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Sunday, April 1, 2012
Collage of the 1st TOF PICNIC, FT. DESOTO, FL.
Thanks to all who showed up, a little bit of rain did not keep our hundreds away, hey we are fishermen and the fish are wet all the time!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Friday, March 2, 2012
The Keys Report; from Greg Poland
March 02, 2012
Angling the patch reefs, off
Islamorada Florida, this week, it has been Gin clear waters; an
obstacle in catching many a fish, especially Yellowtails, as they
have exceptional eyesight! The perfect combination in a good catch
are oated sandballs; moistened oats, rolled in sand; making a sort of
dough bait in a hook up with Yellowtails. There are a number of
“secret” recipes for success in dough or rather “Sandballs”
used by different professionals to the everyday weekend warrior but
the simplest is: 1/3 chum of choice or Menhaden oil, 1/3 oats and 1/3
sand, to make it slowly sink to the bottom. As Yellowtail can be
found in small schools, grouped together or suspended just off or on
the bottom. By having a slow sinking bait, your chances of a hook-up
on a suspended fish increases and if it hits the bottom, it is still
likely to be picked up by a moving bottom feeder, to which these
snapper are.
- Fishing Destination: the patch reefs off Islamorada, the Keys, Fl.
- Patch Reefs are outcroppings of marine growth from sea corals to ferns & habitats to marine life in the form of barnacles, crabs, minnows and a horde of other sea creatures
- Water Clarity: Gin Clear
- Bait of choice: Oat sandballs
- Targeted Species: Yellowtail Snapper
Moving on out towards deeper waters of
the 409 Hump, Blackfin Tuna to twenty pounds were the order of the
day on live pilchards, at 20 to 30 feet, as too, were the Kings, at
100 feet, in the taking, with the day ending out in a mixed bag of
catch & release grouper, on the ride home. Thirty-two grouper
fell prey to pinfish action, on Ohero medium-heavy spinning gear, on
a knocker rig, attached to fluorocarbon and a trident 3/0 hook.
- Blackfin Tuna on live pilchards at 20 to 30 feet
- King Mackerel bite at 100 feet
- Catch & Release Grouper falling for live Pinfish, off a knocker rig
- Knocker Rig consists of a 3/0 hook attached to a 48” trace, with an egg sinker
- Ohero Med./Heavy action Spinning w/ Ohero Blue Braid
Ohero Mackerel w/Greg Poland
Captain Greg Poland has been a Charter
boat Captain / Fishing Guide in the Florida Keys sense 1989. He would
love to get you out on the H20... So, just let him know when you are
ready to go and catch that the big one. Capt. Greg
Be Sure to check out his Blog &
Website for more details:
Captain
Poland's Website & the H2O
The
sail bite has been a bit on the slow side as of late but seems to be
picking up a bit for the Jimmy Johnson, the National Billfish
Championship (NBC) “Quest for the Ring”
is a unique fishing tournament held at Jimmy Johnson’s Fisherman’s
Cove and Big Chill Restaurant in the Florida Keys. NBC is full of
excitement with two days of competitive fishing and three nights of
festivities, starting yesterday and ending on the -3rd
of March, 2012. Greg will be filling us all in with the details when
he gets back from his lecturing over in New Orleans. A couple of his
friends are competing and will be keeping him abreast as to the 'Hook
Ups!'
Good luck and good fishing with the
thought of Positive mentoring through fishing! Till next week, “FISH
ON!” Gary Anderson
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
On The Water with Poland
Barracuda Keys Style Angling w/ the Fredricks
Hooking it up, out
on the water, with Greg Poland, one could encounter just about
anything the Florida Keys could offer. From side splitting fighting
of a sail under a kite, to dunking live shrimp over a ledge or reef
in looking for Spanish Mackerels to Blues, Captain Poland will put
you on the fish. When fishing with Greg Poland, you get more than
just a boat ride across some of the most beautiful scenic views of
the Florida Keys but a lesson on what, when, where and how to catch
that fish of your dreams, if you only listen. A couple of days back,
Captain Poland took out a charter with the Chris Fredricks family, from
Baltimore, Maryland. Escaping the cold to the warmth of the Keys was the first part of their plan; the second was a hook up or two! Captain Poland was fix'n to provide them with a great day.
Dunking shrimp was
the name of the game, as Poland & company fished with Ohero Spinning gear, Ohero medium braided line with a 2/0 hook, in the
Everglades National Park area. In the feasting of these live shrimp
offerings, Spanish Mackerels, Blue Fish and Ladies were dancing on
the hooks, as the kids catching them and seeing the smiles of the
day; made the trip, the best in memories they would never forget.
Keeping the
Ladyfish, for cut baits later in the day, was the plan while angling
this particular spot.
