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Sure it’s helpful to use your fishing senses to start your search. I like to begin at a pass if possible, but these fish will spread out up and down the beaches. Beach fish tend to be found in one of two places, cruising down deeper cuts or sitting tight to the beach waiting to ambush unsuspecting prey. Because of this, when on foot, it is very important to keep your distance from the water. These laid-up fish can be in extremely shallow water sitting in that first little drop off where the waves lap up, and if you are too close they will see you long before you see them. When choosing your lures, keep in mind that the water is usually pretty clean here and you are fishing over a white sandy bottom. For that reason, lighter colors work best. Spoons can be deadly, and I’m partial to a Reflecto spoon. Bucktail jigs in white, soft swimbaits in light colors and suspending twitch baits all work well, too. You will often see schools of pilchards along the beach, so anything that emulates them is usually a good choice. For tackle, don’t over do it. This is light-tackle fishing at it’s best. A good portion of these beaches is clear from snags and hazards, so heavy gear is not needed. I opt for a G Loomis PR844 popping rod. Its light action allows me to cast anything from a small white bait to a jig. A Shimano 2500 Stradic balances out well, and when spooled with braid gives you plenty of line with stopping power, too. I opt for slightly heavier, 17-pound braid for a couple reasons. In the rare case when a snook does find that one lost crab trap, I have a little more oomph to turn the fish. More importantly, I like the slightly heavy line for knot strength and durability. Regardless of whether you’re in a boat or on foot, fishing the beaches is great. Almost anyone, from a seasoned pro to a visiting newbie, has a great chance at catching fish. Productive beaches are easily accessible and don’t take a lot of preparation or equipment. A pocket full of lures and extra leader is all you really need. Will Schmidt is a seasoned tournament angler and has been writing about fishing for more than two decades.
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Editor’s Note: IGFA’s Billfish Royal Slam requires anglers, over a lifetime, to catch nine species of billfish. The following is how Trent Glaub, of Palm Beach, Fla., completed a Billfish Royal Slam in less than a year. By Trent Glaub 1) Black marlin; Los Suenos, Costa Rica; March 20, 2018— On vacation with my wife Stacy and our daughter Marlynn (pronounced marlin), we fished with Capt. Randall aboard the Go Fish. Slow-trolling bridled tuna, I hooked into what I thought was a big jack… until we saw the dorsal fin. “Negro, negro!” yelled Capt. Randall. I battled the estimated 400-pound black marlin stand-up on 30-pound tackle and achieved my first-ever marlin release. I had no idea how lucky I was until Carey Chen told me he’s caught more than 300 blue marlin and is still in search of his first black. I set out to catch all five marlin species. I hadn’t even thought about the Royal Slam yet.
We made a 50-mile, two-hour run to the Finger Bank. When we arrived, the ocean was alive with birds and porpoise balling schools of bait. The bait was so thick we dip-netted sardines, hooked them and pitched them back out, sight fishing to striped marlin on bait balls. My wife, my daughter and I were hooked up nonstop, and we ended up returning to the marina flying 20 release flags.
6) Pacific sailfish; Casa Vieja Lodge, Guatemala; Dec. 28-30, 2018—This year, with my 40th birthday on Christmas Day, the girls and I spent the holidays in Guatemala aboard the 35’ Knowles A-FIN-ITY with Capt. Niko. 2) White marlin; West End, Grand Bahama; May 5, 2018— I was fishThe fishing was great. I quickly knocked Pacific sailfish off the list and ing the Mike Schmidt Winner’s Circle Tournament out of Old Bahama Bay went on to catch a bunch of them, taking turns with Stacy and Marlynn. with my regular tournament team on the Fragrant Harbor, captained by Joe Garbo. The white marlin took a ballyhoo trolled on 50-pound tackle. 7) Atlantic sailfish; Palm Beach, Fla.; Jan. 1, 2019— I’ve fished the Silver Phillies Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt signed my release flag. Sailfish Derby with Capt. Joe Garbo for the last 13 years. This year we finally I broke off what would have been my first Atlantic blue marlin during won it by one fish aboard the 60’ Viking Fragrant Harbor. I chose to use this tournament. this special sailfish for the Royal Slam. It ate a live goggle eye on 20-pound tackle. 3) Pacific blue marlin; Kona, Hawaii; June 23, 2018— On family vacaWith just two species to go, I decided to push for the Royal Slam in less tion, we fished with Capt. Kevin Hibbard on the Divergent. I caught my than a year. first Pacific blue, an estimated 500-pounder, which we were able to tag before release. It was an intense battle even on 130-pound tackle. 