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August 25th, 2007 Went out today by myself. (On several days when I am off from Guided trips, I still find myself fishing all the time. This is a good thing to look for in when hiring a guide. Someone who is on the water all the time. Not a part time Pro or what I like to call a "WEEKEND ANGLER!!!". Look for a Guide who also resides within 10-25 minutes of the water he works on. If the guide you are wanting to hire has to drive over two hours round trip just to get to the boat ramp, then keep looking. This means if he is on the water a hundred days a year then over 200 hours of his time are spent traveling in a truck, not fishing. You either do this full time or not...There is no middle ground. Never be afraid to ask a potential Guide how often he fishes(with or without a client) and if this is his only means of employment. You get so many guides out here that say they are full time, when they are not. They work full time at other jobs and guide on the side maybe guiding 20-40 days a year. I pride myself in saying I am full time and I am on the water around 185 days a year with a client and then on the water another 100 plus or so days for myself.) I trolled along the bars using my top water lures. This is one if not my favorite method in early morning hours when conditions allow. From sunrise until about 830a.m. or so the action was great. The winds were out SW to S at around 5 knots. The lack of rain has kept back country fishing to a minimal. I put on a Yo-Zuri LMinnow and went to a favorite spot I fish with deeper water and WHAM!!! I landed over a dozen nice Mangrove Snapper! All around the 15 inch mark...Very good way to end the morning a great way to star dinner! Capt. Drew Florida Inshore Fishing Charters Mosquito Lagoon Fishing Guides Banana River Fishing Guide Edgewater,Florida
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August 25th, 2007

Went out today by myself. (On several days when I am off from Guided trips, I still find myself fishing all the time. This is a good thing to look for in when hiring a guide. Someone who is on the water all the time. Not a part time Pro or what I like to call a "WEEKEND ANGLER!!!". Look for a Guide who also resides within 10-25 minutes of the water he works on. If the guide you are wanting to hire has to drive over two hours round trip just to get to the boat ramp, then keep looking. This means if he is on the water a hundred days a year then over 200 hours of his time are spent traveling in a truck, not fishing. You either do this full time or not...There is no middle ground. Never be afraid to ask a potential Guide how often he fishes(with or without a client) and if this is his only means of employment. You get so many guides out here that say they are full time, when they are not. They work full time at other jobs and guide on the side maybe guiding 20-40 days a year. I pride myself in saying I am full time and I am on the water around 185 days a year with a client and then on the water another 100 plus or so days for myself.) I trolled along the bars using my top water lures. This is one if not my favorite method in early morning hours when conditions allow. From sunrise until about 830a.m. or so the action was great. The winds were out SW to S at around 5 knots. The lack of rain has kept back country fishing to a minimal. I put on a Yo-Zuri LMinnow and went to a favorite spot I fish with deeper water and WHAM!!! I landed over a dozen nice Mangrove Snapper! All around the 15 inch mark...Very good way to end the morning a great way to star dinner!

Capt. Drew

Florida Inshore Fishing Charters

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Edgewater,Florida