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"Tarpon
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March Madness
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"MARCH MADNESS"
is the starting month for baitfish pods to flood the grass-flats &
following closely behind them are the big schools of
"Game-Fish"!
Great
fun for adrenaline junkies while visiting
"Beautiful Charlotte Harbor"
using light tackle! Schools of
Bull-Redfish ranging 5-25lb, Snook averaging 2-20lbs, Speckled Sea Trout,
Jack Crevalle 2-20lb & Juvenile Tarpon 10-40lbs
makes up just some of our "March Madness Angling Adventures"!!! |


"RETURN CLIENTS"
Mike Ferraro & Eric Dolman keep coming back for more of
"Charlotte Harbors"
awesome game-fish action w/Capt. Derrick Jacobsen! Pictured above are just a few of the
Redfish & Snook
they battled which keep them returning again & again!!
"AWESOME ANGLING ADVENTURE"!! |

Rodger Bowin and friends had an
awsome time fishing Mosquito Lagoon while guided by
Capt Brian Pahmeier.
Pictures above consist
of an oversize
Redfish & a
Big Black Drum!!!! |
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"FATHER & SON FISHING"
Gary Gniffke & his Son had a great day of March fishing with
Florida
Light Tackle Charters!
Their combined catch consisted of numerous,
Snook, Trout, & Jack Crevalle
which completes an awesome Father & Son day of "Catching"!!! |
"TWO AWESOME DAYS OF FISHING"

Jeff,
Mike & Kim Huxford from Owatonna, MN visited beautiful Charlotte Harbor for
two full days of fishing guided by
Capt.
Derrick Jacobsen.
"We lost count of the
Snook, Reds & Trout
that we caught during our two trips, but we know there was over 100+ landed,
which added to countless Florida Slams"!! "It was the trip of a
lifetime & you can count on us coming back for more very soon"!!!
"Thank You, Florida Light Tackle"! |
"THE
HUIBREGTSE FAMILY RETURNS FOR MORE FISHING FUN"
F.L.T.C.'s returning client & long-time friend Will,
Dick, Greg & Mark returned to fish with Florida Light Tackle Charters &
Capt. Angel Torres
once again for an awesome day of family fishing fun!
Snook, Redfish, Trout, & Jack Crevalle
filled the day with plenty of game-fish action for the entire family!
"FUN-FUN-FUN"!!! |

John
Shea & his fishin buddy, Mary Beurkle (Babe) return again this year for more
of "Charlotte Harbors" plentiful Snook action! They won the battle
with numerous Snook & Jack Crevalle while fishing "Structure" in the area's
endless canal & river systems!
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"RETURNING
WINTER RESIDENTS"
& good friends; Bob, Arden, & Ron Curtis continue returning with Florida
Light Tackle Charters to experience our unbelievable; "Guaranteed *NO
FISH, NO PAY* Policy" to battle plenty of
Snook
every time their aboard
w/Capt. Derrick Jacobsen!
, they ALWAYS get their moneys worth! As
you can see we "Never" let them down!
"JUST ASK THESE GUYS"!!!
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4yr old
Dalton Jacobsen &
his cousin 6yr old Angel had a blast showing
off Dads (Capt. Derrick Jacobsen) 13 pound Snook!
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There's
Dalton again except with his sister Kaci showing off a hefty 11 pound Snook
he help catch while fishing w/Dad, Capt. Derrick Jacobsen! |

