You can fish the deep sea or the reefs around the various Keys. Catch sailfish, wahoo, tuna, dolphin (mahi or dorado), marlin, barracuda, shark, tarpon, grouper, snapper, and more. Regardless of what you catch, Captain Houde ensures you take a picture home to share with family and friends.

Choose from a 1-1/2 day or 3 full days fishing trips. Your Key West Fishing Vacation includes free accommodations at a comfortable, yet private cottage just a few blocks from Duval Street.

Ya see, there’s a problem being in a landlocked state. You’re oblivious to the quality boating products that are available to people that live near the ocean.

Naw, we’re stuck with the dozen or so boats parked at the big outfitter off the highway…. or the little boat shop near the local lake.

Who knew?!

Custom stainless steel fabrication, carbon fiber and anodized aluminum, high quality for every part of your boat. Boarding stairs, custom outdoor showers, manual or electric rollers all created for you and your needs. Marine technology created by joining naval architects, with designers and engineers to ensure that looks marry form and function.

Sure makes a fella want to head to Florida!

custom shower

Here’s a peek inside the book that hints at the amazing story inside:

In their invented game Conquered Unconquered, one of the three cousins would perform a daring stunt, and the others would have to follow suit or be “conquered.” Whether it was jumping from boxcar to boxcar or executing the latest death-defying feat on their bicycles, each of the cousins looked to invent a feat that would best the other two.

Consciously or subconsciously, it’s clear how this game continued to work its magic on them throughout their lives, as each sought not to be left behind the others. And eventually, all THREE could claim to be “Unconquered,” despite incredible obstacles.

Buy “Unconquered” Today!

Captain Joe started his entrepreneurial skills young! As a boy he used to row a boat across a marina to scour golf balls out of the water to resell. Captain Joe went on to washing boats, filleting fish and was a first mate at 18. He did a stint as a commercial and lobster fisherman and today lives his dream of captaining his own charter boat.

His state of the art boat, the Triple Time, is a 46 foot Bertram yacht, fully rigged and equipped. There’s nice cool air conditioning, two staterooms, two bathrooms, a tv-cvr, cd player and even a full kitchen.

Fishing tackle consists of Penn International Reels with 20-50 test lines.

The legendary fishing in the Florida Keys ia about the big gamefish – sailfish and marlin. For tournaments and big game billfishing, a tournament winning captain and a big comfortable boat like the TripleTime and Captain Joe Mercurio is the way to go.

The billfish are still out there … recent catches in the area include a 683 pound swordfish. This whopper was caught on an electric sport fishing reel and believed to be the largest swordfish ever landed off the Florida Keys.

There’s nothing like letting a boat Captain that knows the waters you’re fishing in take you on the salt water fishing trip of your dreams.

triple time catch

I knew from being around other golfers that that just would not do, not even for putting around in the back yard, so I went looking myself. I paid attention to what brand of golf clubs they were using, as well as how they were using them (no lessons for me!). I asked for advice of fellow golfers about differences in materials, weights, stability, drivers, putters, wedges and even hybrid golf clubs before I ever made my decision.

I then picked out the exact set I wanted and asked for ‘that particular’ set for my birthday. Smart of me? Yes. Plus the spouse likes ‘knowing’ which of anything to buy! (This also works with fishing gear, and hunting gear… … …)

Off to hit a few!

Actual driving range baskets from local golf course

Well jeans are fine the first time you play, on a nice cool spring day. Your second game, and third and subsequent games won’t go quite as easy.

You begin to realize that the denim binds you on your swing. Your perspiration sticks to you making the denim cling, they start to droop, then you look around and notice that everyone else is wearing something more attuned to the game of golf. They’re wearing lightweight breathable clothing.

When you get serious about golf, you decide it’s time to get some actual golf apparel so that you can forget about your clothing and focus on the game.

balls

If the subject comes up at all, they start spouting off about who’s better, who’s gonna win. Their Liverpool vs Chelsea game (a big one fer shure) is set for May 5th and is part of the 2012 FA Cup Final.

I wonder if they have soccer tailgates? Painted faces? Rowdy crowds?

I just bet they do!

tent

I went back and forth. Is this tent sturdy enough for me? Is it big enough. What do other people think about this particular one?

I didn’t buy it though.

Then today I run across a site with actual Tent Reviews and now I could kick myself in the butt! I should have bought that tent, at that great price, when I saw it.

Now, I know, and next time I find a bargain, I’ll be better prepared.

Everyone wishes they could own one, or at least take a day trip on one!

These big boats are perfect for a day out fishing; even lake fishing even though these big catamarans are also great for offshore.

I’ve heard tell that they are fuel efficient, speedier and able to sleep more folks and extremely stable. Does that mean that you should fish when the weather’s made the lake all whitecapped and choppy? No. Does that mean that you can fish even when a blue norther or a twister is headed your way. No, it just means that safety abounds in a stable catamaran.

catamaran

I see people with big old honkin’ trucks haulin’ big honkin’ boats. I also see people in little clown cars pulling little dinghys. All of them headed for a day at the lake doing ‘whatever’ they want. Some folks party. Some folks ski. Some folks play. Some folks fish.

Their choice of boat might be one of circumstance, or born out of necessity (working boat), or their water born toy-joy of the moment.

I’ve friends with little fishing ‘jon’ boats, friends with bass boats, ski boats, pontoon boats, and I’ve even got a bud with a river raft. Sure, a river raft is a boats too. I mean, it floats doesn’t it? A river raft is more than something Tom Sawyer or Tom Hanks nailed together; they’re becoming more mainstream. They’re rugged and durable and that says a lot!

But river rafts, (or other inflatables) are something you see around these parts too much. He hauls his to the mountains every summer. He swears by his Mariner Intex Boats, and loves those rapids. I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up moving to the mountains just to fuel his passion.

And ya know, that’s what fishing (and boating) is all about. Fueling your passion.

No matter what your passion, reach for it. Learn, experience, DO. If you’ve been thinking about a fishing trip in the back of your mind, well, there is no better time than the present.

mariner intex