT.  THEY CHASE THE GHETTO CRUISER, (RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR WAKE!!!) AND SEE IF THEY CAN STOP THE IDIOT. DAVE AND I TIE THE GHENOE OFF TO MY BOAT, AND PICK UP STUFF OFF THE SURFACE FLOATING, AND TOW IT BACK TO THE BOAT RAMP.

DON'T BELIEVE THEY EVER STOPPED THE GHETTO CRUISER RESPONSIBLE. AND DAVE AND I PULLED THE UPSIDE DOWN GHENOE BACK TO THEM WAITING AT THE DOCK.

FLIPPING IT UPRIGHT AND BAILING THE WATER OUT.
TROLLING MOTOR, BATTERIES, DEPTH FINDER, AND 9.9 MERCURY OUTBOARD RUINED!!!

THEY WERE 100% OVER LOADED!!!!!  DON'T BELONG IN THE ST. JOHNS RIVER, THIS STYLE BOAT BELONGS WAY BACK IN SOME CREEK. 

DEFINITELY, NOT A SMART DECISION! 

7/5 - Summers 1/2 way point

By the middle of July comes summers half way point. Am I happy to see it go?
Yes.

By the July 4th Holiday I'm ready for summer in  Jacksonville to dwindle away slowly.

I've had my fill of "deep" heat, and am ready and chomping at the bit to get back in the "Trout fishing saddle" with water temps less than  85 degrees.

But soon will be STORMS....and yes Mother Nature's cycle needs them. The first real biggy will Flush out the St. Johns River. At least that's the plan.

Today: July 5th it was raining for short bursts as small clumps of rain clouds blew in from the Ocean, at 4am-4:30am and so on.

The EAST wind kept me in the river. Versus heading out into the Ocean to shark fish behind any shrimp boat dragging that I can find.

It was a nice change as I have had day after day of shark fishing, lately.

I had 3 kids and dad.

They caught some PUMPKINS!

Plus, we lost a big one on a live shrimp at the first spot that ran one of the boys over some submerged rocks.....The first one shocked him!

We used cut Pogies. These Bull Redfish ranged from I believe 16-23 pounds.

Fished 2 spots, 4 hours. Back at noon.

   

6/30 - by Dr. Quinton White, Jacksonville University

-ABOUT OUR LOCAL SHRIMP.  

''THE LIFE CYCLE''

By Quinton White

Posted Jun 28, 2018 

One of the joys of living in northeast Florida is the ability to eat fresh Mayport shrimp. I was reminded of just how delicious they are earlier this week.

We took our Marine Science Summer Camp, which is in its eighth year, to visit Mayport and Safe Harbor Seafood. Safe Harbor processes thousands of pounds of shrimp at its plant near the mouth of the St. Johns River. It is a great educational experience to let the campers see first-hand how shrimp are processed. We also take them on our research vessel to trawl and see how fish and shrimp are caught. Most of them have no idea of how their seafood gets to their dinner table or fish sandwich. Today, the majority of seafood consumed in the United States is imported and farm raised. It is especially important for the students to see what is available locally.

We were able to bring some fresh shrimp that had been unloaded that morning at Mayport back to our little kitchen at the Marine Science Research Institute at Jacksonville University. With the help of a little Old Bay Seasoning, we boiled and then chilled the shrimp. We took this opportunity to explain a little bit about the anatomy and life history of the shrimp.

It may have been cruel to make the students stand there in front of a pile of boiled shrimp while we discussed shrimp biology. Nevertheless, it was a great teachable moment. Shrimp, you see, are remarkable, especially if you remember your high school biology with the phylum, class, order, family, genus and species method of classifying living organisms. There is a lot of debate among scientists about exactly how to classify many species, so I am using the more traditional terminology. Shrimp belong to the phylum Arthropoda, which means jointed legs, and to the Class Crustacea due to their shell exterior. Their order is Decapoda, meaning 10 legs, and Family Penaeidae, which are most of the edible shrimp.

There are three species of shrimp in Florida: white, brown and pink. They differ in life cycle and habitat with white and brown being more common locally. They live about two years and are an extremely important component of the marine food chain. Their abundance and short life cycle make them a commercially viable food source.

The young shrimp live in the St. Johns River estuarine environment where they grow and mature. Once they reach adult size, usually during the summer, local shrimpers say they put on their “traveling shoes” and move out into the ocean. Their swimmerets’ turn red as the shrimp mature. The swimmerets are the appendages along their abdomen.

