I would like to be loaded and ready to leave the dock by 8:30am to find some mullet for the well  and be done fishing for the day by 3 or 4pm.

Give me a call or Text 407-436-6268

Thanks,

Tim

This unit will enable you to find new fishing spots and not have to rely on public artificial reefs that are over pressured, with grouper being closed this unit will help you find those ledges that hold quality snapper! This unit will mark fish and structure at over 30mph so when your running from one spot to another you can see whats below you. This is a great investment especially if you love to fish offshore or are wanting to get to that next level!

I am selling these at a great price and it will include:

Brand New Lowrance HDS 5 w/ Nautic insight mapping      

New 50/200khz Transducer w/ cord tie-downs                                                                      

Portable mounting brackets for transducer and head-unit

12volt DC clamps and cigarette lighter power options (both included)

Safety teather for transducer    

All this for $799

To find out more about Lowrance HDS go to http://www.lowrance.com/Products/Marine/HDS-High-Definition-System/HDS-5-FishfinderGPS-Chartplotter/

If you would like more information or would like a demo of the unit please call me at

407-436-6268 cell or email me timnoe@live.com

K

We got a bit of a late start on Friday but made our way north from Snook Harbor at about 10:00. This was to be an exploration of the river as much as a fishing day. Using the trolling motor to head upstream, I began casting different lures to see what would work . I really didn’t care what I caught, but snook was really what I was hoping for. We were the only ones on the river, except for some gators. Eight in all during the day from two feet to about eight feet in length. If you have never been on the river, there are parts that seem totally uninhabited and quite wild, really kind of cool. Anyway, back to the fishing part. After trying some stick baits, jigs, and some topwaters, I threw on a Lucky Craft rattle crank. Two casts later and WHAM line is screaming off the reel. (Shimano Curado baitcaster on a Carrot stick 6.6 heavy medium rod, 12# fluro, no leader) I spent a few minutes wrangling the fish without ever getting a glimpse. FINALLY, it showed itself on the surface, a 34 inch Gar hooked in the corner of the mouth. After landing, measuring and gingerly removing the hook, I was ready to continue. A  few casts later, here we go again. This one was a bit bigger. He stayed on until I was reaching down to grab him when “SNAP” there goeas the line (and my $15. lure) with him. I think I said “Darn”…… or something like that and started to cry. Being the persvering and well stocked fisherman that I am, I pulled out my matching lure, tied on a 20# leader and away I went. Of course two fish (all Gar) later, I lost that one too. Time to grab the Sebile’s.

We were North of the 75 bridge on a little bend of the river casting the Sebile rattle when I got a solid hit and it felt different than the gar that had been rather active over the first couple hours. Sure enough, a Snook. OK, so it was only 18 inches, but it was my first Snook so its all good! An hour later, on a straight stretch of river, my reel started to sing. This was a GREAT fish, I could tell from the feel. Rod bent, drag fairly tight but still taking out line, a smile on my face, I was in fisherman heaven. After all this time enjoying the scenery of the river, a 32″ Snook was wrestling with ME!

I turned him loose, put on a new leader and cast again. On the very next cast, I hear the sweetest sound a fisherman knows, it sings a melody like on other, of line going the wrong way against a struggling drag when the distant end is hooked to something that dosen’t want anything to do with the fisherman, the boat he’s in or the dogs that are barking in excitment at all the commotion as it jumps clear of the water not once, not twice, but three times. A twin of the last one, it finally succumbs my superior skill, quality tackle and expert  boat handling. After letting that one go and eager to go again, I cast to the same area. Another snook and the fight is on, forgetting to check my leader prior to the cast cost me this fish as he was approaching the boat, unfortunatly he took my Sebile with him. As did the next one on the next cast. This one wrapped me on my own trolling motor, broke off and kept my last Sebile rattle as a momento, a trophy to show his friends how he humbled te great fisherman. The fact that there were now 5 fish in the river with $75 plus worth of lures makes me  (and especially my wife) wonder who bested who.

The weather was perfect, the company delightful, the quarry exciting and the setting spectacular, what else could anyone ask for?

View to the north from home on Lemon Bay

I live on Lemon Bay in Englewood. While I have a lifetime of experience from bait casting and spin fishing to fly fishing, I’m new to the world of salt water fishing. I’d like to hook up with someone looking for a companion interested in fishing for snook, redfish, tarpon and largemouth bass. That’s not to say I wouldn’t be interested in sharing expenses for an offshore trip, although I’m not equipped for such fishing. In addition, I’ve got a fly fishing kayak and Lemon Bay right out in front of me if you’re interested in kayak fishing for reds and snook. I’m here from around Nov 15 through May 1. My wife is disabled and takes a fair amount of my time caring for her. As a result I’ve not had much opportunity to meet fellow fishermen. Kevin Dieter knows me well in the event you’d like a reference.

Click HERE for more information on dates/times.  This course will dramatically shorten your learning curve and raise your confidence, ultimately teaching you in hours, what takes years to learn.

Please call Kevin at (941) 234-2041 for pricing.  Gulf to Bay Fishing Club members receive a 20% discount off tuition. 

2 to 4 filets 1/2 to 3/4 thick; 1/4 cup diced cilantro; 1 Tbs minced fresh ginger;  1 can crushed pineapple; 6 to 8 oz of honey; 3 to 6 oz of chopped dry roasted macadamia nuts; Non stick barbeque cooking rack

Add 1/4 cup diced fresh cilantro + 1 tbs of fresh minced ginger to 1 can of crushed pineapple, mix n refigerate.Heat barbeque with non stick cooking rack to 500 degrees. Cover filets with honey, then sprinkle chopped macadamia nuts on both sides. Cook 3 to 7 minutes on both sides with lid down. Check filets n turn when honey caramelize. Add seasoned crushed pineapple to top or side of filet onto serving dish. Serve with brown rice or spanish rice. ENJOY!!!

Florida1919

As a side note to keep in mind, Sunday was basically a full moon so I really had to pay close attention to the soluner tables, the major feed period was 9:47am-11:47am. Anyone who fishes alot offshore knows how important this is. With this being said I had to produce snapper, grouper and amberjack for the camera man on the boat so he could get all the shots in one day, not an easy task given the situation.

Any way we meet at the dock at 7am, do about an hour of interviewing for the camera and we are off to the fishing grounds.  We arrive at the spot and get set to film right at 9:30am, baits go down and its snapper and grouper constant for about 2 hours but no AJ’s…….now I’m getting worried so we pick up and run to a spring in 100ft of water. We get there and the fish-finder is lit up like a christmas tree with AJ’s, more than I have seen in a long time, I mean there were 60ft of AJ’s marked above the spring. I anchor right over the spring drop down a big blue runner and nothing no takers, so I try grunts…..nothing, I try shrimp, pinfish, live sardines, threadfin, butterfly jigs, bucktail jigs, tube lures I mean I tryed everything I couldn’t buy a bite. So I put 4 rods down at the same time all with different baits at different depths and set them in the rod holders and we waited. Finally at 1:55pm literally 5 minutes before I had to start calling it a day we get our first and only AJ, got it on film, pulled the anchor and headed home. All in all it was a good shoot, the episode should be available for viewing in about a month.

Here are some pictures of Lauren (the TV show Host) with some of our adventures of the day.

We managed about 6 redfish that were mostly way over-slot.  This one weighed in at 16lbs.  We also managed a lot of trout and flounder mixed in with the reds.  Reds were all caught on spoons and the trout and flounder on 1/8th oz jigs and “lil-Jons”