8) Swordfish; Palm Beach, Fla.; Feb. 16, 2019— My buddy Connor McKWith three species down, I was still looking for my Atlantic blue mar- ee and I set out on a beautiful night in my 32’ Intrepid No Worries. At about lin. Through July, August and September, I fished the Bahamas twice, 8:20 p.m., the fish bit a dead-rigged squid and made a run to the surface Puerto Rico twice and the Dominican Republic. I was plagued by pulled as I cranked the 50W trying to stay tight. We got a look at the fish before hooks and broken lines. Out of Cap Cana in the Dominican, we raised it turned for the bottom. It was a good one, and I had too much drag on it. seven blues. I hooked five of them and went 0-5. The curse of the Atlantic It broke the harness, pinning me to the side of the boat, and I was forced blue was haunting me. to back off the drag. More than an hour later, Conner stuck the estimated 200-pound fish with a harpoon. It had a 74-inch lower-jaw-to-fork length. 4) Atlantic blue marlin; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Oct. 21, 2018— I broke my curse during the San Juan International Billfish Tournament aboard 9) Shortbill spearfish; Kona, Hawaii; March 16, 2019— I boarded The the Heavy Duty with Capt. Gabby Vazquez. Huntress, a 42’ Merrit, 35 years to the day from when Capt. Bart Miller On the final day of the four-day tournament, I boarded the 43’ Ber- caught the 1,656-pound blue marlin that is the largest ever caught in Kona tram Heavy Duty. To this point, I had lost every blue marlin I had ever and the second largest in the world. In its previous life, The Huntress was hooked. We got a fish up in the spread early after lines in. The blue ate my named Black Bart. I was on the very same boat Miller caught his record lure, and I took it to the chair. On 30-pound tackle, I finally caught my first from. Atlantic blue marlin. With Capt. Steve Epstein and Capt. Kevin Hibbard, it didn’t take long “That’s what I came to Puerto Rico for, boys!” I yelled. Afterward, the for the riggers to go off. A few minutes later, I caught my first spearfish and crew informed me it was the first blue their boat had seen all tournament. completed the Billfish Royal Slam in just under a year, 361 days! With the curse broken, Heavy Duty owner Herminio Amador released a I travelled to five countries, plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico and had a lot second blue, which was good enough to win the daily. of first-time experiences. I was fortunate to catch five of nine fish with my 5) Striped marlin; Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Dec. 15, 2018—As a fami- family on the boat. We made lots of new friends, and in the end I realize ly, we went to Mexico targeting striped marlin out of Cabo with Capt. Jose it was all about the journey. Now it’s Marlynn’s turn. She’s already got the Ramon on the 31’ Bertram Rebecca of the Pisces Fleet. stripey checked off the list. 12
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ffective June 5, Florida banned harvest and possession of shoal bass from the Chipola River and its tributaries. Anglers are still permitted to catch release shoal bass. Recent sampling produced significantly lower catches of shoal bass, potentially due to the impacts of Hurricane Michael. “Shoal bass are one of the least common bass species found in Florida because of their limited range,” said FWC’s Chris Paxton. “We are doing everything we can to ensure through proactive conservation actions that the shoal bass population remains healthy, and anglers have the opportunity to enjoy this vibrant and valued bass species for years to come.” FWC biologists collected and transported 16 shoal bass from the Chipola River to be spawned and potentially supplement the population. Shoal bass are similar in shape to largemouth bass, but unlike the largemouth, the shoal bass has scales on the base portion of the second dorsal fin; its first and second dorsal fins are clearly connected, and its upper jaw does not extend past the eye. Shoal bass also lack the dark lateral (down the side) band that largemouth have. Shoal bass have vertical stripes above the midline of the body which resemble tiger stripes. The Chipola River is the only waterbody in Florida with naturally reproducing, genetically pure shoal bass. It is a spring-fed cold-water river that stretches about 95 miles, starting just north of Marianna and running south through Dead Lake and into the Apalachicola River. The Chipola River runs through Jackson, Calhoun and Gulf counties. A Chipola River video can be viewed on YouTube by searching “FWC Chipola River.” To contact the Northwest Regional Office, call 850-265-3676.
