Addresses to Write your complaints to.
If you want to send an E-mail to your Representative you have to go to their Website. They have a filter to keep people from outside of their district from E-mailing them. ( Zip + 4 ) I suggest writing a letter and copying it to send to all the below addresses via Snail Mail. ( The […]
Good to Know Facts for the Fight
Here are some facts that you can use to battle the closures. According to the American Sports Fishing Association, Florida leads the nation in impact from recreational fishing. What’s more, if you take NE Florida’s share of that, (Grorga Border to St. Augustine, but not south of St. Augustine.) you come up with about $600 […]
Members Helping Members
These are JOSFC Club Members, who have skills that you might need. They do offer a Club Discount so if you need work done, call them first! Boat Repairs: Captain Dan Parker Contact : E-mail = captdanparker@comcast.net Phone = 904 – 613 – 7950 Services Offered: Moble marine mechanic, and boat repairs Joe Miller Contact: […]
Join The R.F.A.
The Recreational Fishing Alliance is the organization that is fighting the SAMFC in the courts, for all of us! They need every member and penny they can raise to fight this battle. If you fish, you should be a member of the R.F.A. It is that simple. They need YOU! Don’t depend on the other […]
Lightning
I learned long ago from an old successful salesman that the first thing one had to do in a prospective sales presentation was to get the customers undivided attention. So, in an effort to get your undivided attention, I will cite some of the very grim boating fatality statistics from the Florida Marine Police. For […]
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 […]
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 […]
Towing Your Boat
Now, with improving weather and tournaments on the schedule, Club members will be towing their boats more to get in on the action. In order to have a safe, successful boating/fishing trip, if you are one of the 95% of recreational boaters who tow their boats, you must first tow your boat to the nearest […]
Float Plan
In case you may not have seen the notice in the newspaper, I want to call everyone’s attention to a change in the boating-safety education requirements in Florida effective January 1, 2010. It states that boat operators who were born on or after January 1, 1988, are now required to pass an approved boating-safety […]
Boat Handling In Rough Seas
With the advent of cooler weather and fronts moving through our area, I think it is time to remind everyone of the need to take proper precautions when boating in heavy weather and rough seas. You may recall the incident, offshore Mayport, where a 21 foot Hydra Sport capsized in rough seas. As cold weather […]