Sunday, November 29, 2020

11/22 - 11/28 THE BEST TIME OF YEAR IN N.E. FLORIDA❗❗

 https://www.captdaves.com - since 1996



YES, THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR, THERE IS NO DOUBT. COME HERE IN JULY THRU SEPTEMBER AND YOU WILL SWEAT, AND NOT HAVE THE ACTION WE'VE HAD ALL THIS WEEK.


NOVEMBER'S FIRST TWO WEEKS WAS BASICALLY A COMPLETE ""BLOW-OUT"". TOO MUCH HIGH WINDS.

I GAVE ""THANKS"" OVER THANKSGIVING TO THE WEATHER GODS FOR MAKING THIS PAST WEEK (with the exception of last Sunday) DAMN NEAR AS GOOD AS COULD EVER BE EXPECTED THIS TOIME OF YEAR.

AND OF COURSE, THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WAS A UTTER "ZOO"!!!!!

TOO MANY DAMN PEOPLE GOT BORED OVER THE SUMMER AND BOUGHT THOSE SHINEY BOATS FULL OF GIDGY-GADGETS. HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COLORED HULLS THAT LOOK AS IF THEY JUST CAME OUT OF THE WRAPPER.

STEREO-TYPICAL. PEOPLE WERE SHOWING UP AS IF THEY'D GET A PARKING SPOT AT 10AM.  SO THESE FOLKS WERE PARKED DOWN THE STREET FROM THE BOAT RAMP A 1/2 MILE OR MORE.

IT WAS THE, "I WISH I WAS THINKING", CROWD.

AND THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, I HAD TROUT, FLOAT RIG FISHING FOLKS ABOARD, AND YES TROUT FISHING CAN BE VERY TOUGH WITH INCESSANTLY WAKED SHORELINES, WITH RUBBER-NECKERS, AND GHETTO CRUISER BOATS.

WE CAUGHT A FEW, THREW SOME BACK. BUT WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER IF WE CONCENTRATED ON SHEEPSHEAD FISHING INSTEAD.

A BIG ''THANK YOU'',  TO THE TWO DAYS I SPENT WITH YOUTUBE CHANNEL SUBSCRIBERS.

ONE OF MY LAST VIDEOS BEFORE THIS HOLIDAY AND VIDEO EDITING VACATION, BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY, WITH 4AM MORNINGS AND 7PM EVENING BEFORE I WALKED IN THE HOUSE AND ACTUALLY HAD A WARM MEAL, WAS THE USE OF ALL THE BIG SHRIMP HEADS I BAGGED UP and saved for "chum".



IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM, ON TWO TRIPS. BOATING A COOLERFUL OF SHEEPSHEAD, TWO DAYS IN A ROW. AND RELEASING ALMOST AS MANY "SHORTS".

AND MY HATS OFF TO TO DR. MIKE'S WIFE EARLENE, FOR REALLY PUTTING A BEND IN THE ROD OVER AND OVER AGAIN.




ENOUGH OF ALL THIS STUFF YOU'LL NEVER READ AND PROBABLY DON'T CARE ABOUT.  HERE'S SOME PHOTOS:












YES, EVEN HAD 3 FRESHWATER CATFISH...(SIZE COMPARISON TO MY MAKITA SAW AND FILLTZALL BLADE)












BLACK DRUM AND SHEEPSHEAD FILLETS, READY FOR SKINNING. 



























LONG TIME CUSTOMER, TONY SET THE BAR HIGH RIGHT AWAY ON THE 24TH, AND THAT DAY HIM AND DAVE PUT 12 IN THE BOX ON THE FIRST SPOT, DUE TO MY SHRIMP-HEAD CHUM.















WE FLOAT-RIGGED LIVE SHRIMP FOR A FEW MINUTES AND EVEN LONGER-TIME CUSTOMER DAVE, PUT A NICE 18" SPECKED TROUT IN THE BOX, TOO.
















HERE'S EARLENE, DR. MIKE'S WIFE THAT WAS A SUPER HOT ROD. SHE CAUGHT MOST OF THE KEEPER SHEEPSHEAD AND LANDED THE FIRST FEW BLACK DRUM LATER ON THE NEXT SPOT.
















BRANDON, DR. MIKE'S SON CAUGHT HIS FAIR SHARE TOO. ADDING SHEEPSHEAD TO THE BOX.