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ello to all my fellow anglers out there. July is almost here and so is 39th annual Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament. The kingfish arrived early as anglers were catching fish on the nearshore wrecks in late April which should mean the kingfish bite will be wide open during the week of our tournament which is July 15-20. The GJKT will start with the GJKT Redfish Tournament on Saturday July 13th. Again, this year we will have two divisions – power boat and kayak. Prizes will be awarded for the top five fish in each category with $1500.00 cash going to the top fish in the power boat division and a brand-new kayak going to the top winner in the kayak division. We would like to thank C&L Landscaping Inc., Rick’s Bait and Tackle, and Beach Boulevard Motorsports and Marine for the great prize structure for the Redfish Tournament. Starting Monday, July 15th our tournament site will open and you will be able to register on site for our General Tournament. This will also be the final day to register for the Junior Angler Tournament. One of the Tournament improvements we have made this year is that Junior Anglers may fish the Junior Angler Tournament without their boat being registered in the General Tournament. And to continue with improving the Junior Angler Tournament, this year’s first prize is a Bass Tracker boat, 25 HP Yamaha motor, and trailer package worth over $7,000 courtesy of our sponsors, TBL Landmark Construction, Atlantic Coast Marine, and Waylen Bay Marine! (I can see the parents of the child winning this prize asking to borrow their child’s boat.) Also, with the opening of the site, folks will be able to visit the site and shop our boutique, get a cold drink in the Liar’s Tent and satisfy those hunger pains by visiting the Kingfish Cafe. July 16th we will host our Jr Angler Dock Tournament at the tournament site. This tournament is for children under fifteen years of age and will be fished from the dock. We will award prizes for the top three fish (length measurement) caught. Each participating child receive a T-shirt, a captains bag, plus a hot dog lunch. (This tournament is limited to one hundred participants.) July 18th and 19th is when the general kingfish tournament begins. Contender Boats is our sponsor of the first prize in the big fish category and this year they have provided us with a twenty-four-foot Contender Sport center console. That boat will be equipped with a 250 HP Yamaha motor and trailer and will be valued at over $108,000! On the aggregate side first place will again be $10,000 cash thanks to our sponsor Custom Tree Surgeons. We will continue with our single engine category with the first-place winner taking home a 115 HP Yamaha motor valued at over $13,500! Another upgrade this year will be in the Lady Angler competition. This year’s winner will receive a beautiful crystal trophy courtesy of Mrs. Linda King in honor of her late husband and longtime friend of the tournament Senator Jim King, along with $1,500 cash. Thank you to our sponsor Logan Diving for enabling us to enhance the Lady Angler prize structure. All four of the above listed divisions pay out through ten places. All anglers fishing the General Tournament will be eligible to enter the Tournament Within the Tournament. (I have made the mistake of not entering the TWT and missed out on some serious money when I caught a prize-winning fish.) The City of Jacksonville has graciously supplied us with a portable stage that we are going to use to weigh kingfish. Frattle Stairs and Rails constructed and donated a state of the art scale stand which we will hang our weigh scale from. The Federal Government threw us a curve ball this year when they 1 NE FLORIDA
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announced that one of the days anglers in our area will be allowed to harvest red snapper will be on July 19th. In order to provide our kingfish anglers the ability to not miss out on harvesting one of these great eating fish we created a red snapper division. All anglers fishing in the General Tournament on July 19th will have the opportunity to weigh their red snapper caught that day, with the top five heaviest fish receiving prizes. Those prizes are $1,500, $700, $600, $400 and $300! The tournament is also going to return the snapper to the angler after weigh in. All of this was made possible by our sponsors The Palms Fish Camp Restaurant, and the Jacksonville Marine Association in memory of John Lowe and Pete Lofton. Also, this year we are going to award a prize for a mystery weight fish for both a kingfish and a red snapper. Those prizes will be $1,000 and $500 respectively. If all of the before mentioned ways to win money and prizes at this year’s GJKT are not enough we are going issue tickets to all anglers donating their extra kingfish to the Tournament and those tickets will be entered into a drawing for five $100 bills. We will also have two great raffles going on at the tournament site during the week of the tournament. Shimano has donated a matched set (4) of Shimano Tallus rods with Trinidad reels valued at over $3,000. Nosara Paradise Rentals has donated a one week stay at their location in Nosara Costa Rica valued at over $5,000. Two lucky people will own these prizes when the winning tickets are drawn at the awards ceremony. The Tournament will conclude with our awards ceremony on Saturday, July 20th. We will have seafood, hamburgers and hotdogs for your dining pleasure as well as plenty of cold beverages and the George Aspinall Band. All of this fun is going to take place at the Sister’s Creek boat ramp off of Heckscher Drive. Please come out and support the Jacksonville Marine Charities and have a great time! Good luck and tight lines Captain Jeff Lentz Tournament Chairman 2019
