- The only known adult Orca in the world
- IGFA event April 14th and 15th.. Jose Wejebe event
- Fishing TV show Spanish Fly host Jose Wejebe Killed in a plane cash in Everglades City, Florida April 6th 2012
- Only in Florida
- CCA Florida – Tampa Chapter Announces Twenty-Seventh Banquet, April 22, 2012
- Fly like a bird
- Biscayne Bay Estuary deep dredge threat
- A fish named “Ball Cutters”, yes it is exactly what you think!
- Rod Naming contest, Win 1 piece 12 wt Fly rods or Spinning rods, Deadline March 26th 2012
- Ladies Only fishing tournament in Sunny Florida, March 23rd 2012, Chix n Stix
Tuna Frenzy video
Tuna Frenzy, wow! Wish I was there diving this action with the underwater housing.
This morning’s fishing with Nik and product shots (Iphone 4/4s cases)
Well I had a couple hours to fish this morning so I met my buddy Nik at the launch. It was slick calm, no wind, over cast out there and we thought the fishing was going to be awesome!
We both worked the top water to no avail for probably two hours. Then finally Nik gets small snook on his top water lure. I fished til about 10am until I had to pack it in. So in the three hours I was out there I can honestly say I did not get a single hit. Some days it just was not meant to be.
Of course on the way home.. “right after you left man…. I got this nice red..!” figures..
I got home ate some food and started to work on the must needed shots of the Saltyshores Iphone cases. This way people can see them in much better details. The cases are printed via dye sublimated aluminum. This makes them very vivid, colorful and super durable. I’m working on the retail packing now and they will be hitting the tackle shops here in the near future.(crossing my fingers, everything works out.)
Biggest fish Reid ever caught
Saturday I took my friend Erik and his 12 year old son Reid out fishing. The weather was not the greatest but it was clear skies on a Saturday and the boy wanted to fish.
Making the run across the bay was not pretty and everyone soaking wet in the 3-4 footers. 3-4′ waves isn’t bad for a bay boat but we were in my 17′ Ranger, a solid boat but not meant to be in that conditions for sure.
When we got there my trolling motor battery on my remote was dead so this made for some annoying moments trying to figure what was wrong. After about 45min of zero success we decided to drift and see what we can do. Since we had already crossed the bay mine as well get some fishing in.
With nothing really working we decided to move to the bridges. This was a challenge with no trolling motor but since it is much deeper water, I figured we can use the main motor to control our drift a bit.
This proved to worked quite nicely. We used pompano jigs to try to catch pompano but we caught a nice black drum instead. After a few tensed moment of us guiding Reid how fight the fish and having to drive under a bridge piling we landed the fish. The 10min fight on light tackle exhausted Reid but he was so excited when the fish finally surfaced. “OMG my biggest fish ever!” he yelled.
This made the whole trip worth while.
A little Fishen
Finally, I’ve been able to get out and do a little more fishing. The tide was perfect last night for reds and with a last minute decision we set out. After getting to the bait grounds it took about a good 20 minutes of chumming and a few more throws of the cast net than I wanted to but we ended up with some beautiful shiners. With the high tide we were able to get back into a nice creek with good water flow. We did end with our two reds, some trout and for some reason the catfish were hungry too. Here’s a few pics from the last month-
Tarpon zone by Redzone, Sailfish Iphone 4/4s Cases
Check it out.. my Tarpon image on the Redzone apparel line “Tarpon Zone”
The Saltyshores Sail fish iphone 4/4s case is available. Did not really expect it honestly, but I sold out of first shipment and got more in. I under estimated the offshore base for sure. I guess that is why most of the successful fish artist pretty much only paint Marlin and other offshore images.
This gives me a great idea. I have to get me an epic image of Bass. 
Here is the Sail fish Iphone 4/4s case. They come in Black or White soft rubber. Dye sublimated aluminum so it’s tact sharp and never fades.
I shot this image during the first episode shoot of “Into the Blue” TV show shot down in the Keys with Captain Scott Walker.
The one liner of the show was.. Scott screaming “Goggle eye in the face!” .. you can hear it during the show. lol
UFO in 5,000 feet of water near and oil rig, Well more like UUO, placental jellyfish
Crazy looking living trash bag. Never seen anything like this. Shot in about 5000 to 8000 feet water near an oil rig in April.
My friend Alex works on the rig and sent me this video. He said it’s called the placental jellyfish.
Deck Gear product photo shoot
Did a photoshoot for Deck Gear, a local company that makes custom seats specifically for west coast fishing. Since they have lots of standard products shots already I concentrated more on the creative side. Things like reflections and silhouettes.
It wa a bit cloudy and windy out there. With a little help from mother nature at the end of the day, I believe we got the shot we came for.
Matlacha Babay Tarpon video
Since tarpon season is upon us, I figure it is time to post the Matlacha Baby Tarpon video we shot in conjunction with a group of friends.
Tactical Fishing Clip by Tacticalanglers.com
Cool product I just tried out called the Tactical Clip by the Tactical Angler.
Some guy name Alberto hit me up on Facebook a couple moths ago and told me the next time I’m heading down south he wanted to meet me for lunch. So a month ago I did and hooked me up with these fishing clips.
At first I told him I don’t use clips, I tie knots and which were fast, easy and didn’t weigh my lures down. He insisted I would like these as they were strong and very little hassle. I took them and went on my merry way.
It sat the in the truck for weeks before I decided to try them. Since I have been using lots of plugs lately, a couple weeks ago I gave it a shot.
I was quite surprise how easy they were were to take on and off. With the plugs I was using it did not affect the action little if at all. So now I find myself changing from top water to sub surface depending on the depths of water I am fishing quite often. Since it only takes a couple seconds, I was no longer looking for cutters, cutting my flouro carbon down and retying.
The clips I was using are rated at 50lbs which is more than enough for inshore fishing. They also have them up to 175lbs.
The come in a package of 10 I believe for about $5.99. There is not bearings or moving pars to go wrong so they are pretty darn durable. Unless you get cut off a bunch it will last quite a long time. I’m still using the first one I tied on.
Accent Paddle Transformer paddle system
As you may know I’ve been pretty active doing more kayak fishing as well as SUP(Stand up paddle board) fishing lately. Accent paddle is one of the company that I use one of their SUP paddle. They have made kayak paddles for quite a long time and It’s a pretty recognized brand in that industry.
This year realizing there is a need for a more versatile paddle system they have developed what is called their transformer model.
The Transformer Paddle converts in seconds to:
- Adjustable length Kayak Paddle
- Adjustable length SUP paddle
- Adjustable length Stake pole
- Adjustable length Push pole
- and it has a built in 40″ measuring device.
I did a quick video of the product today showing how easy and versatile it was to change from one to another.
From the website:
It’s a kayak paddle, no, it’s an adjustable SUP paddle, no, it’s a push and stake out pole. Which is it? It’s all of them. I forgot, it also has a ruler system on the shaft for measuring your catch. Check out Accent’s latest versatile paddle for the fisherman who wants everything in one product.
The Transformer is offered in 2 sizes:
720 = 72″ to 80″ Adjustable SUP and 225cm Kayak Paddle.
780 = 78″ to 86″ Adjustable SUP and 240cm Kayak Paddle.