"Local Resident"
Brian Perry had a blast
"Catchin Snook"
during the month of March! He said he wanted to experience some
"World Class Snook Fishing" that he's read about! Brian
got his chance & landed several
"Trophy Snook"
fishing in "Beautiful Charlotte Harbor" guided by Capt.
Derrick Jacobsen!
"Awesome Snookin Adventure" |
Frank
Cardillo enjoyed backcountry fishin for
Snook & Reds
while vacationing in "Charlotte Harbor", from Niagara Falls!!
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Florida
Light Tackle V.P., Christy Jacobsen & 4yr old Son, Dalton also enjoyed a day
of "Catchin Fun" while fishing w/Dad, Capt. Derrick Jacobsen in
"Charlotte Harbor!
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"LONG-TIME CLIENTS"
Lee & Sarah Hancock return several times a year to experience "Game-Fish
Battling" & always manage to win against our. Snook, Redfish, Trout &
Tarpon! Pictured are just a few of "Charlotte Harbors" abundant
game-fish concentrations, they always have a blast while being guided by
FLTC's
Captain, Angel Torres!!!
They'll be retuning in May for
"Tarpon Season"!!
"SEE YA SOON"!!!! |

Day 1
Despite a cold front moving in the day before our trip, Father
& Son team, Jeff & Cory Ferrington battled multiple
Snook & Redfish
while fishing Charlotte Harbor with
Capt.
Derrick Jacobsen
"Fun!
Fun! Fun!" |

Day 2
Solid sunshine began raising water temps which made the
Snook, Reds
and
Trout
start raising their eyebrows with a vengeance at the baitfish we
offered them:) Jeff & Cory Ferington had another day of "Catching"
while fishing the backcountry waters of Placida with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
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Brad
Hayes & his son, Jackson with a double hookup had a fun day of fishing with
Capt. Jimmy Willis,
they landed multiple
Snook,
Trout
& some of those extreme drag peeling
Jack
Crevalle
rounding out a
"Total Fishing Adventure"
in the backcountry of Charlotte Harbor waters!! |

Doug Nagle from Minnetonka, MN show off a few of the fish caught with
Capt.
Derrick Jacobsen |

Angler
Howard Stern of Portland, Oregon and
Captain
Ariel Cabrera
with a pair of
fly-caught Cobia.
The fish ate yellow/white tarpon bunny fly on a ten weight, the larger fish
weighed 28 pounds, it took 45 minutes to boat.
"Now
that's Something to write home
about"!!!
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It's Tarpon Time in
Flamingo.
Capt. Eric Herstedt releases a 100+ pound
Tarpon!
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It
didn't take this mathematics teacher Gerry Quickel & his wife Debbie from
Odenton, MD long to calculate
10 Nice Snook
+ 4 Big Snook
= an
"Awesome Day of Fishin"
guided by
Capt.
Derrick Jacobsen
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Rick
Gibson and his friend Jeff, went on a 3-day guided
"Bass Fishing Extravaganza"
guided by
Capt. Brian Hart
in the
Tarpon Spring/Tampa area!
Capt. Hart guided them to a heart pounding
100+ catch & releases of Largemouth Bass!
Their trophy catches included a
6lb, 7lb, 8lb & 9lb
Whooper,
along with numerous
2-5lb fish
over three days of fishing!!
(Now That's, what I call, "Bass Fishing"!) |


"4th
YEAR RETURN CLIENTS"!
Our loyal client, Jeff Huxford whom returns again to fish with us
in
"Beautiful Charlotte Harbor!
He shares plenty of angling excitement w/family & friends, Ralf
Huxford, Mike Hintz & Paul Hobday! Their two boat adventure lands
them battling,
Snook, Redfish, Trout & juvenile Tarpon
for an excellent day of "catching fun" guided by father & son team,
Capt. Bobby Bunkley & Capt. Derrick Jacobsen!
"MORE FAMILY FUN"!!! |

Dick & Francis Mansuetto of Wheeling, WV in
Jacksonville with
Capt. Chris
Holleman |
Karin from Pennsylvania had a awesome fight
with a
35 inch, 16 1/2 lb Snook. The rest of the
family show off
catch with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen

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"MARCH SNOOKIN!
Tim Kaster visits from Ontario Canada to experience some of
"Charlotte Harbor's"
unmatched Snook action w/Capt. Derrick Jacobsen! Along with
battling
"Trophy Snook",
Tim enjoyed some
Redfish & Trout
action earning him a
"Florida Slam"!!
"WAY TO GO TIM"!!! |