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the bottom and grouper, snapper, triggers, and sea bass will take these offerings quickly. Look for shrimp boats as you come out of the inlet. The boats are havens for sharks, jacks, and tarpon this time of the year. Scoop a dead croaker off the water or toss a live pogie in and hang on. Big bruisers are typically in the mix and can be real handfuls. I suggest big rods, reels, and line to make it a fair fight. When doing this please be mindful these guys are working and gave them some room. The big rocks should have a lot of action on the high outgoing clear water tides. Look for reds, trout, tarpon, and sharks to feed on live pogies, greenies, and mullet. Catch a few and pin them to a 3/8oz heavy jig and pitch them around the stones. As the water warms I like the clean water for better results. Shrimp do work this time of year but will catch a lot of small bait stealers too! Lastly, the month will hold some good action on bull reds. The big bruisers popped in during the cold water flush we had a few weeks ago and continue to be around. Cut blue crab, cut ladyfish steaks, and live pogies are the best bet soaked on the bottom in 32-42 ft of water. Look for them from the Coast Guard Base to Dames point on the edges of the St. John’s River. Big rods and stout tackle should be deployed to reduce stress on these ancient warriors. The last of the falling tides seem to be the best bet. Get out and fish. Remember you can’t catch them from the couch. Listen to the Outdoors Show each Saturday morning and get the areas fishing reports, tides, and weather on 1010am or 92.5fm from 7am to 10am. For info on fishing trips go to www.Enterprisefishingcharters. com or www.Outdoorsshow.com
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reetings from JOSFC. We celebrated the Club’s 60th birthday June 6th with an awesome low country boil provided by Coastal Outdoors Fishing and Hunting, and Palms Fish Camp Restaurant. Our past presidents were invited back to share their wit, wisdom and club memories. We have the Kingfish Tuneup and Redfish tournament this month. Our offshore Kingfish Tune-up occurs just prior to the GJKT. Each boat can weigh up to three fish with the largest counting toward the tournament. Any type of bait may be used. Our inshore contest is for Redfish. This is a spot tournament. The angler receives one point for each spot on their fish. Members report that the flounder are stacking up at high tide and are feeding aggressively. We had one Captain releasing a 26 lb red snapper caught trolling a Rapala for Kings. Not a king, but a member landed a 79 lb Wahoo on a King rig.
Don’t forget the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament is July 15th-20th. Club members look forward to this contest all year. A number of members volunteer and/or fish this tournament annually. Upcoming: We will only have one meeting in July, on the 11th. We open the doors around 6:00 if you want to come early to visit, dinner is at 7:00, and we generally try to get started with the meeting about 7:30, and we will have a great raffle. All of our meetings are open to the public, you do not have to be a member to attend. We are family friendly so feel free to bring the kiddos! If they are a little too young to appreciate the guest speaker, please bring them a quiet activity to do at the table with you. We hope to see you there!
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uly is definitely a hot month, and anglers should start their day as early as possible. The early bird gets the worm this month!!! You have probably heard me say before I let the tides dictate what I’m going to do in these hot summer months. If the tides are Low in the morning I will head to the back country and look for backing reds along shell bars grass lines, and edges of the mud flats. Fish them with the lightest jig you can get away with. Reds can be very spooky. If the tide is high in the morning I will generally look for a Trout, and other species, of course redfish will take a Lure so we catch them also. I try to let the tide dictate what fish would be best to fish for at that time because after 10:00 in the morning and seabreeze picks up and sun gets high the bite slows drastically. If you are planning all day fishing, think about going deeper to
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cooler water, or split the day and fish the evening. Another good choice this time of year is beach fishing. As the sun gets up, look for pogie pods and pitch a TBS jig paired with a pogie, and a length of Fluorocarbon, and let the jig sink on the edge of the pod on the side they are moving, so as the jig is down, the baits move over it. Tarpon, Sharks, bull reds, jacks, & many other species can be had. Until next month, tight lines. Capt. Tony Bozzella / TBS JIGS Professional Angler / Guide www.tonybozzella.com 904 651 0182