The
Ladyfish were to be filleted and hooked shiny side down and trolled
to cast out as a “poor-man’s Cuda-Killer.” A “Cuda-Killer”
is a Ohero Needle fish broken back lure or a
surgical rubber tube lure that comes in a variety of colors and is
used in catching Barracuda, King Mackerels and Sharks. While working
Alligator Reef, the Barracuda were diffidently hungry, as a bruiser
hit the Ohero 4000 with lightning speed action. The ladyfish fillet
on the hook with a trace of wire was the bait of choice as it peeled
out drag like a hot knife to butter but after a short fight, the cuda
was boated for a quick snap-shot and released back to the depths
below! The next cast proved fruitful too, as a small Lemon Shark of
around 45 pounds was caught and released too. This day on the water
with Poland was one that will be remembered for many a day to come
and the tales of the tails may just grow and grow; isn't that what
fish stories are a suppose to do? Remembering positive mentoring
through fishing and our fisheries will be as healthy, as we have
taught our coming generations to be; “FISH ON!”
Be sure to check out Captain Greg Poland's Blog Spot too!
Be sure to check out Captain Greg Poland's Blog Spot too!
Monday, February 27, 2012
United Tipped Workers of Florida
Help out those that are paid by their tips and pass it on; showing we will not be bullied by the Florida Legislature and Special interest Groups who wish to fill their coffers with more as the Tipped Employees of Florida get less. It is not fair! I AM, I VOTE!
Join us too on Linkin at : United Tipped Workers of Florida
It is said that "a rock rolling down a hill, gathers moss" but we are not rocks and for those to whom are looking after our welfare are, generally, looking after their own pocket books. This "Servers to Valet Parking; Tipped Employees" group is a platform to which one may speak out, without fear of losing their jobs. Constitutional Rights protect those to gathering & speaking their mind, without retaliation. Welcome to our new formed Tipped Employees Group.
To share in value to solving problems to which all Tipped Workers have as a commonality. A voice of ONE in Uniting together, as free individuals of society, where we can be heard.
OR
On FACEBOOK; Let the power of the people through our voices be heard...
Friday, February 24, 2012
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT GROWS FOR REAL MAGNUSOSTEVENS REFORM!
RFA JOIN TODAY
Sun Coast Chapter of the RFA forming soon;
need info on it? Contact Gary Anderson
inshoreflorida@gmail.com
(2/24/2012) The Gloucester Times today reported
that both of Massachusetts' U.S. senators, Democrat John Kerry and
Republican Scott Brown, are anxious to speak with attendees at the
second national fishermen's rally to be held in Washington DC on March
21. The Keep Fishermen Fishing
rally in March has been organized since mid-January in an effort by
leaders from both the recreational and commercial fishing industries to
unite under one shared message, to 'reform Magnuson now.'
Efforts to incorporate
limited management flexibility in the federal fisheries law have been
underway since 2007, not long after the President signed off on the
Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act which helped
remove most abilities for regional fisheries councils to circumvent
rigid statutory requirements based on arbitrary schedules, incomplete
data and often random definitions.
Sen. Brown had just
been officially sworn in at about the time of the original United We
Fish rally two years ago today and made a surprise appearance at the
rally promising to educate himself about fisheries. Since then, Brown
has thrust himself into the fight with the Obama administration that
intensified over the two years since the initial event drawing around
5,000 industry representatives from all four coasts. Responding to the Gloucester Times piece, Sen. Brown said today via Twitter, "Looking forward to speaking at this year's fishing rally."
The effectiveness of
that bipartisan (Democrat and Republican, commercial and recreational)
coalition has been somewhat limited by key Democrats' unwillingness to
press their own party's president for real, practical changes in
fisheries regulation and management, though today's announcement by Sen.
Kerry in support of the upcoming rally is indication that things may be
about to change in favor of the fishermen.
"Sen. Kerry believes that additional flexibility is needed to help our fishermen," said his spokeswoman, Whitney Smith.
"(Fishermen) don't
care about politics," Kerry said in an email obtained by the Gloucester
Times. "They just want to be able to make a living, and Washington needs
to hear them and talk to them in a way that's honest and fair."
"They don't expect
Washington to solve their problems," he added, "but they sure as hell
expect Washington to understand their problems and talk to them with
respect."
"We would be honored
to have Sen. Kerry attend the rally in support of pragmatic Magnuson
reform," said Jim Donofrio, executive director of the Recreational
Fishing Alliance (RFA), a primary organizer and sponsor of the Keep Fishermen Fishing
rally set for March 21 at Upper Senate Park in DC. "This is a jobs
issue for U.S. recreational and commercial fishing industry folks."
RFA and fellow
organizers have said they are keeping a mostly open invitation for other
Members of Congress who would like to address the fleet expected to
arrive at Upper Senate Park in DC on the morning of March 21, a date
picked specifically when Congress was in session. Bus efforts are
currently underway in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Florida to transport fishermen to and from the event, which
RFA expects to pick up momentum in the days ahead.
"We've talked
personally with many fishing clubs, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic
region who are contacting local car rental agencies like Hertz and
Enterprise to find out about van rentals to take smaller groups of 10 to
20," said Jim Hutchinson, RFA's managing director, who added "there are
several bigger charter buses already set up to take large groups from
some of the popular charter and headboat ports."
