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Two-Day Advanced Inshore Techniques Clinic
This class will be in-depth, two full days with areas top full-time guides. Students will receive "hands on" instruction covering topics such as Casting, Boat Handling, Knots, Rigging, Tides & Weather, Seasons for Fish, Reading Water, Tackle, Rods & Reels, Lures, What to expect from a Guide / What he expects from you, How to clean, prepare and cook your catch and much more!! Lodging and workshops will take place at a beautiful, rustic, on the water site with boat ramp & floating dock with all meals provided. Click here to go to the Salty Feather Fly shop for more info and reserve your spot today!!
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Capt. Tony Bozzella
Springtime Fishing 2008
  The time is here to catch a big Trout on Topwater or diving plugs and lures in general. If you have never felt the rush of a solid hit while you cast & methodically retrieve your lure....Well your time has come when this can happen! Gator trout regularly take well placed artificials this time of year. On the right, Bill Carr caught this whopping 11-lber on a Bite-A-Bait Lure in May. I actually helped design the lure, so I'm very proud of it. At left, Lois Rasmussen with an 8-lber!
  These beautiful Gators fell victim to Bite A Baits, lipped diving plugs. The bait will be moving in with the warmer water and big fish will be following. This will mainly be the focus for the next few months. Being able to cast & retrieve a lure is a big plus, however, I will teach you to cast & retrieve a lure properly if you do not know how. And yes, I am very patient! Several of my clients throughout the years have caught great fish of a lifetime and did not have much experience. These are great moments for myself and my clients. Here is a young lady that listened well. She is a school teacher, I guess it paid off, because here is one of the 10 trout she caught and had no experience...What a great job! This is a nice Trout in anybody's book! Here is Big Jack with another 7-lb   Trout! Great job. Myself and a client with another huge Trout!
There will still be some redfishing going on. Many times Redfish are also caught while trout fishing. The Reds often take artificials as well. Both species basically eat the same, such as small bait fish, mullet, pogies etc. This time of the year there are still some Redfish in the backcountry, however, your bigger schools are starting to break up. You can still sight a single or a pair of doubles cruising the shallows. My methods have not changed for them. I still use the Famous all Black TBS Bucktail. It still is the top performer on shallow   water redfish. And, live baiting will be an option also. If I am fishing the backcountry, I try to fish them at the lows early and late.
Jack Crevalle will also be in the mix of things. These are by far some of the 'fun-est' fish to catch on anything. They are EXPLOSIVE when they strike and you would  think you just hooked the back end  of your dad's truck!! They are great fish that pull hard and they love artificial and Fly's They will be mingling around in some of the trout areas. There are places we can go and target them also. Here is Jack Jackson and Adam Lowery with 2 of the 5 caught that day along with some great Trout. You know these guys were having fun!!
  As for my Fly clients this is also the time of year I like, because, you have multiple Species that will take a fly and you are not limited to just one type of fish. Here is Jim McCully and his friend Joe with two 8-lbers caught on Fly! These are truly nice reds in the backcountry. Great job guys.
Capt. Tony Bozzella
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Capt. Tony Guides 2007 Team Grand Champions
in St. A Celebrity Redbone Tournament
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Fast Action Tip
~ Short Butt Section for Artificials
~ Fuji Reel Seats
~ Stainless Steel Eyes
~ IM 7 Graphite Blank
~ Custom Name Imprint on Every Rod
~ 3 Models To Choose From
~ No Better Fishing Rod For Artificial & Jigs
~ American Made
Affordably Priced: $169.99
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What 2006 & 2007 Redbone Tournament Winner Capt. Tony Bozzella says about his TBS Rods:
"I designed these rods for real fishermen and women
to use in real fishing situations. The designs
are based on my 20+ years as a
 competitive fisherman and
guide. They are very, very functional,
which means they'll hold up to big fish and take
some knocking around, too. That's because my
TBS Rods are built to be durable.
But these are hand-crafted fishing rods, so they're
good looking as well as durable."
A unique, milled stainless eye design allows TBS
Rods to control the line
during the cast, shooting it like an arrow for long,
accurate casts. TBS Rods come with a short butt
section to keep your hands and arms close
to your body for lure control, feel/sensitivity and
stamina duration (repetitive casting/tournaments).
TBS rods have been tested under rigorous tournament and
fish-fighting situations, where I purposely
overloaded the rod. I have had 0% failure. TBS
Fishing Rods are affordably priced at $169.99, and
are built locally -- 100% American made.
I've designed 3 TBS rods in his line: 7' Med/Hvy (8-20
lb line); 7' Med (8-15 lb line); and 7' med
bait cast (8-15 lb line). All have a fast
action tip, short butt section for artificials, Fuji
reel seats, and stainless eyes on a light-weight IM
7 graphite blank. All are custom built with your
choice of thread color wrap on eyes. Every rod comes
customized with your name and the fish it was
designed for. (You can change that if wanted).
Call to talk to me personally about any details
-- 904- 651- 0182.
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That's often a tough thing to accomplish in itself and it separates myself from being a professional angler personally catching fish in a tournament. It really proves your skills as a guide, because the captains are not allowed to aid by casting etc. But, guiding your clients to these challenging
wins . . . that's a true test of guiding, teaching, communication and camaraderie