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he Nassau Sport Fishing Association is non-profit organization dedicated to develop and promote saltwater fishing in the Nassau County area while adhering to state, federal and local regulations, to encourage compliance with rules of water safety by club members and the general public, and to promote youth related community activities. The Nassau Sport Fishing Association is proud to announce that its “Johnny Thirsk Memorial Scholarship” program has awarded three $3000 scholarships to local high school graduating seniors. They were selected by committee from applicants graduating from any one of the four Nassau County high schools. This year’s young scholars are Brody Mandelbaum of Fernandina Beach High School will be attending University of Florida with a major in Finance; Heather Higginbotham of Yulee High School is undecided on her school and will major in veterinary medicine; and Isabel Dupee of Yulee High School who will attend University of Florida majoring in biomedical engineering. NSFA also presented second year scholarship awards to Martin Tolxdorf, Gabrielle Gibb, and Jenna Edwards. Please visit our website http://www.nsfafish.net for a current listing of upcoming activities. Public is welcome to attend our business meeting held the second Wednesday of each month or our member social held on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Both are held at Kraft Ten Acres in Fernandina Beach. Public is also invited and encouraged to attend any of our educational seminars. NSFA will be hosting an SKA Division 5 sanctioned kingfish tournament and an In/Off Shore Rodeo tournament for 8 different species on 3-August. Check the rules and schedule out at : www. nsfafish.net 8 NE FLORIDA
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Truly something for every angler to shoot for will be on the bill this year. All entry fees are considered as donations to the NSFA. The traditional silent auction and raffle will be going on full swing Friday and Saturday. For food there will be our great barbeque along with a fully equipped “Scoops” ice cream stand. The Budweiser Beer Wagon will be on hand along with other non alcoholic beverages to help handle the summer heat. There will be live entertainment on Friday and Saturday evening. There will be several boats of various sizes on display. Lots of things to see and do and don’t forget the exciting weigh-in of all the fish caught. It happens from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM Saturday afternoon. Jacksonville’s own Captain Rick Ryals, Florida Sportsman TV and radio personality will be the emcee. You won’t want to miss it. We invite everyone to attend and enjoy both days of activities. You might even see a Fernandina Pirate or two roaming the waterfront! The awards presentations will begin at 7:30 PM on Saturday evening.
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Fishing Report & Forecast Fernandina / Amelia Island By Terry D. Lacoss
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ot summer kingfish action will be at hand during the month of July which many seasoned fishermen believe is the best month when targeting speedy king mackerel. Schooling kingfish will be at hand at many of the near shore artificial and natural live bottoms where live bait trolling is key. “Smoker” kingfish will be prowling the pristine beaches of Amelia Island and both inlet mouths where king fishing with large live baits including mullet, whiting, yellowmouth trout and Spanish mackerel are sure to hook your fishing party up with a giant “Big Mack”. Summer kingfish will be also highlighted at the “39th Annual Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament” July 15-20, 2019, www. kingfishtournament.com. The “37th Annual Fernandina Beach Kingfish Tournament and Rodeo” August 2-4, 2019, www.nsfafish.net Steamy hot summer days also heats up beach fishing action where large schools of menhaden are a big drawing card for summer tarpon,
Finally, two 30 to 40-pound fishing tackle is rigged to a six-foot section of 80-pound monofilament leader and a 7/0 circle hook. Live whiting and croaker are caught while fishing on the bottom with a small piece of shrimp then nose hooked and set out 30 to 40-yards behind your drifting boat. Two or three small floats are also attached to the main line to keep the live baits close to the surface. This deadly chum/drifting technique typically lures kingfish and cobia to the long drop back live menhaden baits and tarpon and shark to the close in live whiting and croaker baits. Beach fishing is best early in the morning and late in the evening while fishing with live sand fleas, or fresh shrimp. Expect to catch pompano, whiting, blues, red and black drum. Sea trout will be running during the last few hours of the in-coming tide while casting a clear plastic curly tail with silver glitter when rigged to a red ¼ ounce jig head. Some of
kingfish, sharks, cobia and tarpon at both the Nassau and St. Mary’s inlets. Beach fishing can also provide hot summer fishing action where Spanish mackerel, menhaden and mullet are numerous. Simply look for diving sea birds and those clumsy pelicans! First order of business includes cast netting enough menhaden to fill a 120-quart cooler with freshly netted menhaden as well. Next fill your boat’s live well with 30 to 50 live menhaden, being careful to weed out the smaller menhaden while using the larger more attractive menhaden for live baits. Twenty to thirty pound class kingfish tackle includes a three-foot section of #3 coffee colored piano wire leader is employed with a fourinch section of #4 stinger wire is haywire wrapped to a #4-4x treble hook. The treble hook is barbed in the back of the menhaden and a small orange float is attached to the main fishing line to keep the menhaden close to the surface. With an early morning light southwest wind, set up a drift just 50-yards offshore of the largest concentrations of menhaden while chumming with cut pieces of menhaden. Two “Flat Line” kingfish rods are then rigged with two live baits fished some 100120 from your drifting boat.