WE WENT BLACK DRUM FISHING AFTER PUTTING 10 SHEEPSHEAD IN THE BOX, NETTING UP 4 UP TO 23 INCHES AND 6 POUNDS.













WE ADDED A 16 INCH CROAKER TO THE FISH BOX TOO WHILE HUNTING BLACK DRUM.  THERE'S SOME BIG CROAKERS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW!













MY "FLOAT-RIG" FISHING CREW HAD A TOUGH DAY WITH ALL THE WAKING AND BOAT NOISE THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING. THEY HAD 4 SPECKS AND A YELLOWMOUTH AND THREW BACK A FEW SMALL TROUT, AND HAD TOO MANY PESKY MANGROVE SNAPPERS.  THERE WAS SO MANY BOATS RUNNING AROUND IT WAS LIKE A "TRUMP PARADE!!"






















HAD A SUCCESSFUL MORNING ON SATURDAY. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY TRAFFIC ON THE RIVER.....''ALL THE HOLIDAY RUBBER-NECKERS, WORE THEMSELVES OUT THE DAY BEFORE.""

MY GUYS QUICKLY PUT 4 BLACK DRUM UP TO 25 INCHES AND A SHEEPSHEAD IN THE FISH BOX. AND CAUGHT CROAKERS, TOADS, AND MANGROVES, IN BETWEEN, AND THREW BACK A MICRO-SHEEPSHEAD. BETWEEN 7AM-11AM FOR A 1/2 DAY TRIP WITH 4 CREW MEMBERS.














GET READY N-O-W!

BOOK ANY CHRISTMAS WEEK TRIPS RIGHT NOW. DO NOT WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE. GET THE BEST "TIDE DAYS".


I TOOK THE WHOLE WEEK OFF FROM VIDEOING. HAD NO TIME TO SIT AND EDIT AFTER 12 HOUR DAYS.


I HOPE TO COMMENCE, SOON. 


TILL THEN, VISIT MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT:

 https://www.youtube.com/c/captdavessportfishing




THE MOST FISHING ROOM, THE SAFEST, THE MOST SHADE, 100% DESIGNED CHARTER BOAT THAT FISHES N.E. FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. SINCE 1996

























































AND JUST REMEMBER THIS:



Saturday, November 21, 2020

11/21 - Next BIG job....on the Jetty🐺wolf

 https://www.captdaves.com - Jacksonville Coastal Fishing Charters since 1996


BIG J-O-B, VIDEO COMING

ORDERED THE NON-SKID PAINT, THE SAME AS THE BOAT CAME WITH 16 YEARS AGO.

IT'S VERY AGGRESIVE, AND I LIKE THAT. AT LEAST IN THE STERN WHERE ALL THE HEAVY TRAFFIC IS.

BOUGHT THE ''CARPET'' ROLLER NEEDED TO MAKE IT AGGRESIVE, A PAN, AND SOME THROW AWAY BRUSHES. PLUS A AGGRESIVE SCOURING GRINDER PAD, SO TO TAKE OFF SOME OF THE OLD THAT CHIPPED FROM A BOTCHED SUMMER PAINT JOB I DID, AFTER WE CUT THE DECK AND ADDED THE NEW FUEL TANK.   

THIS PAINT APPLIES BEST BELOW 70 DEGREES. I NEVER HEADED THOSE INSTRUCTION, LAST TIME.

HOPEFULLY A FEW LAYERS WILL COME OFF WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL I GOT. TESTED IT ON A OLD DECK PIECE CUT OUT, FROM WHEN I ADDED A SECOND FUEL TANK INSPECTION HATCH. SEEMS TO WORK ON THE DECK PAINT THAT WAS LEFT ON THE SCRAP PIECE.  ALWAYS GOOD TO PRE-TEST THINGS THAT ARE POSSIBLY PERMANANT.

THE START OF DECEMBER WILL BE BUSY. BECAUSE I'M ALSO RENEWING MY USCG LICENSE TOO. AT LEAST IT'S ALL JUST ''PAPER-WORK'' NOW. GOT THE PHYSICAL, AND HAD MY DRUG SCREENING ALREADY.


HERE'S THE DECK NOW....''LOOKING KINDA SAD''.
































TODAY, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO A ''VERY CLEAR STERN DECK''....AGAIN.

MOVING OUT MY 120 DIVIDED ICEY-TEK, THAT'S USED AS A SHRIMP BAIT WELL, AND A FISH BOX, BEHIND THE LEANING POST.

