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Feb 17Chasing Copper in Tampa Bay
A Redfish Tale from the Helm of Five O'Clock Charlie Tours Redfish don’t come easy in Tampa Bay—and thank God for that. If they ...
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Feb 13Poor Man’s Lobster
(A Tampa Bay Truth, Told by Captain John Blenker of WWW.fiveoclockcharlietours.com) I’ve been running boats on Tampa Bay long enough to know that the prettiest things usually ...
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Feb 10Snook Fishing in Tampa Bay: A Captain’s Lie That Happens to Be True
Snook aren’t fish.They’re bad decisions wrapped in silver scales. I’ve been running Tampa Bay long enough to know this: if a snook lets ...
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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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Recent Posts
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Chasing Copper in Tampa Bay
February 17, 2026
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Poor Man’s Lobster
February 13, 2026
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Snook Fishing in Tampa Bay: A Captain’s Lie That Happens to Be True
February 10, 2026
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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
