2015 Final Standings
Congratulations to Alan Hodges for winning the 2015 El Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament! He caught a 9.49 Pound Sheepshead to beat out over 350 other entries! IF you want to find out where anyone finished, the entire results are below. Adult final Standings 1 Alan Hodges 9.492 Corey Williams 9.293 Kongphet Saysavanh […]
2013 El Cheapo prizes
The 2013 El Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament 13th edition, Bigger and Better than last year! Want to see what a $60.00 Entry can win for you? Grand Prize – Carolina Skiff JVX-18 W/ 60 HP Mercury 4- stroke on an Aluminum trailer! […]
Light Tackle
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The SAFMC Battle Ground
The Feds are closing down fishing on the East Coast of the U.S. They have already shut down Grouper, Red Snapper and Sea Bass. Their new targets are Dolphin (the fish, not Flipper), Cobia, Wahoo and Amberjack. That will effectively end any offshore fishing in the South East Atlantic. I am attaching a link to […]
2016 El Cheapo!
On behalf of the Jacksonville Offshore Sport Fishing Club, welcome to the 16th annual “El Cheapo” Sheepshead Tournament! The Tournament will be held at the Mike Scanlan Boat Ramp at Mayport, FL, on Saturday, February 27. You can register by going to the “El Cheapo Tournament” tab at the top. You can also register at […]
High Waves & Wakes
During the past year there have been many stories in the media about boaters being tossed into the water when encountering large wakes and high waves. As the weather warms and we enter the peak boating season, I thought it appropriate to remind everyone of the ever present dangers when encountering a high wave or […]
Blackmar’s Reef
Blackmar’s Reef is named for Ray Blackmar, one of the original members of the Jacksonville Offshore Sport Fishing Club (JOSFC). Charlie Hamaker, the JOSFC’s “Unofficial Historian” remembers meeting Ray Blackmar in 1963, after attending several club meetings at Monty’s Marina. He took Charlie under tow and gave him one-on-one lessons on how to twist wire […]
El Cheapo 2014
The EL Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament 2014 is right around the corner! This year we have a bigger and better than ever prize structure. ( Guaranteed ) Thanks to the generosity of Carolina Skiff and Mercury Marine! How about this for catching one large Sheepshead! If you have the one largest fish, and break the State Record […]
El Cheapo 2013
Greetings! The 13th annual El Cheapo is just around the corner. The Tournament will be held on February 23. Early registration ends on February 9th. This year’s grand prize will be a Carolina Skiff JVX 18 Center Console with a 60 HP Mercury 4 stroke on a Magic Tilt trailer. 2nd place will be a […]
Gobble ’til you Wobble
Time is sure flying by, I remember last years Thanksgiving Pot-Luck Dinner like it was just a short time ago. As some of you might have noticed, I love good food, and boy do we have some great food at this dinner. The Smoked Turkey, and Fried Turkey….. Wow, I hated to share […]