Boca Grande Pass Tarpon Controversy   This weekend is the start of the Professional Tarpon Tournament Series PTTS in Boca Grande Pass. As some might be aware there is a lot of controversy over the methods used by the participants with the break-away jig used for catching tarpon.   Opposed to the PTTS  and the …

 Find someone to fish with | Fishing Partners   With gas prices where they are at, myself and I’m sure most other boat owners would like to have someone for a day of fishing to help share the expenses. If you want to go fishing and want to help share the expenses, if you are …

Headed out yesterday with another Dave for a day of fishing or mostly catching. The first stop was in Boca Grande Pass were we didn’t do any fishing or catching, just watching. There were about 20 or so boats fishing the pass, and a good number of them were hooked up with tarpon. The tarpon …

Two Great Knots   A number of years ago, I saw Capt Mark Nichols of DOA give a seminar at the Fort Myers Fishing Show. He promoted these two knots and I’ve been using them ever since.   The loop knot, once you get the hang of it is super fast. It’s actually a bowline …

After an extended time I finally took the boat and went fishing. I don’t know why, but yesterday at the ramp was like a holiday weekend. Was there something going on I don’t know about? It was crazy.  I get to the ramp before 8am and there is a line for 5 vehicles in front …

The Fishing was hot today. Fished Bull Bay again today and probably tomorrow too. The Sea Trout action was non-stop for almost two hours. The ones I kept were 18” or larger. Caught a nice size flounder too. After that the mullet and Reds started. I stayed in the same location all day, only moving …