Here is n article JT wrote about his experience with Dave.
After fishing the flat water in the back country around Florida Bay I’ve decided I’m never going offshore again! Why? Not just because I get seasick on the ocean, but because of the magic and beauty of the back country water.
Al & I spent a nearly indescribable day fishing with Captain Dave Perkins ( http://www.captaindaveperkins.net/ ) on Florida Bay.
We left the dock at 9:15 and were fishing for real fish (not for bait fish) by 9:30 and had fish in the boat by 9:45. We saw sea trout, blue fish, jack, sheepshead, pinfish, and even one shark. We tried fishing the muds (areas disturbed by feeding fish) and we tried pole fishing for redfish. This part of Florida is so beautiful that I would have gone on this trip even if we hadn’t taken the fishing rods.
When you go offshore, you see the ocean. When you go in the back country, you see the mangroves, the birds in the mangroves, the clear water and the flora and fauna on the bottom of the clear water. If you get lucky, like we did, you may see porpoises (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3uvudvYqow ). And, unlike our last couple of tries offshore, we came home both with supper and with our breakfasts…
I’ll be going out with Captain Dave again next year. It’ll be worth the ride just to visit this nearly idyllic piece of the planet again. Dave gets “it”, that it’s about being out in the back country that is the thing. I’d go out there again even if we didn’t catch any fish. But if you go with Dave, you’re likely to catch some fish.
Here’s a link to a short video that captures some of the beauty of the place and of the day. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWuPvY8rssY ) I can highly recommend this place and this captain.
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