the best areas of the beach include the footsteps of historic Fort Clinch, American Beach and the southern tip of Amelia Island where a set of rock jetties hold ambushing game fish. Sea trout action in the backwaters of Amelia Island is excellent during the early morning and late afternoon hours, particularly when there is a flooding tide. Look for schooling mullet over a shallow oyster laden flat to produce the best speck action while drifting a live finger mullet under a small float or casting a Storm “Chug Bug” in the chrome and blue color pattern. Redfish will be tailing in flooded spartina marshes during the last hour of the flood tide and the first hour of the falling tide. Work a white Berkley Gulp shrimp rigged to a 1/8th ounce led head jig slowly in potholes where tailing reds are foraging
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ith air temps in the mid to upper 90’s this month it’s a good idea to get on the water as early, or as late as possible as the fish will be on the feed during those times and laying low during the heat of the day. Inshore toss your favorite top-water plug at first light for exciting redfish and trout blowups. Some favorite top-water plugs for our area are the Rapala Skitterwalk or Skitter-V. If you’re not an “early bird” check out the dusk bite using the same lures. The fishing right off the beach really comes alive this time of year. Huge sharks, tarpon, kingfish, and many
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guaranteed that at least a redfish or two will be hanging nearby a big wad of baitfish this time of year. During the higher tide stages one of my favorite lures to toss this time of year is Saltwater Assassin inline spinner bait as it nicely mimics a finger mullet. The water is murky right now and the bright flash of the spinners blade and the thump it creates while going through the water will be sure to get the fishes attention. On the lower tide stages a lot of the bigger fish will move to slightly deeper water where it’s a little cooler. Any kind of live or chunked bait will work well for reds, trout, and flounder when fishing deeper. A scented soft plastic fished very, very slow will also be a good bet. The flounder bite should be good this month at the St. Augustine and Mantanzas inlets and just about all the regular inshore flatty haunts. Fishing around the slack tides will give you the best chance to get your bait on the bottom where the flounder hide. Small to medium sized finger mullet on a fish finder rig can be deadly... Don’t be afraid to use a decent sized mullet to catch the doormats… just remember to let the flounder chew on the bait a few moments before setting the hook. One of my favorite fish, the tarpon, should be thick along the beach gorging themselves on the bait (pogy) pods just about now. They started to show around the shrimp boats and at the inlets last month and should have pogy’s on their mind now. The best bite will be early morning and just before or after the afternoon summer rainstorms. Rig a live pogy on a large 6/0-10/0 circle hook and fish the outside of the bait pods. Sometimes a little weight to help the pogy get down will help. Don’t forget to rig a rod with a plug for the giant jacks and spanish macs that will be on the pods as well. Capt. Tommy Derringer 904-377-3734 • www.InshoreAdventures.net
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he Northeast Florida Marlin Association recently held their Club Dolphin Tournament with some nice Mahi logged this year. Not a lot of big fish but we had good numbers. Anytime Sportfishing edged out the Reelxcape for the 2 fish aggregate win. The dog days of summer have arrived, and the offshore troll has slowed. The Mahi are scarce but for those willing to put some trolling time in the Blue Marlin will still be around and are usually really deep or on the other side of the gulf stream. This spring we’ve had a record braking Sailfish bite in Northeast Florida, it seems that may have slowed but a good number of releases have been recently reported by boats fishing the inshore reefs with some as close as 4-mile reef. Of course, those boats were King fishing, but sails love live baits! NEFMA recently hosted The Nuts & Bolts of fishing show (nutsandboltsfishing.com) which organized a tournament with local
guides who were invited to fish near shore and inshore with film crews accompanying several boats. They reported the Kingfish were wide open, had 4 sailfish releases and a hot flounder bite. The show airs on Saturdays and Sundays on Fox Sports. In case you’re interested the Northeast Florida Marlin Association clubhouse hosts many offshore and inshore tournaments each year and it’s also available for private parties. Speaking of tournaments, NEFMA will be hosting the upcoming Anytime Swordfishing Tournament which will run from July 15 until September 2. This will be a shoot-out style tournament where Captains can choose their days/nights. We will have more details on the NEFMA Facebook page and the NEFMA website.
