Fishing Report for January 22, 2006

Greetings ,
This weekend's overcast weather helped produce some exciting fishing for us offshore. The seas were less than 2 ft and it made for a great 2 hour run out there to the big fish!

We caught plenty of amberjack in the 15-35lb range and that made for many sore wrists to go along with the purple welt many of my clients got from putting the rod in there guts this weekend! (just kidding!)

Actually it was very enjoyable for me to see my clients so happy when their rods came alive with the stike of another amberjack. Most people who have never caught an amberjack don't realize how hard they pull, but when they set the hook into one and lean back on the rod to see what they have .......well.....it's like my friend Brad Boland say's, " You'd better grab your hat and your a** cause you're gonna need both of them!"

If you have never been out deep sea fishing in Sarasota, treat your family or friends to an 8 or 10 hour all-day fishing excursion on my new 36 foot downeaster 'Ahi Spirit.' You will absolutely love it! I still do, unless the weather's really bad. Longer trips just give you more fishing time out there and believe me, you could stay out there all night catching fish. I would be happy to show you around out there. We hit as many spots as we can fishing as a team. The spots are found using my high-intensity bottom recorder. We normally catch grouper, snapper, and amberjacks. All taste wonderful and I have some really good recipies for cooking them all. There are a few recipies I suggest over others though. The fish you catch are kept alive to ensure freshness upon arrival to the dock and then filleted and packaged.

I posted a video sample below of 2 couples that joined me this weekend for my 8 hour trip. The four chartered me for the day. The total cost was 00, which including gratuity. They mentioned to me that they had enough a couple of times, but it was hard to hear them over their laughing and grunting while fighting the fish they caught!
Enjoy the sample. Thank you and be good to each other!

Captain Tommy Tinacci

PS: I try to put together 8 hour split trips every week so it can be more affordable for all of us -0 per person or private boat 00 (6 person max). This week I'm running splits Thursday, Friday, and Saturday - 8 am - 4 pm.

Call 941-376-8669 for immediate reservations with Capt. Tommy!
(emails are answered every evening of every day)

Fishing Report for January 6, 2006

Happy New Year!

Just wanted to report that we are off to a nice start this new year. Catches on the 4hr trips have remained stable with 30-40 keeper snapper and a few short grouper showing up inshore ( within 10 miles). If your looking for big fish , the 8 and 10 hour amberjack trips this week were great! Many fish in the 25-40 lb range hitting the deck of the Ahi Spirit as well as a 60lb heavy weight per trip. There have also been red groupers out there for those of you would would like to target them. My 8hr trip this week also caught red grouper to 15 lbs in addition to amberjack. The red groupers have been easy to get, fishing ledges and bait stacks in 130feet of water. The limit for grouper is now 5 per person but only 1 can be red. Longer trips will get you out to deeper water and are always better trips for the winter time fishing. Guaranteed big fish and good numbers too!

I started a Friday 10hr split charter so you can get on at a lower price than having to absorb the whole cost of a private charter.


Every Friday is 8 am - 4 pm Split Charter day - a boat to the big ones! Get on for 0 per person!!
( Please note: There MUST be 6 people in order for this special price to apply.)

Thank You!
Captain Tommy Tinacci