Publications by Florida SportsmanResent articles by the "Florida Sportsman" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Thu, 3 Dec 2009 17:08:32 GMT360Free Online Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 A flash of red: the elusive red snapper strikes ageain.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+flash+of+red%3a+the+elusive+red+snapper+strikes+ageain.-a0212034512It's a beautiful summer morning in Destin. My girlfriend Tracia is on the boat with me and we're bottom fishing for snapper by drifting over a wreck in about a hundred feet of water. Between our drifts, we put out lures on spinning tackle to troll for kingfish and bonito while making the short run back to start the next drift.

]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 Your statewide tide charts.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Your+statewide+tide+charts.-a0212034511Mayport

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 Tide Corrections For Mayport High Low Fernandina Beach -0:18 -0:01 Nassau Sound -0:03 +0:06 Amelia City +0:54 +1:03 Mink Creek +1:58 +2:32 Halfmoon Island +3:00 +3:21 St. Johns River -0:23 -0:17 Pablo Creek +1:39 +1:15 Jacksonville +1:24 +1:50 Omega River +2:27 +2:50 Orange Park +3:49 +4:14 Green...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 The Kissimmee Chain hosts champions: Howes takes Xtreme Championship.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Kissimmee+Chain+hosts+champions%3a+Howes+takes+Xtreme+Championship.-a0212034510
 

 Forty-two of Florida's best individual bass anglers squared-off for a top prize of $10,000 in the Xtreme Bass One Man Series Championship in late August. Easily one of the hottest fisheries in the nation, the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes made an appropriate backdrop to coronate a champion on what has become the premier tournament trail in Florida. 

 "It's truly an honor to be...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 Big wahoo, young guy.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Big+wahoo%2c+young+guy.-a0212034509
 At the Stuart Sailfish Club Junior Angler Tournament in August, Michael Szary, 15, held on tight to one of the bigger wahoo (and his first!) caught off Florida's east coast this summer, a 100.5 pounder. Fishing with his grandfather Stash Szary and family friend Richard Baker, the young Szary took a massive strike on a wirelined pink Seawitch and double-rigged ballyhoo combo...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 Off the wall marlin: plus a dolphin catch that seals the deal.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Off+the+wall+marlin%3a+plus+a+dolphin+catch+that+seals+the+deal.-a0212034508
 

 Smart strategy paid off for Cudjoe Key resident Rene Cruz, who with his Dock Cruise team won the Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament back in July--by less than three points. Their winning difference came in the shape of a 23.05-pound dolphin boated in addition to their one marlin released, earning them just enough points to beat Capt. Marco Gaona's second place team, Shockwave,...]]>