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Speckled Sea Trout (10-21-2017

RetiredUSN

RetiredUSN

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Fished the incoming tide on a hunch from 5:00 am till 10:30 or so Had my limit in the first 30 minutes, but ended up throwing back more keepers after these 3 than I can count. All about 20" or so. Had a citation size "Speck" snap the tip off my $150.00 St. Croix rod while I was loading it onto my kayak shortly after this pic was taken. Dunno why I was foolish enough not to stick with my 6' Ugly Stik's this year.


But anyways..........Trout is on the menu tonight.

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RetiredUSN said:
Fished the incoming tide on a hunch from 5:00 am till 10:30 or so Had my limit in the first 30 minutes, but ended up throwing back more keepers after these 3 than I can count. All about 20" or so. Had a citation size "Speck" snap the tip off my $150.00 St. Croix rod while I was loading it onto my kayak shortly after this pic was taken. Dunno why I was foolish enough not to stick with my 6' Ugly Stik's this year.


But anyways..........Trout is on the menu tonight.

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Blackened trout on the grill is to die for.
 
I sure do envy you right about now. Dinner time!!!!!!
 
JANFU said:
Blackened trout on the grill is to die for.
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I am spoiled here in Virginia Beach. ;) A very underrated fishing area. (Puppy Drum, Tile Fish, Spade Fish, Rock Fish(stripers) Black Drum, Tautog, Grey Trout, Speckled Trout, Sea Bass, Craokers, Round Head's, etc. etc. )
 
RetiredUSN said:
I am spoiled here in Virginia Beach. ;) A very underrated fishing area. (Puppy Drum, Tile Fish, Spade Fish, Rock Fish(stripers) Black Drum, Tautog, Grey Trout, Speckled Trout, Sea Bass, Craokers, Round Head's, etc. etc. )
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As am I living in Nova Scotia.
Perhaps I will get back to fishing. Have not fished,aside from ice fishing for decades.
 
RetiredUSN said:
Fished the incoming tide on a hunch from 5:00 am till 10:30 or so Had my limit in the first 30 minutes, but ended up throwing back more keepers after these 3 than I can count. All about 20" or so. Had a citation size "Speck" snap the tip off my $150.00 St. Croix rod while I was loading it onto my kayak shortly after this pic was taken. Dunno why I was foolish enough not to stick with my 6' Ugly Stik's this year.


But anyways..........Trout is on the menu tonight.

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We are gonna need you to share your spot. Gps coordinates will be fine

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trouble13 said:
We are gonna need you to share your spot. Gps coordinates will be fine

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If you ever come to the Beach area, I would be more than happy to turn you on to the local fishing. My son and I both live for the water, and he has turned out to be a much better fisherman than his dad with citations in 11 different species of fish.

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RetiredUSN said:
If you ever come to the Beach area, I would be more than happy to turn you on to the local fishing. My son and I both live for the water, and he has turned out to be a much better fisherman than his dad with citations in 11 different species of fish.

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Thats a beautiful fish. I live in south florida so i fish salt.

This is a pic of my sons first game fish. Its a maui maui a little over 4'
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trouble13 said:
Thats a beautiful fish. I live in south florida so i fish salt.

This is a pic of my sons first game fish. Its a maui maui a little over 4'
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Nice.

We get Mahi here if we go out towards the deep. My son brought me some steaks from a Mahi he caught last year off the Virginia coast...........not bad eating..
 
RetiredUSN said:
Fished the incoming tide on a hunch from 5:00 am till 10:30 or so Had my limit in the first 30 minutes, but ended up throwing back more keepers after these 3 than I can count. All about 20" or so. Had a citation size "Speck" snap the tip off my $150.00 St. Croix rod while I was loading it onto my kayak shortly after this pic was taken. Dunno why I was foolish enough not to stick with my 6' Ugly Stik's this year.


But anyways..........Trout is on the menu tonight.

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Sweet! What a super nice way to spend the morning. Can you say Relaxing to the max. Just a bit jealous here. :cool:
 
RetiredUSN said:
If you ever come to the Beach area, I would be more than happy to turn you on to the local fishing. My son and I both live for the water, and he has turned out to be a much better fisherman than his dad with citations in 11 different species of fish.

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Holy crap, that is one huge fish.

It is amazing though, I have caught 2-5 pound trout and the way they fought I was certain they were going to look like that when I pulled them up.
 
I'm gonna be fishing the flats Friday, Saturday and Sunday for speckled sea trout, snook and redfish. Today, I made a few casts today surf fishing at Treasure Island, FL. I caught a bunch of lizard fish and a couple of keeper pompano (yummy.)