 INSTEAD, WENT BACK TO THE 25 QT. ICEY-TEK UNDER THE LEANING POST, ALONG WITH MY OXYGEN BOTTLE THAT FEEDS PURE COOLED O2, VIA MY CERAMIC AIR STONE TO THE BAIT-COOLER.

IT FREE'S UP ABSOLUTE BALL-ROOM DANCING IN THE STERN. JUST WHAT IS NEEDED FOR WINTER FISHING. 

ESPECIALLY, FLOAT-RIG FISHING!!

THE WHOLE REASON I HAD THIS BOAT BUILT. 

MAJOR MOBILITY. NO CRAMPED FISHING!!

NO ONE WOULD EVER SIT ON THE 120 QT. COOLER I HAD BEHIND THE LEANING POST ANYHOW.  


HERE'S A VIDEO EXPLAING A FEW THINGS THAT I DID LAST YEAR ABOUT MAKING ''BALL ROOM DANCING SPACE, AND WHY DOESN'T ANYONE EVER DO A OIL ANALYSIS OF THEIR 4-STROKE OUTBOARD OIL??


YOUTUBE VIEWER-COMMENTOR & GOOD FRIEND, ''OROWOCK GARY'', IN LONG ISLAND ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT, THIS VIDEO.  

(I THINK HE LIKED MY FANCY FOOT WORK 👌)





THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.....HAVING YOUR OWN BOAT BUILT THE WAY YOU WANT IT.

NO BUILDER TELLING YOU, VIA THIER DESIGN OF WHAT THEY THINK YOU WANT.
WELL, I DON'T LIKE MUCH OF ANYTHING I SEE BOAT BUILDERS DOING.

I HAD BUILT A ''CHARTER BOAT''. NOT A JOHN DOE BOAT, THAT IS THE SAME AS EVERY OTHER BOAT, BUT MADE TO DO ''CHARTER BOAT'' DUTIES.

''FLEXIBILITY'' IS THE KEY, FOR ME. 

































Friday, November 20, 2020

11/20 - last video for NOVEMBER(?)

 https://www.captdaves.com


  NEXT WEEK:   BOOKED, TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY.

SEE YA OUT THERE.  HOPE THE WEATHER HOLDS OUT. NOT COUNTING ON IT THOUGH. 


FROM BOTTOM FISHING, TO JIGGING, TO FLOAT-RIG FISHING. I'LL SEE EACH DAY WHAT THE STORY IS.


THIS IS ONE GREAT TIME OF YEAR, TO PUT THEM IN THE BOX. 



"JETTYWOLF LIVE" - 11/20/2020 PREPPING FOR A BUSY WEEK, PRE-POST THANKSGIVING. 📌MY ACTUAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL....OH MY 😲 https://www.youtube.com/c/captdavessp... 💌''TIP JAR'' if my ''tips'' help you out: https://www.paypal.me/captdaves 📌6 PAK SILICONE BAGS FOR BAIT STORAGE ON AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3nFznj6 📌FILLETZALL BLADES ON AMAZON: https://amzn.to/3nN89Y1 📌My reports BLOG, w/ monthly archives: https://blockurl99.blogspot.com/ 📌IF I HAD ALL THE $$ NEEDED, I'D HAVE THIS BOAT, TRAILER AND THAT TRUCK: https://youtu.be/MyWKJRGM9GM 📌DON'T BELIEVE IT?? IT'S ADMITTED! https://youtu.be/bXYHwCI2DBM THEN CHECK THESE VIDEO LINKS OUT...''PROOF & EVIDENCE'' https://youtu.be/akqeL9AtJYI 📌Amazon ''tools of the trade'': https://www.amazon.com/shop/captdaves...




HERE'S ONE I'M SURE YOU MISSED. 

WHAT TO DO ON A BLUSTERY, COOL, MEGA-FLOOD TIDE, ON A FALL DAY.

K.I.S.S. - ''KEEP IT SIMPLE & SHALLOW''



Wednesday, November 18, 2020

11/17- AMY WAS THE HOT ROD!

 https://www.captdaves.com  - Jacksonville fishing charters since 1996

















BRING YOUR WIFE!!

























15 POUNDER....PRIOR TO TODAY SHE NEVER CAUGHT A BIG FISH, LET ALONE FISHED SALTWATER.


OTHER FISH CAUGHT TODAY:

-SHEEPSHEAD
-SPECKLED TROUT
-WEAKFISH
-WHITING
-FLOUNDER
-MANGROVE SNAPPERS
-ASSORTED UNDESIRABLES

ALL ON 1/2 OZ. ''KNOCKER RIG'' 1/0 MUSTAD HOOKS (3407), AND LIVE SHRIMP.
FIN-NOR AHAB 40 LETHAL REEL, UGLY STIK STRIPER SPINNING RODS.

