The JOSFC's 2012 El Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet, and still only $60.00 / BOAT! First place is a 2012 Carolina Skiff JVX - 18 Center Console Boat with a Mercury 4 stroke Outboard valued at over $20,000.00! Second place will be a 2012 ATV 4 wheeler from First Coast Powersports of St. Augustine valued at over $5,000.00!
The El Cheapo will be held February 25, 2012
We have already had lots of fishermen & Ladies asking when they can register so we are opening On-Line Registration now, and you may order El Cheapo merchandise ( Hats & T's ) at the same time. Just click on the ONLINE link below, or for a printable form one of the other buttons!
Also check our El Cheapo Tournament page under the "Fishing Info" button for more information.
Don't let our name fool you!
Written by Bill Breen
Greg Wallace, the JOSFC Fishing Director fishing from his "Big Boat"!
Don't let the name "Jacksonville Offshore Sport Fishing Club" fool you or discourage you from visiting our club to see if you like what we have to offer. We are a family orientated, fun, fishing club. We fish the river, sloughs, bay's, beach, and anywhere we can get a line wet!
Come visit us and see what we have to offer!
Come and visit us!
Visit the Jacksonville Offshore Sport fishing Club’s next meeting as our guest! You will find a great historic sporting association dedicated to preserving and enhancing the family sport fishing off Jacksonville. 2011 is our 52nd year as a club. We are a working family club that welcomes the kids at our meetings, and the average boat is a 20’ to 25’ center console fishing boat. We fish the bays, backwaters, river and ocean, and welcome everyone. If you fish in salt water, you need to join, to help fight the junk science that is being used to close all our sport fishing.
Come visit us on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Mayport Boat Ramp. Dinner and soft drinks (Free) start about 7:30 PM and our meetings start at 8:00 PM we usually have great fishing and boating seminars by experts, and have a great time spinning tall stories about local fishing!
Join Us!
Written by Bill Breen
OK, I know that some of you have been thinking of joining, but just were not sure, or keep putting off coming to a meeting. SO..... here are some reasons to join, and now is as good as any time to join.
It is the best value for your money you will get around here. First it is dirt cheep to belong to our club. Individual membership is only $40.00 / Year, and a family membership is only $50.00 / Year. That is for a FULL YEAR! There is a one time $25.00 initiation fee.
Here are some of the benefits: For your $40.00 or $50.00 per YEAR, you get:
The JOSFC encourages everyone to participate in the Red Snapper Tagging Program that the FWC is running. The FWC will be giving some Red Snapper Tagging Seminars and they would like to get us involved in tagging Red Snapper so the FWC can get some real data on them to counter what the SAMFC claims!
If you would like to sign up for a seminar, here is your opportunity to sign up.
Contact Patti Kalaitzis. Call her at (904) 256-7766 for information.
Russ Brodie and Justin Solomon from FWCC contacted the JOSFC members who are interested in the Red Snapper Tagging Program Seminar which will be held on January 17th at 6:00pm in the MSRI building 2nd floor room 214. Click on the "Read More" link for a map for directions & parking to the MSRI building on the JU Campus.
Our next meeting is February 2, 2012, the First Thursday of the month. This is our annual Chili Cook-Off meeting, so cook up a batch of your best Chili, and bring it to the club for dinner! It will be judged by a panel of totally unqualified fishermen & women, and there will be a prize for the best Chili!
We will have the R.F.A. ( Recreational Fishing Alliance ) there speaking to us about what they have been doing to combat the SAFMC. If you are not a member, you should think of joining them. It is ONLY $35.00 / Year!
Chef Larry says......Bring your Tums, Zanteck, Rolaids, Prilocect or whatever other perscription ant-acid, and drink a bottle of Pepto-Bismol before you come! He will provide some sides for the Chili dinner! Dinner at 7:30 PM and the meeting starts at 8:00 PM.