Good job RetiredUSN. A man after my own heart.

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Captain America said:
I'm gonna be fishing the flats Friday, Saturday and Sunday for speckled sea trout, snook and redfish. Today, I made a few casts today surf fishing at Treasure Island, FL. I caught a bunch of lizard fish and a couple of keeper pompano (yummy.)

Good job RetiredUSN. A man after my own heart.

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I had no idea you lived so close to me. I'm in bradenton. It's too bad I'm relocating to west Palm area next week. I would of enjoyed sharing a beer and talking some politics and maybe catching a fish or two, with you.

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trouble13 said:
I had no idea you lived so close to me. I'm in bradenton. It's too bad I'm relocating to west Palm area next week. I would of enjoyed sharing a beer and talking some politics and maybe catching a fish or two, with you.

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Actually Trouble, I reside just south of Milwaukee, WI. I'm just down here for 10 days. I visit here 2-4 times a year. I have family in Land-O-Lakes, Spring Hill, Plant City. So, the wife and I visit often. Plus, I am a fish-a-holic addicted to salt water.

Going out on the Hubbards 10-hour trip Thursday morning (John's Pass.) You should join us for a day of poppin' tops and draggin' bottoms.
 
Captain America said:
Actually Trouble, I reside just south of Milwaukee, WI. I'm just down here for 10 days. I visit here 2-4 times a year. I have family in Land-O-Lakes, Spring Hill, Plant City. So, the wife and I visit often. Plus, I am a fish-a-holic addicted to salt water.

Going out on the Hubbards 10-hour trip Thursday morning (John's Pass.) You should join us for a day of poppin' tops and draggin' bottoms.
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Appriciate the invite and I wish I had the time but unfortunately I dont.

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trouble13 said:
I had no idea you lived so close to me. I'm in bradenton. It's too bad I'm relocating to west Palm area next week. I would of enjoyed sharing a beer and talking some politics and maybe catching a fish or two, with you.

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Captain America said:
Actually Trouble, I reside just south of Milwaukee, WI. I'm just down here for 10 days. I visit here 2-4 times a year. I have family in Land-O-Lakes, Spring Hill, Plant City. So, the wife and I visit often. Plus, I am a fish-a-holic addicted to salt water.

Going out on the Hubbards 10-hour trip Thursday morning (John's Pass.) You should join us for a day of poppin' tops and draggin' bottoms.
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Good Luck in West Palm Trouble. In more youthful days I had more than a bit of fun on Clematis Street.
BTW, I have a home in south Manatee County in Palm Aire Country Club.... North of University Pkwy and East of N. Lockwood Ridge Rd.

Captain America, I split my time between my father's home in the Clearwater-St. Petersburg area and my homestead in the Sarasota-Bradenton area. I have a top-notch Charter Captain friend, Dave Mistretta who owns Jaws Too out of Hamlin's Landing in Indian Rocks Beach.

I hope you have a great vacation!

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Trippy Trekker said:
Good Luck in West Palm Trouble. In more youthful days I had more than a bit of fun on Clematis Street.
BTW, I have a home in south Manatee County in Palm Aire Country Club.... North of University Pkwy and East of N. Lockwood Ridge Rd.

Captain America, I split my time between my father's home in the Clearwater-St. Petersburg area and my homestead in the Sarasota-Bradenton area. I have a top-notch Charter Captain friend, Dave Mistretta who owns Jaws Too out of Hamlin's Landing in Indian Rocks Beach.

I hope you have a great vacation!

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You mean this guy here?

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Small world! I've known Dave for years. I have been out with him twice and follow him on FaceBook. He probably don't remember me as I was just another customer but you're absolutely correct. He is, indeed, one of the, if not THE, best charter Cap I have ever fished with.

Here I am crankin' in a big ol' AJ on the Jaws Too.

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trouble13 said:
Appriciate the invite and I wish I had the time but unfortunately I dont.

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Totally understand. Like I said, I'm down this way all the time. Maybe someday in the future we can get together for some beer and fishing. It would be a pleasure.
 
Captain America said:
You mean this guy here?

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Small world! I've known Dave for years. I have been out with him twice and follow him on FaceBook. He probably don't remember me as I was just another customer but you're absolutely correct. He is, indeed, one of the, if not THE, best charter Cap I have ever fished with.

Here I am crankin' in a big ol' AJ on the Jaws Too.