15-20 KNOT WINDS. SEAS: 4-6 FEET
MAYPORT JETTIES - INLET
AND ST. JOHNS RIVER














BOOK YOUR PERSONAL, PRIVATE FISHING ADVENTURE TODAY!
CONTACT ME AT: WWW.CAPTDAVES.COM CLICK ''CONTACT DAVE''

AS OF OCT 1, ALWAYS HAVE A BACK-UP DATE IN MIND. BEST OVERALL DAY, TWO PERSONS, MAYBE 3.  STANDARD DAY IS 6 HOURS, BEST FOR SEASONAL FLEXIBILITY THAT IS NEEDED.

2 HOUR, UP TO 4 PERSON ''KIDS TRIPS'' (UNDER 10) AVAILIBLE SUNDAY THRU THURSDAYS. GREAT WAY TO EXPOSE YOUR KIDS TO REAL FISHING.

SEE MY ''RATES'' PAGE.














SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL 





FOR THE MOST INFORMATION.
YOUTUBE CREATOR SINCE 2007



THINK TRANSITIONAL TIMES OF YEAR.
WE DO IT UP GOOD IN THE SPRING TIME TOO!
(deep summer, doesn't come close to any of this....
when you want to vacation in Florida. ALL WRONG!)











                                                          




Saturday, November 14, 2020

11/13 - FRIDAY THE 13TH was BEATING THAT ''DRUM''.

 www.captdaves.com - sport fishing charters since 1996









ALL THE WAY FROM CALIFORNIA, AND ACROSS TOWN IN J-VILLE, FLORIDA.

MY CREW FISHED HARD AND WERE REWARDED.

DON'T THINK, YOU CAN JUST GO OUT FOR A FEW HOURS, AND IT'S GONNA BE INSTANT ACTION.

AT 7AM AT THE BOAT RAMP THE TIDE WAS SO HIGH IT WAS RIVER UP IN THE PARKING LOT.

THE NEW MOON, TROPICAL STORM PASSING THE DAY BEFORE. I WASN'T SURE EXACTLY WHAT MAY BE GOING ON.





CATCH:

USING, ''FRESH JUMBO D-E-A-D SHRIMP'' bottom fishing, Ugly Stik ML Tiger rods, and Shimano Triton 100G reels, and the proprietary Jettywolf strong rig.












(7) PERFECT SIZED BLACK DRUM,  6-8 POUNDS....

AND WE LEFT THEM BITING. COULD HAVE CAUGHT EVEN MORE!

TWO BONNETHEAD SHARKS, CROAKERS, AND WHITING.








































STANDARD DAY:  6 HRS. FISHING THE TIDE, 1-4 PERSONS, JACKSONVILLE COASTAL FISHING, ST. JOHNS RIVER, FT. GEORGE, NASSUA SOUND, MAYPORT JETTIES, NEAR SHORE REEFS. 365 DAYS A YEAR. ADVANCED RESERAVATION. 

www.captdaves.com - click ''contact me''  904-642-9546 (8am-7pm eastern time)




 MY AMAZON STORE:

https://www.amazon.com/shop/captdavessportfishingcharters






Thursday, November 12, 2020

11/12 - WOWZA!!!!!!! (hope it's better on Friday)

 www.captdaves.com - since 1996













Today's weather is for the ducks!



https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/Forecasts/FZUS52.KJAX.html


Tropical Storm Eta will track northeast across northeast Florida
today then across our coastal waters this afternoon. It should
push east of the waters tonight. Tropical Storm Warnings are in
effect for the area waters today. Conditions will improve later
tonight into Friday as Eta continues to move northeastward away
from our area. Winds and seas will increase again late Sunday
night as a cold front pushes across the waters. This cold front
will move south of the waters by Monday with strengthening
northerly winds developing over the area waters.














TODAY
 Tropical storm conditions expected. Southeast winds
30 to 40 knots becoming southwest in the afternoon. 
Gusts up to50 knots. 
Seas 12 to 14 feet with a dominant period 9 seconds.
Extremely rough on the intracoastal waters. 
Chance of showers inthe morning. 
Slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the
afternoon.