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Feb 2A Mediterranean Fish Supper Worth the Fight
By the time a day on Tampa Bay is done right, you’re sun-cooked, half deaf from the wind, and your hands smell like fish no matter how many ...
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Jan 29Captain John Blenker’s Ceviche
As Told From the rail at www.fiveoclockcharlietours.com I learned this dish long before GPS screens and fancy marina menus—back when the compass swung lazy and the ...
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Jan 21Red Mangroves of Tampa Bay: A Charter Captain’s Classroom on the Water
Running a charter boat on Tampa Bay gives you a front-row seat to how the ecosystem really works. Every day on the water reinforces the same lesson: if you want ...
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Jan 21Rattlesnake Key: A Quiet Guardian of Tampa Bay
Most folks cruising Tampa Bay never give Rattlesnake Key a second thought. They see a low stretch of mangroves, maybe a bird or two lifting off as the boat idles ...
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Jan 15Soft Plastics & Artificial Lures on Tampa Bay – A Captain’s Perspective
Most days on Tampa Bay, we’re fishing with live bait—and for good reason. Live shrimp and baitfish flat-out catch fish, especially for first-time anglers and families ...
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Recent Posts
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A Mediterranean Fish Supper Worth the Fight
February 2, 2026
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Captain John Blenker’s Ceviche
January 29, 2026
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Rattlesnake Key: A Quiet Guardian of Tampa Bay
January 21, 2026
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