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TIDE CHART - July
Mayport Degaussing Structure 30.3967° N, 81.3950° W Date 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Day Time Hgt Mon 01:39 AM -0.14 L Tue 02:26 AM -0.43 L Wed 03:13 AM -0.63 L Thu 04:02 AM -0.74 L Fri 04:53 AM -0.75 L Sat 05:47 AM -0.70 L Sun 12:25 AM 5.57 H Mon 01:21 AM 5.34 H Tue 02:18 AM 5.07 H Wed 03:18 AM 4.80 H Thu 04:19 AM 4.57 H Fri 05:19 AM 4.41 H Sat 12:10 AM 0.05 L Sun 01:03 AM -0.04 L Mon 01:51 AM -0.12 L Tue 02:37 AM -0.17 L Wed 03:19 AM -0.17 L Thu 04:01 AM -0.10 L Fri 04:42 AM 0.03 L Sat 05:23 AM 0.19 L Sun 06:05 AM 0.36 L Mon 12:31 AM 4.63 H Tue 01:12 AM 4.49 H Wed 01:56 AM 4.35 H Thu 02:43 AM 4.23 H Fri 03:35 AM 4.16 H Sat 04:31 AM 4.16 H Sun 05:27 AM 4.24 H Mon 12:19 AM 0.33 L Tue 01:11 AM -0.04 L Wed 02:01 AM -0.39 L
Time 07:43 08:33 09:23 10:16 11:09 12:05 06:43 07:39 08:35 09:29 10:23 11:16 06:16 07:08 07:57 08:43 09:27 10:09 10:51 11:33 12:15 06:48 07:30 08:13 08:57 09:44 10:34 11:27 06:22 07:16 08:09
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Hgt 4.33 H 4.45 H 4.56 H 4.66 H 4.74 H 4.83 H -0.62 L -0.54 L -0.46 L -0.38 L -0.32 L -0.29 L 4.32 H 4.27 H 4.25 H 4.23 H 4.21 H 4.19 H 4.17 H 4.18 H 4.23 H 0.51 L 0.61 L 0.65 L 0.62 L 0.50 L 0.30 L 0.03 L 4.40 H 4.60 H 4.81 H
Time 01:37 02:25 03:15 04:07 05:02 06:02 01:02 02:00 03:01 04:02 05:01 05:57 12:09 01:00 01:48 02:33 03:17 03:59 04:41 05:25 06:11 12:57 01:41 02:27 03:17 04:10 05:05 06:00 12:20 01:14 02:06
Approximate Correction Times Palm Valley ICW: H: +2:20 L: +2:00 +/- for Other regional Locations JAX Beach: H: -:29 L: -:20 Bings Landing: H: +2:57 L: +2:44
Hgt Time PM -0.59 L PM -0.77 L PM -0.85 L PM -0.80 L PM -0.64 L PM -0.42 L PM 4.92 H PM 5.01 H PM 5.11 H PM 5.21 H PM 5.30 H PM 5.38 H PM -0.28 L PM -0.29 L PM -0.29 L PM -0.24 L PM -0.12 L PM 0.08 L PM 0.33 L PM 0.60 L PM 0.86 L PM 4.31 H PM 4.44 H PM 4.59 H PM 4.76 H PM 4.97 H PM 5.20 H PM 5.46 H PM -0.29 L PM -0.60 L PM -0.85 L
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Calm Seas It may be a little on the warm side but the perfect sea conditions more than make up for it. July, barring a tropical system, is one of the calmest months of the year. So what to do during these picture-perfect days? King Mackerel are King! Kings can be caught from the beach to 21 fathoms. Slow trolling live bait nearshore will produce large fish. If steady action is what you’re after its hard to beat the tried and true planner and spoon set up. I prefer a #3 planner and a silver drone spoon. Make your leader at least 30 ft. long with an inline barrel swivel
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SUPER COUPON Customer Rating
20% OFF
FREE
SUPER BRIGHT LED /SMD WORK LIGHT/FLASHLIGHT
1600
YES
SUPER COUPON
26999
MODEL: DOUBLE RIFLE
25999 $
COMPARE TO
FRONTIER
299
SAVE $69
MODEL: XTB4602B
ITEM 64023/64012 shown
*93233360 * 93233360
LIMIT 1 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 1 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
SUPER COUPON
AUTOMATIC BATTERY FLOAT CHARGER
TACTICAL AMMO/UTILITY BOX Customer Rating
Customer Rating
NOW
9
$ 99
$699
9
$ 99 $
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FLAMBEAU
8 GALLON OIL-LUBE AIR COMPRESSOR
19
99
MODEL: 1409
SAVE 65%
Tools sold separately.