The Richardson family spend a day of "Snook Catching" with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
on
Charlotte Harbor |


Dan Perkins finally gets
his first and second Tarpon on fly with Capt. Eric Herstedt in
Miami.
On addition, Dan also catches large Sharks, numerous Snook & Redfish on both
Fly & Light Tackle with
Capt. Eric Herstedt &
Capt. Tony Tradd |

When Merle Caswell takes his grandson, Nick fishing, they always
have a blast battling plenty of
Snook & Jack Crevalle
w/Capt.
Derrick!
There's always plenty of family fun & laughter aboard a Florida
Light Tackle Charter! (like Merle kissing a Jack!:)
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Jay Collins & Scott Kelce
help celebrate Jim Collins' 65th Birthday with Florida Light Tackle on
Charlotte Harbor,
producing 30 - 35 Snook, many in the slot, 10+ Redfish from 28 - 32" and
numerous Trout from 19 - 23". What a day!!!!! |
Longtime FLTC Clients, Gary, Bob & Bob from Upstate New York spend a day on
Charlotte Harbor with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen. Numerous Snook, Tarpon, Big
Jack Crevalle, Sea Trout & Redfish. The day included two Grand Slams for
two anglers.

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Dan Stewart & friends from Chuluota, Florida display just a few of the fish
caught with Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
in
Charlotte Harbor!
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Just
a couple of pictures taken from the March 5th & 6th Pro Redfish Tour held in
Lafitte, Louisiana.
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
will be guiding sight & fly fishing trips for Giant Redfish, Monster Black
Drum & Trophy size Sheephead in the Louisiana Backcountry from September
22nd through October 3rd. It's 30 - 100 fish days all on fly or light
tackle sight casting!!!
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Jamie & David Hayden of Lexington, Kentucky
show off their catch with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen

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"MARCH MADNESS"
is the starting month for baitfish pods to flood the grass-flats &
following closely behind them are the big schools of
"Bull Redfish"!
Capt.
Derrick Jacobsen
guided these adrenaline junkies while visiting
"Beautiful Charlotte Harbor"
during their early
"College Spring Break"
for their chance to
"Battle the Big Boys"
on light tackle! They managed to land several
bulls & one short ranging 10 to 15lbs
while their Drags-a-Smokin!!!
Brad
Maitlamb & his brother-in-law Bob Hart did some
"Extreme Inshore Light Tackle Catching"
with Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
in
Charlotte Harbor!
They battled numerous tackle breaking/testing
Jack Crevalle up to 12lbs
& a couple of beautiful
Snook up to 28"s
for an
Extremely Fun day of Fishing!!!!!
William Maness and his friend Conrad were overwhelmed with excitement &
fatigue (they where whooped) after battling sum
50+ Redfish
in the
8 to 10lb range
with
Capt. Brian Hart.
Capt. Hart guided them into the
"Low Fishing Pressure"
area of
Tarpon Springs,
& as you can see by the smiles on these clients faces, it was well worth the
trip!!!!
3rd
year repeat client Fred Theiman & his son caught sum
18+ snook,
couple
Redfish
& too many
Jack
Crevalle
to count up to 11.5 lbs in
Charlotte Harbor
fishing with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen.
Definitely a great day of
"Catching"!!!
Bill
Flynn & friends, Joe & Karen wanted to catch some
Snook
with
Capt Angel Torres,
& they did just that! Hooking, battling & landing sum
23 Snook, 8 Jack Crevalle up to 9lbs, 5 Trout & 3 Redfish
to complete a couple of
"Florida Slams"
for an awesome day of
Charlotte Harbor
fishing!!!!


Repeat
client
"Big
Daddy from Cincinnati"
a.k.a. Bob Hackett brought two of his record breaking
"Louisville Cardinal Football"
players Brock Bolen & Josh!
They battled & landed
18 Snook, several Redfish
& a dozen
"Adrenalin Kings"
called
Jack Crevalle up to 12lbs
with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen!!!

