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Summer Issue 2004
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A Seven-Year
Old’s First Fishing Tournament
Dad, can I fish the tournament with you?” my seven-year
old pleaded, a look on his face that could melt a father’s
heart.“O.K. Maybe you’ll bring us luck!”
Zach’s face lit up. “Wow! My first tournament!”
The small-time local event, dubbed the Tallahassee Invitational
Trout Tournament, is organized each year by a few good beer-drinking
buddies nice enough to extend the invitation to anyone who
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BUI - Boaters
that Booze Better Beware
Each Memorial Day, a small barrier island, known as Dog Island,
off the coast of Carrabelle, Florida hosts a loosely organized
and somewhat rowdy event known as the “White Trash Bash.”
Since there are no bridges to Dog Island, party-goers and
revelers alike arrive mostly by boat. As one would imagine,
large quantities of alcohol are consumed by many, including
some who are operating jet skies, yachts, and other powered
vessels....
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The Third
Time's a Charm
Founded by industry veteran Bob Dougherty with his son, Steve,
Everglades Boats is their third venture bringing innovative
new products to the marine marketplace. This newest venture—a
line of Bay/Skiffs ranging in size from 14 to 25 feet—is
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Hoo’s
On First (and Second)
How many times can you catch the same fish? As many times
as you’ll let me tell the story.
Wahoo, can tip the scales at a hefty 100 pounds and grow to
over six feet in length. They bring out the true meaning of
the word “gaffer” and are definitely on the high
end of the “predators of the deep” scale. They
roam the seas solo and are known to steal other fish from
trolling anglers.... |
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Inshore
Grouper Slam’n
How many of you out there have been trolling motoring along
minding your own fishing business, looking for a nice bite
from a sheepshead, mangrove snapper, black drum, snook, or
redfish? Only to find yourself getting pummeled by something
that breaks your line in two seconds or less! I don’t
know about you, but it has happened to me on many occasions.
I used to think it had to be a huge snook, bull red, or even
a monstrous mangrove snapper. What else could it have been? |
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Rip Currents
Rip currents are the leading surf hazard for all beach-goers.
They are particularly dangerous for weak or non-swimmers.
Rip current speeds are typically only one-to-two feet per
second. However, speeds as high as eight feet per second have
been measured—faster than an Olympic swimmer can sprint!
Thus, rip currents can sweep even the strongest swimmer out
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Snapper
Fever
Along the Forgotten Coast of Northwest Florida, fishermen
have a serious fever and it is spreading at the speed of light.
Red snapper fever afflicts anglers of all ages and sexes and
there is no medical cure. The only temporary fix for this
malady is to enter the deep blue sea called the Gulf of Mexico,
wet a line and pump and wind on chunky red snappers until
the fever subsides. One could make a good argument that the
Florida Panhandle has the healthiest American red snapper
fishery in the state, if not the entire Gulf coast.... |
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The Right Stuff
by John Nogowski |
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Spring Issue 2004
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A Flounder
Gigging ADVENTURE
As
we leave the marina and its light behind, the only sound heard
is the hum of the Honda outboard. Our eyes adjust to the darkness
and we see the silhouette of an occasional buoy or channel
marker against the dim light of the half-moon and thousands
of stars....
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From The
Ladies-
Thanks, Dad, For a Lifetime of Fishing Memories
My dad,
Roy Athey, loves to fish. It all started when he was 5 years
old. His mom cut a willow branch, rigged it with a line and
hook, and baited the hook with a dough ball. Little Roy hooked
a bass, but his mom didn’t think he could bring it in
so she took the willow branch away from him—along with
his fish. My dad was not very happy about that. To this day,
he follows a hard and fast rule, “You hook it. You bring
it in"
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South Florida
Night Tarpon Fishing
Jacksonville,
the largest city in the USA – known for its sun laden
beaches, extensive bridge systems, hundreds of miles of waterways,
Naval bases, and home to the Jaguars loomed on the horizon
like an isolated mountain range waiting to be climbed. It
was here that we were going to “break the ice”
and begin our trek along Hecksher Drive, a road just north
of the city, to locate some of the best fishing spots that
the land had to offer...
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Sailfish
238 CC Tournament Edition
A little
less than 8 months ago, I was strolling along the eastern
tip of Dog Island with my wife, Trina, and our two children
when, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed an unusual boat
speeding through the water. It was the speed and color that
caught my attention. I couldn’t guess its length or
maker, but ripping past the tip of the island was a solid
orange center console with fat twins on the back that appeared
to be doing close to 60 mph!
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...Under
the Lights
Some
species actually feed better at night. One look at a tarpon’s
huge, round eyes and it is obvious that this fish is designed
to find prey in the darkest night. Along with tarpon, snook,
speckled trout, stripers and redfish all feed well after the
sun goes down. These species, like most predators, are opportunists.
They will feed whenever they can, and at night, that means
under the lights...
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Survived the Sea by Dennis Knox |
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Fall Issue 2003
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Boatless
in Jacksonville
Jacksonville,
the largest city in the USA – known for its sun laden
beaches, extensive bridge systems, hundreds of miles of waterways,
Naval bases, and home to the Jaguars loomed on the horizon
like an isolated mountain range waiting to be climbed. It
was here that we were going to “break the ice”
and begin our trek along Hecksher Drive, a road just north
of the city, to locate some of the best fishing spots that
the land had to offer...
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Say
Goodbye to the Bryant Patton
St. George Island gets a new bridge, fishing piers and offshore
Artificial Reef. In November 2003 the Florida Department of
Transportation (DOT) will open the new St. George Island Bridge....
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Bait
Traps
It all started when I was a kid growing up in North Florida.
I would spend every chance I had bass fishing in one of the
many lakes and ponds in that area. One spring afternoon, the
number of shad that were schooling on top of the water was
unusually large. And then it happened.....
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Boat Review
- Arima Boats
My
first memories of Arima Boats harkens back to my Salmon and
Albacore fishing days on the West Coast of Northern California.
The water is numbingly cold, cold enough to quickly cause
hypothermia resulting in certain death in about 30 minutes....
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Married to a Fisherman by Jennifer
Shaw
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Summer Issue 2003
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Lightning
Strikes There's Safety in Knowledge
A fisherman's worst nightmare is being out on the water, finding
that perfect spot where the fish are practically jumping into
the boat, and along comes a storm....
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Boatless in the Big
Bend
The sky turned light gray, signaling the approach of daylight.
As a gentle breeze tickled the back of my neck, my mind was
in another world while my eyes slowly followed a flock of
small shore birds in flight....
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The Sun God is Not Your
Friend
Damage caused by the sun is one of the factors you should
always address in any outdoor activity. Nowhere is this more
important than in fishing....
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Boat Review - Twin
Vee 26 Weekender
I always felt that few things in this world were sexier than
those long, sleek, over-powered, deep-v, center consoles that
we so often see associated with the Southern Kingfish Association.
You know the kind of boat I'm talking about....
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From Sea to
Seasoning
Seafood, Basically Simple
Seafood and aquaculture are the foods of the future. Light,
healthy and delicious, seafood is becoming the choice of
a growing number of Americans who are concerned about calories,
cholesterol and natural vitamins..... |
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