New York buses planned
thus far leave Point Lookout and Sheepshead Bay and have been donated
by captains aboard the F/V Stirs, party boats Marilyn Jean, Brooklyn VI
and the Ocean Eagle as well as FishingUnited.com. In New Jersey, the
Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund has four buses leaving Bogan's
Boat Basin and Wildwood Fishing Center. Ocean Isle Fishing Center in
North Carolina has put together a bus effort in Ocean Isle Beach while
Tailwalker Marine is planning to leave Georgetown, SC early on the day
of the event. Meanwhile, Raffield Fisheries is organizing a bus effort
out of Panama City in Florida leaving on Tuesday, March 20.
"Grassroots organizers are busy filling seats, and RFA is encouraging anglers to visit the Keep Fishermen Fishing
website to get those buses packed so that we can add more in the coming
days," Hutchinson said. While organizers key in on the bus efforts
around the country, the Members of Congress who are interested in
addressing the thousands of fishermen expected to assemble at Upper
Senate Park in March are encouraged to look closely at the legislation
now being addressed in the House Natural Resources Committee to reform
the federal fisheries law.
"The legislators who
are committed to addressing the issues vital to all of our coastal
fishing regions are those who are committed to putting forth the
language contained in HR3061 to help provide relief from excessive
regulations being experienced in many different stocks from New England
cod to Gulf red snapper, that's who we're hoping will join us on stage
in March," Donofrio said.
HR3061, the Flexibility and Access in Rebuilding American Fisheries Act of 2011, is sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and has the support of 14 additional bipartisan, coastal co-sponsors including Rep. Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY), Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI), Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY), Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC), Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL), Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) and Rep. Bob Turner (R-NY).
In addition to
extending rebuilding timelines in certain situations (which could have a
dramatic impact on the New England cod situation), HR3061 would also
allow the Secretary of Commerce to suspend rigid annual catch limits and
accountability measures for fish stocks where science and data is
lacking, calls for socioeconomic impact studies when certain management
decisions are made, and would require the National Research Council to
perform another comprehensive review of the NOAA recreational data
collection programs which were to have been completed as of 2009.
"This is responsible
Magnuson reform that truly addresses the science and statistical
deficiencies at NOAA and better balances commerce with conservation,
something that our coastal fishing communities have always supported,"
said Donofrio. "This is about access to healthy, sustainable fisheries, a
message which all fishermen should be proud to unite behind."
For more information about the rally including bus departure information, visit www.keepfishermenfishing.com.
About Recreational Fishing Alliance
The Recreational Fishing Alliance is a national,
grassroots political action organization representing recreational
fishermen and the recreational fishing industry on marine fisheries
issues. The RFA Mission is to safeguard the rights of saltwater
anglers, protect marine, boat and tackle industry jobs, and ensure the
long-term sustainability of our Nation's saltwater fisheries. For more information, call 888-JOIN-RFA or visit www.joinrfa.org.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Interview with Dr Crabtree about the Red Snapper
EPA 's tool for UN Agenda 21 Call it "Sustainable Development" and they'll think it's good 2013 budget $174 mil for sustainable fisheries
Environmental Defense Fund, a leading national nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships. , a leading national nonprofit organization, creates transformational solutions to the most serious environmental problems. EDF links science, economics, law and innovative private-sector partnerships; which cost fisherman to hunters and rural farmers too a loose of their rights from the land and the sea, all in the name of saving something, when really its usually about lining the pockets of those who really do care; About themselves and Money, money, money! It makes the world go around.
- $174 million for sustainable fisheries work by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which supports the science and management needed to support the commercial fishing industry that supports 1 million jobs and yields more than $32 billion in income every year.
- $28 million for the National Catch Share Program, a critical part of the nation's strategy to return its fisheries to abundance, the same level adopted by the Congress last year.(P.S. NOTICE that the National Catch Share Program link, above is referred to you by EDF? A NGO, not a government office or affiliate, yet they are in charge? It's ALL ABOUT POWER & MONEY and to hell with the whatever it's saving because it is a PONZI to which the public has yet to understand. I only hope, John Q. Public will awaken in time, before we all loose our great outdoors.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
A One-Stop Online Fishing Magazine and Resource - The History of Fishing Reels
The first fishing reel to today's modern electrics; "The History of Fishing Reels" reflects back to days gone by...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Captain Skip's Fox Sport Fishing Blog: Three Days Of Kite Fishing Fun!
Captain Skip's Fox Sport Fishing Blog: Three Days Of Kite Fishing Fun!: Cliff Fox and Freddy DuPreez spent the last 3 days of their Islamorada vacation fishing for Sailfish. The wind was up for sure and on t...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
A One-Stop Online Fishing Magazine and Resource - Terms to Know When Buying a Boat
Terms to Know When Buying a Boat
Knowing the difference in lingo when purchasing a new or used boat can be the difference between getting really wet or having a smooth ride and a great day on the water!
A One-Stop Online Fishing Magazine and Resource - Terms to Know When Buying a Boat
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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