Teresa
Cummiskey bought her husband Jerry the perfect
"Man
Gift"
for their anniversary (which actually is her preference gift as well) a
backcountry fishing charter with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen!
They battled and conquered sum
9-extremely hard core fighting Jack Crevalle, 7-Snook, Mangrove Snapper &
this "Bull Redfish" weighing 12lbs!
Another great charter on beautiful
Charlotte Harbor!
Father
& Son team; Bob & Rob Mungovan returns to fish with Florida Light
Tackle Charters for another exciting day of
"Catching"!!
Capt. Angel Torres
put them on over
17+ Snook up to 31"-9lbs, 8-Trout, 2-Redfish & 6-Jack Crevalle up to 15lbs
which also completed two
"Florida Slams"
in the same day fishing
"Charlotte Harbor"!!!
"Way To Go
Guys"
Winter resident friends; Bob, Arden, & Ron Curtis have never caught so many
game-fish as they did with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
in
"Charlotte Harbor"! They
battled sum
15+ Snook, several Redfish & Speckled Sea Trout
during their 6hr
"Backcountry Fishing Adventure"
to complete a
"Florida Slam"
with loads of excitement to go with it!!!!

Capt.
Derrick
still saves for his family & friends to go fishing when he has days off!
His 3yr old son, Dalton & wife Christy enjoy a little sunshine while waiting
on a bite, then before ya know it,
"Fish On",
Mom & Dalton land this
32"
Snook!
Along for a good time is
Capt. Carl Smith
& his wife Vicky whom is pictured battling this
13lb
Jack Crevalle
on very light tackle!! Later in the day we took a ride up river for
some lunch at the Navigator Bar & Grill!
"Trophy Catch"
Bruce Bradbury & his fishing buddie Dennis from Stanford, CT had a Trophy
Day of Fishing with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
in the
backcountry flats of
"Charlotte Harbor"!
Bruce (blue shirt) battled this
18.5lb-38" Snook
on very light spinning tackle to land his "Biggest Snook ever as a 20yr past
resident of Ft Myers"! (it took him 30mins to stop shaking from the
adrenaline rush) Dennis had a blast landing his
32.5"-10lb Snook
as well! Together they boated sum
14-Snook, several Redfish, 6-Speckeled Sea Trout up to 3lbs, & plenty of
drag burning Jack Crevalle
which they both completed
2-"Florida Slams!
Bruce is now in the FLTC
"Trophy 15lb+ Snook Club"
with his "MONSTER"!!! AWESOME FISHIN GUYS!!
Bill &
Mike battled plenty of game-fish and won the fight to complete a
"Florida Slam"!
They
landed multiple
Snook, Redfish, Trout
& some tackle testing
Jack Crevalle up to 18.5lbs
on light
spinning tackle fishing beautiful
Gasparilla Sound
with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen!
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Tony Lawes from Canada caught 12 Snook, 2
Reds, and 10 Jacks with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen. He quoted "now that was some awesome fishing.

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The Denihan Family enjoy a day of fishing with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
in
Southwest Florida.
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Rich Lessirard does a little Snook fishing with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen
in
Charlotte Harbor!
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Using
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen, “Redneck Fishin Science”, Dave & Don
landed 15+ big reds & some nice snook, trout, & jack crevelle! |



The Deckard family (Blake,
Nancy, Alex & Amanda) from Indiana, battled & land over 60+ redfish from 8
to 14lbs with
Capt. Derrick Jacobsen & Capt. Patrick Hill during a "Buddy
Boat Trip (2 boats) in
Beautiful Charlotte Harbor! |


"AWESOME
SNOOKIN"
Chris Webber got exactly what he came to
"Charlotte Harbor"
for,
"Big Snook Action"!
He lost count after 20 something, but will always remember where to
come when he wants to battle some "Awesome Snook" w/Capt. Derrick
Jacobsen! (also pictured is a 32" Snook that naturally tried
swallowing a big Sand bream, the Snook floated shortly after he died
& drifted by us!)
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