The shrimp migrate offshore to mate and reproduce. Hurricanes with their tremendous rainfalls can lead to a drop in salinity, thus triggering the movement. Once the eggs hatch, they begin the long trip back into the estuary. They do this by swimming at the surface during rising tides and then hugging the bottom during the falling tides. Thus, this up and down motion slowly moves them into their nursery.

It is a tribute to the resiliency of our environment that even after years of use and abuse, the St. Johns River, and nearby estuaries, still produce enough shrimp to harvest. 

I wonder what it might be like if we hadn’t dredged and filled so much salt marsh over the last 150 years.

6/28 - two hour kids trip

HAD BRANDON ON THE BOAT ALL DAY YESTERDAY. HE WANTED A BIG PULLER. WELL WE SPENT A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY BEHIND THE SHRIMP BOATS CATCHING SHARKS.

THEN, WENT INTO THE RIVER FOR ''NOT MUCH'', WHICH WAS JUST ABOUT 14 HRS. AFTER CATCHING GIANT TROUT, DRUM, AND MANGROVE SNAPPERS WITH THE NORTONS, THE DAY BEFORE.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY CAN MAKE HERE IN BAZZARO WORLD, FLORIDA! 

SO TODAY I DID A SECOND TRIP WITH BRANDON AND HIS WIFE AND LITTLE 3 YEAR OLD BOY.

WE WENT TO THE SHRIMP BOATS TO SEE DOLPHINS, THEN BRANDON CATCHES ANOTHER BIG BLACKTIP SHARK...SO HIS LITTLE BOY COULD SEE IT ALL GO DOWN.

THEN, WE CAME BACK AND CAUGHT CROAKERS AT THE JETTIES.

SORRY, NO SHARK PICS.....WAS A TAD BIT BUSY MAN-HANDLING A 100 POUNDER TRYING TO GET THE HOOK OUT.

DOING ANOTHER KIDS TRIP WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF AGES FRIDAY. 6/29

6/27 - St. Johns River Salinity ''CHECK'' // Non-Ethanol fuel

DAMES POINT BRIDGE:

2 HOURS BEFORE LOW TIDE JUNE 27TH, 2:30PM

10 PARTS PER THOUSAND - '''LOW'''

MAYPORT BOAT RAMP - 30 MINUTES LATER

CHECKED AT 22 PARTS PER THOUSAND





- is the non-ethanol gasoline for sale at over $3.00 a gallon REALLY non-ethanol????

are we getting what we're paying for????

I used my Ethanol tester to check from the GATE GAS STATION OFF MONUMENT ROAD, ACROSS FROM WALMART.

I'm happy to report there was zero ETHANOL in the non-ethanol pump. It was 100% real gasoline. 

The octane is labeled at: 89 

it's been $3.09 per gallon for a long time at that station.

ethanol contains less energy than non-ethanol-blended fuel. So any vehicle would have better mileage on gas without ethanol

''ETHANOL''......THE BIG LIE TOLD IN AMERICA BY THE FEDS, WHO ARE COMPULSIVE LIARS!

JUST LIKE THESE FOOLS!

6/27 - BUSY FISH CATCHING TUESDAY

Y-E-S........TUESDAY.

A GREAT DAY OF THE WEEK!

BECAUSE MOST EVERYONE ELSE IS AT WORK.

WHILE "WE" PLAY.

DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE WEEKENDER CROWDS.

STARTED OUT AT THE MAYPORT JETTIES (INLET)

FINISHED IN THE RIVER.

GOOD 'EATER' SIZED BLACK DRUM, TARGETED SPECIES. ALSO HAD TOO MANY 'RAYS', A JACK, AND A FEW SEABASS.  BUT THIS IS THE FISH WE WERE AFTER.....'DINNER FISH"

NEXT, ''GATOR'' SPECKLED TROUT!  TARGETED SPECIES! JIM'S WIFE NOT ONLY CAUGHT THIS 24 INCHER. BUT HAD A 22 INCHER TOO.

-BACK TO BACK!!!!

WHAT WE KEPT FOR A FISH FRY AT

SINGLETON'S SEAFOOD SHACK

JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM THE DOCK.

TALK ABOUT FLORIDA "FRESH FISH"

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