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All Grins! Those photos put tears in my eyes! Big Dave's 5 years my junior. He just turned 56. Dave and his posse can flat fish! Hard to believe ... early and mid 1980s ... Dave went with me, took on and completed 15Ks, 10Ks and a couple Olympic Distance (32.1 mile) triathlons. Two quick stories: I led Dave and 3 other friends on their 1st trip to Jamaica in Spring 1983. Dave gave up the opening week of the Tarpon Roundup. We partied non-stop! Arriving back in Tampa Bay about Midnight, everyone but Dave immediately passed out. Dave didn't own a boat yet. He went to our old IRB Fishing Pier with his rods. Before 7 AM he had already qualified for the Tournament with a 105 lb. Tarpon.
In Fall 1984, Dave took a Captain's job on a Bait Shrimp boat.... two man crew... me and him. We sank in a storm on Thanksgiving Eve. A coast guard helicopter answered Dave's May Day call. Ah... I hated that job. I sure remember the Ladies Night event I went to later that night at a club called Clancy's. Dave went on to help the owner get the boat back to a Marina. The two of them fixed it up. The owner probably used that boat another 20 years. Dave morphed out of commercial fishing to become one of the Premier Charter Fishing Captains in Tampa Bay. We both know fishing with him cost a pretty penny!
 
Trippy Trekker said:
All Grins! Those photos put tears in my eyes! Big Dave's 5 years my junior. He just turned 56. Dave and his posse can flat fish! Hard to believe ... early and mid 1980s ... Dave went with me, took on and completed 15Ks, 10Ks and a couple Olympic Distance (32.1 mile) triathlons. Two quick stories: I led Dave and 3 other friends on their 1st trip to Jamaica in Spring 1983. Dave gave up the opening week of the Tarpon Roundup. We partied non-stop! Arriving back in Tampa Bay about Midnight, everyone but Dave immediately passed out. Dave didn't own a boat yet. He went to our old IRB Fishing Pier with his rods. Before 7 AM he had already qualified for the Tournament with a 105 lb. Tarpon.
In Fall 1984, Dave took a Captain's job on a Bait Shrimp boat.... two man crew... me and him. We sank in a storm on Thanksgiving Eve. A coast guard helicopter answered Dave's May Day call. Ah... I hated that job. I sure remember the Ladies Night event I went to later that night at a club called Clancy's. Dave went on to help the owner get the boat back to a Marina. The two of them fixed it up. The owner probably used that boat another 20 years. Dave morphed out of commercial fishing to become one of the Premier Charter Fishing Captains in Tampa Bay. We both know fishing with him cost a pretty penny!
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My seat cost 250.00. It was on the previous Jawstoo. I haven't been on the new bad-ass Jawstoo yet. Dave is a friend of my family that's how we met. I believe he had some heart problems if I remember correctly.

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Captain America said:
My seat cost 250.00. It was on the previous Jawstoo. I haven't been on the new bad-ass Jawstoo yet. Dave is a friend of my family that's how we met. I believe he had some heart problems if I remember correctly.

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I don't recognize the crew. He had a heart valve replaced a few years ago and ACL surgery on a knee. Dave Mistretta has a best friend and former roommate, Andrew Meyers. They live a few blocks apart. Everyone at Crabby Bill's Restaurant and in our local fishing circles knows Dave (he rotates a fishing report in the Tampa Times with other established Charter Captains) . I truly consider him a Living Legend. He hired another Captain (Dave Morgan) .. the son of a friend that died... to ease his work load. Mistretta's got a son, Dave Jr. (wrestled in high school, does not fish) that just started as a freshman at University of Central Florida. I look forward to catching up with Dave during the Holiday Season and sharing your photos with him. I also look forward to meeting YOU too... sooner than later. May our Best Times Lie Ahead!
 
Trippy Trekker said:
I don't recognize the crew. He had a heart valve replaced a few years ago and ACL surgery on a knee. Dave Mistretta has a best friend and former roommate, Andrew Meyers. They live a few blocks apart. Everyone at Crabby Bill's Restaurant and in our local fishing circles knows Dave (he rotates a fishing report in the Tampa Times with other established Charter Captains) . I truly consider him a Living Legend. He hired another Captain (Dave Morgan) .. the son of a friend that died... to ease his work load. Mistretta's got a son, Dave Jr. (wrestled in high school, does not fish) that just started as a freshman at University of Central Florida. I look forward to catching up with Dave during the Holiday Season and sharing your photos with him. I also look forward to meeting YOU too... sooner than later. May our Best Times Lie Ahead!
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I'll second that. Cheers!
 
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