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Old July 9th, 2004, 10:19 PM
SGF
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Default Affordable game fishing in Florida

Hey Jhook

Thanks a lot for your reply. I had a look at your site and I think, it
great!!!

Is there any of the smaller boates in the Miami og Key West area, oyu would
recommend for offshore-fishing in summertime??

Thanks again
Soren

"jhook" skrev i en meddelelse
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I have a site on S. Fla. fishing that includes links to local guides at
http://inshore.com/f-guides.html. You can check some there sites and see
what looks good in your price range. Don't be shy about sending them an
email if you have any questions.

From Miami your have access to Flamingo, Florida Bay, the Upper Keys and
Biscayne Bay for inshore fishing and the Gulfstream just minutes away if

you
still want to go offshore.

Note: during the summer with the calmer seas some of the smaller boats

fish
for dolphin in the same areas as the big boats at a much better price.


"SGF" wrote in message
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Hi NG

A lot of thanks to the both of you for your very useful advise and
oppinions. I will surely look into the www.captainhud.com website and
reconsider my fishing plans.

Also I think itīs great that you bother to spend a few nimutes helping

me
out.

Iīll let you know, what it all ends up with

Best regards
Soren, Denmark


"joe" skrev i en meddelelse
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In article ,
Rick Laws wrote:

I just fininhed a trip the end of May to Tampa Florida. I attended

a
conference and had some time to take a day fishing. I agree that
inshore fisihing to be more fun than the blue water fishing.

Durning
my
time on the water I caught 10 nice Snook and a bunch od Ocean Trout.

The guide I used is Capt. Jim Huddleson (727) 439-9017. His web

site
is
www.captainhud.com. He uses Palm Harbor Dock and is just south of
Tarpon Springs and North of Tampa. If taking a guide from Tampa you
spend a lot of time getting out of the Bay and out to where the

Snook
are. At Palm Harbor the boat ride is only a a few of minutes and

you
are fishing, not riding around. He is a Florida native, and is a

IGFA
world record holder. If you want o do some inshore fishing near

Tampa,
I recommend him very highly. I had a good time, good conversation

on
the water, excellent learning experience and he put me on some

really
nice Snook.

I don't think a guide is a cheap investment, but then again you have

to
look at the service provided. Boat, gas, bait, tackle all cost

money,
and the guide has knowledge you are paying for. I f you would like

to
see some of my fishing picture, I maintain a personal website for

family
and friends to see pictures, www.cafe-american.us . click on fishing
expeditions.

Sounds like you had a good trip. I was down for the week as well and
missed my chance on the snook but caught some nice trout including a

26
inch fish that fought hard.

I would disagree with you on taking a guide out of Tampa being more of

a
boat ride however. I was fishing out of my kayak on the east side of
Tampa Bay. There are spots all around the bay where snook, redfish,
trout and even tarpon are plentiful.

A guide is a good idea for anyone who has limited time and limited
knowledge of the fishing where you are. You will maximize your time

and
fun and even long time anglers can learn from a good guide. For the
money, usually $200 - $300 for a half day and $400 - $500 for a full

day
with one or two anglers. The nice thing about going solo is that you

get
all the fish. I have been on some trips with multiple anglers and it

is
hard sitting there watching your buddy fight a fish you could be. In

my
case we had 5 on a larger boat and I got one shot at a tarpon, the

only
one which threw the hook. I was glad for the others but man did I want
to be on the rod.

good fishin'

atljoe
--
"Atlanta Joe" aka Joe Webb
Flats fishing is Flat Fun!
Visit my site at http://flatsfisher.com