COMPARE TO
SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC
$
$499
30 SAVE 41
MODEL: SC1
ITEM 69955/64284/42292 shown
ITEM 64113
NOW
83%
Customer Rating
150 PSI
RELATIVE TANK SIZE @ 125 PSI, 8 GALLONS
RELATIVE TANK SIZE @ 125 PSI, 13.7 GALLONS
STANDARD RUN TIME
UP TO 70% MORE AIR TOOL RUN TIME*
4.5 SCFM @ 90 PSI AIR DELIVERY
4.1 SCFM @ 90 PSI AIR DELIVERY
114
$
ITEM 40400 95386/69667 68740 shown
8 GALLON OIL-FREE AIR COMPRESSOR
125 PSI
SAVE $34
88 dBA
99
85 dBA
129
$
COMPARE TO
HUSKY
MODEL: 300816
$
99
149
124
$
SAVE $34
*Based on other compressors in its class
99 $13999 COMPARE TO
$
KOBALT
MODEL: 300841
159
Customer Rating
ITEM 56269 64294 shown
*93234168 * 93234168
*93235970 * 93235970
*93236006 * 93236006
*32201915 * 32201915
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LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 1 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 1 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
SUPER COUPON
Customer Rating 1000 LB. CAPACITY 20-60 x 60mm STEEL MOTORCYCLE LIFT SPOTTING SCOPE • Lift range: 7" to 29-1/2" WITH TRIPOD • Weighs 269 lbs. Customer Rating NOW 99 NOW
$39
$
COMPARE TO
CELESTRON
72 99 SAVE 45%
MODEL: 14593491
$
99
4999
ITEM 62774
$349 $
449
99
COMPARE TO
DIRECT-LIFT
$
SUPER COUPON
PERSONAL PORTABLE SECURITY SAFE
82999 SAVE $480
ITEM 69904/68892 shown
Customer Rating
• Meets TSA guidelines Customer Rating
SAVE 49%
NOW
COMPARE TO
MODEL: 873100
SUPER COUPON
10 FT. x 17 FT. PORTABLE GARAGE
$
STACK-ON $ 97
29
MODEL: IK-233131
99
1999 $1 4
ITEM 64079
Contents not included.
NOW
COMPARE TO
290
75 SHELTER $ MODEL: 76377 LOGIC
SAVE $ 120
9 $1 69 $
ITEM 62859/63055/62860 shown
19999
*93237504 * 93237504
*93237532 * 93237532
*93237845 * 93237845
*93238169 * 93238169
LIMIT 2 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 1 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 1 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
SUPER COUPON
HEAVY DUTY FOLDABLE ALUMINUM SPORTS CHAIR NOW
$1 9
200 LUMENS LED SUPER BRIGHT FLIP LIGHT • Wireless, tool-free and easy installation
99
Customer Rating ng
4
$ 49
SAVE $ 2999 50%
COMPARE TO
COLEMAN
$
39
99
MODEL: 2000020293
Customer Rating
ITEM 62314/63066/66383 shown
$2
4
MODEL: SW-SWITCH-12/24
Customer Rating AVAIL. IN SM,
SAVE $ 421
99
COMPARE TO
MECHANIC'S GLOVES
• Weighs 83.65 lbs. • 21" L x 10-1/8" H
SUPER COUPON
MED, LG, XL, XXL
NOW
PROMIER $ 99
12,000 LB. TRUCK/SUV WINCH
9
COMPARE TO
WARN $ 99
SAVE 40%
720
MODEL: 96820
ITEM 64189/64723/63922 shown
Customer Rating
$
399
99
ITEM 64045/64046/63770 shown
5
$ 99 NOW
$299
99
COMPARE TO
VALEO $ 99
14
MODEL: 25521
NOW
$499
SAVE 66%
ITEM 62434, 62426, 62433, 62432, 62429, 64178, 64179, 62428 shown
*93238373 * 93238373
*93239479 * 93239479
*93239523 * 93239523
*93239589 * 93239589
LIMIT 3 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 4 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 1 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
LIMIT 5 - Coupon valid through 11/3/19*
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