Captain's Corner
Repowering my Boat
Well the hours are getting up there on my faithful Yamaha 200 and I decided to Repower the boat sooner than later. Some of you know my son Patrick who first mates on my boat often. He has been rebuilding a 21' Carolina Skiff for commercial fishing and running around...
Engel Coolers PRODUCT REVIEW
For the past six plus years I have been using Engel coolers to both keep my fish iced and fresh and have a place on my boat for refreshments and food to be stored cool. I have a 64 qt, a 36 qt and a 13 qt bait saver cooler. All of these products have held up...
The Gulf “Outdoor Experience” on Our Charters
Over the past 6 plus years I have had the pleasure of taking area visitors from around the world on many different excursions. I do wildlife and fishing excursions on most of my trips. Every individual taken on my charters surely take a "Favorite Memory" with them....
Toad Fish Rod Review
I stumbled across these rods by watching another Captain using them which made me want to try them. I bought a couple and now I have ten or more. I use them on fishing charters. My favorite rod is the 7'6" inshore medium heavy. These rods are not only good looking...
Florida Fishing Products fishing reel review from a Guides perspective
As a fishing guide in South Florida I demand a quality long lasting reel on the rods that I provide to my customers. Over the past 6 almost 7 years of Charter fishing I have went through a lot of fishing reels. Over the past year I have been testing some new reels...
Captain John’s Fish Tacos
Cook the fish the way you like it cooked. If you like it fried, grilled, blackened or baked. Most of the fish we catch on charters are perfect for fish tacos. You will need: Cooked Fish, small corn tortillas, Fresh Pico Decallo or salsa, fresh lime or lemons,...
Spring Snook Fishing at its finest
Normally I do not target Snook, Redfish or Seatrout due to the fact that they are "no take" and have been for over two years as a result of a devastating "Red Tide" our coastline experienced. Yesterday I took a charter with some regular customers from Iowa that...
Red Grouper with my Daughter Paige on her 14th birthday
Got a chance to go out with Charlie on "Andiamo" for a day of Red Grouper fishing on the gulf yesterday. Charlie and I fish together often both inshore and offshore. We armed our tackle boxes and loaded our favorite "Florida FishingProduct Reels: and drove 35 miles...
Spring time fishing. Exactly what the Gulf is famous for.
Spring time in the Tampa Bay Area provides anglers with "Permit" such as these to fulfill a bucket list fish list. Weather is beautiful and fish are biting.
Fishing for Permit on Tampa Bay
We have landed over 50 nice keeper permit on charters over the last few months. Great eating fish.