Affordable game fishing in Florida

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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
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"Atlanta Joe" aka Joe Webb
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